Establishment of College Development Council:

 

The University Grants Commission has accorded a towering priority to the development and improvement of the standards of the affiliated, private and the Government Autonomous Colleges with in Osmania University area, Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medak, in the Telangana State are providing courses in accordance with regulations prescribed by Statutes, Ordinance or regulations. A Considerable number of the student population receives education through these institutions/Colleges. Therefore, Osmania University found it necessary to establish a separate centre, which can act as a liasioning body. Hence, Osmania University has approved the establishment of the College Development Council..

 

 

Functions of the College Development Council, Osmania University:

 

 Based on the approval of the Standing Committee of the Academic senate, the functions of the College Development Council (CDC) are redefined as follows:

 

1. Serves as a coordinating body between Osmania University and autonomous colleges under the jurisdiction of Osmania University. The Dean, College Development Council (CDC) visits the autonomous colleges at least once in a year to assess the problems.

 

2. Holds meetings of the Dean, CDC with the Principals of autonomous colleges at least once in a year in order to apprise the ways in which the CDC., O.U., can function effectively for the integrated development of autonomous colleges.

 

3. Assists and guides the affiliated non-autonomous colleges under the jurisdiction of Osmania University, which apply for inclusion of their colleges under Sec.2[f] & 12[B] of the UGC Act, 1956.

  

4. Forwards the applications of the non-autonomous and autonomous colleges under the jurisdiction of Osmania University for grant of fresh / extension of autonomous status

 

5. Coordinates with the University Grants Commission in conferring / extension of autonomous status to the colleges under the jurisdiction of Osmania University.

 

6. Assists Osmania University in nominating University nominees on the statutory bodies of the colleges such as Governing Bodies, Academic Councils, and Board of Studies of Autonomous Colleges under the jurisdiction of Osmania University.

 

7. Assists the University in nominating subject experts and university representatives on the selection panels of the autonomous colleges under the jurisdiction of Osmania University for selection of assistant professors, associate professors, professors, finance officer, principals and other posts as per the UGC guidelines of autonomous colleges amended from time to time.

 

8. Coordinates with the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) for starting of new private unaided UG/PG/MBA/Pharmacy and other Colleges, under the jurisdiction of Osmania University, as per the notification issued by TSCHE.

 

9. Coordinates with the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) for starting of new courses/sanction of additional sections in the existing colleges under the jurisdiction of Osmania University, as per the notification issued by the TSCHE.

 

10. Assists Osmania University in recognising autonomous/affiliated colleges, national institutes and other related centres/institutes as research centres.

 

11. Performs such other functions as may be prescribed or as may be deemed necessary by the Osmania University.

 

12. Prepares Annual Report of the functioning of the CDC during the year and submit the same to the University.

 

The office of the Dean, CDC is required to function as a liasing body between Osmania University, UGC, TSCHE, and Autonomous colleges under the jurisdiction of O.U. In addition, it has to perform any other function as prescribed by the University from time to time.