(1) The Director of Higher Education on receipt of the proposal and the project report for establishment of a University shall constitute a committee consisting of,
(i) Minister for Higher Education as a Chairman;
(ii) One Vice-Chancellor of any of the State Universities established under State Universities Acts – Member;
(iii) Three Senior Academicians of a University/Central Universities/IIT’s/ Deemed Universities – Members;
(iv) One Legal Expert – Member;
(v) Secretary (Higher Education) to the Government of Goa – Member;
(vi) Secretary (Finance) to the Government of Goa – Member;
(vii) District Magistrate of the District concerned – Member
(viii) Principal Chief Engineer of Public Works Department – Member;
(ix) Director of Higher Education shall be the Member Secretary of the committee.
(2) The committee shall consider the proposal and the project report together with the financial soundness and assets of the sponsoring body and its overall ability to set up the proposed University.
(3) The committee while considering the proposal and the project report, may call for such other information from the sponsoring body as it thinks proper for the purpose.
(4) The committee shall submit its report to the Director within a period of three months from the date of its constitution:
Provided that if the Committee could not submit its report within such period for any sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, it may submit its report to the Director within such period as may be extended by the Government.