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Which of the following are essential for good governance of colleges and universities? (A) Academic autonomy (B) Legal autonomy (C) Financial autonomy (D) Administrative autonomy Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Which of the following are essential for good governance of colleges and universities? (A) Academic autonomy (B) Legal autonomy (C) Financial autonomy (D) Administrative autonomy Choose the correct answer from the options given below : Correct Answer <span style="">(A), (C), (D) only</span>

India has central and state universities, unitary, federal and affiliating universities, institutions of national importance, institutions deemed to be universities, and open universities.

Key Points 

  • On a functional basis, institutions of higher education consist of multi-faculty general universities that are engaged in teaching and research in nearly all traditional disciplines.
  • Autonomy of a university is its freedom to organize and administer its affairs as a corporate body in accordance with the law by which it is established.
  • The autonomous character of the university is reflected in its internal management, the freedom with which it can decide its policies and programs, appoint its personnel, determine their relationship with one another and facilitate their smooth functioning with a view to realizing its objectives. 
  • The broad pattern and structure of governance of most of these universities are similar; the management responsibility vesting with an Executive Council (also known as Syndicate or Board of Management) and the academic responsibility vesting with the Academic Council (senate).
  • The Executive Council is the authority that takes all executive decisions and implements them. All administrative and financial powers are exercised by this body.
  • The Academic Council is the principal academic authority of the university. All decisions on programs, courses, teaching methods, student assessment systems, academic standards, creation of new departments, etc are within the purview of the Academic Council.

Hence for good governance following autonomies are essential academic autonomy, financial autonomy, and administrative autonomy.

Therefore (A), (C), and (D) only are correct.

Additional Information

  • The Executive Council consists of the Vice-Chancellor as its Chairman, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor, two Deans, three or four representatives of teachers, two or three representatives (generally Heads) of colleges or institutions affiliated to the university, three or four nominees of the government, and two or three members of the Senate who are external members.
  • The Academic Council is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor and consists of the Pro-vice-chancellor(s), all Deans, all Heads of Departments, representatives of the Heads of affiliated institutions and colleges, and representatives of all categories of teachers both from the Departments as well as affiliated institutions and in several cases, also of representatives of students.

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