Section 44 in Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016
44. Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges.
(1)There shall be a Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges with broad objectives of initiating and strengthening of quality post-graduate programmes in various disciplines of learning in colleges.(2)The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall meet not less than four times in a year, two of which shall necessarily be in the month of September or October and December or January, each year.(3)The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall consist of the following members, namely:-(a)the Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;(b)the Deans of faculties and Associate Deans, if any;(c)one faculty-wise expert from other universities, nominated by the Vice- Chancellor, each having minimum experience of five years as a professor;(d)three faculty-wise heads of departments in colleges, with minimum experience of five years as a recognized post-graduate teacher, from post-graduate centres in colleges, preferably from different districts to be nominated by the Vice- Chancellor ;(e)Directors of all sub-campuses;(f)Deputy Registrar of the administrative section concerned, shall act as the Secretary of the Board.(4)The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-(a)to recommend creation of a new post-graduate centre in a particular discipline or a new course in the existing post-graduate centre in an affiliated college ;(b)to create synergy for the growth of the post-graduate centers at district level through district sub-campuses ;(c)to initiate and encourage the use of technology in a blended form of education in the post-graduate centers;(d)to propagate and keep track of quality enhancement in post-graduate centers by initiating teachers capacity enhancement activities;(e)to initiate research and development activities in post-graduate centers;(f)to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities so as to carry out objectives of the Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges.
