The Department of College Education was set up in 1958 for the administration and development of College education in the Rajasthan State. In 1958 there were only 40 Colleges (24 Government, 13 Aided and 3 Unaided) under its Control. The Department is working under the control and administration of the Commissioner, College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur
The department plays an important role in bringing about the quantitative and qualitative improvement in the higher education in the State.
Important Activities of the Department
Management of existing Government Colleges.
Opening new colleges in public sector.
Issuing permanent and temporary NOC to private colleges.
Distribution of scholarship to students.
Ensuring quality of Higher Education in the State.
The budget distribution and the control of expenditure in Government Colleges is done by Directorate. The placement of teaching and non-teaching staff, service matters and the academic control of all colleges is done by the Directorate.
The Directorate helps the colleges in obtaining development grants from the U.G.C. and also helps in implementing programmes like N.S.S, NCC, Rover & Rangering, Youth development Programmes etc. It also provides assistance for organization of the academic conferences and seminars at Colleges. The deputation to Orientation and refresher courses and other academic programmes is also done by the Directorate .
The Directorate deals with government and private colleges affiliated with 6 Universities.
Colleges under Commisionerate of College Education in Rajasthan Numbers
Government Colleges
207
Unaided Private colleges 1511 (As on 20.09.2016)
BEd Colleges 813
Organizational Structure
The Department of Higher Education is being administered at Secretariat level by Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Asst. Secretary and an Joint secretary(OSD).
The Department of College Education (Commissionerate of College Education) is headed by Commissioner (IAS). One Additional commissioner (RAS) and 5 Joint Directors (PG Principals) and 3 Deputy Directors and 11 Assistant Directors in the department. The Department has six zonal offices situated at Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Kota and Jaipur. The Department has posts of Chief Accounts Officer/Financial Adviser and DLR.
The Commissionerate of College Education has following sections:
A. Establishment Section
There are approximately 4000 teaching staff / officers and 3500 non-teaching employees working in the Department. This section deals with:
All postings, transfers, postings, promotions of government college employees
New recruitment for various posts for government colleges.
Personnel Information`s of Lecturers
Postings Details of Lecturer
Pay scale / Fixation etc.
Deciding seniority of the Lecturers/ Employees.
Service Details for DPC
Enquiries against employees
B. Planning & Coordination Section
Planning section undertakes the work of planning, monitoring and coordination between the Directorate and the colleges. Work related to plan expenditure of government colleges is carried out by this section. Information and proposals from various government colleges related to opening of new colleges, subjects, posts and up gradation of colleges is obtained and compiled at Directorate level. These proposals are sent to government for approval. The important functions undertaken by planning section are as follows:
Proposals of opening new colleges, new sections, new faculties and subjects in government colleges.
Building - Construction and Repair of college and hostel building
Sanction and Monitoring of Boys/ Students funds.
Ensuring implementation of announcements made by Honourable CM regarding Department of College Education.
Preparation of Budget Proposals for BFC (Plan and Non Plan) and monitoring of Plan budget.
Liaison between colleges and University Grants Commission.
Monitoring of the colleges to be assessed and accredited by NAAC.
Collection of Data for Planning: The Statistics Cell collects information regarding enrolment, infrastructural facility, staff strength, etc. from all government and private colleges. The information is obtained through manual means (a blank booklet is sent to all colleges by the Directorate) and information thus received is entered in a DOS based data management software. The information is compiled at Directorate level is used by the department, state government, central government, MHRD etc for various purposes.
C. Academic Section
The Academic Section deals with the following matters:
Formation and implementation of admission policy of students.
Nomination of lecturers to state and out of state orientation and refresher programmes, seminars, symposiums, workshops, conferences and other training programmes are dealt with from the academic section.
Matters related to student union election, hostel admission, NSS and NCC programmes, sports and other co-curricular activities
Smooth effective and fair conduction of university examination in all the govt. colleges of Rajasthan
Management of Elementary Computer education in government colleges.
Foreign scholarships awarded to students are also forward from this section.
Holding terminal tests in colleges.
D. Legal Section
The Legal Section maintains record of the entire legal cases related to the department filed in the Supreme Court, High Courts, Civil Court, District Courts, session courts or tribunals. The cases are usually related with employees of the Department. All details like Court wise details, OIC wise details, decision, contempt are maintained in the section.
E. Accounts Section
The major function of the Accounts Section is related to allocation and monitoring of budget to the Govt./ Aided colleges and offices related to the Department.
The expenditure made by the Govt./Aided colleges and related offices is monitored on monthly basis by this section.
Financial reports of Plan and Non plan budget prepared by this section monthly/quarterly/Annual basis. It also processes salary of the head office of the department.
It also conducts audits of the accounts of the related colleges. Auditing and finalization of funds related to aided colleges.
Checking and approval of all fixation cases of staff of all Government colleges, all aided colleges.
Monitoring for all pension cases
Special audits about embezzlements, thefts, misappropriation of Government money and other financial irregularities.
Reconciliation of expenditure of all Government colleges, aided colleges, Sangeet Sansthan, School of Arts, Universities and N.S.S. Comments about rules and financial issues, compliance of internal audit reports, monitoring and compliance of A.G. audit reports, draft paras, Factual reports and P.A.C. recommendation. Implementation of scholarship schemes. Auditing of utilization of U.G.C. grants and issuing U.Cs.
F. Personnel Section
The Personnel section is dealing with Principal, Vice-Principal and Non-Gazetted staff for DPC / Seniority / Screening purpose and compilation of ACR`s of Rajasthan Education Service officers (Collegiate branch) and employees.
G.Private Institutions Section
Earlier named as "Grant-in-aid section". It deals with:
Processing applications of new colleges and giving them temporary NOCs.
Processing applications for permanent NOCs to private colleges.
Matters related to earlier aided colleges.
Address:
Kaiser Ganj Rd,
Ajmer,
Rajasthan 305001