GOVERNMENT  OF  MAHARASHTRA
LAW  AND  JUDICIARY  DEPARTMENT

MAHARASHTRA  ACT  No.  VI OF  2017

THE  MAHARASHTRA  PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES  ACT  2016

(  As  modified  upto  the  6th  September,  2018  )

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PREAMBLE.

SECTIONS.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER   I

PRELIMINARY

1.

Short  title  and  commencement.

2. Definitions.

CHAPTER  II

PUBLIC  UNIVERSITIES

3.

Incorporation  of  universities

4. Object  of  university.

5.

6.

Powers  and  duties  of  university.

Jurisdiction  and  admission  to  privileges  of  university.

7. University open to all irrespective of sex, race, creed, class, caste, place of

birth, religion or opinion.

8. Control  of  State  Government  on  universities.

CHAPTER III
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

9. Chancellor  and  his  Powers.

10. Other  officers  of  university.

11. Appointment of Vice-Chancellor.

12.

13.

Powers  and duties  of Vice-Chancellor.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

14. Registrar.

15. Dean  of  Faculty.

16.

Powers  and  duties  of  Dean.

17. Director of Board of Examinations and Evaluation.

18.

Finance  and  Accounts  Officer.

19. Director  of  Sub-Campus  university.

20. Director  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages.

21. Director knowledge Resource Center.

22. Director of Lifelong Learning and Extention.
23. Director of Students’ Development and Director of National Service Scheme.
24. Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education.

25. Officers, members of authorities, bodies and employees of university to be

public  servants.

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CHAPTER  IV
AUTHORITIES  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY

26. Authority  of  university.

27.

28.

29.

Power  of  State  Government  to  specify  eligibility  conditions  for  being
member  of  any  authority  of  university.

Senate.

Functions  and  duties  of  Senate.

30. Management  Council.

31.

Powers  and  duties  of  Management  Council.

32. Academic Council.

33.

34.

35.

Powers  and  duties  of Academic  Council.

Faculty.

Powers  and  duties  of  Faculty.

36. Board  of  Deans.

37.

Powers  and  Duties  of  Board  of  Deans.

38. Board  of  Sub-campuses  of  university.

39.

Powers  and  Duties  of  Board  of  Sub-Campuses  of  the  university.

40. Board  of  Studies.

41.

Powers  and  duties  of  Board  of  studies.

42. Board  of  University  Departments  and  Interdisciplinary  studies.

43.

Powers and duties of  Board of  University Departments and Interdisciplinary
studies.

44. Board  of  Post-Graduate  Education  in  Colleges.

45. Board of Lifelong Learning and Extension.

46.

Powers  and  duties  of  Board  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension.

47. Board of Examinations and Evaluation.

48.

Powers  and  duties of  Board  of  Examination.

49. Board  of  Information  Technology.

50.

Powers  and  duties  of  Board  of  Information  Technology.

51. Board  of  National  and  International  Linkages.

52.

Powers  and  Duties  of  Board  of  National  and  International  Linkage.

53. Board  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Enterprise.

54.

Powers  and  duties  of  Board  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Enterprise.

55. Board  of  Students  Development.

56.

Powers  and  Duties  of  Board  of  Student’s  Development.

57. Board  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education.

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58.

Powers  and  duties  of  Board  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education.

59. Board  of  Research.

60.

61.

Powers  and  duties  of  Board  of  Research.

Powers,  functions  and  duties  of  Authorities.

62. Term of office of  members of authority.

63. Cessation  of  membership.

64. Disqualification for membership of authority.

65.

Ineligibility  for  second  consecutive  term.

66. Conclusiveness  of  decision  of  authority.

67. Election  to  be  by  proportional  representation.

68. Resignation of  membership.

69. Meeting  of  authorities.

70. Casual  vacancy  and  Standing  Committee  to  fill  vacancies.

THE  STATUTES,  ORDINANCES  AND  REGULATIONS

CHAPTER  V

71.

72.

Statutes  and  their  subject  matters.

Statutes  how  made.

73. Ordinances  and  their  subject  matters.

74. Ordinances  and  their  making.

75. Regulations.

CHAPTER  VI

MAHARASHTRA  STATE  COMMISSION  FOR  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND
DEVELOPMENT

76. Maharashtra  State  Commission  for  Higher  Education  and  Development.

77.

Functions  and  duties  of  the  Commission.

78. Maharashtra  State  Rashtriya  Uchhatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  Council.

CHAPTER  VII

GRIEVANCES  OF  TEACHERS  AND  EMPLOYEES

79. Grievances Committee.

80. University  and College  Tribunal.

81. Right  of  appeal.

82. General  power  and  procedure  of  Tribunal.

83.

Powers  of  Tribunal  to  give  appropriate  relief  and  directions.

84. Decision  of  Tribunal  to  be  final  and  binding.

85.

Penalty to management  for  failure to comply with  directions of Tribunal.

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CHAPTER  VIII
ADMISSIONS,  EXAMINATIONS,  EVALUATION  AND  OTHER  MATTERS
RELATING  TO  STUDENTS

86. Admissions.

87. Disputes  Relating  to  Admission.

88. Examinations and evaluation.

89. Declaration  of  results.

90. Examinations and evaluation not invalid for non-compliance with schedule.

91.

Sports and extra-curricular activities.

CHAPTER  IX
COMMITTEES  AND  COUNCILS

92. Committees and Councils.

93. Advisory  Council.

94.

95.

Finance  and  Accounts  Committee.

Internal  Quality Assurance  Committee.

96. Knowledge Resource Committee.

97. College Development Committee.

98.

99.

Purchase Committee.

Students  Council.

99A. Temporary  provisions  for  Constitution  of  Students’  Council.
100. Building and Works Committee.

101.

102.

103.

Fee fixation Committee.

Selection  and  appointment  of  university  teachers.

Filling  temporary  vacancies  of  university  teachers.

104. Appointment  and  selection  of  principal  of  conducted  colleges.

105.

Selection  committees  for  officers  and  employees  of  university  principals,
teachers  and  other  employees  of  affiliated  colleges.

106. Other Committees.

CHAPTER  X
PERMISSION,  AFFILIATION  AND  RECOGNITION

107.

Perspective Plan.

108. Conditions  of  affiliation  and  recognition.

109.

110.

111.

112.

Procedure for permission for opening new college or new course, subject,
faculty,  division.

Procedure for affiliation.

Procedure  of  recognition  of  institutions.

Procedure  for  recognition  of  private  education  provider.

113. Recognition  to  empowered  autonomous  skills  development  colleges.

114. Continuation  of  affiliation  or  recognition.

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115. Extension of affiliation or recognition.

116.

117.

118.

Permanent affiliation and recognition.

Inspection  of  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  and  report.

Shifting college location.

119. Transfer  of  management.

120. Withdrawal of affiliation or recognition.

121. Closure  of  affiliated  college  or  recognized  institutions.

122. Autonomous  university  department  or  institutions,  college  or  recognized

institution.

123. Empowered  autonomous  colleges.

124. Empowered  autonomous  cluster  institutions.

CHAPTER  XI
ENROLMENT,  DEGREES  AND  CONVOCATION

125.

Post-graduate  teaching  and  research.

126. Enrolment  of  students.

127. Disciplinary  powers  and  discipline  amongst  students.

128. Degrees,  diplomas,  certificates  &  other  academic  distinctions.

129. Honorary  Degree.

130. Convocation.

131. Registered  graduates.

132. Removal  of  name  from  register  of  graduates.

CHAPTER  XII
UNIVERSITY  FUNDS,  ACCOUNTS  AND  AUDIT

133. Annual  financial  estimates.

134. University  funds.

135. Annual  accounts  and  Audit.

136. Annual  Report.

CHAPTER  XIII
SPECIAL  PROVISIONS  FOR  SHREEMATI  NATH1BAI  DAMODAR
THACKERSEY  WOMEN’S  UNIVERSITY

137.

Special  provisions  for  Shreemati  Nathibai  Damodar  Thackersey  Women’s
university.

CHAPTER  XIV
MISCELLANEOUS

138. Authorities  and  officers  responsible  for  damages.

139. Membership  of    State  Legislature  and  of    Parliament.

140. Questions  regarding  interpretation  and  disputes  regarding  constitution  of

university  authority  or  body,  etc.

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141.

Protection  of  Acts  and  orders.

142. Delegation  of  powers.

143. Acts and proceedings not invalid merely on ground of defect in constitution,

vacancies,  irregularity  in  procedure,  etc.

CHAPTER  XV
ESTABLISHMENT  OF  NEW  UNIVERSITIES

144.

Issue of  order providing for  matters  when  a new university  is constituted.

CHAPTER  XVI
TRANSITORY  PROVISIONS

145. Continuance  of  existing  officers  and  employees  of  university.

146.

Provisions  relating  to  continuance  and  constitution  of  authorities.

147. Repeal  and  savings.

148. Removal of difficulties.

SCHEDULE.

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MAHARASHTRA  ACT  No. VI OF  20171
[THE  MAHARASHTRA  PUBLIC  UNIVERSITIES  ACT, 2016.]#
[This  Act  received  the  assent  of  the  Governor  on  the  10th  January  2017;
assent  first  published  in  the Maharashtra  Government  Gazette, Part  IV,
on  the  11th  January  2017.]
Amended by Mah. 27 of 2018  (28-11-2017)*
”         ”       ” 48 of  2018 (6-8-2018)*
An Act to provide for academic autonomy and excellence, adequate
representation through democratic process, transformation,
strengthening and regulating higher education and for
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for academic autonomy to non-agricultural
and non-medical universities in the State of Maharashtra and to make better provisions
therefor;

AND WHEREAS the Government of Maharashtra had appointed committees under
the Chairmanships of Dr. Arun Nigvekar, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Dr. Ram Takwale and Late
Mrs. Kumud Bansal with a view to consider and recommend on different aspects of
higher  education  and  learning  and  to  suggest  various  measures  to  ensure  such
automomy;

AND WHEREAS after considering  the recommendations of the said committees
the Government of Maharashtra considers it expedient to make a law to provide for
academic  autonomy  and  excellence,  adequate  representation  through  democratic
process, transformation, strengthening and regulating higher education and to regulate
the non-agricultural and non-medical universities in the State of Maharashtra in more
effective manner, to provide for participation of universities in social and educational
spheres,  to  establish  Maharashtra  State  Commission  for  Higher  Education  and
Development, to constitute various Boards, and to repeal the Maharashtra Universities
Act, 1994; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-Seventh Year of the Republic of lndia as
follows:—

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. (1)  This Act  may  be  called  the  Maharashtra  Public  Universities Act,  2016.

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date**  as  the  State  Government  may,  by

notification  in  the Official  Gazette,  appoint.
2. In  this Act,  unless  the  context  otherwise  requires,—

(1) “academic  services  unit”  means  university  science  and  instrumentation
centre,  academic  staff  college,  computer  centre,  university  printing  press  or  any
other unit providing specialized services for the promotion of any of the objectives
of  the  university;

(2) “adjunct  professor”,  “adjunct  associate  professor”  or  “adjunct  assistant
professor”  means  a  person  from  industry,  trade,  agriculture,  commerce,  social,
cultural, academic or any other allied field who is so designated during the period
of  collaboration  or  association  with  the  university;

1.  For  Statement of  Objects  and  Reasons, see Maharashtra  Government  Gazette, 2016, Extra  Part V-A,

dated  the  6th  April,  2016,  Page  118.

#  For  Report  of  Joint  Committee, see  Maharashtra  Government  Gazette,  2016  Extra  Ordinary

No. 41,  Extra  Ordinary  Part  V-A,  dated  the  5th  December  2016.

 Maharashtra  Ordinance  No.  I  of  2018  was  repealed  by  Mah.  27  of  2018.
* This  indicates  the  date  of  commencement  of  Act.
**  This  Act  came  into  force  on  1st  March  2017 vide  G.N.H  &  TED,  MPIJA-2015/(319/15)/

  Uni-4/Part-2,MGG  Part  IV  B,  dated  the  27th  February  2017.

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(3) “affiliated  college”  means  a  college which  has  been  granted  affiliation  by

the  university;

(4) “authorities”  means  the  authorities  of  the  university  as  specified  by  or

under  this  Act;

(5) “autonomy”  means  a  privilege  of  the  university  conferred  by  the  Statutes
to  permit  a  college,  institution  or  a  university  department  to  conduct  academic
programmes  and  examinations,  develop  syllabus  for  the  respective  subjects  and
issue  certificates  of  passing  the  examinations;

(6) “autonomous  college”,  “autonomous  institution”  or  “autonomous
department”  means  a  college,  institution  or  department  to  which  autonomy  is
granted  and  is  designated  to  be  so  by  the  Statutes;

(7) “bodies”  means  the  bodies  of  the  university  formed  by  the  respective

authorities;

(8) “Chancellor”  and  “Vice-Chancellor”  means,  respectively,  the  Chancellor

and  the  Vice-Chancellor  of  the  university;

(9) “choice based credit system” means the curricular system that offers multiple
interdisciplinary choices for students to select from the courses (core, elective or
minor  or  soft  skill  courses)  to  accumulate  credits  as  prescribed  in  Statutes;

(10) “cluster  university”  means  the  cluster  university  established  under

sub-section  (6)  of  section  3  of  the  Act;

(11) “collaboration” means collaborative academic activity of the university or
college or institution with other universities, academic institutions including local,
regional,  national  or  international  institutions,  research  institutions  and
organizations  in  the  field  of  agriculture,  industry,  trade  and  commerce,  sports,
social,  cultural,  science,  technology  and  any  other  field;

(12) “college”  means  a  college  affiliated  to  the  university,  situated  in  the

university  area  or  jurisdiction;

(13) “College  Development  Committee”  means  the  College  Development

Committee  constituted  under  section  97  of  this  Act;

(14) “Collegium of Heads of Department of Affiliated Colleges and recognized
institutions”  means  an  electoral  college  consisting  of  heads  of  departments  from
affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  who  shall  elect  from  amongst
themselves  as  members  to  the  concerned  authorities;

(15) “Collegium  of  Graduates  of  the  University”  means  an  electoral  college
consisting of registered graduates of the university, who shall elect from amongst
themselves  as  members  to  the  different  authorities;

(16) “Collegium  of  Management  Representatives”  means  an  electoral  college
consisting of representatives of management committees of affiliated or autonomous
colleges  or  institutions  who  shall  elect  from  amongst  themselves  as  members  to
the  different  authorities;

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(17) “Collegium of Principals” means an electoral college consisting of fulltime
approved Principals and Directors of recognized institutions who shall elect from
amongst  themselves  as  members  to  the  different  authorities;

(18) “Collegium of Teachers” means an electoral college consisting of fulltime
approved  teachers  from  affiliated  and  autonomous  colleges  and  recognized
institutions, who shall elect from amongst themselves as members to the different
authorities;

(19) “Collegium of University Teachers” means an electoral college consisting
of  fulltime  teachers  from  University  Departments,  University  Institutions,  and
Conducted  Colleges  appointed  by  university  who  shall  elect  from  amongst
themselves  as  members  to  the  different  authorities;

(20) “Commission”  means  the  Maharashtra  State  Commission  for  Higher

Education  and  Development  constituted  under  section  76  of  this  Act;

(21) “community college” means an institution providing skill-based academic

programs  as  prescribed  in  the  Statutes;

(22) “conducted  college”  means  a  college  maintained  and  managed  by  the

university;

(23) “De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis)” means tribes declared as such by the

State Government, from time to time;

(24) “department” means a department teaching a particular subject or a group

of  subjects  in  a  college  or  an  institution  as  prescribed  in  the  Statutes;

(25) “Director”  means  a  head  of  an  institution  including  a  centre  or  a  school
of  the  university  as  designated  by  the  Management  Council  or  a  head  of  a
recognized  institution;

(26) “Director  of  Higher  Education”  and  “Director  of Technical  Education”
means respectively Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra State and Director
of  Technical  Education,  Maharashtra  State;

(27) “Empowered Autonomous College” means an autonomous college that is
identified  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  as  College  with  potential  for
Excellence or College Excellence, which has high level grade as specified by the
Government by notification in the Official Gazelle as has been given the status of
Empowered  Autonomous  College  by  the  Authority  under  the  Statutes,  with  a
power  to  grant  degree  of  such  College  jointly  with  the  affiliating  University;

(28) “Empowered Autonomous  Cluster  Institutions”  means  a  group  of
autonomous  Colleges  or  institutions  of  the  same  management  or  educational
society  which  includes  the  colleges  or  institutions,  identified  by  the  University
Grants Commission as College with potential for excellence or College of excellence,
which have high level grade as specified by the Government by-notification in the
Official Gazette as has been given the status of Empowered Autonomous  Cluster
Institution by the Authority under the Statutes, and is empowrered to grant a joint
degree  with  the  affiliating  University;

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(29) “Empowered Autonomous Skills Development College” means, a college
which has been recognized by the university for conducting the skills development
programmes as prescribed by the university as per the National, State Level policy
regarding  Skills  Qualification  and  Education  Framework  and  which  is  given  the
status  of  Empowered Autonomous  Skills  Development  College  by  the  university
to  which  it  is  affiliated  and  is  empowered  to  grant  a  joint  degree,  certificate,
diploma  and  advanced  diploma  with  the  affiliating  university;

(30) “fee” means tuition fees, other fees and charges, including developmental

charges;

(31) “Head  of  the  University  Department”,  “Head  of  the  Institution”  and
“Head  of  the  College  Department”  means  respectively,  a  Head  of  the  University
Department,  a  head  of  the  recognized  institution  and  a  head  of  the  college
department,  as  prescribed  in  the  Statutes;

(32) “higher  education”  means  the  pursuit  of  knowledge  beyond  learning  at

the  stage  of  higher  secondary  school  education;

(33) “Hostel” means a  place of residence  for  the students of the  university or
a college or an institution, provided, established, maintained, by the university or
college  or  institution,  as  the  case  may  be;

(34) “institution”  means  an  academic  institution  of  higher  learning,  not  being

a  college,  associated  with  and  admitted  to  the  privileges  of  the  university;

(35) “inter-disciplinary  studies”  means  the  combined  academic  studies  and

research  in  different  disciplines  as  prescribed  by  statutes;

(36) “Knowledge  Resource  Centre”    means  a  liabrary  established  by  the
university  on  the  campus  or  sub-campuses  of  the  university  to  hold  in  print,
electronic and audio-video  format material, monographs, reference  volumes, text
and  review  books,  all  types  of  journals  and  any  other  material  in  various  format
useful  for  education,  research,  extension  services  or  for  similar  purposes;

(37) “management” means the trustees or the managing or governing body, by
whatever name called, of any trust registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts
Act,  or  any  society  registered  under  the  Societies  Registration  Act,  1860  or  a
Company  registered  under  section  8  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013,  under  the
management  of  which  one  or  more  colleges  or  recognized  institutions  or  other
institutions of higher learning, are conducted and admitted to the privileges of the
university:

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Provided that, in relation to any college or institution established or maintained
by the Central Government or the State Government or a local authority like a Zilla
Parishad, Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation, it means, respectively, the
Central  Government  or  the  State  Government  or  Zilla  Parishad  or  the  Municipal
Council  or  the  Municipal  Corporation,  as  the  case  may  be;

(38) “multi-disciplinary  studies”  means  the  combined  academic  studies  and
research  in  different  streams  of  a  particular  discipline  as  prescribed  by  Statutes;

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(39) “Nomadic  Tribes”  means  tribes  wandering  from  place  to  place  in  search

of  their  livelihood,  as  declared  by  the  State  Government,  from  time  to  time;

(40) “non-vacational academic staff” means such staff as the State Government
may classify to be non-vacational academic staff and includes all such staff which
is complimentary to academic staff but, shall not include the staff engaged purely
in  discharging  administrative  functions;

(41) “Other Backward Classes” means any socially and educationally backward
classes  of  citizens  as  declared  by  the  State  Government  and  includes  Other
Backward Classes declared by the Government of India in relation to the State of
Maharashtra;

(42) “post-graduate department” means a department in a college or institution
of  higher  learning,  research  or  specialized  studies,  recognized  to  be  so  by  the
university  and  imparting  post-graduate  instruction  or  guidance  for  research;

(43) “prescribed” means prescribed by Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations,

as  the  case  may  be,  made  by  or  under  this  Act;

(44) “Principal”  means  a  teacher  who  is  duly  approved  as  a  Principal  by  the

university;

(45) “Pro-Vice-Chancellor” means the academic and executive officer, next to

the  Vice-Chancellor  having  purview  of  the  entire  university;

(46) “recognized institution” means an institution of higher learning, research
or  specialized  studies,  other  than  a  college,  and  recognized  to  be  so  by  the
university;

(47) “registered  graduate”  means  a  graduate  of  a  university  registered  or

deemed  to  be  registered  by  or  under  this  Act  with  one  of  the  universities;

(48) “satellite  centre”  means  an  integral  part  of  an  affiliated  or  conducted
college  or  recognized  institution  imparting  academic  programmes,  co-curricular,
research and extension activities in rural or tribal region, neighbouring the location
of such college or institution, established with the object of reaching the unreached,
on the terms and conditions specified by the State Government by an Order in the
Official  Gazette;

(49) “Schedule”  means  the  Schedule  to  this Act;

(50) “Scheduled  Castes”  means  such  castes,  races  or  tribes  or  parts  of,  or
groups  within,  such  castes,  races  or  tribes  as  are  deemed  to  be  Scheduled  Castes,
in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 341 of the Constitution of India;

(51) “Scheduled  Tribes”  means  such  tribes  or  tribal  communities  or  parts  of
or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled
Tribes in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 342 of the Constitution
of  India  residing  in  any  part  of  the  State  of  Maharashtra;

(52) “school”  means  a  school  of  studies  maintained  by  or  recognized  as  such
by  the  university  or  autonomous  college,  Empowered  Autonomous  College,
Empowered  Autonomous  Cluster  Institution;

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(53)  “Skills  Knowledge  Provider”  means  an  institution  which  has  been
recognized  by  the  university  for  conducting  such  courses  as  prescribed  by  the
university  as  per  the  National,  State  Level  policy  regarding  Skills  Qualification
Framework;

(54) “Special Backward Category” means socially and educationally backward
classes  of  citizens  declared  as  a  Special  Backward  Category  by  the  State
Government;

(55) “State”  means  the  State  of  Maharashtra;

(56) “State  Government”  or  “Government”  means  the  Government  of

Maharashtra;

(57) “Statutes”, “Ordinances” and “Regulations” means, respectively, the Statutes,

Ordinances  and  Regulations  of  the  university,  made  by  or  under  this  Act;

(58) “Student”  means  an  individual  who  is  admitted  and  registered  for  an
academic  programme  of  the  University  or  affiliated,  conducted,  autonomous
colleges  and  recognized,institutions  of  the  University;

(59) “Students Council” means the Students Council established under section

99  of  the Act;

(60) “Sub-Campus”  means  a  comprehensive  inherent  independent  unit  of  the
university  for  a  predetermined  geographical  jurisdiction  for  decentralization  of
academic,  administrative,  research  and  extension  activities  of  that  jurisdiction,
with  the  objective  of  improving  efficiency  and  effectiveness;

(61) “teacher” means full-time approved professor, associate professor, assistant
professor, reader, lecturer, librarian, principal, Director of an institution, Director
of  Knowledge  Resource  Centre,  Director  of  Centre  of  Lifelong  Learning  and
Extension, deputy or assistant librarian in the university, college librarian, Director
or  instructor  of  physical  education  in  any  university  department,  conducted,
affiliated  or  autonomous  college,  autonomous  institution  or  department  or
recognized  institution  of  the  university;

(62) “Tribunal”  means  the  tribunal  established  under  section  80  of  the Act;

(63) “university”  means  any  of    the  public  universities  mentioned  in  the
Schedule  and  includes  a  cluster  university  within  the  meaning  of  sub-section  (6)
of  section  3;

(64) “university  area”  means  the  area  specified  against  the  name  of  the

university  in  the  Schedule;

(65) “university  department”  means  a  department  established  and  maintained

by  the  university  as  prescribed  by  the  Statutes;

(66) “University  Grants  Commission” means the University Grants Commission

established  under  the  University  Grants  Commission Act,  1956;

3  of
1956.

(67) “university institution” means a centre, a school, or an institute established

and  maintained  by  the  university  as  prescribed  by  the  Statutes;

(68) “university teacher” means a full time teacher appointed by the university.

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CHAPTER  II
PUBLIC  UNIVERSITIES

3. (1) Each of the existing public universities specified in column (1) of Part I
of the Schedule, with effect from the date of commencement of this Act, shall be
deemed to be constituted under this Act for the same area specified in column (2)
of  the  said  part,  for  which  it  was  constituted  immediately  before  the  date  of
commencement  of  this Act.

(2) The State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official
Gazette, constitute any new university under this Act by such name, for such area
and  with  effect  from  such  date,  as  may  be  specified  by  it,  and  insert  necessary
entries in Part II of the Schedule; and may for that purpose or any other purposes
specified in that behalf diminish, increase or alter the area of any existing or new
university,  by  suitably  amending  the  Schedule,  by  the  said  notification,  and
thereupon the entries in column (2) of Part I, or in column (2) of Part II, as the case
may  be,  of  the  Schedule,  shall  stand  amended  accordingly,  and  all  educational
institutions, whether colleges, institutions, autonomous or empowered autonomous
colleges,  empowered  autonomous  cluster  institutions,  post-graduate  departments,
schools  on  the  sub-campuses,  by  whatever  name  called,  within  the  area  of  the
new  university,  which  are  affiliated  to  or  recognized  by  the  existing  university
shall, from the date aforesaid, stand affiliated to or recognized by the new university:

Provided  that,  no  such  notification  shall  be  issued  except  on  a  resolution

passed  by  both  Houses  of  the  State  Legislature.

(3) Notwithstanding  anything contained  in  sub-section (2),  if,  in the  exigency
of circumstances the  new university considers it expedient that certain privileges
of  the  existing  university  to  which  such  educational  institutions  as  referred  to  in
sub-section (2), were entitled immediately before the date specified under the said
sub-section  should  be  continued  for  a  certain  period,  not  exceeding  a  period  of
five  years  in  the  aggregate,  after  the  date  aforesaid,  the  new  university  may
accordingly forward its recommendations to the State Government and on receipt
of  such  recommendations  the  State  Government  may,  if  it  is  satisfied  that  such
privileges should be so continued, by notification in the Official Gazette, provide
that for such period, as may be specified in the notification, such privileges shall
continue.

(4) The Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, members of
the Senate, Management Council and Academic Council for the time being holding
office as such in each university are hereby constituted and declared to be a body
corporate by the name specified therefor in the Schedule and shall have perpetual
succession  and  a  common  seal  and  may  by  that  name  sue  and  be  sued.

(5) Each  university  shall  be  competent  to  acquire  and  hold  property,  both
movable  and  immovable,  to  lease,  sell  or  otherwise  transfer  or  dispose  of  any
movable  or  immovable  property,  which  may  vest  in  or  be  acquired  by  it  for  the
purposes  of  the  university,  and  to  contract  and  do  all  other  things  necessary  for
the  purposes  of  this  Act:

Provided  that,  no  such  lease,  sale  or  transfer  of  such  property  shall  be  made
without  the  valuation  made  thereof  by  the  approved  valuer  appointed  by  the
university  and  without  the  prior  consent  of  the  State  Government.

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(6) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this Act,  the  State  Government
may, by notification in Official Gazette, constitute a cluster university comprising
of  a  cluster  of  affiliated  or  autonomous  colleges  or  institutions  of  a  university.
Such  cluster  university  shall  comprise  of  such  university  authorities  and  shall
exercise such powers and perform such functions of university as may be specified
in  such  notification:

Provided  that,  every  such  notification  shall  be  laid  as  soon  as  may  be,  after

it  is  issued,  before  each  House  of  the  State  Legislature.

Objects  of
University.

4. The  objects  of  the  university,  in  general,  shall  be  to  disseminate,  create  and
preserve knowledge and understanding by teaching, research and development, skill
development,  training  and  education,  extension  and  service  and  by  effective
demonstration  and  influence  of  its  corporate  life  on  society  in  general,  and  in
particular,  the  objects  shall  be  to,

(1) carry  out  its  responsibility  of  creation,  preservation  and  dissemination  of

knowledge;

(2) promote  discipline  and  the  spirit  of  intellectual  inquiry  and  to  dedicate
itself  as  a  fearless  academic  community  to  the  sustained  pursuit  of  excellence;

(3) encourage  individuality  and  diversity  within  a  climate  of  tolerance  and

mutual  understanding;

(4) promote  freedom,  secularism,  equality,  social  justice  as  enshrined  in  the
Constitution of India, and to be catalyst in patriotic socio-economic transformation
by  promoting  basic  attitudes  and  values  of  essence  to  national  development;

(5) promote the conducive environment for ensuring social harmony, coexistence,

integral  humanism  and  upliftment  of  the  poorest  of  the  poor;

(6) extend the benefits of knowledge and skills for development of individuals
and society by associating the university closely with local, regional and national
problems  of  development;

(7) carry out social responsibility as an informed and objective critic, to identify
and  cultivate  talent,  to  train  the  right  kind  of  leadership  in  all  walks  of  life  and
to  help  younger  generation  to  develop  right  attitudes,  interests  and  values;

(8) promote  equitable  distribution  of  teaching,  learning,  training  and  other

support  services  facilities  of  higher  education;

(9) provide for efficient and responsive administration, scientific and technology
management and develop organization of teaching, learning, training, research and
extension;

(10) devise  motivational  systems  to  ensure  that  individual  cognitive  abilities
are  not  constrained  but  rather  the  innovative  spirit  and  desire  to  make  true
contribution  and  realize  self-achievement  is  nurtured;

(11) promote  acquisition  of  knowledge  in  a  rapidly  developing  and  changing
society  and  to  continually  offer  opportunities  of  upgrading  knowledge,  training
and  skills  in  the  context  of  innovations,  research  and  discovery  in  all  fields  of
human endeavour by developing a higher educational network with use of modern
communication  media,  information  and  communication  technology  and  other
emerging  and  future  technologies  appropriate  for  a  learning  society;

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(12) promote national integration, fraternity and preserve cultural heritage and
inculcate respect towards different religions and diverse cultures of India through
the  study  of  different  religions,  literature,  history,  science,  art,  civilizations  and
cultures;

(13) develop  work  culture  and  promote  dignity  of  labour  through  applied

components  in  the  syllabi;

(14) build  up  financial  self-sufficiency  by  undertaking  academic  teaching,
training and allied programmes, research and development activities for public and
private  industries,  Governmental  organizations  at  local,  regional,  national  and
global  level  and  resource  generative  services  in  a  cost-effective  manner;

(15) promote better interaction and co-ordination among different universities,
institutions  and  colleges  in  the  given  university,  other  universities  in  the  State,
in  the  region,  in  the  nation  and  at  global  level  by  all  such  means  generally  to
improve  the  governance  of  the  university  and  facility  it  provides  for  higher
education;

(16) generate  and  promote  a  sense  of  self-respect  and  dignity  amongst  the

weaker  sections  of  the  society;

(17) to  promote  gender  equality  and  sensitivity  in  society;

(18) strive  to  promote  competitive  merit  and  excellence  as  the  sole  guiding

criterion  in  all  academic  and  other  matters  relating  to  students.

5. The  university  shall  have  the  following  powers  and  duties,  namely:—

(1) to  provide  for  instructions,  extension,  teaching,  learning  and  training  in
such  branches  or  subjects  or  disciplines  and  courses  of  study  including  a  choice
based  credit  system  and  any  other  system  that  may  emerge  in  future,  as  the
university may, from time to time, determine;

Powers  and
duties  of
University.

(2) to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination
of knowledge, and generally to cultivate and promote the arts (including fine arts
and  performing  arts),  humanities,  social  sciences,  accounts  and  commerce,  pure
and  applied  sciences,  technologies,  managements,  different  forms  of  medicine,
engineering,  law,  physical  education  and  other  branches  of  learning  and  culture
and  their  multi-disciplinary  and  inter-disciplinary  areas;

(3) to make provision to enable conducted and affiliated colleges and recognized

institutions  to  undertake  specialized  studies;

(4) to  make  provisions  for  creation  of  autonomous,  empowered  autonomous

and  empowered  autonomous  cluster  of  institutions;

(5) to  develop  procedures  and  processes  for  recognition  of  private  skills

education  providers  and  empowered  autonomous  skills  development  colleges;

(6) to  organize,  maintain  and  manage  university  departments,  schools,
institutions,  laboratories,  knowledge  resource  centers,  learning  resource  centers,
libraries,  museums  and  equipment  for  teaching,  learning,  training,  research  and
development  or  extension;

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(7) to  establish,  maintain  and  manage  departments,  institutions  of  research,

institutions  of  specialized  studies  or  academic  services  unit;

(8) to  establish,  maintain  and  manage  constituent,  community  and  conducted

colleges,  institutions,  hostels,  health  centers,  auditoria  and  gymnasiums;

(9) to provide for establishment, on the university campus and Sub-Campuses,
of  autonomous  institutions  like  multi-university  and  inter-university  centers,
research laboratories, modern instrumentation centers and like centers of learning,
set  up  by  the  University  Grants  Commission,  Central  Government  or  the  State
Government,  teaching  or  learning  or  training  colleges  or  institutions  at  local,
regional, national and global level, which may be used by a university or college
or  group  of  universities  or  colleges:

Provided that, in the case of any industry or any non-Government organization
availing themselves of such facility of a university or such organizations providing
the  facility  to  a  university,  prior  approval  of  the  State  Government  shall  be
obtained  by  the  university  concerned;

(10) to  provide  for  establishment  of  sub-campuses  for  serving  a  group  of
colleges, and also to provide for and maintain common resource centers in such
sub-campuses  in  the  form  of  post-graduate  departments,  multi-disciplinary  or
interdisciplinary  schools,  knowledge  resource  centers,  libraries,  laboratories,
computer centers, and the like centers of learning and skills training, as per the
guidelines  laid  down  by  the  State  Government  or  the  University  Grants
Commission;

(11) to  create  posts  of  directors,  principals,  university  teachers,  non-vacation
academic  staff,  non-teaching  skilled,  administrative,  ministerial  staff  and  other
posts required by the university, from its funds and from the funds received from
other  funding  agencies,  prescribe  their  qualifications,  experience  and  pay-scales,
and  make  appointments  thereto;

(12) to  make  appointments  to  the  posts  of  directors,  principals,  university
teachers,  non-vacation  academic  staff,  non-teaching  skilled,  administrative,
ministerial  staff  and  other  posts  sanctioned  by  the  State  Government  as  per  the
qualifications and experience specified by the State Government and the University
Grants Commission;

(13) to  appoint  or  recognize  persons  working  in  any  other  university  or
organization as adjunct professors, adjunct associate professors, adjunct assistant
professors,  visiting  professors  of  the  university  for  specified  periods;

(14) to  facilitate  mobility  of  teachers  within  the  university  and  to  other

universities  with  the  consent  of  the  teacher  concerned;

(15)  to  prescribe  the  courses  of  instruction  and  studies  for  the  various

examinations  leading  to  specific  degrees  and  diplomas  or  certificates;

(16) to  prescribe the  courses of  instruction and  studies in  choice based  credit
system  for  the  various  examinations  leading  to  specific  degrees,  diplomas  or
certificates in a stand-alone format or joint format with other State or national or
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(17) to  make  provision,  wherever  feasible,  in  the  university  departments,
colleges, institutions, recognized institutions and schools, for survey and collection
of statistics, data and other particulars relevant to various developmental activities
including State and National plans, evaluation of the developmental schemes with
the  participation  of  the  students  as  a  part  of  their  curricular  activities;

(18) to supervise, control and regulate admission of students for various courses
of study in university departments, schools, multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary
schools, community, conducted and affiliated colleges, institutions and recognized
institutions;

(19) to  guide  teaching  in  colleges  by  deputation  of  teachers  from  a  pool  of
teachers of the university and supplement teaching in colleges for improving their
standards;

(20) to institute degrees and post-graduate diplomas and post-higher secondary
diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations
or  by  other  tests  or  otherwise;

(21) to hold examinations or evaluations and confer degrees and post-graduate
diplomas  and  award  post-higher  secondary  diplomas  and  certificates  and  other
academic  distinctions  on  persons  who,—

(a) unless  exempted  therefrom  in  the  manner  prescribed,  have  pursued
approved courses of study in the university, or in a college or in an institution
or  a  recognized  institution  or  a  school  and  have  passed  the  examinations  and
earned the required credits or marks or grades prescribed by the university; or

(b) have  pursued  approved  courses  of  study  in  the  university,  or  in  a
college  or  in  an  institution  or  a  recognized  institution  or  in  an  autonomous
college or an autonomous recognized institution or in empowered autonomous
college  or  empowered  autonomous  cluster  institutions  or  a  school  and  have
passed  the  examinations  and  earned  the  required  credits  or  marks  or  grades
prescribed  by  the  university;  or

(c) have engaged in research under conditions provided by Ordinances and

Regulations;

(22) to  confer  and  award  such  degrees,  diplomas  and  certificates  to,  and
provide  for  such  lectures,  instructions  and  training  for  exlernal  students,  and  the
students  under  correspondence  and  distance  education,  online  and  continuing
education  courses;

(23) to  confer  honorary  degrees  or  other  academic  distinctions  as  prescribed

by  the  Statutes;

(24) to  lay  down  the  conditions  of  affiliation  of  colleges  and  recognition  of
institutions  taking  into  account  the  credibility  of  the  management  and  the  norms
of academic performance of colleges, faculties and subjects, as may be laid down,
from  time  to  time,  and  satisfy  itself  by  periodical  assessment  or  otherwise,  that
those  conditions  are  fulfilled;

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(25) to  admit  to  the  privileges  of  the  university,  affiliated  colleges  and
institutions  not  maintained  by  the  university  and  withdraw  all  or  any  of  those
privileges, temporarily or permanently;

(26) to  designate  a  university  department,  conducted  college,  an  affiliated
college, institution or school as an autonomous university department, conducted
college, affiliated college or institution or school, as the case may be, in accordance
with  the  guidelines,  if  any,  laid  down  by  the  State  Government  or  University
Grants Commission;

(27) to designate a conducted college, an affiliated college, institution or school
as an empowered conducted college, affiliated college or institution or school, in
a stand-alone or cluster form, as the case may be, in accordance with the guidelines,
if  any,  laid  down  by  the  State  Government  or  University  Grants  Commission;

(28) to  monitor  and  evaluate  the  academic  performance  of  university
departments, university institutions, conducted colleges and of affiliated colleges,
autonomous or empowered colleges in a stand-alone or cluster form and recognized
institutions  for  affiliation  or  recognition,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  for  periodical
accreditations;

(29) to  inspect,  where  necessary,  all  types  of  colleges  or  institutions  and
recognized  institutions  through  suitable  machinery  established for  the  purpose,
and  take  measures  to  ensure  that  proper  standards  of  instruction,  teaching,
learning,  training  and  research,  and  extension  are  maintained  by  them  and
adequate  library,  class  rooms,  laboratory,  hostel,  workshop  and  other  academic
facilities  are  provided  for;

(30) to hold and to manage trusts and  endowments and  institute and  to award
fellowship,  travelling  fellowship,  scholarship,  studentship,  medals  and  prizes  for
teachers  and  students  of  the  university  and  colleges;

(31) to fix, demand and receive or recover such fees and other charges, as may

be  regulated  by  the  Ordinances,  from  time  to  time;

(32) to  constitute  a  fee  fixation  committee;

(33) to  supervise,  control  and  regulate  the  conduct  and  discipline  of  the
students  of  the  university,  colleges,  institutions,  recognized  institutions,  schools
and  hostels;

(34) to provide for mobility of students from formal to non-formal stream and
vice-versa,  and  also  among  the  other  universities  in  the  State  and  outside  the
State;

(35) to  provide  facilities for revision  or in-service  courses for teachers  of the

university,  colleges,  schools  and  institutions;

(36) to  make  arrangements  for  promoting  the  healthy  atmosphere,  corporate
life and welfare of  the students of  the university, colleges, schools and
institutions;

(37) to  make  arrangements  for  promoting  welfare  of  the  employees  of  the

university;

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(38) to  co-ordinate  and  regulate  teaching,  learning,  training  and  research  and

extension  in  the  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(39) to provide for the training and education in the domain of quality, intensive
workshops  or  learning  exercises  on  enhancing  quality  and  also  mechanism  for
setting  up  of  internal  quality  assurance  for  quality  improvement  of  teachers  and
non-teaching  employees;

(40) to  provide  for  periodical  assessment  of  the  performance  of  teachers  and
non-teaching employees in the colleges, institutions and university in accordance
with  the  norms  prescribed  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  or  the  State
Government;

(41) to regulate and provide for attendance of the teachers on the premises of
the  university  or  colleges  or  institutions  during  teaching  hours  and  beyond
teaching  hours,  as  prescribed  and  to  prohibit  teachers  from  taking  or  conducting
private  tuitions  or  private  coaching  classes;

(42) to  regulate and provide for attendance of the non-teaching employees on
the  premises  of  the  university  or  colleges  or  institutions  during  working  hours
and  beyond  working  hours,  as  prescribed;

(43) to  enforce  conduct  and  discipline  rules  for  teachers  and  non-teaching

employees  prescribed  by  the  State  Government;

(44) to  prescribe  code  of  conduct  for  managements;

(45) to  prescribe  and  enforce  students  charter;

(46) to  establish,  maintain  and  manage,  whenever  necessary,—

(a) Knowledge  Resource  Centre;

(b) university  extension  boards;

(c) information  bureaus;

(d) employment  guidance  bureaus;

(e) Autonomous  Evaluation  Boards;  and

(f) such  other  activities  as  may  be  necessary  and  possible  to  fulfill  the

objects  of  the  university;

(47) to  make  provision  for  participation  of  students  in,—

(a) the  national  service  scheme;

(b) the  national  cadet  corps;

(c) home  guards  and  civil  defense;

(d) the  national  sports  organization;

(e) physical and military training;

(f) extra-mural teaching and research;

(g) programmes related  to Lifelong Learning  and Extension;

(h) any  other  programmes,  services  or  activities  directed  towards  cultural,
economic and social betterment as may be necessary and possible, to fulfill the
objects  of  the  university;

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(48) to provide for special training or coaching for competitive examinations,
for  recruitment  to  the  public  services,  public  sector  undertakings  and  other
competitive  employment  opportunities;

(49) to co-operate or collaborate with any other university, institution, authority
or organization for research and advisory services and for such purposes to enter
into  appropriate  arrangement  with  other  universities,  institutions,  authorities,  or
organizations  to  conduct  certain  courses  as  the  situation  may  demand;

(50) to  rescind  or  suspend  affiliation  or  recognition  or  empowered  status

granted to  colleges  or  institutions  or  cluster  of  institutions;

(51) to  borrow  funds  for  the  purposes  of  the  university  on  the  security  of  the

property  of  the  university,  with  the  prior  permission  of  the  State  Government;

(52) to  explore  the possibilities  of augmenting the  resources of  the university
by  exploring  or  innovating  activities  such  as  research  and  development,
consultancy, training programmes and providing services for different clients from
industry,  trade  or  any  other  non-government  organizations;

(53) to  transfer  the  management  of  an  affiliated  college,  institution  or
autonomous  college  or  empowered  autonomous  college  or  cluster  of  institutions
in case where irregularities or commissions or omissions of criminal nature by the
management  of  such  college  or  institution  or  mismanagement  of  such  college  or
institution  are prima-facie  evident,  to  any  other  management;

(54) to  undertake  academic  collaboration  programmes,  research  and  advisory
services with universities and institutions abroad, with prior approval of the State
Government;

(55) to  receive  funds  for  collaboration  programmes  from  foreign  agencies,
subject to rules and regulations of the Central Government and State Government
in  that  behalf;

(56) to  create  development  corpus  out  of  surplus  that  the  university  may
generate  through  its  teaching,  learning,  training,  research  and  development,
consultancy,  and  any  other  academic  and  support  activities  and  to  invest  it  in  a
professional  manner  and  use the  interest generated  through  it for  the growth  and
development  of  academic,  research  and  development,  academic  and  physical
infrastructure  development  and  any  other  infrastructure;

(57) to  lay  down  for  teachers  and  university  teachers,  such  instructions  or
directions  as,  in  the  opinion  of  the  university,  may  be  necessary  in  academic
matters;

(58) to  undertake  development  programmes  in  higher  education,  research,
consultancy  based  projects  and  training  programmes  for  outside  agencies,  by
charging  fees,  so  as  to  generate  resources;

(59) to  make  special  provisions  for  the  benefit  of  university  education  to  be
made  available  to  classes  and  communities  which  are  socially  and  educationally
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(60) to make special provisions for such benefits of university education to be
made available for women students and differently-abled students as the university
may  think  necessary;

(61) to  make  special  provision  for  higher  education  in  rural  and  tribal  areas;

(62) to  take  appropriate  measures  in  order  to  increase  the  gross  enrolment

ratio;

(63) to  implement  the  national  literacy  and  adult  education  program  through
teachers  and  students  on  voluntary  basis  in  the  university  system  and  to  evolve
measures  to  give  due  weightage  to  the  efforts  and  performance  of  the  students
in this area in addition to their normal academic performance, and also to evaluate
the  performance  of  the  teachers  in  this  area;

(64) to  promote by itself, or in co-operation with other universities, the study
of Marathi and the use of Marathi as a medium of instruction, study, research and
examination,  in  adherence  to  the  policies  of  the  State  Government;

(65) to  promote  by  itself,  or  in  co-operation  with  other  universities  or
organizations,  the  study  of  foreign  languages  in  general  and Asian  languages  in
particular;

(66) to  evolve  an  operational  scheme  for  ensuring  accountability  of  teachers,
non-vacation  academic  and  non-teaching  staff  of  the  university,  institutions  and
colleges;

(67) to provide for joint appointments in single grade of pay in more than one
department or administrative section in the university, as also between university
departments and between the university-public or university-private or university
public-private  partnership  research  laboratories  or  university-industry  or
university-other  bodies;

(68) to  create  knowledge  and  disseminate  it  and  foster  high  quality  research
which is contemporary, globally competitive and locally as well as regionally and
nationally  relevant;

(69) to  have  a  learner-centric  approach  and  perform  the  role  of  being  a

knowledge  creator;

(70) to  strengthen  education  at  under-graduate,  post-graduate  level,  enhance
research  and  development  culture  and  relevant  degree  programmes  and  cultivate
desire  for  entrepreneurship;

(71) to create a comprehensive digital university framework for both, e-learning

and  e-administrative  services;

(72) to  exploit  the  power  of  ‘learning  by  collaboration’  and  ‘participation’

with use  of  information  and  communication  technology;

(73) to  cultivate  research  parks,  technology  incubators  and  other  engagement
entities  to  translate  university  research  to  commercial  domain  and  coordinated
projects  involving  multiple  faculty  groups  from  several  disciplines  that  address
some  important  issues  before  the  State;

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(74) to  identify skills to which students need to be exposed to, by taking into
account  the  local  needs,  training  facilities  available,  emerging  needs  and  new
employment  opportunities;

(75) to  provide  an  environment  for  the  all-round  development  of  youth  by
exposing them to the rich cultural heritage of the country and creating opportunities
for  development  of  skills  in  sports;

(76) to  ensure  introduction  of  choice  based  credit  system  with  transferable
credit  points  from  four  streams,  namely,  the  academic  stream,  the  technology
stream,  the  professional  and  social  stream  and  the  personality  and  cultural
development  stream;

(77) to  facilitate  mobility  of  teachers  to  collaborating  institutions  such  as
industries, research and development laboratories, non-Government organizations,
engaged in societal development, to enable translation of knowledge to viable real
life  applications  and  in  turn  enrich  university  programmes;

(78) to establish centers or institutions in foreign countries with the permission

of  the  Central  and  the  State  Government;

(79) to  establish vocational or skills based community colleges in partnership

with  industry;

(80) to implement recommendations report of the Commission within the time-

frame  given  by  it;

(81) to  comply  with  and  carry  out  any  directives  issued  by  the  State
Government,  from  time  to  time,  with  reference  to  above  powers,  duties  and
responsibilities  of  the  university;

(82) to conduct academic audit of university departments, conducted colleges,

affiliated  colleges,  institutions  or  schools,  at  regular  intervals;

(83) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary for, or incidental

or  conducive  to,  the  attainment  of  all  or  any  of  its  objects.

6. (1) The territorial limits, within which the powers conferred upon the university
by  this  Act  shall  be  exercised,  shall  comprise  the  whole  of  the  university  area  as
specified  against  the  name  of  such  university  in  the  Schedule:

Provided  that,  the  benefit  of  distance-education  courses,  correspondence
courses,  open  university  courses  or  external  degree  courses  of  any  university
may,  with  the  prior  permission  of  the  State  Government,  extend  and  cover  the
entire  area  of  the  State  outside  the  university  area:

Provided further that, if a university desires  to establish sub-campus or centre
or institution in any foreign country, on its own or in collaboration with any other
Indian or foreign university or institution, it may do so with the prior sanction of
the  Central  and  the  State  Government.

(2)  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (3)  of  section  3,  no  educational
institution situated within the university area shall, except with the consent of the
university  and  the  sanction  of  the  State  Government,  be  associated  in  any  way

Jurisdiction
and
admission  to
privileges  of
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with,  or  seek  admission  to  any  privilege  of,  any  other  university  established  by
law  with  the  exception  of  the  state  open  university  and  Research  or  Project
collaborations  of  university,  colleges  with  any  other  university  or  colleges  :

Provided that, if an educational institution, public or private, Indian or foreign,
seeks  to  be  associated  with  or  be  admitted  to  the  privileges  of  a  university,
jurisdiction  of  which  is  not  restricted  to  any  State  or  area,  such  association  or
admission  may  be  permitted  by  the  State  Government  :

Provided further that, if a university, the jurisdiction of which is not restricted
to  any  State  or  area,  wishes  to  establish  a  centre  or  other  unit  of  research  in  the
university  area  on  its  own  or  in  collaboration  with  any  public  or  private  Indian
or  foreign  university  or  institution,  it  may  do  so  with  the  sanction  of  the  State
Government  and  also  with  the  sanction  of  the  Central  Government,  if  the
collaboration  is  with  the  foreign  university  or  institution.

(3) If an educational institution, public or private, Indian or foreign, associated
with or admitted to the privileges of any other university established by law, seeks
to  be  associated  with,  or  be  admitted  to  the  privileges  of  a  university,  such
association  or  admission  may  be  permitted  with  the  sanction  of  the  State
Government  and  consent  of  the  university  concerned.

(4) Save as otherwise, provided by or under this Act, any privilege enjoyed by
any  educational  institution  within  the  area  of  another  university  before  the  date
on which this Act comes into force, shall not be withdrawn,  without the sanction
of  the  State  Government.

(5) If a new district is created by the State Government, the area of such district
shall be under the jurisdiction of such university, as may be declared by the State
Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, for the purpose of admission
to  the  privileges  of  such  university.

7. (1) No  citizen of  India  shall be  excluded  from any  office  of the  university
or  from  membership  of  any  of  its  authorities,    bodies  or  committees,  or  from
appointment to any post, or from admission to any degree, diploma, certificate or
other  academic  distinction  or  course  of  study  on  the  ground  only  of  sex,  race,
creed, class, caste, place of birth, religious belief or profession or political or other
opinion  :

Provided  that,  the  university  may  maintain,  accredit  or  recognize  any  college

or  institution  exclusively  for  women,  or  reserved  for  women.

(2) The university shall adopt government policy and orders issued, from time
to  time,  in  regard  to    the  reservation  for    Scheduled  Castes,    Scheduled  Tribes,
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes and Other Backward Classes
for  appointment  to  different  posts  of  teachers  and  non-teaching  employees  and
for  the  purpose  of  admission  of  students  in  the  affiliated  or  conducted  or
community colleges, university departments, university institutions or recognized
institutions.

(3) The university shall adopt with the general policy of the State Government
in  regard  to  the  welfare  of  various  categories  of  weaker  sections  of  the  society,
minorities, women and persons with disability as directed by the State Government,
from time to time.

University
open  to  all
irrespective
of  sex,  race,
creed,  class,
caste,  place
o f birth,
religion,  or
opinion.

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8. (1) Without  prior  approval  of  the  State  Government,  the  university

shall  not,—

(a) create  new  posts  of  teachers,  officers  or  other  employees;

(b) revise  the  pay,  allowances,  post-retirement  benefits  and  other  benefits

of  its  teachers,  officers  and  other  employees;

(c) grant  any  special  pay,  allowance  or  other  extra  remuneration  of  any
description  whatsoever,  including  ex-gratia  payment  or  other  benefits  having
financial  implications,  to  any  of  its  teachers,  officers  or  other  employees;

(d) divert any earmarked funds received for any purpose other than that for

which  it  was  received;

(e) transfer  by  sale  or  lease  of  immovable  property  ;

(f) incur expenditure on any development work from the funds received from
the State Government or University Grants Commission or any person or body
for  the  purposes  other  than  the  purposes  for  which  the  funds  are  received;

(g) take  any  decision  regarding  affiliated  colleges  resulting  in  increased

financial liability, direct or indirect, for the State Government.

(2) The university shall be competent to incur expenditure, in consonance with
the policies and directives of the State Government issued from time to time, from
the  funds  received  from,—

(a) various  funding  agencies  without  any  share  or  contribution  from  the

State  Government;

(b)  contributions  received  from  individuals,  industries,  institutions,
organizations  or  any  person  whosoever,  to  further  the  objectives  of  the
university;

(c) contributions  or  fees  for  academic  or  other  services  offered  by  the

university  for  aided  and  self-supporting  academic  programmes;

(d) development  fund,  or  any  other  fund  established  by  the  university;  for

the  purposes  of,—

(i) creation  of  posts  in  various  cadres;

(ii) granting  pay,  allowances  and  other  benefits  to  the  posts  created
through  its  own  funds  provided  those  posts  are  not  held  by  such  persons,
who  are  holding  the  posts  for  which  government  contribution  is  received;

(iii) starting  any  academic  programmes  on  self-supporting  basis;

(iv) granting remunerations or incentives to its employees for performing
any task assigned to them other than their regular duties and responsibilities;

(v) incurring expenditure on any development work and on welfare activities

of  its  students  and  employees:

Provided that, there is no financial liability, direct or indirect, immediate

or  in  future,  on  the  State  Government.

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(3) The State Government may, in accordance with the provisions contained in
this  Act,  for  the  purpose  of  securing  and  maintaining  uniform  standards  in  all
universities in the State, by notification in the Official Gazette, prescribe a Standard
Code providing for the classification, manner and mode of selection, appointment,
induction and advance training, field exposure, deputation and reservation of post
in  favour  of  members  of  the  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  De-notified
Tribes  (Vimukta  Jatis),  .Nomadic  Tribes,  and  Other  Backward  Classes,  duties,
workload,  pay,  allowances,  post-retirement  benefits,  other  benefits,  conduct  and
disciplinary  matters  and  other  conditions  of  service  of  the  officers,  teachers  and
other  employees  of  the  universities  and  the  teachers  and  other  employees  in  the
affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  (other  than  those  managed  and
maintained by the State Government, Central Government and the local authorities)
and  the  provisions  for  absorption  of  teachers  and  employees  in  the  university
departments,  affiliated  or  conducted  colleges  and  institutions  who  are  aided  and
rendered surplus. However, the unaided teachers and employees who are rendered
surplus in university departments, affiliated or conducted colleges and institutions
shall not be eligible, for absorption at the aided vacancies in university departments,
affiliated  or  conducted  colleges  and  institutions.Where  such  Code  is  prescribed,
the  provisions  made  in  the  Code  shall  prevail,  and  the  provisions  made  in  the
Statutes,  Ordinances  and  Regulations  made  under  this Act,  for  matters  included
in the Code shall, to the extent to which they are inconsistent with the provisions
of  the  Code,  be  invalid.

(4) Qualifications and experience for the purpose of appointment of non-teaching
employees in the universities, affiliated colleges and recognized institutions (other
than those managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government
and the local authorities) shall  be as may be specified by the Government, by an
order  published  in  the Official  Gazette.

(5) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this Act,  if  the  circumstances  so
require and the State Government considers it necessary to do so, it may appoint,
on deputation, a suitable person possessing the requisite qualifications to perform
the  duties  of  the  Registrar,  Finance  and Accounts  Officer  or  the  Director  of  the
Board of Examinations and Evaluation, for a period of not more than one year at
a  time  and  not  more  than  three  years  in  the  aggregate.

(6) The  State  Government  through  any  officer  not  below  the  rank  of  Joint
Director,  Higher  Education  or  Technical  Education  shall  have  right  to  cause
inspection  of  any  affiliated,  conducted,  or  autonomous  college  recognized
institution  or  university  department.

(7) In  case  of  failure  of  the  university  to  exercise  powers  or  perform  duties
specified  in  section  5,  or  where  the  university  has  not  exercised  such  powers  or
performed  such  duties  adequately,  or  where  there  has  been  a  failure  to  comply
with any order issued by the State Government, or under any other circumstances
as the State Government may deem fit, the State Government may issue a directive
to the university for proper exercise of such powers or performance of such duties
or comply with the order; and it shall be the duty of the university to comply with
such direction. In case the university fails to comply with the directives, the State
Government  shall  call  upon  the  University  to  give  reasons  in  writing  as  to  why

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the directives were not complied with. If the State Government is not satisfied with
the  explanation,  it  may  refer  the  matter  to  the  Chancellor  for  taking  necessary
action  under  sub-section  (3)  of  section  9.

(8) The State Government shall carry out test audit or full audit of the accounts
of  a  university,  college,  school  or  institution,  a  regularly  at  such  intervals  as  it
may deem fit.

CHAPTER  III
OFFICERS  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY

Chancellor
and  his
Powers.

9. (1) The  Governor  of  Maharashtra  shall  be  the  Chancellor  of  every  university

and  the  Chancellor,  by  virtue  of  his  office,  shall  be  the  Head  of  the  university.

(2) The  Chancellor,  when  present,  shall  preside  over  the  Convocation  of  the
university and may issue directions to the Vice-Chancellor to convene the meeting
of any  authority of the  university for  specific purposes, whenever  necessary, and
the Vice-Chancellor shall submit the minutes of such meeting to the Chancellor for
his  perusal.

(3) The Chancellor,—

(a) shall,  on  receiving  a  reference  from  the  State  Government  under  the

proviso  to  sub-section  (7)  of  section  8  in  such  matter;  or

(b) may,  in  any  matter suo  motu  or  otherwise,

call for a report or an explanation or such information and record relating to
such matter or any matter or affairs of the university, and shall, after considering
such  report  or  explanation,  or  information  or  record,  issue  such  directions
thereupon  as  may  be  deemed  fit  in  the  interest  of  the  university  or  student  or
larger  interest  of  the  public,  and  his  directions  shall  be  final  and  shall  be
complied  with  by  the  university  forthwith.

(4) The Chancellor may, after taking report in writing from the Vice- Chancellor,
suspend  or  modify  any  resolution,  order  or  proceeding  of  any  authority,  body,
committee  or  officer  which  in  his  opinion,  is  not  in  conformity  with  this  Act,
Statutes,  Ordinances  or  Regulations  made  thereunder,  or  is  not  in  the  interest  of
the  university  and  the  university,  authority,  body,  committee  and  officer,  shall
comply  with  the  same:

Provided that, before making any such order, the Chancellor shall call upon the
university,  authority,  body,  committee  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  officer  to  show
cause  why  such  an  order  should  not  be  made,  and  if  any  cause  is  shown,  within
the  time  fixed  by  the  Chancellor,  he  shall  consider  the  same  and  wherever  he
deems  it  necessary,  after  consulting  the  State  Government,  decide  the  action  to
be  taken  in  the  matter,  and  his  decision  shall  be  final.

(5) Where,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Chancellor,  the  conduct  of  any  elected  or
nominated  or  appointed  or  co-opted  member  is  detrimental  to  the  smooth
functioning  of  university  or  any  authority  or  body  or  committee,  he  may,  after
giving  such  member  an  opportunity  to  offer  his  explanation  in  writing  and
after  considering  such  explanation,  if  any,  and  satisfying  himself  that  it  is
necessary  so  to  do,  disqualify  such  member  or  suspend  him  for  such  period,  as
he  may  deem  fit.

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officers  of
University.

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(6) The  Chancellor  shall  exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other

duties  as  may  be  conferred  upon  or  vested  in  him  by  or  under  this  Act.

10. The  following  shall  be  the  other  officers  of  the  university,  namely:—

(1) the Vice-Chancellor;

(2) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(3) the  Registrar;

(4) the  Deans  of  Faculties;

(5) the  Director of  Board of  Examinations and  Evaluation;

(6) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer;

(7) the  Director  of  Sub-campus  of  the  University;

(8) the  Director  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages;

(9) the  Director  Knowledge  Resource  Center;

(10) the  Director  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension;

(11) the  Director  of  Students  Development;

(12) the  Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education;

(13) the Director  of National  Service  Scheme;

(14) such other officers in the service of the university as may be prescribed

by  Statutes.

11. (1) There shall be a Vice-Chancellor who shall be the principal academic and
executive  officer  of  the  university  and ex-officio  Chairperson  of  the  Management
Council, Academic Council, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Board of Lifelong
Learning and  Extension,  Finance  and  Accounts Committee, Board of  National and
International  Linkages  and  the  Board  for  Innovation,    Incubation  and  Enterprise,
Board of Information Technology, Board of Students’ Development, Board of Sports
and  Physical  Education  and  Board  of  Research  and  shall  preside  in  the absence  of
the Chancellor at any convocation for conferring degrees and also at any meeting
of  Senate.  His  powers  and  duties  shall  be  as  provided  in  section  12.

(2) Save  as  otherwise  provided,  pay  and  allowances,  terms  and  conditions  of
service  of  the  Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  such  as  may  be  determined  by  the  State
Government, from time to time.

(3) The Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Chancellor  in  the  manner

stated  hereunder  :—

(a) There  shall  be  a  committee  consisting  of  the  following  members  to
recommend suitable names to the Chancellor for appointment of Vice-Chancellor,
namely:—

(i) a member nominated by the Chancellor, who shall be the retired Judge
of the Supreme Court or retired Chief Justice of a High Court or an eminent
scholar  of  national  repute  or  a  recipient  of  Padma  Award  in  the  field  of
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(ii) the Principal Secretary of Higher and Technical Education Department
or  any  officer  not  below  the  rank  of  Principal  Secretary  to  Government
nominated  by  the  State  Government;

(iii) the Director or Head of an institute or organization of national repute
established by an Act of Parliament, nominated by the Management Council
and  the  Academic  Council,  jointly,  in  the  manner  specified  by  the  State
Government  by  an  order  published  in  the Official  Gazette.

(b) The member nominated by the Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the

committee.

(c) The members nominated on the committee shall be persons who are not
connected  with  the  university  or  any  college  or  any  recognized  institution  of
the  university.

(d) No meeting of the committee shall be held unless all the three members

of  the  committee  are  present.

(e) The  committee  shall  recommend  a  panel  of  not  less  than  5  suitable
persons  for  the  consideration  of  the  Chancellor  for  being  appointed  as  the
Vice-Chancellor.  The  names  of  the  persons  so  recommended  shall  be  in
alphabetical order without any preference being indicated. The report shall be
accompanied  by  a  detailed  write-up on  suitability  of  each  person  included  in
the  panel.

(f) A  person  recommended  by  the  committee  for  appointment  as

Vice-Chancellor shall,—

(i) be  an  eminent  academician  and  an  administrator  of  high  caliber;

(ii) be  able  to  provide  leadership  by  his  own  example;

(iii) be able to provide vision; and have ability to translate the same into

reality  in  the  interest  of  students  and  society;  and

(iv) possess  such  educational  qualifications  and  experience  as  may  be
specified  by  the  State  Government,  by  an  Order  published  in  the Official
Gazette,  in  consultation  with  the  Chancellor.

(g) The eligibility conditions and the process for recommendation of names
for appointment as Vice-Chancellor shall be given wide publicity to ensure the
recommendation  of  most  suitable  candidates.

(4) The  Chancellor  may  appoint  one  of  the  persons  included  in  the  panel  to

be the Vice-Chancellor:

Provided  that,  if  the  Chancellor  does  not  approve  any  of  the  persons  so
recommended, he may call for a fresh panel either from the same committee or after
constitution  of  a  new  committee  for  the  purpose,  from  such  new  committee.

(5) The  process  of  preparing  the  panel  of  the  suitable  persons  for  being
appointed  as  the  Vice-Chancellor,  shall  begin  at  least  six  months  before  the
probable  date  of  occurrence  of  the  vacancy  of  the  Vice-Chancellor,  and  the
process  of  appointment  of  the  Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  completed  at  least  one
month before the probable date of occurrence of the vacancy of the Vice-Chancellor.

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(6) The person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor shall, subject to the terms and
conditions  of  contract  of  service,  hold  office  for  a  period  of  five  years  from  the
date on which he takes charge of his office or till he attains the age of sixty-five
years,  whichever  is  earlier  and  he  shall  not  be  eligible  for  re-appointment.

(7) The person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor shall hold a lien, if any,on the

substantive  post  held  by  him  prior  to  the  appointment.

(8) In any of the following circumstances, the exigency whereof shall solely be

judged  by  the  Chancellor,  namely  :—

(i) where  the  committee  appointed  under  clause  (a)  of  sub-section  (3)  is
unable to recommend any name within the time limit specified by the Chancellor;

(ii) where  the  vacancy  occurs  in  the  office  of  the Vice-Chancellor  because
of  death,  resignation  or  otherwise,  and  it  cannot  be  conveniently  and
expeditiously  filled  in,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  sub-sections  (3)
and (4);

(iii) where the vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs temporarily

because  of  leave,  illness  or  other  causes;  or

(iv)  where  there  is  any  other  emergency;

the Chancellor may appoint any suitable person, to act as the Vice-Chancellor
for  a term  not  exceeding twelve  months,  in  the aggregate  as  may be  specified
in  his  order  :

Provided  that,  the  person  so  appointed  shall  cease  to  hold  such  office  on  the
date on which the person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor in accordance with the
provisions  of  sub-sections  (3)  and  (4)  assumes  office  or  the  Vice-Chancellor
resumes  office.

(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the university
and  shall  receive  pay  and  allowances,  and  other  facilities  as  determined  by  the
State Government.  In  addition,  he  shall be  entitled to  free furnished  residence, a
motor  car  including  its  maintenance,  repairs  and  fuel  required  therefor,  with  the
service  of  a  chauffeur,  free  of  charge.

(10) Such  sumptuary  allowance  shall  be  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the Vice-

Chancellor,  as  the  State  Government  may  approve.

(11) If  a  person  receiving  an  honorarium  from  the  consolidated  fund  of  the
State,  or  if  a  principal  of  an  affiliated  college  or  a  recognized  institution  or  a
university  teacher  is  appointed  as  Vice-Chancellor,  his  terms  and  conditions  of
service shall not be altered to his disadvantage during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor.

(12) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  foregoing  sub-sections,  the
person  referred  to  in  sub-section  (7)  shall  stand  retired  from  his  original  post  in
accordance  with  the  terms  and  conditions  of  service  of  that  post.

(13) The Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his signature addressed to the
Chancellor, after giving one month’s notice resign from his office and shall cease
to hold his office on the acceptance of his resignation by the Chancellor or from
the  date  of  expiry  of  the  said  notice  period,  whichever  is  earlier.

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(14) The Vice-Chancellor may be removed from his office if the Chancellor is

satisfied  that  the  incumbent,—

(a) has  become  insane  and  stands  so  declared  by  a  competent  court;  or

(b) has been convicted by a court for any offence involving moral turpitude; or

(c) has  become  an  undischarged  insolvent  and  stands  so  declared  by  a

competent  court;  or

(d)  has been  physically  unfit  and incapable  of discharging  functions due  to

protracted  illness  or  physical  disability;  or

(e)  has  willfully  omitted  or  refused  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this
Act  or  has  committed  breach  of  any  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the
service  or  any  other  conditions,  prescribed  by  the  State  Government  under
sub-section  (2),  or  has  abused  the  powers  vested  in  him  or  if  the  continuance
of  the  Vice-Chancellor  in  the  office  is  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  the
university  ;  or

(f) is  a  member  of,  or  is  otherwise  associated  with,  any  political  party  any
organization which takes part in politics, or is taking part in, or subscribing in
aid  of,  any  political  movement  or  activity.

Explanation.- For  the  purposes  of  this  sub-clause,  whether  any  party  is  a
political  party,  or  whether  any  organization  takes  part  in  politics  or  whether  any
movement or activity falls within the scope of this sub-clause, the decision of the
Chancellor  thereon  shall  be  final  :

Provided  that,  the  Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  given  a  reasonable  opportunity
to  show  cause  by  the  Chancellor  before  taking  recourse  for  his  removal  under
sub-clauses (d), (e) and ( f ).

Powers
and  duties
of  Vice-
Chancellor.

12. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and executive officer
of  the  university  responsible  for  the  development  of  academic  programmes  of  the
university.  He  shall  oversee  and  monitor  the  administration  of  the  academic
programmes  and  general  administration  of  the  university  to  ensure  efficiency  and
good  order  of  the  university.

(2) He  shall  be  entitled  to  be  present,  with  the  right  to  speak,  at  any  meeting
of  any  other  authority  or  body  or  committee  of  the  university,  but  shall  not  be
entitled to vote thereat, unless he is the Chairperson or member of that authority
or  body.

(3) The Vice-Chancellor  shall  have  the  power  to  convene  meetings  of  any  of
the  authorities,  bodies  or  committees,  as  and  when  he  considers  it  necessary  to
do  so.

(4) The Vice-Chancellor  shall  ensure  that  directions  issued  by  the  Chancellor

are  strictly  complied  with  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  implemented.

(5)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Vice-Chancellor  to  ensure  that  the  directives  of
the State Government, if any, and the provisions of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances
and  Regulations  are  strictly  observed  and  that  the  decisions  of  the  authorities,
bodies  and  committees  which  are  not  inconsistent  with  this  Act,  Statutes,
Ordinances  and  Regulations  are  properly  implemented.

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(6)  The  Vice-Chancellor  may  defer  implementation  of  a  decision  taken  or  a
resolution  passed  by  any  authority,  body  or  committee  of  the  university  if,  he  is
of  the  opinion  that  the  same  is  not  consistent  with  the  directives  of  the  State
Government or with the provisions of the Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations
or  that  such  decision  or  resolution  is  not  in  the  interest  of  the  university  and  at
the earliest opportunity refer it back to the authority, body or committee concerned
for  reconsideration  in  its  next  meeting  with  reasons  to  be  recorded  in  writing.  If
differences  persist,  he  shall  within  a  week,  giving  reasons  submit  it  to  the
Chancellor  for  decision  and  inform  about  having  done  so  to  the  members  of  the
authority,  body  or  committee  concerned.  After  receipt  of  the  decision  of  the
Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor shall take action as directed by the Chancellor and
inform  the  authority,  body  or  committee  concerned,  accordingly.

(7) If there are reasonable grounds for the Vice-Chancellor to believe that there
is an  emergency which requires  immediate action to  be taken,  or if any  action is
required  to  be  taken  in  the  interest  of  the  university,  he  shall  take  such  action,
as  he  thinks necessary,  and  shall  at the  earliest  opportunity,  report in  writing  the
grounds  for  his  belief  that  there  was  an  emergency,  and  the  action  taken  by
him,  to  such  authority  or  body  as  shall,  in  the  ordinary  course,  have  dealt  with
the  matter.  In  the  event  of  a  difference  arising  between  the  Vice-Chancellor  and
the  authority  or  body  whether  there  was  in  fact  an  emergency,  or  on  the  action
taken where such action does not affect any person in the service of the University,
or  on  both,  the  matter  shall  be  referred  to  the    Chancellor  whose  decision  shall
be final :

Provided that, where any such action taken by the Vice-Chancellor affects any
person  in  the  service  of  the  university,  such  person  shall  be  entitled  to  prefer,
within  thirty  days  from  the  date  on  which  he  receives  notice  of  such  action,  an
appeal  to  the  Management  Council.

Explanation.  -  For  the  purposes  of  this  sub-section,  action  taken  by  the
Vice-Chancellor shall not include disciplinary  action taken against any employee
of  the  university.

(8) Where  any  matter  is  required  to  be  regulated  by  the  Statutes,  Ordinances
or Regulations, but no Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations are made in that behalf
or  where  there  is  an  exigency  to  amend  Statutes,  Ordinances  or  Regulations,  the
Vice-  Chancellor  may,  for  the  time  being,  regulate  the  matter  by  issuing  such
directions as he thinks necessary, and shall, at the earliest opportunity thereafter,
place them before the Management Council or other authority or body concerned
for approval.  He shall, at the  same time, place  before such authority or  body for
consideration  the  draft  of  the  Statutes,  Ordinances  or  Regulations,  as  the  case
may  be,  required  to  be  made  in  that  behalf  :

Provided that, such direction shall have to be converted into Statute, Ordinance
or Regulations as the case may be, within six months of issuing of such direction
failing  which  such  direction  shall  automatically  lapse.

(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall  be  the appointing  and disciplinary  authority for

the  university  teachers.

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(10) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the appointing and disciplinary authority for
officers of the university of the rank of Assistant Registrar and of the rank equiva-
lent  thereto  and  above.

(11)  As  the  Chairperson  of  the  authorities  or  bodies  or  committees  of  the
university, the Vice-Chancellor  shall be empowered to suspend member from the
meeting of the authority, body or committee for persisting to obstruct or stall the
proceedings  or  for  indulging  in  behaviour  unbecoming  of  a  member,  and  shall
report  the  matter  accordingly,  to  the  Chancellor.

(12) The Vice-Chancellor shall place before the Management Council a report

of  the  work  of  the  university  periodically  as  provided  under  the  Ordinances.

(13) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to, --

(a) accord recognition to institutions of higher learning, research specialized

studies  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act;

(b) accord  recognition  to  autonomous  colleges,  empowered  autonomous
colleges  or  cluster  of  institutions  and  empowered  skills  development  colleges
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act;

(c) accord  recognition  to  private  skills  education  providers  in  accordance

with  the  provisions  of  this  Act;

(d) accord recognition as qualified teachers to the experts from the field of
application  oriented  industries  or  companies  and  domain  specific  experts  in
various professional skills, working as training experts in private skills education
providers  and  empowered  skills  development  colleges.

(e) approve the recommended panel of referees for thesis or dissertations for

awarding  post-graduate,  doctorate  and  higher  degrees.

(14) (a) The Vice-Chancellor  shall have  right to cause  inspection to  be made
by  the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  or  such  person  or  persons  or  body  of  persons  as  he
may  direct,  of  the  university,  its  buildings,  laboratories,  libraries,  museums,
workshops  and  equipment  and  of  affiliated,  conducted  or  autonomous  college,
empowered  autonomous  colleges  or  cluster  of  institutions,  recognized  or
autonomous institutions, empowered skills development colleges or private skills
education provider, hall or hostel maintained or recognized by the university, and
of  the  examinations,  teachings  and  other  work  conducted  by  or  on  behalf  of  the
university,  and  to  cause  an  inquiry  to  be  made  in  a  like  manner  regarding  any
matter  connected  with  the  administration  or  finance  of  the  university,  affiliated,
conducted or community or autonomous college, empowered autonomous colleges
or cluster of institutions, recognized or autonomous institutions, empowered skills
development  colleges  or  private  skills  education  provider:

Provided that, the Vice-Chancellor shall, in the case of affiliated or autonomous
college, empowered autonomous colleges or cluster of institutions, recognized or
autonomous  institutions,  empowered  skills  development  colleges  or  private
skills  education  provider,  give  notice  to  the  management  of  such  affiliated  or
autonomous  college,  empowered  autonomous  colleges  or  cluster  of  institutions,
recognized or autonomous institutions, empowered skills development colleges or
private  skills  education  provider  of  his  intention  to  cause  an  inspection  or  an
inquiry  to  be  so  made:

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Provided  further  that,  the  management  shall  have  the  right  to  make  such
representation to the Vice-Chancellor as it thinks necessary before such inspection
or  inquiry  is  made;

(b) after considering such representation, if any, the Vice-Chancellor may cause

such  inspection  or  inquiry  to  be  made  or  may  drop  the  same;

(c) in the case of management when an inspection or inquiry has been caused
to  be  made,  the  management,  shall  be  entitled  to  appoint  a  representative,  who
shall  have  the  right  to  be  present  and  be  heard  at  such  inspection  or  inquiry;

(d) the Vice-Chancellor may, if the inspection or inquiry is made regarding any
college or institution admitted to the privileges of the university, communicate to
the  management  the  result  of  such  inspection  or  inquiry;

(e) the  management  shall  communicate  to  the Vice-Chancellor  such  action,  if

any,  as  it  proposes  to  take  or  has  been  taken  by  it;

(f) where the management, does not, within the time fixed by the Vice- Chancellor,
take  action  to  his  satisfaction,  the Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  competent  to  impose
a fine upon the management and direct the management to stop the fresh admissions
to  the  colleges  or  institutions  or  to  decide  any  other  action  to  be  taken  in  this
behalf  and  the  same  shall  be  communicated  to  the  management  concerned  for
compliance.

(15) The Vice-Chancellor shall forward to the State Government report on the
recommendation of the Management Council, regarding the temporary alternative
arrangements,  in  the  interest  of  students,  to  run  the  day  to  day  academic  and
administrative activities, of the management of an affiliated college, institution or
autonomous  college  or  empowered  autonomous  college  or  cluster  of  institutions
in  case  of  dispute  regarding  the  management  of  the  affiliated  college  and  where
irregularities or commissions or omissions of criminal nature by the management
of  such  college  or  institution  or  mismanagement  of  such  college  or  institutions
are, prima facie, evident to committee of inquiry appointed by the university and
to  make  the  necessary  arrangements  to  run  the  day  to  day  academic  and
administrative activities of such college till the dispute is statutorily resolved. The
decision  of  the  State  Government  in  this  behalf  shall  be  final  and  binding.

(16) The Vice-Chancellor  shall  exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such

other  duties  as  may  be  conferred  upon  him  by  or  under  this  Act.

13. (1) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  the  academic  and  executive  officer

next  to  the  Vice-Chancellor  having  purview  of  the  entire  university.

Pro-Vice-
Chancellor.

(2) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  a  person  who  has  held  the  post  of
professor, or principal of a college or an institution with not less than fifteen years
teaching  or  research  experience.

(3) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  shall be  the  Chairperson  of  the Board  of  Deans,
Board of Sub-campuses, Board of University Departments and Inter-Disciplinary
Studies,  Board  of  Post-Graduate  Education  in  Colleges;  and  an  ex-officio
Chairperson  of  the  Research  and  Recognition  Committee.

(4) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be a full time salaried officer of the university
and  shall  work  directly  under  the  superintendence,  direction  and  control  of  the
Vice- Chancellor.

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(5) Save as otherwise provided, pay and allowances admissible to him as well
as  the  terms  and  conditions  of  his  service  shall  be  such  as  may  be  determined
by  the  State  Government,  from  time  to  time.

(6) The  Chancellor  shall,  in  consultation  with  the Vice-Chancellor,  appoint  a

Pro- Vice-Chancellor for the university.

(7) The term of Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be co-terminus with the term of office
of  the  Vice-Chancellor  or  till  he  attains  the  age  of  sixty-five  years,  whichever  is
earlier.

(8) The  provisions  of  sub-section  (11)  of  section  11  shall,  in  regard  to  the

conditions of service  of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, mutadis-mutandis,  apply.

(9) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  shall  act  as  the  chairperson  of  the  authorities,

bodies  and  committees,  in  the  absence  of  the  Vice-Chancellor.

(10) When  the  office  of    the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  falls  vacant  or  when  the
Pro-Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of illness or absence or any other cause, unable
to  perform  the  duties  of  his  office,  the  Vice-Chancellor,  may  appoint  a  suitable
person qualified to be appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor to officiate as Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, till the Pro-Vice-Chancellor resumes office, or a new Pro-Vice-Chancellor
assumes  duty,  as  the  case  may  be.

(11) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  may,  by  writing  under    his  signature  addressed
to  the  Vice-Chancellor,  after  giving  one  month’s  notice  resign  from  his  office
and  shall  cease  to  hold  his  office  on  the  acceptance  of  his  resignation  by  the
Vice-  Chancellor or  from the  date of  expiry of  the said  notice period,  whichever
is earlier.

(12) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor may be removed from his office by the Chancellor
on  the  recommendation  of  the  Vice-Chancellor,  if  he  is  satisfied  that  the
incumbent,—

(a) has  become  insane  and  stands  so  declared  by  a  competent  court;  or

(b) has been convicted by a court for any offence involving moral turpitude; or

(c)  has  become  an  undischarged  insolvent  and  stands  so  declared  by  a

competent  court;  or

(d)  has been  physically  unfit  and incapable  of discharging  functions due  to

protracted  illness  or  physical  disability;  or

(e)  has  willfully  omitted  or  refused  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this Act
or  has  committed  breach  of  any  of the  terms  and  conditions  of  service  or  any
other conditions, prescribed by the State Government under sub-section (5) or
has  abused  the  powers  vested  in  him  or  if,  the  continuance  of  the  Pro-Vice-
Chancellor  in  the  office  is  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  the  university;  or

(f) is a member of, or is otherwise associated with, any political party or any
organization which takes part in politics, or is taking part in, or subscribing in
aid  of,  any  political  movement  or  activity.

Explanation.- For  the  purposes  of  this  clause,  whether  any  party  is  a
political party, or whether any organization takes part in politics or whether any
movement  or  activity  falls  within  the  scope  of  this  clause,  the  decision  of  the
Vice-Chancellor thereon shall be final :

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Provided that, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be given a reasonable opportunity
to  show  cause  by  the  Vice-Chancellor  before  taking  recourse  for  his  removal
under  clauses  (d),  (e)  and  (f).

(13) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall,—

(a) be  the  principal  academic  planning  and  academic  audit  officer  for  the
academic development programmes, including post-graduate teaching, research
and  extension  programmes  and  collaborative  programmes  of  the  university;

(b) ensure  that  quality  in  education  and  central  academic  services  is

maintained  by  the  university;

(c) be responsible for fostering intellectual interaction across the university
and for ensuring that there is research and development and industry linkages;

(d) ensure  that  the  long-term  and  short-term  development  plans  of  the
university  and  its  colleges  in  their  academic  programmes  are  duly  processed
and implemented through relevant authorities, bodies, committees and officers;

(e) monitor appointment of principals and teachers of affiliated colleges and
institutions,  autonomous  colleges  and  institutions,  empowered  autonomous
colleges,  cluster  of  institutions  and  recognized  institutions  or  post-graduate
centers;

(f) accord approval to the appointments of principals and teachers of affiliated
colleges  and  institutions,  autonomous  colleges  and  institutions,  empowered
autonomous  colleges,  cluster  of  institutions  and  recognized  institutions  or
withdraw  the  same  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  as  prescribed  in  the
Ordinances;

(g) accord approvals to selection committees for appointment of teachers in
the  colleges  as  per  the  norms  of  the  University  Grants  Commission  and  the
State  Government;

(h) recommend proposals to the Management Council for the establishment
of  conducted  colleges,  schools,  departments,  institutions  of  higher  learning,
research and specialized studies, knowledge resource centre, academic services
units,  libraries,  laboratories  and  museums  in  the  university;

(i) consider and recommend proposals to the Management Council for creation
of the posts of directors, principals, university teachers, non-vacation academic
staff, non-teaching employees and other posts required by  the university, from
the  funds  of  the  university  and  from  the  funds  received  from  other  funding
agencies,  and  qualifications,  experience  and  pay-scales  for  such  posts;

(j) be  the  principal  liaison  officer  with  the  external  funding  agencies  for
generating  funds  for  the  collaborative  and  development  programmes  of  the
university  and  monitor  their  proper  utilization;

(k) be  responsible  for  preparation  of  the  comprehensive  perspective  plan,
annual  plan,  and  undertaking  the  systematic  field  survey  within  geographical
jurisdiction    under  section  107;

(l) be  responsible  for  establishing  liaison  for  fostering  and  promoting
collaboration  between  the  university,  colleges  and  national  and  international
institutions  and  scientific,  industrial  and  commercial  organizations;

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(m) be  responsible  for  submission  of  an  annual  report  on  the  progress
achieved  in  different  developmental  and  collaborative  programmes  to  the
Vice-  Chancellor  who  shall  place  the  same  before  the  Management  Council;

(n) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
under  this Act  or  assigned  to  him,  from  time  to  time,  by  the  Vice-Chancellor.

Registrar.

14. (1) The Registrar shall, be the Chief Administrative Officer of the university.
He shall be a full-time salaried officer and shall work directly under the superintendence,
direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The  qualifications  and  experience  for  the  purpose  of  selection  of  the
Registrar shall be as laid down by the University Grants Commission and approved
by  the  State  Government.

(3) The  Registrar  shall  be  appointed  by  the Vice-Chancellor  on  the
recommendation  of  a  selection  committee  constituted  for  the  purpose  under  this
Act.

(4) Appointment  of  the  Registrar  shall  be  for  a  term  of  five  years  or  till  he
attains the age of superannuation whichever is earlier and he shall be eligible for
re-appointment  by  selection  on  the  recommendation  of  a  selection  committee
constituted for the purpose, for only one more term of five years in the university
in  which  he  is  serving.

(5) When the office of the Registrar falls vacant or the Registrar is, by reason
of illness or absence or any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office
for a period not exceeding six months, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint a suitable
person  to  officiate  as  the  Registrar  until  the  new  Registrar  assumes  duty  or  the
Registrar  resumes  duty,  as  the  case  may  be.

(6) The Registrar shall,—

(a) act as a Member-Secretary of the Senate, Management Council, Academic
Council  and  such  other  authorities,  bodies  and  committees,  as  prescribed  by
or  under  this  Act;

(b) be the appointing and the disciplinary authority of the employees of the
university other than the teachers, non-vacation academic staff and officers of
the  rank  of  Assistant  Registrar  and  other  officers  holding  posts  equivalent
thereto  or  above.  An  appeal  by  a  person  aggrieved  by  the  decision  of  the
Registrar may be preferred within thirty days from the date of communication
of  such  decision,  to  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(c) be the custodian of the records, the common seal and such other property

of  the  university  as  the  Management  Council  may,  commit  to  his  charge;

(d) conduct  elections  to  various  authorities  and  bodies  of  the  university  as

per  the  programme  approved  by  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(e) prepare  and  update  the  Handbook  of  the  Statutes  and  Regulations
approved by the authorities, bodies or committees, from time to time, and make
them available to all members of the authorities and officers of the university;

(f) receive  complaints  and  suggestions  in  regard  to  the  improvement  of

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(g) render necessary assistance for inspection of the university, its buildings,
class  rooms,  laboratories,  libraries,  knowledge  resource  centre,  museums,
workshops  and  equipment  is  made  by  such  person  or  persons  or  body  of
persons,  as  directed  by  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(h) organise  training  and  orientation  of  non-teaching  employees  in  the

university  and  affiliated  colleges;

(i) have the power to enter into agreements, sign documents and authenticate
records  on  behalf  of  the  university,  subject  to  the  decision  of  the  authorities
of  the  university;

(j) place  before  the  Management  Council  a  report  of  the  development

activities  of  the  university  every  six  months;

(k) have  the  power  to  seek  information  in  regard  to  any  matter  of  the
university, from the Deans, Finance and Accounts Officer and any other officer
of  the  university  for  submission  to  the  State  Government  and  other  external
agencies;

(l) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as prescribed
by or under this Act or assigned to him, by the Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

15. (1) There shall be a Dean for each faculty, who shall be a full time salaried

officer.

Dean  of
Faculty.

(2) The Dean shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendations

of  the  selection  committee  for  the  purpose  under  this  Act.

(3) The term of Dean shall be co-terminus with the term of office of the Vice-

Chancellor  or  till  he  attains  the  age  of  superannuation,  whichever  is  earlier:

Provided that, the new Vice-Chancellor may continue his services as a Dean till

the  new  Dean  is  duly  appointed:

Provided further that, in case vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice- Chancellor
because  of  death,  resignation  or  otherwise,  the  dean  shall  continue  to  hold  the
post  till  the  end  of  that  academic  year.

(4) The  qualification and  experience  for the  purpose of  selection  of the  Dean
shall  be  the  qualification  and  experience  of  the  Professor  or  principal  having
aggregate minimum teaching or research experience of not less than fifteen years.

(5) The Vice-Chancellor may nominate Associate Dean for the particular group
of  related    board  of    studies,    as  may  be  required,  for    assistance,  support  and
co-ordination and the minimum qualifications and experience for such nomination
shall  be  at  par  with  the  post  of  Dean  :

Provided  that,  the  salary,  allowances  and  other  pecuniary  benefits  payable  to
the Associate  Dean  shall  be  met  by  the  University  out  of  its  own  resources  and
there shall not be any liability, direct or indirect, on the State Government for the
said  purpose.

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16. The  Dean  shall,—

(a) be responsible for academic planning and academic audit of the programmes
and  implementation  of  academic  policies  approved  by  the  Academic  Council  in
respect  of  academic  development,  maintenance  of  quality  of  education  including
standards of teaching and research and training of teachers within his faculty. He
shall  work  directly under  the  superintendence,  direction  and  control of  the Vice-
Chancellor;

(b) be  responsible  for  development  and  application  of  quality  benchmarks  or
parameters for various academic and administrative activities of higher education;

(c) facilitate the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality

education;

(d) arrange for feedback responses from the students, the teachers, non-teaching
staff,  the  parents  and  the  other  stakeholders  on  quality-related  institutional
processes;

(e) ensure  appropriate  actions,  as  are  needed  for  maintenance  of  quality  of

teaching  spelt  out  by  the  Internal  Quality  Assurance  Cell;

(f) ensure that the teachers appraisal by students is carried out and the reports

thereof  are  sent  to  the  university  authorities  concerned;

(g) be  responsible  for  dissemination  of  information  on  the  various  quality
parameters  of  higher  education,  as  may  be  defined  by  various  national  level
bodies  dealing  with  assessment  and  accreditation  of  quality  in  educational
institutions;

(h) organize  inter-institutional  and  intra-institutional  workshops,  seminars  on

quality  related  themes  and  promotion  of  quality  circles;

(i) co-ordinate quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination
of good practices, development and maintenance of institutional database, through
management information system for the purposes of maintaining or enhancing the
institutional  quality;

(j) be  responsible  for  development  of  quality  culture  in  higher  education;

(k) prepare Annual Quality Assurance Report of programmes within his faculty,
based on the quality parameters or assessment criteria, developed by the relevant
quality  assurance  bodies,  in  the  prescribed  format;

(l) be responsible for bi-annual development of quality parameters and ranking
of  integral  units  of  higher  education  based  on  the  Annual  Quality  Assurance
Report;

(m) interact  with  State  Quality Assurance  Cell  in  the  pre-accreditation  and
post-accreditation  quality  assessment,  sustenance  and  enhancement  endeavours;

(n) recommend  to  the  Management  Council  proposals  for  the  institution  of
fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, medals and prizes and
making  Regulations  for  their  award;

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(o) recommend  to  the  Management  Council  through  the Academic  Council,
proposals  for  the  conduct  of  inter-faculty  and  area  or  regional  studies,  common
facilities,  such  as  instrumentation  centers,  knowledge  resource  centers,
Science  and  Technology  Parks,  entrepreneurship  development  and  industry
incubation  center,  intellectual  property  rights  center,  workshops,  hobby  centers,
museums,  etc.;

(p) control,  regulate  and  co-ordinate  research  activities  to  maintain  standards
of teaching and research in the university departments, post-graduate departments
in  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(q) recommend to the Academic Council proposals for conduct of post-graduate
courses  in  university  departments,  post-graduate  departments  in  colleges  and
recognized  institutions;

(r) recommend    to    the Academic    Council    the    norms    of    recognition    of
post-graduate  teachers  and  research  guides  in  post-graduate  departments  in
colleges, autonomous colleges and institutions, empowered autonomous colleges,
cluster  of  institutions  and  recognized  institutions;

(s) recommend  to  the Academic  Council  the  norms  of  recognition  of
under-graduate  teachers  and  project  guides  in  under-graduate  departments  in
colleges, autonomous colleges and institutions, empowered autonomous colleges,
cluster  of  institutions  and  recognized  institutions;

(t) recommend  to  the Academic  Council  the  norms  of  recognition  of  experts
working  in  industries  or  private  professional  skills  development  companies  or
private  skills  development  institutions,  as  recognized  teachers  for  the  certificate
or  diploma  or  advanced  diploma  or  associate  degree  programmes  which  may  be
run  by  colleges,  institutions,  autonomous  colleges  and  institutions,  empowered
autonomous colleges or cluster of institutions, empowered skills development col-
leges  and  private  skills  education  provider,  as  recommended  by  the  university
authorities;

(u) be responsible for ensuring standards of under-graduate and post-graduate

teaching  and  research  in  the  faculty;

(v) be responsible for ensuring academic development of the faculty  under his
purview  and  proper  implementation  of  the  decisions  of  the  Board  of  Studies,
Faculty, Academic Council, Management Council and the Board of Examinations
and  Evaluation  in  respect  of  his  faculty;

(w) be responsible for creation of a repository of questions with model answers

which  shall  be  continuously  updated  and  expanded;

(x) enquire into any malpractices committed in any academic programmes in the
faculty  by  a  university  department,  affiliated  or  conducted  or  community  or
autonomous,  empowered  autonomous  colleges  or  cluster  of  institutions  or
recognized institutions, on being directed by  the Academic  Council and submit a
report  of  the  findings  to  the Academic  Council;

(y) render  necessary  assistance  for  redressal  of  grievances  of  the  students  in

the  faculty;

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(z) prepare proposals for award of fellowship, scholarship and other distinctions

in  the  faculty  for  submission  to  the Academic  Council;

(za) prepare  reports  as  required  by  the  various  authorities  or  bodies  of  the
university, the State Government, the Central Government, the Central Educational
Commissions  or  Councils,  Commission  and  any  such  other  body;

(zb) exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  prescribed
by  or  under  this  Act  or  assigned  to  him  by  the  Vice-Chancellor  or  Pro-Vice-
Chancellor from time to time.

Director  of
Board  of
Examina-
tions  and
Evaluation.

17. (1) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be a full time
salaried officer and shall work directly under the directions and control of the Vice-
Chancellor.  He  shall  discharge  his  functions  under  the  superintendence,  direction
and guidance of the  Board of Examinations and Evaluation, and shall be concerned
with  the  implementation  of  the  policies  and  directives  given  by  the  Board  of
Examinations and Evaluation.

(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the Director,
Board  of  Examinations and  Evaluation  shall  be as  may  be  specified by  the  State
Government,  by  an  order  published  in  the Official  Gazette.

(3) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be appointed by
the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted
for  the  purpose  under  this  Act:

Provided that, in appointing the Director, Board of  Examinations and Evaluation
preference shall be given to the persons with proven capacity of use of technology
in  delivery  of  education.

(4) Appointment of the  Director, Board  of Examinations and Evaluation shall
be for a term of five years or till he attains the age of superannuation, whichever
is  earlier  and  he  shall  be  eligible  for  re-appointment  by  selection  on  the
recommendation  of  a  selection  committee  constituted  for  the  purpose,  for  only
one  more  term  of  five  years  in  the  university  in  which  he  is  serving.

(5) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall,—

(a) be  the  principal  officer-in-charge  of  the  conduct  of  university

examinations,  tests  and  evaluation,  and  declaration  of  their  results;

(b) be the Member-Secretary of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation
and of the committees appointed by the Board except the committees constituted
for  appointment  of  paper-setters,  examiners  and  moderators;

(c) be  responsible  for  making  all  arrangements  necessary  for  holding

examinations,  tests  and  evaluation,  and  for  timely  declaration  of  results;

(d) evolve  and  implement  in  consultation  with  the  Board  of  Examinations
and Evaluation, processes for proper and smooth conduct of examinations and
evaluation;

(e) prepare and announce in advance the programme of examinations, after

seeking  approval  of  the  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation;

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(f) arrange  for  printing  of  question  papers;

(g) postpone  or  cancel  examinations,  in  part  or  in  whole,  in  the  event  of
malpractices or if the circumstances so warrant, and take disciplinary action or
initiate  any  civil  or  criminal  proceedings  against  any  person  or  a  group  of
persons or  a college  or an  institution alleged  to have  committed malpractices,
in  consultation  with  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(h) take  disciplinary  action  where  necessary  against  the  candidates,  paper
setters, examiners, moderators, or any other persons connected with examinations
and evaluation, found guilty of malpractices in relation to the examinations and
evaluation;

(i) review,  from  time  to  time,  the  results  of  university  examinations  and
evaluation,  and  forward  reports  thereon  to  the  Board  of  Examinations  and
Evaluation;

(j) strive to declare the results of every examination and evaluation conducted
by  the  University  within  thirty  days  from  the  last  date  of  the  examination  for
that  particular  course  and  shall  in  any  case  declare  the  results  latest  within
forty-five  days  as  provided  in  section  89  and  in  case  of  delay,  prepare  a
detailed  report  outlining  the  reasons;

(k) take  all  steps  for  implementation  of  all  academic  and  administrative

decisions  taken  by  the  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation;

(l) implement decisions taken by the various university authorities, connected

with  the  examination  and  evaluation  process;

(m) implement all policy and operative decisions with reference to the choice
based  credit  system,  both  at  the  under-graduate,  post-graduate  levels  and  in
other  teaching  programmes;

(n) organize  workshops  for  teachers  in  the  subjects  concerned,  in  order  to
acquaint  them  with  new  trends  in  the  assessment  processes,  such  as  cognitive
and  summative  assessment,  creation  and  use  of  repository  of  questions,  use
of  technology  in  paper  setting  and  conduct  of  examinations,  tests  and
evaluation;

(o) ensure  innovative  and  effective  use  of  information  and  communication
technology in the entire process of the conduct of examinations and evaluation;

(p) arrange  for  proper  assessment  of  performance  of  candidates  at  the

examinations  and  process  the  results;

(q) ensure that answer books for all degree examinations are assessed through

the  central  assessment  system;

(r) ensure  that  every  teacher  and  non-teaching  employee  in  the  university,
affiliated  or  conducted  college  or  recognized  institution  renders  necessary
assistance  and  service  in  respect  of  examinations  of  the  university  and  in
evaluation  process;

(s) carry  out  all  other  duties  and  functions  assigned  to  him  by  the  Board

of Examinations  and Evaluation;

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(t) undertake  any  other  task  assigned  to  him  by  the  university  authorities
to  carry  out  the  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation,  and
to  ensure  that  the  objects  of  the  university  are  accomplished;

(u) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or  under this Act  or assigned to him  by the Vice-Chancellor  and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

Finance and
Accounts
Officer.

18. (1) The  Finance  and Accounts  Officer  shall  be  the  principal  finance,
accounts and audit officer of the university. He shall be a full-time salaried officer
and  shall  work  directly  under  the  superintendence,  direction  and  control  of  the
Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The  Finance  and Accounts  Officer  shall  be  a  person  who  is  a  chartered
accountant  or  a  cost  accountant,  with  professional  experience  of  not  less  than
five  years.

(3) In case the person possessing the qualifications and experience as specified
in sub-section (2) cannot be appointed, the Finance and Accounts Officer may be
appointed  from  amongst  the  Government  Officers  of  the  State  Finance  and
Accounts  Service,  holding  the  post  not  below  the  rank  of  Deputy  Director.

(4) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
on  the  recommendation  of  the  Selection  Committee  constituted  for  the  purpose
under  this  Act.

(5) The  appointment  of  the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer  shall  be  for  a  term
of  five  years  or  till  the  age  of  superannuation,  whichever  is  earlier,  and  he  shall
not  be  eligible  for  re-appointment  in  that  university.

(6) The  Finance  and Accounts  Officer  shall,—

(a) exercise general supervision over the funds of the university and advise

the  Vice-Chancellor  as  regards  the  finances  of  the  university;

(b) hold  and  manage  the  funds,  property  and  investments,  including  trust
and  endowed  property,  for  furthering  the  objects  of  the  university,  with  the
approval of the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) ensure that the limits fixed by the university for recurring and non-recurring
expenditure for a year are not exceeded,  and  that all allocations are expended
for  the  purposes  for  which  they  are  granted  or  allotted;

(d) keep watch on the state of the cash and bank balances and investments;

(e) ensure  effective  revenue  management  by  keeping  watch  on  the  process
and  progress  of  collection  of  revenue,  and  advise  the  Vice-Chancellor  on  the
methods  to  be  employed  in  this  regard;

(f) perform  the  duties  under  clauses  (a)  to  (e)  as  per  the  Maharashtra

Universities  Account  Code;

(g) get  the  accounts  of  the  university  audited,  regularly;

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(h) ensure  that  the  registers  of  buildings,  land,  equipment,  machinery  and
other  assets  are  maintained  up-to-date  and  that  the  physical  verification  and
reconciliation  of  these  assets  and  other  consumable  material  in  all  offices,
conducted  colleges,  workshops  and  stores  of  the  university  are  conducted
regularly;

(i) propose to the Vice-Chancellor that explanation be called for unauthorized
expenditure or other financial irregularities from any academic member or non-
vacation academic staff or an officer of the university of the rank of Assistant
Registrar  or  equivalent  and  above;

(j) propose to the Registrar that explanation be called from any non- academic
member  of  the  university,  other  than  the  teacher,  non-vacation  academic  staff
and an officer of the university of the rank of Assistant Registrar or equivalent
and above, for unauthorized expenditure or irregularities in any particular case,
and  recommend  disciplinary  action  against  the  persons  in  default;

(k) call for, from any office, centre, laboratory, conducted college, department
of  the  university  or  university  institution,  any  information  and  returns  that  he
thinks  necessary  for  the  proper  discharge  of  his  financial  responsibilities;

(l) maintain  the  minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Finance  and Accounts

Committee;

(m) be  responsible  for  preparation  and  maintenance  of  accounts  by  double
entry  accounting  system,  on  accrual  basis,  presenting  the  annual  financial
estimates (budget), statement of accounts and audit reports, to the Finance and
Accounts  Committee  and  to  the  Management  Council;

(n) prepare financial reports as required by the various authorities or bodies
of  the  university,  the  State  Government,  the  Central  Government,  the  Central
Educational  Commissions  or  Councils,  Commission,  University  Grants,
Commission and All India Council for Technical Education and any such body
providing  funds  to  the  university;

(o) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or under this Act or assigned to him by the Vice- Chancellor and Pro- Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

19. (1) The Director of Sub-campus shall be a full time officer who shall work

under  the  superintendence,  direction  and  control  of  the  Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The  Director  of  Sub-campus  shall  be  a  person  who  is  holding  the  post  of
professor  or  principal  or  equivalent  position  in  any  university  or  institute  of
national repute engaged in teaching, research and development activities, with not
less  than  fifteen  years  teaching  or  research  or  administrative  experience.

(3) The  appointment  of  the  Director  of  Sub-Campus  shall  be  made  by  the
Vice- Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for
the  purpose  under  this  Act.

(4) The Appointment of the Director of Sub-Campus shall be for a term of five
years  or  till  the  age  of  super-annuation,  whichever  is  earlier,  and  he  shall  be
eligible  for  re-appointment,  by  selection  on  the  recommendation  of  a  selection
committee constituted for the purpose, for only one more term of five years in the
university  in  which  he  is  serving.

Director  of
Sub-Campus
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(5) The Director of Sub-Campus shall,—

(a) be  the  chief  academic  and  administrative  officer  of  the  Sub-Campus;
(b) oversee and monitor the administration of the academic programmes of

the  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  in  the  district;

(c) oversee  and  monitor  general  administration  of  the  Sub-Campus  of  the
university  and  ensure  efficiency  and  good  order  of  the  university  departments
or  schools  or  institutions  on  the  Sub-Campus;

(d) act as a link between the university, colleges and recognized institutions
in  the  district,  as  well  as  departments,  schools  or  institutions  on  the  Sub-
Campus  of  the  university;

(e) ensure that appropriate actions as are needed for maintenance of quality
of  teaching,  as  specified  by  the  Internal  Quality  Assurance  Cell  and  the
university  authorities,  are  initiated,  records  thereof  are  maintained,  teachers
appraisal  by  students  is  carried  out  and  reports  thereof  are  sent  to  university
authorities;

(f) co-ordinate evaluation, academic training workshops or seminars, quality
measurement and other academic, administrative, financial and related activities
in  the  district  and  on  the  Sub-campus;

(g) ensure  establishment  of  inter-institutional  and  intra-institutional
information and communication technology linkages among the affiliated colleges
and  recognized  institutions  in  the  district;

(h) ensure  that  the  decisions  of  the  colleges  or  university  departments,
schools, institutions on the Sub-Campus and their functioning is not inconsistent
with  this  Act,  Statutes  and  Regulations;

(i) organize  workshops  and  training  programmes  for  the  benefit  of  the

teaching  and  support  staff  in  the  district  and  on  the  Sub-Campus;

(j) ensure  that  financial  discipline  is  maintained  and  expenditures  of  the
campus are within the budgetary provisions recommended by the Sub-Campus
committee  and  sanctioned  by  the  Finance  and  Accounts  Committee  of  the
university;

(k) ensure  that  the  annual  audited  accounts  related  to  the  Sub-Campus  are

prepared  and  sent  to  the  university  at  the  end  of  each  financial  year;

(l) undertake  any  other  task  that  may  be  assigned  to  him  by  the  university
authorities  to  ensure  that  the  objectives  of  the  university  are  accomplished;
(m) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or  under this Act  or assigned to him  by the Vice-Chancellor  and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

Director  of
Innovation,
Incubation
and
Linkages.

20. (1) The  Director  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages  shall  be  a  full
time  salaried  officer  who  shall  be  responsible  for  creation  and  cultivation  of  an
enabling  environment  to  propagate  the  concept  of  innovation,  for  converting
innovative ideas into working models through a process of incubation which shall
finally  lead  to  creation  of  an  enterprise  and  to  cultivate,  establish,  maintain  and
strengthen  the  link  of  the  university  with  premier  national  and  international
universities  and  institutions.  He  shall  work  directly  under  the  superintendence,
direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.

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(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the Director
of  the  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages  shall  be  as  may  be  specified  by  the
State  Government,  by  an  Order  published  in  the Official  Gazette.

(3) The Appointment of Director of Innovation, Incubation and Linkages shall
be made by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection committee
constituted  for  the  purpose  under  this  Act.

(4) The Appointment  of  the  Director  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages
shall be for a term of five years or the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier,
and  he  shall  be  eligible  for  re-appointment  by  selection  on  the  recommendation
of  a  selection  committee  constituted  for  the  purpose,  for  only  one  more  term  of
five  years  in  the  university  in  which  he  is  serving.

(5) The  Director  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages  shall,—

(a) be the principal officer who shall lead and provide vision to the Centre
for  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Enterprise  with  his  dynamism  and  enterprise;

(b) spearhead  the  awareness  and  training  programmes  for  imparting

education  on  intellectual  property  rights  and  aspects  associated  therewith;

(c) organize training programmes for creating awareness on the importance

of  entrepreneurship;

(d) organize  and  create  support  system  for  cultivation  and  incubation  of
good  ideas  into  a  scalable  mode  that  would  eventually  culminate  into  the
establishment  of  small,  medium  and  large  industry;

(e) work  towards  creating  a  liaison  with  national  and  international  bodies
and  agencies  involved  in  creating  and  developing  entrepreneurial  skills  in
students;

(f) take all steps to  facilitate colleges to establish linkages with knowledge

based  and  other  types  of  industries;

(g) conduct  training  programmes  to  guide  the  young  entrepreneurs  in
operational  aspects,  legal  aspects,  intellectual  property  rights,  patent  related
issues,  business  model  creation  and  financial  aspects;

(h) implement  the  policies  and  strategies  for  promotion  of  international
linkages with premier national and international universities and institutions, as
envisaged  by  the  Board  of  National  and  International  Linkages  and  the
university  authorities;

(i) process  applications  for  visits  of  teachers  and  students  from  university
departments,  institutions,  conducted  colleges,  colleges  and  recognized
institutions  to  national  and  international  universities  or  institutions  and  assist
them  on  logistic  support  for  such  visits;

(j) oversee and  monitor administration  of  Foreign Students Assistance Cell

which  gives  facility  of  a  Single  Window  Operation  to  the  foreign  students;

(k) process  the  applications  received  from  foreign  students  for  their  visits

to  other  parts  of  India;

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(l) supervise  the  working  of  the  Migrant  Indian  Students’  Cell  established
for  providing  Single  Window  Operation  for  students  coming  from  other  parts
of  the  country;

(m) undertake any other task that may be assigned to him by the university
authorities, to ensure that the objectives of the Board for Innovation, Incubation
and  Enterprise  and  Board  of  National  and  International  Linkages  are
accomplished;

(n) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as prescribed
by or  under this Act  or assigned to him  by the Vice-Chancellor  and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

Director,
Knowledge
Resource
Center.

21. (1) Director, Knowledge Resource Center shall be a full time salaried officer
of  the  university  and  shall  be  in-charge  of  the  Knowledge  Resource  Centre  in  the
university.  He  shall  work  directly  under  the  superintendence,  direction  and  control
of the Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The  qualifications,  experience,  emoluments  and  terms  and  conditions  of
service of the Director, Knowledge Resource Center shall be as recommended by
the University Grants Commission, in the case of university librarian and adopted
by  the  State  Government.

(3) The appointment of the Director Knowledge Resource Center shall be made
by  the  Vice-Chancellor  on  the  recommendation  of  the  selection  committee
constituted  for  the  purpose.

(4) The  Director  Knowledge Resource  Center shall,—

(a) be  a  Member-Secretary  of  the  Knowledge  Resource  Centre  Committee
and shall ensure proper implementation of the decisions taken by the Knowledge
Resource Centre Committee;

(b) be the custodian of all books, periodicals, manuscripts, journals in print,
audio  and  digital  format,  and  equipment  in  the  Knowledge  Resource  Center;

(c) evolve and implement such processes and procedures to ensure that the
books,  periodical,  manuscripts,  journals  and  equipment  in  the  Knowledge
Resource Centre are not lost or damaged, and no irregularities take place in the
Knowledge  Resource  Center;

(d) cause  periodical  verification  of  stock,  prepare  appropriate  report  that
includes losses, and place it before the Knowledge Resource Center Committee;

(e) be  responsible  for  the  development,  modernization,  up  keeping  and

management  of  university  Knowledge  Resource  Center;

(f) render  assistance  and  guidance  to  the  concerned  officer  at  Knowledge

Resource  Center  on  the  Sub-Campus  of  the  university;

(g) render  assistance  and  advice  to  libraries  and  librarians  of  affiliated
colleges  and  recognized  institutions  by  conducting  annual  meeting  of  the
librarians  of  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

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(h) conduct  training  programmes  and  workshops  to  update  the  skills  and

knowledge  of  librarians  of  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(i) create  awareness  among  the  students  of  various  departments  of  the
university regarding the availability of resources, information, search techniques
and  databases  through  the  information  literacy  programme;

(j) undertake  any  other  task  assigned  to  him  by  the  university  authorities
to ensure that the objectives of Knowledge Resource Center are accomplished;

(k) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or  under this Act  or assigned to him  by the Vice-Chancellor  and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

22. (1) The  Director  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension  shall  be  a  full  time
salaried  officer  of  the  university  and  shall  be  responsible  to  carry  out  the  activities
of  the  Board  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension.  He  shall  work  directly  under  the
superintendence,  direction  and  control  of  the  Vice-Chancellor.

Director
o f
Lifelong
Learning
and
Extention.

(2) The  qualifications,  experience,  emoluments  and  terms  and  conditions  of
service of the Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension shall be as recommended
by  the  University  Grants  Commission  and  adopted  by  the  State  Government.

(3) The Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension shall be appointed by the
Vice- Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for
the  purpose  under  this  Act.

(4) The  appointment  shall  be  for  a  term  of  five  years  or  till  the  age  of
superannuation, whichever is earlier and he shall be eligible for reappointment in
the manner provided in sub-section (3) for only one more term of five years in the
university  in  which  he  is  serving.

(5) The Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension shall be the ex-officio head

of  the  Department  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension.

(6) The Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension shall,—

(a) be  responsible  for  implementation  of  policies  and  recommendations  of

the  Board  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension;

(b) promote  research  in  the  field  of  lifelong  learning,  value  education,  life

skills  for  adults  and  senior  citizens,  and  for  longevity;

(c) organize lower level skills development programmes for training female

and  male  nurses  to  handle  elderly  patients  or  terminally  ill  patients;

(d) organize the teaching programmes which include certificate and diploma
programmes  for  graduate  students  and  advanced  diploma  programmes  at
post-graduate  level  in  value  education  and  longevity;

(e) organize  post-graduate  teaching  programmes  exclusively  in  the  domain

of  value  education  and  life  skills  for  adults  and  senior  citizens;

(f) organize and co-ordinate awareness activities for adults and senior citizens
on  life  skills  for  coping  with  old  age,  information  on  social  organization  and
Government  Schemes  for  elderly  persons  and  briefing  on  home  for  the  aged;

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(g) undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities
so as to carry out objectives of the Board for Lifelong Learning and Extension;

(h) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or  under this Act  or assigned to him  by the Vice-Chancellor  and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

23. (a)  (1) The  Director  of  Students’  Development  shall  be  nominated
by  the  Vice-Chancellor,  fr om  amo ngst  the  teachers  having  minimum
aggregate teaching experience of ten years and desired exposure in the field of extra-
curricular and extension activities. He shall work directly under the superintendence,
directions  and  control  of  the  Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The  emoluments,  tenure,  and  terms  and  conditions  of  service  shall  be  as

prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

Director  of
Students’
Develop-
ment  and
Director  of
National
Service
Scheme.

(3)  The  Director  of  Students’  Development  shall,—

(a) work towards promotion of cultural, recreational and welfare activities of

students  in  colleges,  institutions  and  university  departments;

(b) conduct  leadership  training  programmes  for  students;

(c) ensure that there are mentors and counselling cells for the young students

in  colleges,  institutions  and  university  departments;

(d) organize  anti-ragging  committees  and  squads  and  ensure  that  all
necessary measures are taken to prevent ragging in the university, colleges and
the  institutions;

(e) look  into  the  grievances  and  general  welfare  of  the  students;

(f) help  in  building-up  the  all-round  personality  of  students  and  to  groom

them  to  be  future  leaders  and  confident  adults;

(g) organize cultural and recreational activities jointly with regional, national

and  international  bodies;

(h) promote the interest of the youth and develop their skills for appreciation

of  the  fine  and  performing  arts,  pure  arts  and  literary  skills;

(i) organize  university,  state,  national  and  international  level  competitions,
skills development workshops and interactive programmes in various fields for
the  students;

(j) train the students for state, national and international level competitions

in  various  cultural  activities;

(k) conduct  elections  to  the  University  Students’  Council;
(l) to  prepare  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Students’  Development  to  be

submitted  before  the  Senate;

(m) undertake  any  other  task  assigned  to  him  by  the  university  authorities

to  carry  out  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Students’  Development;

(n) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or under this Act or assigned to him, by the Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

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(b)  (1)  the  Director  of    National  Service  Scheme  shall  be    nominated    by  the
Vice- Chancellor  from amongst the  teachers having minimum  aggregate teaching
experience  of  ten  years,  experience  of  at  least  three  years  as  NSS  Programme
Officer  and  desired  exposure  in  the  field  of  National  Service  Scheme  activities.

(2)  The  emoluments  tenure  and  terms  and  conditions  of  service  shall  be  as

prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

(3) The Director of National Service Scheme shall,—

(i) work towards promotion, co-ordination and conduct of different activities
under  National  Service  Scheme  in  colleges,  institutions  and  university
departments;

(ii) organize  university,  State,  National  and  International  level  workshops,

seminars,  camps,  competitions  for  National  Service  Scheme  volunteers;

(iii) train  the  students  for  State,  National  and  International  competition;

(iv) undertake any other task assigned to him by the State National Service
Scheme  co-ordinator  and  the  university  authorities  to  carry  out  the  objectives
of National Service Scheme;

(v) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or  under this Act  or assigned to him  by the Vice-Chancellor  and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

24. (1) The Director of Sports and Physical Education shall be a full time  Director,
and  Physical  Education  salaried  officer  responsible  for  promoting  the  culture  of
sports  and  supervising  sports  related  activities  in  the  university,  colleges  and
recognized  institutions.  He  shall  work  under  the  superintendence,  direction  and
control of the Vice-Chancellor.

Director  of
Sports  and
Physical
Education

(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the Director
of  Sports  and  Physical  Education  shall  be  such  as  may  be  specified  by  the  State
Government,  by  an  order  published  in  the Official  Gazette.

(3) The  Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education  shall  be  appointed  by  the
Vice- Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for
the  purpose  under  this  Act.

(4) The appointment of the Director of Sports and Physical Education shall be
for a term of five years or the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier, and he
shall  be  eligible  for  re-appointment  by  selection  on  the  recommendation  of  a
selection  committee  constituted  for  the  purpose,  for  only  one  more  term  of  five
years  in  the  university  in  which  he  is  serving.

(5) The  Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education  shall,—

(a) cultivate excellence in various domains of sports and also to promote a

spirit  of  healthy  competition;

(b) promote  sports,  culture  and  organize  activities  in  the  field  of  sports  in

colleges,  institutions  and  university  departments;

(c) co-ordinate and organize activities related to various sports jointly with

regional  and  national  bodies;

(d) organize  university  level  competitions,  sports  skill  development  camps

in  various  sports  on  the  university  campus;

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members  of
authorities,
bodies  and
employees
of  univer-
sity  to  be
public
servants.

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(e) train  students  for  regional,  national  and  international  competitions  in

various  sports;

(f) to  prepare  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Sports  and  Physical  education  to

be  submitted  before  the  Senate;

(g) undertake any  other task  that may  be assigned  to  him  by the  university
authorities,  so  as  to  carry  out  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Sports  and  Physical
education;

(h) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed
by or  under this Act  or assigned to him  by the Vice-Chancellor  and Pro-Vice-
Chancellor, from time to time.

25. All salaried officers, members of the authorities, committees or bodies, teachers
of the university and other employees of the university, shall be deemed to be public
servants  within  the  meaning  of  section  21  of  the  Indian  Penal  Code.

XLV
o f
1860.

CHAPTER    IV
AUTHORITIES  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY

26. The  following  shall  be  the  authorities  of  the  university,  namely:

(1)  the  Senate;

(2)  the  Management  Council;

(3) the Academic Council;

(4)  the  Faculty;

(5)  the  Board  of  Deans;

(6)  the  Board  of  Sub-campuses  of  the  university;

(7)  the  Board  of  Studies;

(8)  the  Board  of  University  Departments  and  Inter-disciplinary  studies;

(9)  the  Board  of  Post-Graduate  Education  in  Colleges;

(10)  the  Board  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension;

(11)  the  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation;

(12)  the  Board  of  Information  Technology;

(13)  the  Board  of  National  and  International  Linkages;

(14)  the  Board  for  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Enterprise;
(15)  the  Board  of  Students’  Development;
(16)  the  Board  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education;

(17)  the  Board  of  Research;

(18)  such  other  bodies  of  the  university  as  are  designated  by  the  Statutes,  to

be  the  authorities  of  the  university.

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27. Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  other  provisions  of  this Act,  in
consultation with the Chancellor, the State Government shall, by an order published
in the Official Gazette, specify the eligibility conditions for being elected, nominated
or  co-opted  as  a  member  of  any  authority  of  the  university.

Power  of
State
Government
to  specify
eligibility
conditions
for  being
member  of
any  authority
of  university.

28. (1) The Senate shall be the principal authority for all financial estimates and
budgetary  appropriations  and  for  providing  social  feedback  to  the  university  on
current  and  future  academic  programmes.

Senate.

(2)  The  Senate  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,  namely:—

(a) the  Chancellor  -  Chairperson;

(b) the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(d) the  Deans  of  Faculties;

(e) the Director  of Board  of Examinations  and Evaluation;

(f) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer;

(g) the  Directors  of  Sub-campuses  of  the  university;

(h) the  Director,  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages;

(i) the Director of  Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of

Joint Director;

(j) the  Director  of Technical  Education  or  his  nominee  not  below  the  rank

of  Joint  Director;

(k) the  Director  Knowledge  Resource  Center  of  the  university;

(l) the  Director  of  Board  of  Students’  Development;

(m) the  Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education;

(n) the  Director  of  Board of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension;

(o) ten  Principals  of  affiliated,  conducted,  autonomous  colleges  which  are
accredited  by  National  Assessment  and  Accreditation  Council  (NAAC)  or
National Board of Accreditation, (NBA), as the case may be, to be elected by
the collegium of principals from amongst themselves; of whom one each shall
be  a  person  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  De-notified
Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes,  Other  Backward  Classes,  and  one
shall  be  a  woman;

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(p) six  representatives  of  Management  -  to  be  elected  from  among  the
collegium of management representatives of the affiliated colleges or institutions
out  of  whom  one  shall  be  from  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled  Tribes  or
Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes
category,  by  rotation,  and  one  shall  be  woman  :

Provided that, such representatives of management to be elected shall be the
representatives  of  management  of  colleges  which  are  accredited  by  National
Assessment  and Accreditation  Council  or  National  Board  of Accreditation  as
the  case  may  be  :

Provided  further  that,  where  a  management  conducts  one  or  more  Colleges
or  institutions,  only  one  representative  of  such  management  shall  be  eligible
for  being  included  in  collegium  of  Management  Representatives;

(q) the  president  and  the  secretary  of  the  University  Students’  Council;

(r) ten teachers other than principals and directors of recognised institutions
to  be  elected  by  the  collegium  of  teachers  from  amongst  themselves  of  whom
one  each  shall  be  a  person  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes,
and  one  shall  be  a  woman;

(s) three teachers to be elected by the collegium of University teachers from
amongst themselves, of whom one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled
Castes  or  Scheduled Tribes  or  De-notified  Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic
Tribes  or  Other  Backward  Classes,  by  rotation,  and  one  shall  be  a  woman;

(t) ten registered graduates having graduated at least five years prior to the
date  of  nomination,  to  be  elected  from  amongst  the  collegium  of  registered
graduates, of whom one each shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes, Other
Backward  Classes,  and  one  shall  be  a  woman  :

Provided  that,  the  registered  graduates  shall  not  include  the  graduates
falling in or covered by the category of teachers (regular or on contract basis,
irrespective of their teaching experience), principals, heads of the departments,
management  or  any  other  categories  mentioned  in  this  sub-section;

(u) ten  persons  nominated  by  the  Chancellor,  of  whom  four  shall  be  from
the  field  of  agriculture,  social  work,  co-operative  movement,  legal,  financial,
banking  and  cultural  activities  and  of  the  remaining  six  persons,  one  is  from
the  industry,  one  is  an  educationist,  one  is  a  scientist,  one  is  a  person  from
performing  and  fine  arts  or  literature  or  sports,  one  is  from  an  organization
involved  in  Environment  or  Preservation  of  Nature  related  tasks,  and  one  is
from an organization involved in women’s development or senior citizens welfare
or  communications  and  media;

(v) two  persons,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  one  shall  be  a  non-
teaching  employee  of  the  university  and  one  shall  be  from  amongst  the  non-
teaching  employees  of  the  affiliated  colleges  or  recognized  institutions;

(w) two  Members  of  Legislative Assembly  nominated  by  Speaker  of

Legislative  Assembly  for  a  tenure  of  two  and  half  years;

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(x) one Member of Legislative Council nominated by Chairman of Legislative

Council  for  a  tenure  of  two  and  half  years;

(y) one  Member  of  Municipal  Council  or  Municipal  Corporation  to  be

nominated  by  Vice-Chancellor  by  rotation  for  a  tenure  of  one  year;

(z) one representative of the Education Committees of Zilla Parishads within
the university area, nominated by the Education Committee for the term of one
year,  by  rotation;

(za) the Registrar - Member-Secretary.

(3) The  Chancellor  shall  normally  preside  over  the  senate  and  in  his  absence

the Vice-Chancellor shall preside.

(4) The  Senate  shall  meet at  least  twice  a  year  on  the  date to  be  fixed  by  the

Chancellor.  One  of  the  meetings  shall  be  the  annual  meeting.

29. The  Senate  shall  transact  the  following  business  at  its  meeting,  namely:—

(a) to give suggestions to the university  authorities on improvements that can
be made in all areas and domains that are an integral part of the university, namely,
academics,  research  and  development,  administration  and  governance;

(b) to  review  current  academic programmes  and  collaborative  programmes;

(c) to  suggest  new  academic  programmes  consistent  with  the  societal

requirements  in  higher  education;

(d) to  suggest  measures  for  improvement  and  development  of  the  university;

(e) to  confer,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Management  Council,  honorary

degrees  or  other  academic  distinctions;

(f) to  review  broad  policies  and  programmes  of  the  university  and  suggest

measures  for  its  improvement  and  development;

(g) to receive, discuss and approve the annual financial estimate (budget), the
annual  report,  accounts,  audit  reports  and  their  satisfactory  compliances  along
with its certification by the auditor and the disciplinary or otherwise action taken
report  in  this  regard  by  the  University;

(h) to approve comprehensive perspective plan and annual plan for the location
of colleges and institutions of higher learning, as recommended by the Academic
Council;

(i) to review and adopt the report of students’ grievance redressal report to be

presented  by  Registrar  of  the  University;

(j) to review and adopt the reports of the Board of Students’ Development and

Board  of  Sports  to  be  presented  by  the  concerned  directors;

(k) to give suggestions to the University authorities on improvements that can
be made in the  area and domains of student welfare,  sports, cultural activities of
the  University;

(l) to  make,  amend  or  repeal  statutes.

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Management
Council.

30. (1) The  Management  Council  shall  be  the  principal  executive  and  policy
making  authority  of  the  university  and  shall  be  responsible  for  administering  the
affairs  of  the  university  and  carrying  out  such  duties,  which  are  not  specifically
assigned  to  any  other  authority.

(2) There  shall  be  not  less  than  four  meetings  of  the  Management  Council  in

a  year.

(3) The procedure for conduct of business to be followed at a meeting including
the quorum at the  meeting and such other matters in relation  to meetings as may
be  necessary,  shall  be  such  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

(4) The  Management  Council  shall  consist  of  following  members,  namely:—

(a) the Vice-Chancellor-Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) one  eminent  person  from  the  field  of  education,  industry,  agriculture,
commerce,  banking,  finance,  social,  cultural  and  other  allied  fields  to  be
nominated  by  the  Chancellor;

(d) two Deans to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor for tenure of two and

half  year;

(e) One  head or  Director, nominated  by the Vice-Chancellor from  amongst
the heads or Directors of University Departments or University institutions for
a  tenure  of  one  year,  by  rotation:

Provided  that,  in  rotating  the  heads  or  Directors  amongst  Departments  or
University institutions, the earlier Departments or University institutions, which
were  given  an  opportunity  of  representation  shall  be  ignored;

(f) two  principals  to  be  elected  by  the  Senate  from  amongst  the  principals
who  are  the  members  of  the  Senate,  out  of  whom  one  shall  be  elected  from
amongst  the  principals  who  have  been  elected  from  Scheduled  Castes  or
Scheduled  Tribes  or  De-notified  Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis) or  Nomadic  Tribes  or
Other  Backward  Class  categories,  by  rotation;

(g) two teachers who are not principals or directors of recognised institutions
to be elected by the Senate from  amongst the  teachers and  university teachers
who  are  the  members  of  the  Senate,  out  of  whom  one  shall  be  elected  from
amongst  the  teachers  and  university  teachers  who  have  been  elected  from
Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or
Nomadic  Tribes  or  Other  Backward  Class  categories,  by  rotation;

(h) two representatives of managements to be elected by Senate from amongst
the  representatives  of  management  who  are  members  of  Senate,  and  further
provided that same management shall not have second consecutive institutional
representation:

Provided that, out of the two representatives under this clause, one member
shall be elected by rotation, from amongst the Scheduled  Castes or Scheduled
Tribes,  or  De-notified  Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Other  Backward  Class;

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(i) two  registered  graduates  elected  by  Senate  from  amongst  elected
registered graduate members of Senate, out of whom one shall be elected from
amongst the registered graduates who have been elected from Scheduled Castes
or  Scheduled  Tribes  or  De-notified  Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes
or  Other  Backward  Class  categories,  by  rotation;

(j) two members elected by the Academic Council from amongst its members,
one  of  whom shall  be  from  amongst the  elected  teachers  who are  members  of
the  Council  and  another  shall  be  a  woman;

(k) one eminent-expert from the institute or organization of National repute
to  be  nominated  by  the  Vice-Chancellor  in  consultation  with  the  Chancellor;
(l) the  Secretary,  Higher  Education  or  his  nominee  not  below  the  rank  of

Deputy  Secretary  or  Joint  Director  of  Higher  Education;

(m) the Director of Higher Education or his nominee, not below the rank of

Joint  Director of  Higher  Education;

(n) the Director  of Technical Education  or his  nominee not below  the rank

of  Joint  Director  of  Technical  Education;
(o) the Registrar-Member-Secretary;
1[ Provided that, for the election of the candidate from the reserved categories,
under clauses (f), (g), (h) and (i), for the initial term of Management  Council,
immediately after the commencement of this Act, point of rotation for reserved
categories under the said clauses shall be decided by drawing of lots by Vice-
Chancellor,  and  while  drawing  of  lots,  it  shall  be  ensured  that  the  person
belonging  to  each  reserved  category  shall  have  representation  on  the
Management Council.]
(5) The Finance and Accounts Officer and the Director, Board of Examinations
and Evaluation shall be invitees  of the Management Council, but they shall have
no  right  to  vote.

(6) President  of  the  university  students  council  shall  be  invitee,  who  shall

attend  the  meeting  as  and  when  invited:

Provided  that,  such  President  shall  be  invited  at  least  in  every  three  months
to discuss the issues related to the students’ development, welfare and grievances.
31. The  Management  Council  shall  have  the  following  powers  and  duties,

namely:—

(a) to  review  and  deliberate  on  short  and  long  term  reforms  in  academic,
research  and  development  activities,  finances,  management  and  governance
that are taking place at the national and global level with a view to allow them
to  percolate  into  the  university;

(b) to study  and decide  upon the  operative mechanism  for the  reforms that
would be recommended by the Commission in all the domains of the university;
(c) to  make  such  provisions,  as  may  enable  colleges  and  institutions  to
undertake  specialized  studies  and  courses,  and  where  necessary  or  desirable,
organize and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, museums and
equipment  for  teaching  and  research;

(d) to establish departments, colleges, schools, centres, institutions of higher
learning,  research  and  specialized  studies,  on  the  recommendation  of  the
Academic Council;

(e) to  recommend  to  the  senate,  the  draft  of  statutes  or  amendment  or

repealment  of  statutes  for  approval;

1. This  proviso  was  added  by  Mah.  27  of  2018  s.  2.

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(f) to  make,  amend  or  repeal  ordinances  and  regulations;

(g) to control and arrange for administration of assets and properties of the

university;

(h) to  discuss  and  approve  with  modifications,  if  any,  the  annual  financial
estimates  or budget,  that is  to  say  the  fund  which  may be  received from  State
Government, university funds and other funding agencies separately, as received
from  the  Finance  and Accounts  Committee;

(i) to consider proposals to enter into, amend, carry out and cancel contracts

on  behalf  of  the  university;

(j) to determine the form of common seal for the university and provide for

its  use;

(k) to accept, on behalf of the university the transfer of any trusts, bequests,
donations and transfer of any movable, immovable and intellectual property to
the  university;

(l) to  transfer  by  sale  or  otherwise,  any  movable  or  intellectual  property

rights  on  behalf  of  the  university;

(m) to transfer by sale or lease or contract any immovable property to other

organization  with  the  prior  permission  of  the  State  Government:

Provided that, any immovable property may be permitted to be used for the
specific  period,  for  the  purpose  of  providing  essential  physical  facilities  for
accomplishment of objects of the university, such as bank, canteen, post office,
mobile  towers,  etc.,  without  prior  approval  of  the  State  Government;

(n) to  create  immovable  assets  in  the  form  of  land,  building  and  other

infrastructure  out  of  reserve  funds,  for  its  campus  and  sub-campuses;

(o) to  borrow,  lend  or  invest  funds  on  behalf  of  the  university  as

recommended  by  the  Finance  and  Accounts  Committee;

(p) to lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the university

for  specific  purposes;

(q) to provide buildings, premises, furniture, equipment and other resources

needed  for  the  conduct  of  the  work  of  the  university;

(r) to  recommend  the  conferment  of  honorary  degrees  and  academic

distinctions;

(s) to  institute  and  confer  such  degrees,  diplomas,  certificates  and  other
academic  distinctions  as  recommended  by  the Academic  Council  and  arrange
for  convocation  for  conferment  of  the  same,  as  provided  by  the  Ordinances;

(t) to  institute  fellowship,  travelling  fellowship,  scholarship,  studentship,
exhibitions,  awards,  medals  and  prizes  and  prescribe  Regulations  for  their
award;

(u) to make Regulations for collaborations with other universities, institutions
and organizations for mutually beneficial academic programmes recommended
by  the  Board  of  Deans;

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(v) to  create  posts  of  university  teachers  and  non-vacation  academic  staff
from  the  funds  of  the  university  and  from  the  funds  received  from  other
funding  agencies,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Academic  Council,  as  and
when  required,  and  prescribe  their  qualifications,  experience  and  pay-scales;

(w) to create posts of officers, non-teaching skilled, administrative, ministerial
staff  and  other  posts  from  the  funds  of  the  university  and  from  the  funds
received from other funding agencies, as and when required, and prescribe their
qualifications,  experience  and  pay-scales;

(x) to  prescribe  honoraria,  remunerations,  fees  and  travelling  and  other
allowances  for  paper-setters  and  other  examination  staff,  visiting  faculty,  and
fees  or  charges  for  any  other  services  rendered  to  the  university;

(y) to  recommend  to  the Academic  Council  the  comprehensive  perspective
plan  and  annual  plan  for  the  location  of  colleges  and  institutions  of  higher
learning,  as  prepared  by  the  Board  of  Deans;

(z) to consider and approve proposals for change or transfer of management
and  shifting  of  locations  of  colleges  and  institutions,  as  prescribed  in  the
Statutes;

(za) to  receive  and  consider  report  of  the  development  activities  of  the

university  received  from  the  Registrar  every  six  months;

(zb) to  confer  autonomous  status  on  university  departments,  university
institutions, affiliated colleges and recognized institutions on the recommendation
of  the  Academic  Council,  as  per  the  Statutes;

(zc) to  assess  and  approve  proposals  for  academic  programmes  received

from the Academic Council;

(zd) to  consider  and  adopt  the  annual  report,  annual  accounts  and  audit
report in respect of State Government funds, university funds and funds received
from  other  agencies  separately;

(ze) to cause an inquiry to be made in respect of any matter concerning the
proper  conduct,  working  and  finances  of  colleges,  institutions  or  departments
of  the  university;

(zf) to  delegate,  any  of  its  powers,  except  the  power  to  make,  amend  or
repeal Statutes and Ordinances, to the Vice-Chancellor or such officer or authority
of  the  university  or  a  committee  appointed  by  it,  as  it  thinks  fit;

(zg) to  define  the  functions,  duties,  powers  and  responsibilities  of
non-teaching  employees  in  the  university,  in  respect  of  the  posts  created
from  the  funds  of  the  university  and  from  the  funds  received  from  other
funding  agencies;

(zh) to  deal  with  the  cases  related  to  the  violation  of  prescribed  fees
according  to  the  provisions  of  the  Maharashtra  Educational  Institutions
(Prohibition  of  Capitation  Fee) Act,  1987  and  other  relevant Acts;

(zi) to accept donations, gifts and other forms of financial support from alumni,
philanthropists,  industries  and  other  stakeholders  and  prescribe  the  procedure  to
be  followed  by  the  university  for  accepting  such  donations,  gifts,  etc;

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(zj) to  impose  penalties  upon  the  erring  colleges  or  recognized  institutions

after  following  the  procedure  laid  down  by  the  Statutes;

(zk) to recommend to the State Government through the Vice-Chancellor to
appoint an Administrative Board for the affiliated college to run the management
of such college  in case of disputes regarding the management of such colleges,
till  the  dispute  is  statutorily  resolved.  The  constitution  of  this  board  and  the
process of its appointment shall be as prescribed by the Statutes. The decision
of  the  State  Government  in  this  regard  shall  be  final  and  binding;

(zl) to  develop  and  adopt  students’  charter.

Academic
Council.

32. (1) The Academic  Council  shall  be  the  principal  academic  authority  of  the
university  and  shall  be  responsible  for  regulating  and  maintaining  the  standards  of
teaching,  research  and  evaluation  in  the  university.  It  shall  also  be  responsible  for
laying  down  the  academic  policies  in  regard  to  maintenance  and  improvement  of
standards  of  teaching,  research,  extension,  collaboration  programmes  in  academic
matters  and  evaluation  of  workload  of  the  teachers.

(2) The Academic  Council  shall  meet  not  less  than  four  times  in  a  year.

(3) The Academic Council  shall consist of the  following members,  namely:—

(a) the Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) Deans  of  Faculties  and Associate  Deans  (if  any);

(d) Directors  of  Sub-campuses;

(e) Director  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages;

(f) the Vice-Chancellor  shall  nominate  the  following  members,  as  per  the
recommendations  of  the  search  committee  appointed  by  him  for  this  purpose,  in
consultation  with  the  Chancellor,  namely:—

(i) eight  Principals  of  conducted,  autonomous  or  affiliated  colleges  which
are  accredited  by  the  National Assessment  and Accrediation  Council  (NAAC)
or  National  Board  of Accreditation  (NBA),  as  the  case  may  be  of  whom  one
shall  be  woman  and  one  shall  be  a  person  belonging  Scheduled  Castes  or
Scheduled  Tribes  or  De-notified  Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes  or
Other  Backward  Class,  by  rotation;

(ii) two professors out of whom one shall be a person belonging Scheduled
Castes  or  Scheduled Tribes  or  De-notified  Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic
Tribes  or  Other  Backward  Class,  by  rotation;

(iii) one  head  of  a  recognized  institution;

(g) two teachers,  representing each faculty,  with not  less than fifteen  years of
teaching  experience  to  be  elected  by  the  collegiums  of  teachers  from  amongst
themselves  out  of  whom  one  each  shall  be  a  person  belonging  Scheduled  Castes
or  Scheduled  Tribes  or  De-notified  Tribes (Vimukta  Jaties)/  Nomadic  Tribes  or
Other  Backward  Class  provided  that  the  reservation  per  faculty  shall  be  decided
by  drawing  lots:

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Provided  that,  out  of  the  teachers  representing  each  faculties,  under  this

clause,  one  shall  be  a  woman,  to  be  decided  by  drawing  lots.

(h) one representative of management nominated by the Senate, from amongst

the  representatives  of  managements,  who  are  the  members  of  Senate;

(i) Eight eminent experts from the institutes or organizations of national repute,
such as Indian Institute of Technology, Indian  Institute of Science Education and
Research,  Indian  Institute  of  Management,  Indian  Space  Research  Organization,
Institute  of  Chartered  Accountants  of  India,  Institute  of  Cost  Accountants  of
India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Indian Council for Social Research,
Industrial Associations, Indian Olympic Association and allied fields and as much
as  possible  representing  all  the  faculties,  nominated  by  the  Chancellor;

(j) the Director of Higher Education or his nominee, not below the rank of the

Joint Director, Higher Education;

(k) the Director of Technical Education or his nominee, not below the rank of

the  Joint  Director,  Technical  Education;

(l) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

(m) Chairpersons  of  Board  of  Studies;

(n) Registrar-Member Secretary.

33. (1) The Academic  Council  shall  have  the  following  powers  and  duties,

namely:—

Powers  and
duties  of
Academic
Council.

(a) to  ensure  that  the  university  becomes  a  vibrant  hub  for  promotion  of
research and development, interactions and linkages with industries, cultivation
of intellectual property rights and entrepreneurship and incubation of knowledge
linked  industries;

(b) to consider and approve with modifications, if any, the matters referred

to  it  by  the  Board  of  Studies  through  the  faculty;

(c) to  ensure  that  there  are  choice  based  credit  systems  for  all  certificates,
diplomas, degrees, post-graduate programmes and other academic distinctions;

(d) to  ensure  that  the  spirit  of  research  and  entrepreneurship  percolates  to

all  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  of  the  university;

(e) to  approve  fees,  other  fees  and  charges  as  recommended  by  the  Board

of  Deans  through  the  fee  fixation  committee;

(f) to  recommend  to  the  Management  Council,  the  institution  of  degrees,

diplomas,  certificates  and  other  academic  distinctions;

(g) to  propose  draft  of  Ordinances  relating  to  the  academic  matter  to  the

Management  Council;

(h) to make, amend or repeal Ordinances and Regulations relating to academic

matters;

(i) to  allocate  subjects  to  the  faculties;

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(j) to  prescribe  qualifications  and  norms  for  appointment  of  paper-setters,
examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct of examinations
and  evaluation;

(k) to consider and make recommendations to the Management Council for
creation of posts of university teachers and non-vacation academic staff, required
by the university from the funds of the university and from the funds received
from other funding agencies and prescribe their qualifications, experience and
pay-scales;

(l) to  prescribe  norms  for  recognition  of  any  member  of  the  staff  of  an
affiliated  college  or  recognized  institution  as  a  teacher  of  the  university,  in
consonance with the norms of the University Grants Commission and the State
Government;

(m) to  prescribe  norms  for  granting  affiliation,  continuation  of  affiliation,
extension of affiliation to colleges, and recognition, continuation of recognition,
extension  of  recognition  to  institutions  of  higher  learning  and  research  or
specialized  studies;

(n) To  grant  affiliation  to  colleges  or  institutions  in  accordance  with  the

provisions  of  this  Act,  the  Statutes,  Ordinances  and  Regulations;

(o) to accord recognition to various certificate, diploma, advanced diploma
and  degrees  programmes  run  by  private  skills  education  providers  and
empowered  autonomous  skills  development  colleges,  in  consonance  with  the
norms  of  the  University  Grants  Commission  and  the  State  Government;

(p) to  recommend  to  the  senate  the  comprehensive  perspective  plan  as
prepared by the Board of Deans and recommended by the Management Council;

(q) to  approve  annual  plan  for  the  location  of  colleges  and  institutions  of
higher  learning,  as  prepared  by  the  Board  of  Deans  and  recommended  by  the
Management  Council;

(r) to  recommend  to  the  Management  Council  conferment  of  autonomous
status  on  institutions,  departments,  affiliated  or  conducted  colleges  and
recognized  institutions  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Statutes;

(s) to approve new courses, inter-disciplinary courses and short-term training

programmes  referred  to  it  by  the  Board  of  Deans;

(t) to  approve  the  course  syllabi,  paper-setters,  examiners  and  moderators
paper-setters, and  evaluation schemes of various courses recommended by the
faculty  concerned;

(u) to  advise  the  university  on  all  academic  matters  and  submit  to  the
Management Council feasibility reports on academic programmes recommended
by  the  Senate  at  its  previous  annual  meeting;

(v) to  create  policy,  procedure  and  practice  for  choice  based  credit  system

for all academic programmes;

(w) to  create  policy  for  mobility  of  students  among  various  universities  of
the State and also lay down the policy for giving flexibility to choose and learn
different  course  modules  among  different  faculties  in  a  university  or  other
universities  in  the  State;

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(x) to  work  out  the  procedures,  policies  and  practices  to  introduce  more
flexible approach to education and of ‘adaptive pace of learning’ with minimum
and  maximum  duration  for  completion  of  a  degree  and  other  academic
programmes;

(y) to ensure that the research projects are an integral part of choice based

modules  for  post-graduate  programmes;

(z) to prepare academic calendar of the university for the subsequent academic
year as per the guidelines from the University Grants Commission and the State
Government,  three  months  before  the  expiry  of  the  current  academic  year;

(za) to recommend to the Management Council establishment of departments,
colleges,  schools,  centres,  institutions  of  higher  learning,  research  and
specialized  studies;

(zb) to  exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  may
be  conferred  or  imposed  on  it  by  or  under  this Act,  the  Statutes,  Ordinances
and  Regulations.

(2) The Academic Council shall refer all matters or decisions involving financial

implications  to  the  Management  Council  for  approval.

34. (1) The faculty shall be the principal academic co-ordinating authority of
the  university  in  respect  of  studies  and  research  in  relation  to  the  subjects
included  in  the  respective  faculty  and  also  in  respect  of  studies  and  research  in
multi-faculties.

Faculty.

(2) The  university  shall  have  the  following  faculties,  namely:—

(i) Faculty  of  Science  and Technology;

(ii) Faculty  of  Commerce  and  Management;

(iii) Faculty  of  Humanities;

(iv) Faculty  of  Inter-disciplinary  Studies.

(3) Each faculty shall comprise of such subjects as prescribed by the Statutes.

(4) A  faculty  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,  namely  :—

(a) the  Dean  of  the  faculty  - ex-officio Chairperson;

(b) the Associate  Dean,  if  nominated  under  sub-section  (5) of  section  15;

(c) Chairpersons  of    each  Board  of    Studies  for  the  subjects  comprised  in

the  faculty;

(d) one  person,  nominated  by  each  Board  of  Studies,  who  is  an  approved
teacher  and  is  otherwise  eligible  to  be  nominated  as  a  member  of  the  Board
of  Studies;

(e) five  special  invitees,  who  are  eminent  scholars  with  proven  academic
achievements and industrial or professional exposure in the subjects within the
faculty,  to  be  nominated  by  the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  in  consultation  with  the
Dean  of  the  faculty.

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Powers  and
duties  of
Faculty.

35. The  faculty  shall  have  the  following  powers  and  duties,  namely:—

(a) to  consider  the  report  on  any  matter  referred  to  it  by  the  Management

Council, Academic  Council  or  Board  of  Deans;

(b) to create time bound operative mechanism for implementation of the academic

policy  decisions;

(c) to  consider  and  recommend  with  modifications,  if  any,  to  the Academic

Council,  the  matters  referred  to  it  by  the  Board  of  Studies;

(d) to recommend to the Academic Council the course syllabi, course structures
and evaluation schemes of various courses, as forwarded by the Board of Studies;

(e) to  study  and  certify  the  curricula  made  by  the  autonomous  colleges,

empowered  autonomous  colleges  or  cluster  of  institutions;

(f) to recommend to the Board of Deans the requirements regarding the conduct
of post-graduate or under-graduate teaching, research, training and instruction, in
university  departments  or  institutions,  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized
institutions,  including  the  manpower  requirement;

(g) to  consider  and  recommend  to  the  Board  of  Deans,  new  courses,
interdisciplinary courses and short-term training programmes referred to it by the
Boards  of Studies  or  the Board  of  University  Departments and  Inter-disciplinary
Studies;

(h) to  ensure  that  guidelines  framed  by  the Academic  Council  in  relation  to

teaching,  research,  training  and  instruction  are  implemented;

(i) to  plan  and  organize  inter-departmental  and  inter-faculty  programmes  in
consultation with the Board of Deans, Boards of Studies and the Board of University
Departments  and  Inter-disciplinary  Studies;

(j) to  recommend  to  the Academic  Staff  College  and  the Academic  Council,
conduct of refresher and orientation programmes for teachers of affiliated colleges
and  university  departments,  especially  for  the  revised  or  newly  introduced  or
inter-disciplinary  courses  of  study,  training  and  advance  training,  field  exposure
and  deputation;

(k) to  prepare  and  submit  the  annual  report  of  the  functioning  of  the  faculty

to the Vice-Chancellor;

(l) to  undertake  any  other  task  in  respect  of  studies  and  research  in  relation
to  the  subjects  included  in  the  faculty  and  also  in  multi-faculties,  as  may  be
assigned  to  it  by  the  university  authorities.

Board  of
Deans.

36. (1) There shall be a Board of  Deans to co-ordinate,  oversee, implement and
to supervise the academic activities of the university. It shall  be responsible to plan
the  development  of  the  university  in  academics,  research  and  development,
entrepreneurship,  intellectual  property  rights,  incubation  of  industries  and  linkages
with  industries    for  integrated  planning.  It  shall  also  plan,  monitor,  guide  and
co-ordinate under-graduate and post-graduate academic programmes and development
of affiliated colleges.

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(2) The  Board  of  Deans  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,  namely:—

(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) the  Deans  of  faculties;

(c) the  Director  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages.

37. (1) The  Board  of  Deans  shall  have  the  following  powers  and  duties,

namely:—

Powers  and
Duties  of
Board  of
Deans

(a) to  make  recommendations  to  the Academic  Council  for  the  conduct  of
post-graduate courses in university departments and post-graduate departments
in  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(b) to  consider  and  recommend  to  the Academic  Council,  new  courses,
inter-disciplinary courses and short-term training programmes referred to it by
the  faculty;

(c) to  control,  regulate  and  co-ordinate  research  activities  to  maintain
standards  of  teaching  and  research  in  the  university  departments  and
post-graduate  departments  in  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(d) to  recommend  to  the Academic  Council,  the  norms  of  recognition  of
post-graduate  teachers  and  research  guides  in  colleges  and  recognized
institutions;

(e) to  grant  recognition  to  the  post-graduate  teachers  and  research  guides
as  recommended  by  the  Research  and  Recognition  Committee  in  accordance
with  the  norms  prescribed  by  the Academic  Council;

(f) to recommend to the Vice-Chancellor recognition of private skills education
providers  and  empowered  autonomous  skills  education  colleges  by  following
the  procedure  as  prescribed  under  this  Act;

(g) to  consider  and  recommend  to  the Academic  Council  the  proposals
submitted by the private skills education providers and empowered autonomous
skills  development  colleges  in  respect  of  starting  new  certificate,  diploma,
advanced diploma and degree programmes and designing the curricula thereof;

(h) to prepare a comprehensive perspective plan of five years for integrating
therein the plan of Development in a manner ensuring equitable distribution of
facilities for higher education, as per the guidelines framed by the Commission;

(i) to  prepare  the  annual  plan  for  the  location  of  colleges  and  institutions

of  higher  learning,  in  consonance  with  the  perspective  plan;

(j) to  conduct  academic  audit  of  the  university  departments,  institutions,
affiliated colleges, autonomous university departments and institutions, empow-
ered  autonomous  colleges,  cluster  of  institutions,  empowered  autonomous
skills development colleges and recognized institutions, which shall be carried
out by an Academic Audit Committee, having an equal number of internal and
external members;

(k) to oversee the continuation of affiliation to colleges and continuation of

recognition  to  institutions  through  a  system  of  academic  audit;

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(l) to  recommend proposals  to  the Academic  Council  for the  establishment
of  conducted  colleges,  schools,  departments,  institutions  of  higher  learning,
research and specialized studies, academic services units, libraries, laboratories
and  museums  in  the  university;

(m) to  consider  and  make  recommendations  to  the Academic  Council  for
creation  of  posts  of  university  teachers  and  non-vacational  academic  staff
required by the university, from the funds of the university and from the funds
received  from  other  funding  agencies,  and  prescribe  their  qualifications,
experience  and  pay-scales;

(n) to  make  proposal  to  the  Management  Council  for  the  institution  of
fellowship,  travelling  fellowship,  scholarship,  studentship,  medals  and  prizes
and  make  regulations  for  their  award;

(o) to recommend to the Management Council through the Academic Council,
the  proposal  for  the  conduct  of  inter-faculty  and  area  or  regional  studies,
common facilities, such as instrumentation centers, workshops, hobby centers,
museums,  etc.;

(p) to recommend to the Academic Council the proposals to prescribe fees,

other  fees  and  charges  through  a  Fee  Fixation  Committee;

(q) to  draft  Ordinances  and  place  them  before  the  Management;

(r) to draft regulations and place them before the Management Council and

the Academic  Council,  as  the  case  may  be,  for  its  approval.

(2) The Board of Deans  shall appoint a Research and Recognition Committee

for  each  Board  of  Studies,-

(a) The Research and Recognition Committee shall consist of the following

members, namely :-

(i) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Ex-officio Chairman;

(ii) Dean  of the  faculty concerned  and Associate Dean  of the  concerned

group  of  subjects,  if  any;

(iii) the  Chairperson,  Board  of  Studies;

(iv) two  experts in  the subject,  to  be nominated  by the Vice-Chancellor,
not below the rank of Professor, who have successfully guided at least three
Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) students and have published research work
in recognized or reputed national or international journals, anthologies, etc.,
one  of  whom  shall  be  from  outside  the  university;

(b) the Research and Recognition Committee shall have the following powers

and  duties,  namely:—

(i) to  approve  the  topic  of  thesis  or  dissertation  in  the  subject;

(ii) to recommend to the Vice-Chancellor a panel of referees for thesis or
dissertations  for  awarding  post-graduate,  doctorate  and  higher  degrees,
based  on  the  criteria  as  approved  by  the  Academic  Council;

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(iii) to  recommend  to  the  Board  of  Deans,  by  following  appropriate
process, names of post-graduate teachers, research scientists in the recognized
research  and  other  institutions,  active  research  and  development  experts
having  of  not  less  than  ten  years’  experience  in  research  and  development
laboratories  or  centres  in  variety  of  industries,  for  recognition  as  approved
research  guides;

(iv) to undertake any other task in academic and research and development
matters,  as  may  be  assigned  to  it  by  the  Board  of  Deans,  the  Faculty  and
the Academic  Council.

38. (1) There  shall  be  a  Board  of  sub-campuses  of  the  university  to  organize
the  task  and  activities  of  the  sub-campuses.  It  shall  consist  of  the  following
members, namely:—

Board  of
Sub-
campuses  of
University.

(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) the  Deans  of  faculties;

(c) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer;

(d) the  Directors  of  all  Sub-Campuses;

(e) the  Director,  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkges;

(f) two  members  of  the  Management  Council,  to  be  nominated  by  the
Vice-  Chancellor,  one  of  whom  shall  be  a  principal  and  the  other  shall  be  a
representative  of  the  management;

(g) the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

(h) the  Director,  Board  of  Students’  Development;

(i) the  Director,  Sports  and  Physical  Education;

(j) one  Principal,  one Teacher,  one  management  representative  from  the
affiliated,  autonomous  colleges  within  the  jurisdiction  of  each  sub-campus  to
be  nominated  by  the  Management  Council;

(k) the Registrar  - Member-Secretary.

(2) The Board of Sub-Campuses of the university shall meet at least three times

in  a  year.

39. The Board of Sub-Campuses of the university shall have the following powers

and  duties,  namely:—

(a) to  co-ordinate  the  under-graduate  and  post-graduate  educational  activities

in  the  district;

(b) to ensure implementation of various academic, administrative and governance

mechanisms  of  the  parent  university;

(c) to co-ordinate the intra-institutional and inter-institutional information and
communication technology linkages among the institutions of higher education in
the  district;

Powers  and
Duties  of
Board  of
Sub-
Campuses
of  the
University.

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(d) to carry out in association with colleges workshops and training programmes

for  the  benefit  of  teachers  and  non-teaching  employees;

(e) to co-ordinate the examination and evaluation related activities in the district;

(f) to co-ordinate creation of research plans, development plans and other fund
raising activities for the colleges and institutions in the district and establish links
with  the  central  office  of  the  parent  university;

(g) to  co-ordinate  teaching  and  learning  activities  at  post-graduate  level
amongst  the  colleges  and  institutions,  and  render  necessary  assistance  in  this
regard;

(h) to  work  as  a  district  level  gateway  of  the  university  for  all  academic  and
administrative  tasks  of  students, research  students, teachers,  supporting staff  and
other  members  of  the  society;

(i) to  prepare  financial  needs  and  annual  financial  estimates  (budget)  for  the

financial  year  and  submit  it  to  the  central  office  of  the  parent  university;

(j) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities

so  as  to  carry  out  objectives  of  the  university.

Board
o f
Studies.

40. (1) There shall be a Board of Studies for every subject or group of subjects
prescribed by the Statutes. The Board of Studies shall be the primary academic body
of  the  university.

(2) The  Board  of  Studies  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,  namely:—

(a) head  of  the  university  department  or  institution  in  the  relevant  subject:

Provided  that,  where  there  is  no  university  department  in  the  subject,  the
Board  shall,  at  its  first  meeting  co-opt  the  head  of  the  department  who  is
recognized  for  imparting  teaching  to  post  graduate  students  in  an  affiliated
college or a recognized institution having post graduate teaching in that subject;

(b) six  teachers having  minimum ten  years  teaching  experience,  nominated
by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Dean of the respective faculty,
from  the  following categories,  namely  :—

(i) one  teacher  from  amongst  the  full  time  teachers  of  the  university

departments  in  the  relevant  subject;

(ii) two  teachers  from  amongst  recognized  post-graduate  teachers  in
affiliated colleges, or recognized institutions or post-graduate centers offering
post-graduate  programme  in  the  concerned  subject;

(iii) three  teachers  from  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions

other  than  heads  of  departments;

(c) three  heads  of  departments  from  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized
institutions to be elected from amongst the collegiums of heads of departments
of  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions.

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(d) the  Board  of  Studies,  at  its  first  meeting,  shall,-

(i) Subject  to  the  provisions  of  section  65,  elect  one  of  the  members  as

a  chairperson  of  the  board  of  the  studies  from  amongst  its  members  :

Provided  that  the  member  to  be  elected  as  a  chairperson  of  Board  of
Studies  shall  be  a  post  graduate  recognized  teacher  imparting  teaching  to
post  graduate  students;  and  thereafter  co-opt  -

(ii) one  professor  from  other  universities;  and

(iii) four  experts  as  under  :-

(A) a person holding a  rank not lower than that of Assistant Director, in
national  laboratories  or  institutions;  or  recognized  institutions  or  industry
or  experts  in  the  related  field  having  published  at  least  one  reference  book
in  the  subject;  or  at  least  three  research  papers  in  recognized  national  or
international  journals;

(B) an  eminent  scholar  in  the  subject;

(C) an  eminent  person  from  the  subject-related  industries  or  association

or  professional  body;

(D) person  having  at  least  ten  years  working  or  ownership  or  advisory

or  consultancy  experience  in  the  field  relevant  to  the  subject.

(E) top rankers of the Final Year Graduate and Final Year Post Graduate
examination  of  previous  year  of  the  concerned  subject  as  invitee  members
for  discussions  on  framing  or  revision  of  syllabus  of  that  subject  or  group
of  subjects  for  one  year.

41. The Board of Studies shall have the following powers and duties, namely :—

(a) to recommend to the Management Council through the faculty or faculties
concerned  and  the  Academic  Council,  the  introduction  of  new  diplomas  and
degrees;

Powers  and
duties  of
Board  of
Studies.

(b) to recommend to the Management Council through the faculty or faculties
concerned and the Academic Council, the discontinuation of diplomas and degrees
which  have  become  irrelevant;

(c) to recommend to the faculty concerned, the course syllabi, course structures

and  evaluation  schemes  of  various  courses;

(d) to  recommended  to  the  reference  books  or  supplementary  reading  books

and  such  other  material  useful  for  study  of  the  course;

(e) to recommend to the faculty, modifications in respect of addition or deletion

or  updating  of  courses;

(f) to  prepare  the  panels  of  paper-setters,  examiners  and  moderators  for  the
university  examinations  and  evaluation,  based  on  the  criteria  laid  down  by
the  Academic  Council  and  recommend  them  to  the  Board  of  Examination  and
Evaluation;

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(g) to suggest to the Dean of the faculty concerned, organization of orientation

and  refresher  courses  in  the  subject  in  the  summer  or  winter  vacations;

(h) to prepare the requirements with regard to library, laboratory, equipment in

respect  of  courses  concerned;

(i) to  suggest  extension  programmes  with  respect  to  the  courses  introduced;

(j) to understand  the  requirements  of industry  or corporate  or society  at large
and  to  incorporate  them  into  the  syllabi  to  make  the  teaching-learning  process
relevant  to  the  needs  of  the  time;

(k) to encourage learning by collaboration and participation by using information

and  communication  technology  tools;

(l) to  design  curricula,  add  vocational  content  to  every  discipline  and  to
prescribe  the  minimum  period  to  pursue  skill  development  programme  and  the
level  of proficiency  expected;

(m) to ratify curricula, all processes and practices developed by the autonomous
colleges,  university  departments  or  institutions,  autonomous  recognized
institutions, empowered autonomous colleges or cluster of institutions, empowered
skills  development  colleges,  and  recommendations  in  respect  of  recognition  of
teachers  or  experts.

Board  of
University
Depart-
ments  and
Interdisci-
plinary
studies.

42. (1) There  shall  be  a  Board  of  University  Departments  and  Interdisciplinary
Studies  to  promote  interdisciplinary  education  and  research  on  campus  and  also
network  with  national  and  international  institutions  and  create  an  academic  and
research and development environment that allows free flow of ideas amongst several
disciplines.

(2) The  Board  of  University  Departments  and  Interdisciplinary  Studies  shall

consist  of  the  following  members,  namely:-

(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) the  Deans  of  faculties  and Associate  Deans,  if  any;

(c) four  experts,  to  be  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  from  other
universities  or national  level  research and  development  laboratories, one  each
having minimum experience of five years as a professor or equivalent position
in research and development laboratories, in each of the disciplines of science,
technology,  humanities,  commerce  and  management  and  interdisciplinary
studies;

(d) four  heads  of  departments  or  senior  professors  representing  various
subjects  or  disciplines  in  an  equitable  manner,  to  be  nominated  by  the
Vice- Chancellor.

(3) The  Dean  of  Faculty  of  Interdisciplinary  Studies  shall  act  as  a  Member-

Secretary.

(4) The  Board  shall  meet  at  least  three  times  a  year.

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43. The Board of University Departments and Interdisciplinary Studies shall have

the  following  powers  and  duties,  namely:—

(a) to  devise  long  term  policy  and  strategy  for  promotion  of  quality  post-

graduate  education  on  university  campus;

(b) to prepare a comprehensive development plan for post-graduate education

in  university  departments;

(c) to work on annual  financial estimates (budget) for university departments;

(d) to  co-ordinate  the  research  and  development  activities  with  the  Board  of

Research;

(e) to establish linkages with foreign and Indian premier teaching and research
and  development  institutions  or  universities  for  strengthening  of  teaching  and
research  and  development  activities  on  the  campus  of  the  university;

(f) to work in tandem with the Board of National and International Linkages to
collaborate with national and international agencies, universities (including deemed
or  self-financed  universities)  and  institutions  for  sharing  of  academic  resources,
running joint teaching programmes, running joint degree programmes with national
and  international  universities  or  institutions;

(g) to  promote    interdisciplinary    teaching    programmes    on    the    campus  by
co-ordinating  amongst  teachers  and  also  to  make  policy  for  sharing  of  academic
and  research  and  development  infrastructure;

(h) to  promote  the  choice  based  credit  system  in  the  university  departments,

the  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(i) to  work  out  and  initiate  use  of  technology  in  delivery  of  education;

(j) to  promote  the  face-to-face  and  e-learning  process  in  classroom  teaching,
use  of  mini-research  and  maxi  research  projects  as  an  integral  part  of
post-graduate  learning;

(k) to  initiate  new  approaches  and  methodology  for  assessing  learning  by

students  as  a  continuous  online  process;

(l) to recommend to the Vice-Chancellor,—

(i) the posts  of university teachers  (including aided  posts and the  posts for
the  purposes  of  sub-section  (2)  of  section  8)  to  be  filled  by  selection,  who
possess  the  prescribed  minimum  and  additional  qualification;

(ii) emoluments  and  the  number  of  posts  to  be  filled  ;  and

(iii) the  number  of  posts  under  sub-clause  (i),  which  may  be  reserved  for
the  persons  belonging  to  the  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled  Tribes, Vimukta
Jatis (De-Notified Tribes) or Nomadic  Tribes or Other Backward Classes.

(m) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities
to  carry  out  the  objectives  of  the  Board  of  University  Departments  and
Interdisciplinary  Studies  and  of  the  university.

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Board of
P os t-
Graduate
Education
in Colleges.

44. (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.

Board  of
Lifelong
Learning
and
Extention.

45. (1) There  shall  be  a  Board  for  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension  to  create
skilled  and  learned  human  power  through  its  various  degree  level  programmes  and
skills development programmes.

(2) The Board for Lifelong Learning and Extension shall meet at least twice in

a  year.

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(3) The Board for Lifelong Learning and Extension shall consist of the following

members, namely:—

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the  Deans  of  faculties;

(d) three eminent experts, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, working in the
domain  of  lifelong  learning  skills,  value  education  and  in  field  of  longevity;

(e) two  teachers  from  university  departments,  nominated  by  the Vice-
Chancellor, who are actively engaged in innovation, research and development;

(f) two  teachers  from the  colleges,  nominated  by the Vice-Chancellor,  who
are  actively  engaged  in  innovation,  research  and  development  and  extension;

(g) the  Director,  Centre  of  Lifelong  Learning  and  Extension-Member-

Secretary.

46. (1) The Board of  Lifelong Learning and Extension shall have the following

powers  and  duties,  namely:-

(a) to  create  synergy  at  policy  and  operative  level  mechanism  for
co-existence  and  co-operation  between  various  teaching,  research  and
development  institutions  and  various  regional  and  national  bodies  and
governmental agencies in the domain of lifelong learning, value education and
life skills for senior citizens;

(b) to  supervise  and  monitor  the  activities  of  an  independent  Centre  for
Life- long Learning and Extension that shall be set up by the university to carry
out  the  objectives  of  the  Board;

(c) to  look  into  budgets  and  financial  needs  of  the  Centre  for  Lifelong

Learning  and  Extension;

(d) to prepare an annual programme of activities of the Centre for Lifelong

Learning  and  Extension  and  to  review  the  same  periodically;

(e) to  submit  an  annual  report  to  the  Management  Council;

(f) to  undertake  any  other  task  that  may  be  assigned  by  the  university
authorities  to  carry  out  the  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Lifelong  Learning  and
Extension.

(2) There shall be a Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension headed by
the  Director,  to  carry  out  the  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Lifelong  Learning  and
Extension.

Powers  and
duties  of
Board  of
Lifelong
Learning
and
Extention.

47. (1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be the authority to deal
with all matters relating to examinations and evaluation. The Board of Examinations
and  Evaluation  shall  also  oversee  the  conduct  of  examinations  in  the  autonomous
colleges,  institutions,  university  departments  and  university  institutions.

Board  of
Examina-
tions  and
Evaluation.

(2)  The  Board of  Examinations  and  Evaluation shall  meet  at  least twice  in  an

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(3) The  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation  shall  consist  of  the  following

members, namely:—

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the  Deans  of  Faculties  and Associate  Deans,  if  any;

(d) two Principals other than Dean, nominated by the Management Council;

(e) one  professor  of  the  university  departments,  to  be  nominated  by  the

Management  Council;

(f) one teacher from affiliated Colleges other than heads of Departments or
Principals with the minimum teaching experience of fifteen years to be nominated
by  Management  Council;

(g) one  expert  in  the  field  of  evaluation  in  computerized  environment,

nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(h) one  expert  not  below  the  rank  of  Deputy  Registrar  of  other  Statutory
University  from  the  State  of  Maharashtra  who  has  experience  related  to
examination work  in computerized  environment as an  invitee to  be nominated
by Vice-Chancellor;

(i) Director  of  Higher  Education  or  his  nominee  not  below  the  rank  of

Joint Director;

(j) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation - Member- Secretary.

48. (1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall have the following powers

and  duties,  namely:—

(a) to  devise  policy,  mechanism  and  operational  strategies  to  do  the  tasks
relating  to  assessment  of  performance  of  students  efficiently  and  in  a  time
bound  manner;

(b) to ensure proper organization of examinations and tests of the university,
including  moderation, tabulation,  evaluation  and  timely declaration  of  results:

Provided that, the Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall, for the purposes
of  this  clause,  give  effect  to  the  recommendations  of  the  Board  of  Students’
Development  and  the  Board  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education,  regarding
alternative  arrangements.

(c) to prepare the financial estimates relating to examinations and evaluation
for  incorporation  in  the  annual  financial  estimates  (budget)  of  the  university
and  shall  submit  the  same  to  the  Finance  and  Accounts  Committee;

(d) to  arrange  for  strict  vigilance  during  the  conduct  of  examinations
so  as  to  avoid  use  of  unfair  means  by  the  students,  teachers,  invigilators,
supervisors,  etc.;

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(e) to  establish  procedures  and  devise  operative  mechanism  for  credit
assessment  in  the  modular  structure  by  the  teachers  and  use  computer
technology  for  the  entire  process  of  assessment  and  evaluation  including
creating  and  effectively  using  a  repository  of  question  banks;

(f) to  ensure  that  the  assessment  of  answer  books  for  award  of  degrees,
diplomas  or  certificates  shall  be  done  centrally  through  central  assessment
system  by  following  system  of  masking  and  de-masking  of  answer  books  or
any  other  alternative  system  for  ensuring  the  objective  of  secrecy;

(g) to  undertake  examination  and  evaluation  reforms  in  order  to  make

examination  and  evaluation  system  more  efficient;

(h) to  appoint  paper-setters,  examiners  and  moderators  from  amongst  the
persons  included  in  the  panels  prepared  by  the  respective  Boards  of  Studies
and,  where  necessary,  having  regard  to  the  recommendations  made  by  the
committee  under  clause  (b)  of  sub-section  (5),  remove  them  or  debar  them;

(i) to approve detailed programme of examinations and evaluation as prepared

by  the  Director,  Board  of  Examinations and  Evaluation;

(j) to  consider  the  reports  of  review  of  results  of  university  examinations

forwarded by  the Director, Board  of Examinations  and Evaluation;

(k) to  hear  and  decide  the  complaints  relating  to  conduct  of  examinations

and  evaluation;

(l) to exercise such other powers in relation to examinations and evaluation

as  may  be  assigned  to  it  by  or  under  this  Act.

(2) In  case  of  any  emergency  requiring  immediate  action  to  be  taken,  the
Chairperson of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or any other officer or
person authorized by him in that behalf, shall take such action as he thinks fit and
necessary,  and  shall  report  the  action  taken  by  him  at  the  next  meeting  of  the
Board.

(3) (a) In order to appoint paper-setters, examiners and moderators, the Board
of  Examinations  and  Evaluation  shall  constitute  committees  for  every  subject
consisting  of,  -

(i) the  Dean  of  the  concerned  faculty  -  Chairperson;

(ii) Associate  Dean,  if  any;

(iii) the  Chairperson  of  the  Board  of  Studies  concerned;

(iv) two members of the Board of Studies, nominated by it from amongst its

members  of  whom  at  least  one  shall  be  a  post-graduate  teacher;

(v) the  Director  of  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation  shall  act  as  a

Secretary  of  such  committee.

(b) The  committee  shall  prepare  lists  of  persons  for  various  examinations
and  tests,  included  in  the  panels  to  be  prepared  by  the  Board  of  Studies  and
shall  submit  them    to  the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor,  who  shall  submit  the  same  with
his  recommendations,  if  any,  to  the  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation,
which  shall  then  appoint  paper-setters,  examiners  and  moderators,  and  where
necessary  referees.

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(c) No member of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or the committees
constituted  under  this  section  shall  be  appointed  as  a  paper-setter,  examiner,
moderator or referee:

Provided that, the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall have power  to appoint a member
of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or the committees constituted under
this  section,  as  a  paper-setter,  examiner,  moderator  or  referee  where  no  teacher
relating  to  such  subject  who  is  not  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Examinations  and
Evaluation  or  the  committees  is  available.

(4) It  shall  be  obligatory  on  every  teacher  and  on  the  non-teaching  employee
of the University, affiliated, conducted colleges, community colleges or recognized
institutions to render necessary assistance and  service in respect of examinations
of  the  university  and  evaluation  of  students  as  prescribed  by  statutes.  If  any
teacher or non-teaching employee fails to comply with the order of the university
or college or institution, in this respect, it shall be treated as misconduct and the
employee  shall  be  liable  for  disciplinary  action.  In  case  of  failure  on  the  part  of
the teacher or non- teaching employee of any affiliated college, conducted college,
community  college  or  recognized  institution,  to  comply  with  the  order  of  the
university  in  this  respect,  the  Vice-Chancellor  shall  have  power  to  take  an
appropriate action against them, which may include imposing penalties including
suspension  of    approval  to  the  appointment  of  a  teacher,  as  may  be  prescribed
by  the  Statutes.

(5) (a) In  order  to  investigate  and  take  disciplinary  action  for  failure  to
comply  with  the  order  of  the  university  for  rendering  assistance  or  service  in
respect of examinations by or on behalf of the university or evaluation of students
or formalpractices and lapses on the part of candidates, paper-setters, examiners,
moderators,  referees,  teachers  or  any  other  persons  connected  with  the  conduct
of  examinations  including  the  pre-examination  stage  and  the  post-examination
stage or at any stage whatsoever, the Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall
constitute  a  committee  of  not  more  than  five  persons  of  whom  one  shall  be  the
Chairperson;

(b) Such  committee  shall  submit  its  report  and  recommendations  to  the
Vice- Chancellor, who may direct the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation,
the  disciplinary  action  to  be  taken  against  the  person  or  persons  involved  in  the
malpractices, directly  or indirectly, and the  Director, Board of  Examinations and
Evaluation  shall  proceed  to  implement  the  decision  of  the  Vice-Chancellor.

Board  of
Information
Technology.

49. (1) There shall be a Board of Information Technology to create an  umbrella
structure to  professionally manage  the selection, deployment  and use  of application
software  and  technology  in  Academics,  Finances  and  Administration,  address  the
issues  relating  to  use  of  the  right  kind  of  technology,  software,  hardware  and
connectivity  to  deploy  technology  in  all  domains  of  activities  and  associated  tasks
of  the  university  and  to  project  the  funds  required  for  that  purpose.

(2) The  Board  of  Information Technology  shall  meet  at  least  three  times  in  a

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(3) The Board of Information Technology shall consist of the following members,

namely:—

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the  Deans  of  faculties  and Associate  Deans,  if  any;

(d) the  Director of  Board of  Examinations and  Evaluation;

(e) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer;

(f) one professor from university departments having knowledge and expertise
in  the  domain  of  software  and  hardware,  nominated  by  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(g) two  experts  in  the  field  of  information  and  communication  technology,
nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, one of whom shall be an expert in software
and  the  other  in  the  field  of  hardware;

(h) the  Registrar;

(i) the  Dean  of  Faculty  of  Science  and Technology  shall  act  as  a  Member-

Secretary.

50. The  Board  of  Information Technology  shall  have  the  following  powers  and

duties,  namely:  —

(a) to  plan  information  technology  services  through  information  technology

infrastructure;

(b) to  decide  the  annual  budget  of  the  university  for  creating  technology

related  infrastructure;

(c) to  devise  strategy  for  creation  of  virtual  classrooms  and  laboratory

infrastructure;

(d) to  lay  down  the  policy  for  networking  in  the  various  campuses  of  the

university;

(e) to  lay  down  the  policy  for  generating  financial  resources  in  the  field  of
higher  education,  research  and  development  and  allied  projects  or  programmes;

(f) to  advise  and  assist  the  university  to  create  inter-university  and  intra-
university  networks  for  connecting  university  administration,  departments  and
colleges;

(g) to  assist  the  university  to  be  part  of  the  national  knowledge  grid;

(h) to  assist  the  university  network,  for  connecting  it  with  other  universities

in  the  State;

(i) to  ensure  quality  and  efficiency  in  the  various  levels  of  information
technology infrastructure and services within parameters defined by the university;

(j) to  devise  a  policy  and  strategy  plan  for  use  of  technology  in  all  aspects

connected  with  academics,  evaluation,  finances  and  administration;

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(k) to  monitor  use  of  technology  in  administration,  finances  and  evaluation

activities  of  the  university;

(l) to  devise  strategy  and  technology,  financial  requirement  and  operative
level mechanism for use of information-flow-line for integrating face-to-face and
e-learning  objects  and  also  for  creation  of  virtual  lecture  and  laboratory
infrastructure;

(m) to  work  out  an  approach  and  operating  plan  for  creation  of  a  repository
of  data  on  students,  teachers,  technical  and  other  staff  and  other  relevant
information;

(n) to advise on purchase of software, hardware and networking for university

departments  and  university  system  as  a  whole;

(o) to  assist  and  advise  the  use  of  technology  in  blended  learning,  making  of

e-learning  objects,  and  teachers  training  in  use  of  multi-media;

(p) to  work  out  appropriate  policy  and  procedure  for  creation  of  a  Data
Repository  Cell  for  creation,  up-gradation  and  maintenance  of  data  on  students,
teachers  as  well  as  other  staff  members  in  the  institutions  and  give  a  Unique
Identification Number;

(q) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities

so  as  to  carry  out  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Information  Technology.

Board  of
National
and
International
Linkages.

51. (1) There shall be a Board of National and International Linkages to cultivate,
establish,  maintain  and  strengthen  the  link  of  the  university  with  premier  national
and  international  universities  and  institutions.

(2) The  Board  shall  meet  at  least  three  times  in  a  year.

(3) The  Board  of  National  and  International  Linkages  shall  consist  of  the

following members, namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the  Deans  of  faculties  and Associate  Deans,  if  any;

(d) one  member  of  the  Management  Council,  from  amongst  its  elected

members, nominated  by  the Vice- Chancellor;

(e) one  senior  professor,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  from  the

university  post-graduate  Department;

(f) two  principals,  of  whom  one  shall  be  from  autonomous  or  empowered
autonomous  colleges  or  empowered  autonomous  institutions  and  one  shall  be
from  affiliated  colleges  to be  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor;

(g) one  expert  from  industries  having  proven  expertise  about  National  and

International  linkages  to  be  nominated  by  Commission;

(h)  the  Director,  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages-Member-Secretary.

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52. The  Board  of  National  and  International  Linkages  shall  have  the  following

powers  and  duties,  namely:—

(a) to  work  on  long  term  policy  and  strategy  for  promotion  of  inter-linkages

with  premier  national  and  international  universities  and  institutions;

(b) to evolve a process to collaborate with national and international agencies,
universities,  colleges  and  institutions  for  sharing  of  academic  resources,  running
joint  research  and  development  and  teaching  programmes,  running  joint  degree
programmes with national and international universities, colleges and institutions;

(c) to  evolve  mechanism  for  visits  of  teachers  or  research  and  development
scientists or experts from industry and other entities, to the university departments,
colleges  and  institutions  and  vice-versa,  and  also  to  work  out  the  details  on
logistic  support  for  such  visitors;

(d) to  evolve  mechanism  for  visits  of  teachers  and  students  from  university
departments,  colleges  and  institutions  to  national  and  international  universities,
colleges or institutions and vice-versa, and also to work out details on budgetary
provisions  and  logistic  support  for  such  visits;

(e) to  evolve  a  mechanism  to  assist  foreign  students  and  migrant  Indian

students,  their  admissions  and  completion  of  other  statutory  formalities;

(f) to  organize  cultural  and  other  activities  such  as  visits  of  foreign  students

and  migrant  Indian  students  to  other  parts  of  India;

(g) to make arrangements for other logistic infrastructure, if any, created by the

university  for  foreign  students  and  migrant  Indian  students;

(h) to work out budgetary provision for activities of the Board and for providing

various  services  to  foreign  students  and  migrant  Indian  students;

(i) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities
so as to carry out objectives of the Board of National and International Linkages.

53. (1) There  shall  be  a  Board  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Enterprise  for
creation  and  cultivation  of  an  enabling  environment  to  propagate  the  concept  of
innovation  and  to  convert  the  innovative  ideas  into  working  models  through  a
process  of  incubation  which  shall  finally  lead  to  the  creation  of  enterprise.

Board  of
Innovation,
Incubation
and
Enterprise.

(2) The  university  shall  establish  an  independent  Centre  for  Innovation,
Incubation and Enterprise to carry out the objectives of the Board for Innovation,
Incubation and Enterprise. The Centre shall exercise the powers and perform the
duties  as  may  be  assigned  by  the  Board,  from  time  to  time.

(3) The  Board  for  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Enterprise  shall  consist  of  the

following members, namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the  Deans  of  faculties  and Associate  Deans,  if  any;

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(d) five prominent industrialists, nominated by Commission from manufacturing,
information  and  communication  technology,  bio-sciences  and  technology,
agro-industries  and  service  industries;

(e) one  senior  manager  from  the  lead  bank  of  the  District  in  which  head

quarter  of  the  University  is  located  to  be  nominated  by  Vice-Chancellor;

(f) two  teachers  from  university  departments  or  university  institutions,
who  are  active  in  innovation,  research  and  development  nominated  by  the
Vice- Chancellor;

(g) two teachers, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, from colleges who are

active  in  innovation,  research  and  development;

(h) the  representative  of  Department  of  Information  and Technology,  not

below  the  rank  of  the  Deputy  Secretary;

(i) the  Director,  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages  -  Member-Secretary.

(4) There  shall  be  minimum  three  meetings  of    the  Board  to  be  conducted  in

the  year.

54. The Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise shall have the following

powers  and  duties,  namely:-

(a) to create synergy at policy and operative level mechanism for co-existence
and  co-operation  between  various  research  and  development  activities  in
university  departments,  colleges  and  various  industries  in  the  State  and  in  other
States;

(b) to create synergy through operative policy mechanism and support system
for  incubation  of  good  ideas  such  as  product,  process,  service  and  innovation,
into  a  scalable  mode  so  as  to  establish  small,  medium  and  large  industries;

(c) to  establish  a  system  to  support  protection  of  intellectual  property  rights

at  national  and  global  level;

(d) to  establish  a  system  so  as  to  guide  and  help  young  entrepreneurs  in

operational,  legal,  business  model  creation  and  financial    support;

(e) to  project  and  plan  the  activities  to  be  carried  out  by  the  Centre  for

Innovation,  Incubation  and  Enterprise;

(f) to  prepare  annual  programmes  of  activities  of  the  Centre  for  Innovation,

Incubation  and  Enterprise  and  review  the  same  periodically;

(g) to prepare the  annual budget of the  Centre for  Innovation, Incubation and

Enterprise;

(h) to oversee and monitor the activities of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation

and  Enterprise;

(i) to submit an annual report of working of Centre for Innovation, Incubation

and  Enterprise  to  the  Management  Council;

(j) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities
to carry out the objectives of the Board for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise.

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55. (1) There shall be a Board of Students’ Development to plan and oversee
the various cultural and welfare activities of the students in colleges, institutions
and university departments. The activities of the Board of Student’s Development
shall  be  carried  out  by  the  Director  of  Students’  Development.

Board  of
Students’
Development.

(2) The Board of Students’ Development shall consist of the following members,

namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) one  professional,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor,  in  the  field  of

Performing Arts;

(d) one  professional,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  in  the  field  of Art

and  Fine  Arts;

(e) two  teachers, nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  involved  in cultural  or

welfare  activities  out  of  whom  one  shall  be  woman;

(f) office  bearers  of  University  Students  Council;

(g) District  Co-ordinators  of  Culture  and  Student Welfare  for  each  district

to  be  nominated  by  Management  Council;

(h) Director of  National Service  Scheme (NSS) of the University;

(i) the  Director,  Board  of Students’  Development,  Member-  Secretary.

56. (1) The Board of Students Development shall have the following powers and

duties,  namely  :-

(a) to  take  necessary  steps  for  promotion  of  culture  and  students’

development  activities  in  colleges  and  university  departments;

(b) to establish links with regional and national bodies in the various cultural

activities  and  to  promote  various  activities  jointly  with  them;

(c)  to  take  up  activities  in  colleges  and  university  departments  to  promote
interest and skills for appreciation in the field of performing arts, pure art and
painting  skills;

(d) to  hold  university  level  competitions,  skills  development  workshops,
interactive  activities  in  order  to  bring  the  society  closer  to  the  colleges,
institutions  and  university;

(e) to  establish  rapport  with  groups  (excluding  political  parties),  societies
and  other  professional  bodies  so  as  to  involve  them  in  the  activities  of  Board
of  Students  Development;

(f) to  devise,  develop  and  implement  innovative  schemes  of  students
development including Earn and Learn Scheme, Education Loan, Vice-Chancellors
Aid  Fund,  Endowment  Schemes,  Student  Exchange  Schemes,  etc;

(g) to devise a mechanism of grievance redressal of student and  prevention
of  sexual  harassment  and  ragging  of  students  and  to  prepare  and  submit  the
Annual  Report  of  the  Board  to  Senate  for  approval;

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(h) to devise a mechanism to implement recommendations of the Commission

as  regards  students’  development  and  culture.

(i) to take necessary measures to ensure participation of well-trained teams
in various regional, national and international level competitions, and cultural,
recreational  and  other  activities.

(j) to  devise,  develop  and  implement  schemes  of  career  counselling,
psychological counselling and rehabilitation and upliftment of differently-abled
students.

(k) to  co-ordinate  activities  of  National  Service  Scheme(NSS)and  National

Cadet  Corps (NCC)  in  university  and affiliated  Colleges.

(l) to  recommend  to  competent  authority  to  make  alternative  arrangements
regarding  examinations  for  students  participating  in  the  inter-university  or
national  or  international  sports,  cultural  competitions  or  NCC,  NSS  events
during  the  relevant  schedules  of  examinations  as  prescribed  by  Ordinances.

(m) to  undertake  any  other  task  as  may  be  assigned  by  the  university
authorities so as to carry out objectives of the Board of Students’ Development
and  Students’  Development  Cell.

(2) There  shall  be  a  Students’  Development  Cell  and  Students  Grievance
Redressal Cell in the university and in the colleges and   recognized institutes to
devise  an  operational  level  mechanism  to  assist  the  Students  and  provide  for
prompt  redressal  of  students  grievances.  These  Cells  shall  be  as  under,-

(a) Students’ Development Cell,-

to  assist  students  on  the  issues  and  difficulties  in  various  facets  related
to  their  day  to  day  life  and  other  aspects  connected  with  their  academic
world,  personality  development  and  healthy  campus  life.  Such  cell  in  the
university  shall  be  headed  by  Director,  Students’  Development.  The  Cell
shall  consist  of  other  seven  members  nominated  by  Vice-Chancellor  from
amongst  the  Teachers  on  the  Campus  and  President  and  Secretary  of  the
Students  Council  to  be  the  ex-officio  members.  There  shall  be  Students’
Development Cell in each college and recognized Institution which shall be
headed by Vice-Principal or Senior Teacher Nominated by the Principal and
other four members shall be nominated by the Principal to include Teachers,
Female  Teacher,  Social  Worker,  Counselor  and  office  bearers  of  College
Students  Council  to  be  the  ex-officio  members.

(b) Students Grievance Redressal Cell,-

there  shall  be  Students  Grievance  Redressal  Cell  at  the  University  and
each college and recognized institutions to resolve the Grievances of Students
and to suggest to the higher authorities different ways and means to minimize
and  prevent  such  grievances.  The  functional  mechanism  of  working  of
Students Grievance Redressal Cell shall be as prescribed by Statutes, prepared
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  University  Grants  Commission
(Grievance  Redressal)  Regulations,  2012,  or  any  other  regulations  for  the
time being in force.

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57. (1) There  shall  be  a  Board  of    Sports  and    Physical  Education    in  the
university  to  promote  the  culture  of  sports  and  look  after  sports  related  activities.
The activities of the Board shall be carried out by the Director of Sports and Physical
Education.

Board  of
Sports  and
Physical
Education.

(2) The Board of Sports and Physical Education shall consist of the following

members, namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) three  professionals,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  with  established

credibility  in  different  fields  of  sports;

(d) District Sports Officer of the district where the University Head Quarter is

located;

(e) one teacher from the university department of Physical Education, nominated

by  the  Management  Council;

(f)  two  sports  teachers,  from  affiliated,  conducted  or  autonomous  colleges,

nominated  by  the  Management  Council;

(g) Zonal  or Divisional president (principal of the host college) and secretary

(director  physical  education  of  the  host  college)  with  the  tenure  of  one  year;

(h) the  President,  Secretary  of  the  University  Student  Council;

(i) one student  member from sports of  University Student Council  nominated
by the President of University Students Council under sub-clause (v) of clause (b)
of  sub-section  (4)  of  section  99;

(j) the  Director,  Sports  and  Physical  Education  -  Member-Secretary.

58. The Board of Sports and Physical Education shall have the following powers

and  duties,  namely:-

(a) to take necessary steps for promotion of sports culture and activities in the

field  of  sports  in  colleges  and  university  departments;

(b) to  establish  links  with  regional  and  national  bodies  in  the  various  sports

and  to  promote  various  activities  jointly  with  them;

(c) to  establish  rapport  with    groups,  societies  and  other  professional  bodies
so as to involve them in the activities of Board of Sports and Physical Education;

(d) to  take  up  activities  in  colleges,  recognized  institutions  and  university
departments to promote interest and also skills in various sports as per the policy
of  the  university  and  also  national  policies  in  the  field  of  sports;

(e) to  hold  university  level  competitions,  sports  skills  development  camps,
interactive  activities  and  also  training  workshops  in  various  sports  in  order  to
bring  the  society  closer  to  the  colleges,  institutions  and  university;

(f) to  encourage  participation  in  regional,  national  and  international  level

activities  and  competitions  through  well  trained  teams  in  various  sports;

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(g) to  recommend  to  competent  authority  to  make  alternative  arrangements
regarding examinations of students participating in the inter-university or national
or  international  sports  tournaments  or  events  during  the  relevant  schedules  of
examinations  as  prescribed  by  Ordinances;

(h) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities
so  as  to  carry  out  the  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education.

Board  of
Research.

59. (1) There shall be a Board of Research to cultivate, promote and strengthen
research  activities  and  also  to  plan,  co-ordinate,  supervise  and  to  raise  finances
for  research  activities  in  university  departments,  colleges  and  recognized
institutions.

(2) The  Board  of  Research  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,  namely  :-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the  Deans  of  faculties  and Associate  Deans,  if  any;

(d) four  eminent  researchers,  of  national  or  international  repute  nominated
by the Vice-Chancellor, with proven experience; one each from pure and applied
sciences  and  technology,  humanities,  commerce,  accounts  and  finances,  and
interdisciplinary  studies;

(e) two  teachers,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  from  university

departments;

(f) two  teachers,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor,  from  colleges  or

recognized  institutions  having  a  strong  base  in  research  culture;

(g) eight  eminent  persons  from  different  areas  of  Science,  Commerce,
Agriculture, Banking , Finance, Industry, Intellectual Property Rights, etc., who
are conversant with the  global trends as well as regional issues to be nominated
by  Chancellor;

(h) the  Director,  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages  -Member-Secretary.

(3) The  Board  of  Research  shall  meet  at  least  three  times  in  a  year.

60. The Board of Research shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-

(a) to work on long term policy and strategy for promotion of research culture

in  the  university,  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(b) to advise and encourage the teachers to take up research in emerging areas

at  individual  and  group  level;

(c) to promote inter-disciplinary research programmes by co-ordinating amongst
teachers  and  also  to  make  and  articulate  policies  for  sharing  of  research  and
development  infrastructure;

(d) to encourage the university departments, colleges and recognized institutions

to  hold  research  seminars  in  all  disciplines  for  the  research  students;

(e) to  publish  research  journals,  monographs  for  different  disciplines;

(f) to  decide  upon  policy  for  maintenance  of  standards  of  research  for  Ph.D.
degrees, in consonance with the norms of the University Grants Commission and
other  regulatory  bodies;

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(g) to work on creation of research and development data base for work done
in  university  departments,  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  in  a  stand-alone
mode  or  as  group  activity  or  in  collaboration  with  industries  and  other  research
and  development  laboratories;

(h) to  work  out  and  initiate  research  in  delivery  of  education,  pedagogy  of
face-to-face and e-learning, impact of e-learning and virtual classrooms on learning
and understanding of students, open distance learning and conventional education;
(i) to make efforts and also assist the teachers, university departments, colleges

and  recognized  institutions  to  raise  the  funds  for  research  activities;
(j) to  work  out  the  budget  for  research  activities  of  the  university;
(k) to  mobilize  money  from  the  industry  for  enhancing  research  activities;
(l) to identify problems and issues related to the region within the jurisdiction
of  the  university  and  to  take  special  initiative  to  address  such  issues  through
systematic  research;

(m) to work on long-term policies and strategies for creating synergy between
researchers and industries resulting into promotion of knowledge and technology
transfer  and  productive  conversion  of  research;

(n) to encourage industries to promote, adopt and participate in the basic and

applied  research  projects;

(o) to  establish  central  research  laboratories  with  the  help  of  participation  of

national  and  international  industries;

(p) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities

so  as  to  carry  out  objectives  of  the  Board  of  Research.

61. The  constitution,  powers,  functions  and  duties  of  the  authorities  of  the
university,  not  laid  down  under  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be  as
prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

62. (1) The  term  of  every  authority  constituted  under  this Act  shall  commence
on  1st  September  and  shall  be  of  five  years  from  the  said  date  and  the  term  of  the
members of every authority shall expire on the expiry of the said period of five years,
irrespective  of  the  date  on  which  a  member  has  entered  upon  his  office.

(2) The  process  of  election,  nomination  and  co-option  shall  be  commenced  at
least three months before expiry of the term of the authority and shall be completed
not  later  than  30th  November  in  that  year  :

1[Provided that, for the initial term of the authorities of the Universities, immediately
after the commencement of this Act, the process of election, nomination and co-option
shall  be  completed  not  later  than  31st  May  2018.]

63. Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this Act  or  the  Statutes  made
thereunder,  where  a  person,  elected,  nominated,  appointed  or  co-opted,  as  the  case
may  be,  as  an  officer  of  university  or  a  member  of  any  of  the  authority  or  bodies
of the university by virtue of his being eligible to be so elected, nominated, appointed
or  co-opted  as  such  an  officer  or  a  member  under  any  of  the  categories  of  officers
or  members  specified  by  or  under  the  relevant  provisions  of  this Act  in  relation  to
such office, authority or body, he shall cease to  be such an officer of the university
or  a member  of such  an authority  or a  body  as soon  as he  ceases to  belong  to  such
category and shall be deemed to have vacated his office as such officer or  member.

1. This  proviso  was  added  by  Mah.  27of  2018,  s.3.

Powers,
functions
and  duties  of
Authorities.

Term  of
office  of
members  of
Authority.

Cessation  of
membership.

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Disqualifi-
cation  for
membership
of  authority.

64. A  person  shall  be  disqualified  for  being  a  member  of  any  of  the  authorities,
bodies  and  committee  of  university  and  voting  to  the  authorities,  bodies  and
committees, if he-

(a) is  of  unsound  mind  and  stands  so  declared  by  a  competent  court;  or

(b) is  an  undischarged  insolvent;    or

(c)  has  been  convicted  of  any  offence  involving  moral  turpitude;  or

(d) is  conducting  or  engaging  himself  in  private  tuitions  or  private  coaching

classes;  or

(e) has  been  punished  for  indulging  in  or  promoting  unfair  practices  in  the

conduct  of  any  examination  and  evaluation,  in  any  form,  anywhere;  or

(f) has  willfully  omitted  or  refused  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this Act,
Statutes  or  Ordinances,  or  has  acted  in  any  manner  detrimental  to  the  interests
of  the  university;  or

(g) has  been punished in  any  form, by the competent authority for committing

a  misconduct;  or

(h) discloses  or  causes  to  disclose  to  the  public,  in  any  manner  whatsoever,
any confidential matter, in relation to the examination and evaluation, the knowledge
of  which  he  has  come  to  be  in  possession,  due  to  his  official  position:

Provided  that,  the  right  of  voting  of  the  person  in  respect  of  clauses  (e)  and
(g) shall remain suspended during the term of punishment under the said clauses.

Ineligibility
for  second
consecutive
term.

65. No person shall be a member of Management Council or Chairman of Board
of  Studies,    for  a  second  consecutive  term  whether,    as  an  elected,    nominated  or
co-opted  member,  as  the  case  may  be:

Provided that, any person who was the member of the Management Council of the
university or Chairman of the Board of Studies, for the first time whether as elected,
nominated  or  co-opted  member,  as  the  case  may  be,  on  the  date  of  commencement
of  this  Act,  shall  not  be  deemed  to  have  enjoyed  the  consecutive  term  if  he  is
nominated  or  elected  or  co-opted  for  the  first  time  after  the  commencement  of
this  Act.

Conclusive-
ness  of
decision  of
authority.

66. Save  as  otherwise  provided  by  or  under  the  provisions  of  this Act,  each
authority  of  the  university  while  acting  and  exercising  its  powers  and  discharging
functions  or  duties  assigned  to  it  by  or  under  the  provisions  of  this Act,  shall  have
the  exclusive  jurisdiction  to  deal  with  and  decide  the  matters  assigned  to  it  and
discharging functions or duties assigned to it by or under the provisions of this Act.

Election  to
be  by
proportional
representation.

67. (1) Every  election to  any  authority  or body  of  the  university under  this Act,
except  the  elections  to  the post  referred  in  clauses  (a)  to  (e)  of  sub-section  (2)  and
clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (3) of section 99, shall be held by ballot in accordance
with  the  system  of  proportional  representation  by  means  of  the  single  transferable
vote  and  as  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

(2) The  other  details  relating  to  elections  not  specified  in  the Act  shall  be  as

prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

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68. (1) A member, other than an ex-officio member, may resign by writing under
his signature. A nominee of the Chancellor may resign by addressing to the Chancellor,
and any other member may resign by addressing to the Vice-Chancellor. The person
shall  cease  to  be  a  member  upon  his  resignation  being  accepted  by  the  Chancellor
or  the  Vice-Chancellor,  as  the  case  may  be,  or  upon  expiry  of  thirty  days  from  the
date  of  resignation,  whichever  is  earlier.

Resignation
o f
membership.

(2) If  a  person  nominated,  elected,  appointed  or  co-opted  to  any  authority  or
body  remains  absent  without  prior  permission  of  the  authority  or  body  for  three
consecutive  meetings,  he  shall  be  deemed  to  have  vacated  his  membership  and
he  shall  cease  to  be  a  member  from  the  date  of  the  third  such  meeting  in  which
he  has  remained  absent:

Provided  that,  such  member  should  have  attended  at  least  one  meeting  in  the

previous  year.

69. (1) Save  as  otherwise  provided  by  this Act,  all  matters  with  regard  to  the
conduct  of  meetings  of  the  authorities,  bodies  or  committees,  if  any,  constituted  by
the  university,  shall  be  such  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

Meeting  of
authorities.

(2) A meeting of an authority or body shall be convened on the date determined

by  the  Chairperson  by  a  notice  issued  by  its  Secretary.

(3) Except as otherwise provided, the quorum for a meeting shall ordinarily be
one-third of the number of the sitting members. If there is no quorum, the meeting
shall  be  adjourned  by  the  Chairperson  to  a  specific  time  on  the  same  day,  or  on
a  later  date  and  no  quorum  shall  be  necessary  for  such  adjourned  meeting.  No
quorum  shall  be  necessary  on  the  following  day  of  the  continued  meeting.

(4) Where  no  provision  is  made  by  or  under  the  Statutes  for  a  President  or
Chairperson to preside  over a meeting of  any authority or body  of the university
or  when  the  President  or  the  Chairperson  so  provided  for  is  absent  and  no
provision is made for any other person to preside, the members present shall elect
a  person  from  amongst  themselves  to  preside  at  the  meeting.

(5) Save  as  otherwise  provided,  all  items,  questions,  matters  or  proposals  on
the  agenda  shall  be  decided  by  a  majority  of  votes  of  members  present.  The
Chairperson shall have a vote. In case of equality of votes, the Chairperson shall
have  the  casting  vote.  The  secretary,  if  not  a  member,  shall  have  the  right  to
participate  in  the  deliberations  but  shall  not  have  the  right  to  vote.

70. (1) When  any  vacancy  occurs  in  the  office  of  a  member,  other  than  an
ex-officio  member  or,  a  member  nominated  by  the  Chancellor,  of  any  authority  or
other  body  of  the  university  except  Management  Council  before  the  expiry  of  his
normal  term,  the vacancy shall be  filled by nomination  of a person by  the Standing
Committee constituted under sub-section (3) who is otherwise eligible to be elected
on  the  said  authority  or  body  from  the  same  category.

Casual
vacancy  and
Standing
Committee
to  fill
vacancies.

(2) In  case,  any  vacancy  occurs  in  the  office  of  a  member,  other  than  an
ex-officio  member  of  Management  Council  of  the  university,  it  shall  be  filled  as
soon  as  possible,  by  nomination  or  election  or  co-option,  as  the  case  may  be,  of

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a person by the authority, body or the officer concerned. The person so nominated,
elected  or  co-opted  shall  be  a  person  who  is  otherwise  eligible  to  be  nominated,
elected  or  co-opted  on  the  said  authority  or  body  from  the  same  category.  The
person  so  nominated,  elected  or  co-opted  shall  hold  office  only  so  long  as  the
member  in  whose  place  he  has  been  nominated,  elected  or  co-opted  shall  have
held  it,  if  the  vacancy  had  not  occurred.

(3) The  constitution  of  the  Standing  Committee  for  filling  in  the  vacancies

mentioned  in  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  as  follows,  namely  :-

(a) Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Chairman;

(b) Chancellor’s  nominee  on  Management  Council;
(c) one  dean  nominated  by  Management  Council;

(d) one  elected  member  of  the  Management  Council  nominated  by  that

Council;

(e) one  principal  nominated  by  Senate  from  amongst  its  members;

(f) one  teacher  nominated  by  Senate  from  amongst  its  members;

(g) one  graduate  nominated  by  Senate  from  amongst  its  members;

(h) Registrar - Member-Secretary.

(4) The term of the Standing Committee shall commence on 1st September and
shall be of five years from the said date. The term of the members shall expire on
the  expiry  of  the  said  period  of  five  years,  irrespective  of  the  date  on  which  a
member  has  entered  upon  his  office.

THE STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

CHAPTER V

Statutes  and
their  subject
matters.

71. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any

of  the  following  matters,  namely:-

(1) conferment  of  honorary  degrees  and  academic  distinctions;

(2) establishment and maintenance of the sub-campuses university departments,
institutions,  conducted  colleges,  institutions  of  higher  learning,  research  or
specialized  studies  and  hostels;

(3) constitution,  powers,  duties  and  functions  of  authorities  of  the  university

not  laid  down  under  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act;

(4) abolition of university departments or institutions and conducted colleges;

(5) rules  of  procedure  for  conduct  of  business  at  the  meetings  of  authorities

of  the  university;

(6) appropriation  of  funds  of  the  university  for  furtherance  of  the  objects  of

the  university;

(7) norms  for  grant  of  autonomy  to  university  departments  or  institutions,
affiliated colleges and recognized institutions, subject to the approval of the State
Government;

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(8) acceptance  and  management  of  trusts,  bequests,  donations,  endowments

and  grants  from  individuals  or  organizations;

(9) disciplinary action against defaulting teachers, officers and other employees
of  the  university,  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  other  than  the
colleges  or  institutions  managed  and  maintained  by  the  State  Government  or
Central  Government  or  local  authorities;

(10) conditions  of  residence,  conduct  and  discipline  of  the  students  of  the
university, colleges and recognized institutions, and the action to be taken against
them  for  breach  of  discipline  or  misconduct,  including  the  following  :-

(a) use  of  unfair  means  in  an  examination,  or  abetment  thereof;

(b) refusal to appear or give evidence in any authorized inquiry by an officer
in  charge  of  an  evaluation  and  examination,  or  by  any  officer  or  authority  of
the  university;  or

(c) disorderly or otherwise objectionable conduct, whether within or outside

the  university;

(11) mechanism  and  procedure  for  redressal  of  grievances  of  the  students;

(12) functions  and  duties  of  Students’  Council  in  university,  colleges  and

recognized  institutions;

(13) procedure  for  conduct  of  elections  to  various  authorities  and  bodies;

(14) conditions and procedure for grant of approval to the appointments of the
teachers in the colleges and recognized institutions and suspension or withdrawal
thereof;

(15) inspection  of  colleges,  recognized  institutions,  halls  and  hostels;

(16) procedure  to  be  followed  while  granting  permission  for  transfer  of

management;

(17) norms  and  Procedure  to  be  followed  while  nominating  members  on

authorities,  boards  and  committees  by  the  Vice-Chancellor  under  this  Act;

(18) norms of grant and withdrawal of affiliations to colleges and institutions;

(19) transferring, in public interest, of the management of a college or institution
by the university and the conditions for such transferring, subject to the approval
of  the  State  Government;

(20) qualifications,  recruitment,  code  of  conduct,  terms  of  office,  duties  and
conditions  of  service  including  periodic  training  and  advance  training,  field
exposure, deputation, assessment of teachers, officers and other employees of the
university  and  affiliated  colleges  except  those  colleges  or  institutions  which  are
maintained  by  the  State  or  Central  Government  or  local  authority,  retirement
benefits and the manner of termination of their services as approved by the State
Government, provided that these shall not be in contravention of State Government
policies  in  this  regard;

(21) procedure to be followed for purchases under sub-section  (7)  of section 98;

(22) any matter which is to be prescribed by Statutes or which is necessary to give

effect  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act.

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Statutes  how
made.

72. (1) The  Statutes  may  be  made,  amended  or  repealed  by  the  Senate  in  the

manner  hereinafter  provided.

(2) The  Statute  Committee  shall  be  constituted  by  Management  Council  as

under :-

(a) One member of Management Council from amongst the elected members

of  that  Council  -  as  Chairman,

(b) One Dean,

(c) One  Professor  of  university  department  or  affiliated  colleges,

(d) One Principal of affiliated college,

(e) Registrar  of  the  university,

(f) Law  Officer of  the  university as  Member-Secretary.

Such  Statute  Committee  shall  prepare  and  propose  draft  Statutes  concerning
the  matters  referred  to  in  the  last  preceding  section  and  shall  present  to  the
Management  Council  for  its  recommendations  to  senate.

(3) The Management Council, if it thinks necessary, may obtain the opinion of
any  officer,  authority  or  body  of  the  university  with  regard  to  any  draft  Statute
which  is  before  it  for  consideration.

(4) Every  Statute  passed  by  the  Senate  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Chancellor
who  may  give  or  withhold  his  assent  thereto  or  send  it  back  to  the  Management
Council  for  reconsideration.  The  Chancellor  may  send  the  draft  Statutes  to  the
State Government for its views, if there are implications, financial or otherwise, on
the  part  of  the  State  Government  in  the  implementation  of  such  Statutes.

(5) No Statute passed by the Senate shall be valid or shall come into force until

assented  to  by  the  Chancellor.

(6) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  foregoing  sub-sections,  the
Chancellor, either suomotu or on the advice of the State Government, may, direct
the university to make provisions in the Statutes in respect of any matter specified
by  him  and  if  the  Senate  fails  to  initiate  adopt  the  direction  within  sixty  days  of
its receipt, the Chancellor may, after considering the reasons, if any, communicated
by  the  Senate  for  its  inability to  comply  with  such  direction,  make  or amend  the
Statutes  in  that  respect,  suitably.

(7) The  Senate  may  take  into  consideration  the  draft  of  a  statute  either  of  its
own  motion  or  on  a  proposal  by  the  management  council.  In  the  case  of  a  draft
which is not proposed by the management council, the senate, before considering
the  same,  shall  obtain  the  opinion  of  the  management  council:

Provided that, if the management council fails to submit its opinion within three
months from the date it receives the draft, the senate may proceed to take the draft
into  consideration.

(8) The Senate if it thinks necessary may also obtain the opinion of any officer,
authority  or  body  of  the  university  in  regard  to  any  draft  statute  which  is  before
it  for  consideration:

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Provided  that,  any  such  draft  statute  pertains  to  academic  matters,  the  senate

shall  obtain  the  opinion  of  the  academic  council  before  considering  the  same.

(9) The Management Council shall recommend the draft statutes to senate for
approval  and  every  statute  passed  by  the  senate  shall  be  submitted  to  the
Chancellor.

(10) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  foregoing  sub-sections,  the
State Government shall have power to prescribe uniform Statutes on the subjects
through  publication  in  the Official  Gazette,  which  shall  be  binding  on  the
universities.

73. Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this Act,  the  Ordinances  may  provide  for  all  or

any  of  the  following  matters,  namely:-

(1) conditions  under  which  students  shall  be  admitted  to  courses  of  study  for

degrees,  diplomas,  certificates  and  other  academic  distinctions;

(2) Norms  and  process  of  fixation  of  fees,  other  fees  and  charges  for  courses

and  programs  to  be  adopted  by  fee  fixation  committee  under  this  Act;

Ordinances
and  their
subject
matters.

(3) fees  for  affiliation  and  recognition  to  colleges  and  institutions;

(4) conditions  governing  the  appointment  and  duties  of  examiners;

(5) conduct  of  examinations,  other  tests  and  evaluation,  and  the  manner  in

which  the  candidates  may  be  assessed  or  examined  by  the  examiners;

(6) recognition  of  teachers  of  the  university  and  the  conditions  subject  to
which persons may be recognized as qualified to give instruction in the university
departments,  colleges  and  recognized  institutions;

(7) norms to be observed and enforced by colleges and recognized institutions

regarding  transfer  of  students;

(8) The  constitution,  powers,  duties  and  functions  of  the  Equal  Opportunity
Cell including provisions for establishing a Cell in accordance with the provision
of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995 and the guidelines and directives of the University Grants
Commission issued from time to time;

(9) Mechanism for prevention of ragging of students of university and affiliated

colleges;

(10) Mechanism  for  prevention  of  sexual  harassment  of  teachers,  employees,
students  of  university and  affiliated  colleges  and  redressal of  grievances  relating
to  sexual  harassment,  incidences  and  penalty  for  those  who  indulge  in  sexual
harassment, in accordance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women
at Work  place  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and  Redressal) Act,  2013;

(11) any  academic  matter  which,  by  or  under  this Act  or  the  Statutes  is  to  be
prescribed by the Ordinance or which is necessary to give effect to the provisions
of  this  Act.

H  391-12

1  of
1996.

14  of
2013.

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Ordinances
and  their
making.

74. (1) The  Management  Council  may  make,  amend  or  repeal  Ordinances  in

the  manner  hereinafter  provided.

(2) The Board of Deans shall prepare and propose draft Ordinances concerning

the  matters  referred  to  in  section  73.

(3) No  Ordinance  concerning  academic  matters  shall  be  made,  amended  or
repealed  by  the  Management  Council  unless  a  draft  thereof  has  been  proposed
by  the Academic  Council.

(4) All Ordinances made by the Management Council shall have effect from the
date  of  the  meeting  or  from  such  date  as  it  may  direct,  but  every  Ordinance  so
made shall be submitted to the Chancellor within two weeks from the date of the
meeting. The Chancellor shall have the power to direct the Management Council,
within  four  weeks  of  the  receipt  of  the  Ordinance,  to  suspend  its  operation,  and
he shall, as soon as possible, inform the Management Council of his objection to
it.  He  may,  after  receiving  the  comments  of  the  Management  Council,  either
withdraw the order  suspending the Ordinance or disallow the  Ordinance,  and his
decision  shall  be  final.

Regulations.

75. (1) Subject to the provisions prescribed by or under this Act, Management
Council may make Regulations consistent with this Act, Statutes and Ordinances,
for,-

(a) institution of fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship,

medals  and  prizes  and  for  their  award;

(b) collaborations with other universities, institutions and organizations for

mutually beneficial academic programmes;

(c) the  conditions  under  which  students  shall  be  admitted  to  courses  of

study  for  degrees,  diplomas,  certificates  and  other  academic  distinctions;

(d) preservation  of  record  of  the  university;

(e) providing  for  all  or  any  of  the  matters  which,  by  or  under  this Act,

Statutes  or  Ordinances,  are  to  be  or  may  be  provided  by  Regulations;

(f) all  non-academic  matters  for  which  provision  is,  in  the  opinion  of  the
Management  Council,  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act,  Statutes  or
Ordinances.

(2) Subject  to  the  provisions  prescribed  by  or  under  this Act,  the Academic
Council  may  make  Regulations  relating  to  the  academic  matters,  consistent  with
this  Act,  Statutes  and  Ordinances.

(3) The Board of Deans shall draft and place for approval of the Management
Council or the Academic Council, as the case may be, the Regulations, providing
for  the  matters  referred  to  in  sub-sections  (1)  and  (2)  and  for  all  or  any  of  the
matters which,  by or  under this Act, Statutes  or Ordinances,  are to  be or  may be
provided  by  Regulations.

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CHAPTER VI

MAHARASHTRA  STATE  COMMISSION  FOR  HIGHER
EDUCATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT

76. (1) There shall be established the Maharashtra State Commission for Higher

Education  and  Development.

(2) The  composition  of  the  Commission  shall  be  as  follows,  namely:-

(a) the Chief Minister

Chairperson;

(b) the  Minister  for  Higher  and Technical  Education

Vice-Chairperson;

Maharashtra
State
Commission
for  Higher
Education
and
Development.

(c) the  Minister  for  Finance

(d) the  Minister  for  Medical  Education

(e) the  Minister  for  Industries

(f) the Minister  for Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship

Member;

Member;

Member;

Member;

(g) the  Minister  of  State  for  Higher  and Technical  Education

Member;

(h) the  Leaders  of  Opposition  in  the  State  Legislative  Council Members;

and  Assembly

(i) three  members  of  the  Maharashtra  Legislative Assembly,
nominated  by  the  Speaker  of  the  Maharashtra  Legislative Assembly

(j) two members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council,
nominated  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Maharashtra  Legislative  Council

Members;

Members;

(k) two  eminent  industrialists  to  be  nominated  by  Chancellor

Members;

(l) one  eminent  professional  from  the  domain  of  finance  or
commerce  or education or law and  judiciary, having experience
of    creation  of    education  linkages  with  real    life    situations,
nominated  by  the  Chancellor

Member;

(m) two  Scientists  or Technocrats  or  Social  Leaders  for  their
eminence  in  Techno-social-Development  work  nominated  by  the
Chancellor

Members;

(n) one educationist having experience in reforms in the nature, Member;

role  and  delivery  of  education,  nominated  by  the  Chancellor

(o) two Vice-Chancellors of the Public  and Private  Universities Members;

in  the  State  nominated  by  the  Chancellor

(p) two  Principals  nominated  by    the  Chancellor  for  their
contributions  in  linking  of  education  with  social  development,

Members;

(q) two  senior  eminent  teachers  from  universities  or  colleges

Members;

with the  minimum Teaching and Research  experience of  fifteen
years  nominated  by  the  Chancellor.

(r) the  Secretary,  Higher  and Technical  Education  Department Member;

(s) the  Secretary,  Medical  Education  and  Drugs  Department Member;

(t) the  Secretary, Planning  Department

Member;

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(u) the  Secretary,  Finance  Department

(v) the  Secretary,  School  Education  Department

(w) the  Secretary,  Industries  Department

(x) the  Secretary,  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship

 Development  Department

(y) the  Director  of Technical  Education

(z) the Director  of Higher  Education

(za) the  Director  of  Medical  Education  and  Research

(zb) the  Joint  Secretary, Western  Regional  Office  of

University Grants Commission

(zc) the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission

Member;

Member;

Member;

Member;

Member;

Member;

Member;

Member;

Member-
Secretary:

Provided that, if the Chief Minister holds the portfolio of Higher and Technical
Education, Industries, Medical Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
or  Finance  he  may  appoint  any  other  Minister  as  a  member.

(3) Term of office of the appointed members of the Commission shall be of five

years  and  shall  be  co-terminus  with  the  term  of  the  Legislative Assembly.

(4) The  Commission  shall  meet  at  least  twice  in  a  year.

(5) The Commission shall be the authority of the State Government in charge
of,  and  responsible  for,  the  higher  education  in  the  State.  The  Commission  shall
be the  planning, monitoring,  co-ordinating and  evaluating  authority and  shall act
as  a  think-tank  for  higher  education,  including  technical,  medical,  management,
professional education and emerging fields in the education such as Bio-Sciences
and  Technology  and  those  which  would  emerge  on  the  horizon  of  knowledge  in
future. The Commission shall create synergy between various stakeholders namely,
the  State  Government,  public  and  private  universities,  private  skills  education
providers  and  industries.

77. (1) The  functions  and  duties  of  the  Commission  shall  be  as  follows,

namely:-

(a) to prepare guidelines for perspective plan of five years for each university
for  the  location  of  colleges  and  institutions  of  higher  learning  in  a  manner
ensuring equitable distribution of facilities for higher education, in consultation
with  the  respective  university;

(b) to approve comprehensive perspective plan submitted by the university;

(c) to  advise  the  State  Government  on  exploring  new  ways  and  means  for
raising  of  additional  resources  and  allocation  of  funds  for  public  and  private
universities,  and  for  education  information  and  communication  technology
network;

(d) to create synergy at policy and operative level mechanism for co-existence
and  co-operation  between  different  types  of  educational  institutions  in  the
domain  of  pure,  technical  and  professional  education  at  core  and  domain
specific  skills  level  in  the  State;

Functions
and  duties
of  the
Commission.

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(e) to  understand  and  keep  track  of  developments  that  are  taking  place  at
national  and  global  level  in  delivery  of  education,  use  of  technology  in
education, administration and governance of education and evolve an appropriate
policy and strategy for the educational systems in the State to be in phase with
these  changes;

(f) to  create  synergy  through  operative  policy  for  research  culture  in  pure
and applied  domains  in all  subjects in  various disciplines  and  across different
disciplines  in  educational  institutions  and  also  research  culture  needs  and
demands  of  industries;

(g) to  create  a  policy  and  strategy  for  sharing  of  academic  and  knowledge
resources infrastructure amongst various educational institutions and the State,
Central  and  industry  research  and  development  laboratories;

(h) to establish and maintain educational information communication network
in  tandem  with  the  national  grid  and  also  enhance  the  geographical  reach  so
as  to  bring  each  and  every  educational  institution  into  the  educational
information  communication  network  and  to  keep  track  of  technology  changes
and  upgrade  the  network  from  time  to  time;

(i) to establish linkages with National Knowledge Commission, the Ministry
of  Information  and  Communication  Technology  and  Human  Resources
Development;

(j) to  create  a  repository  of  e-learning  objects  and  virtual  experiments  and
support  material  in  digital  format  for  teaching-learning  processes  in  frontline
environment;

(k) to  develop  a  policy  and  strategy  for  percolation  of  use  of  technology
for  administration,  evaluation  and  governance  of  educational  institutions  and
to  promote  establishment  of  an  e-platform  to  carry  out  these  tasks  by  use  of
information  and  communication  technology;

(l) to  explore  the  scope  for  sharing  research  journals,  research  and
technology  reviews  and  other  such  material  that  enhances  scope  and  quality
of  research  by  use  of  Information  and  Communication  Technology  through
creation  of  network of  various  knowledge  resource  centers in  educational  and
research  and  development  institutions  in  the  State  and  also  at  national  level;

(m) to  prepare  programmes  in  the  various  subjects  in  the  sphere  of  higher
education, keeping in view the overall priorities, perspectives and needs of the
society  and  expectations  from  higher  education;

(n) to advise the State Government in respect of determining and maintaining

uniformity  of  standards  of  education  in  the  universities;

(o) to  advise  on  promoting  co-operation  and  co-ordination  of  the  various
educational institutions among themselves and explore the scope for interaction
between the universities on the one hand, and industry and other organizations
on  the  other  hand;

(p) to  suggest  ways  and  means  of  raising  additional  resources  for  higher

education  from  industry  and  other  sources;

(q) to advise on inter-university programmes for various activities undertaken

by  the  universities;

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(r) to  advise  on  programmes  for  greater  co-operation  and  interaction  and
exchange of university teachers, college teachers and the teachers of university
departments;

(s) to  initiate  inter-university  programme  for  various  activities  related  to

teaching,  research  and  extension  in  the  field  of  higher  education;

(t) to  take  into  consideration  various  suggestions,  advises  and  specific
recommendations for making academic, administrative, governance and financial
synergy  more  conducive  for  growth  and  sustenance  of  quality  in  colleges,
educational  institutions  and  universities,  and  to  devise  mechanisms  to  bring
them  into  practice;

(u) to  devise  and  implement  approaches  for  enhancing  of  knowledge  and

use  of  technology  in  teaching-learning  processes  for  teachers;

(v) to  create  platform  for  academicians  with  experience  in  education  and
research  that  would  form  a  core  for  reforms  and  also  operating  mechanism  in
academic  frame-work,  course  work,  delivery  methodologies,  evaluation  of
students;

(w) to make recommendations regarding performance based appraisal system
using  key  performance  indicators  for  principals,  heads  of  institutions  and
departments and academic performance indicators for teachers in the university
and  institutions  of  higher  education;

(x) to recommend necessary steps to restructure institutions of higher learning
whose  performance  is  consistently  poor  in  the  areas  of  academic,  governance
and  infrastructure;

(y) to interact with national and global assessment and accreditation agencies
and to carry systemic total quality assessment and programme-wise assessment
processes  in  colleges,  educational  institutions  and  universities;

(z) to create a data base of teachers, academic and industry experts, colleges,

educational  institutions  and  universities  in  the  State;

(za) to  create  a  data  base  of  Indian  students  by  making  use  of  the  unique

identification  number  when  they  join  a  college  at  entry  level;

(zb) to  establish  information  collection  and  data  creation  cell  for  foreign

students;

(zc) to  keep  information  on  annual  financial  estimates  of  the  universities,
their  generation of  finances  through other  streams,  research and  development,
consultancy, training-cum-skills development programmes, special programmes
for  foreign  students  and  any  other  similar  activities  and  to  devise  various
streams for generation of financial resources so as to strengthen their financial
position;

(zd) to  take  steps  and  recommend  to  the  State  Government  and  to  the
universities the steps that may be taken to remove the regional imbalance, and
to  make  higher  education  available  to  backward  classes,  rural  and  tribal
communities,  women  and  any  such  specified  groups;

(ze) to review co-operation and interaction among all educational institutions
in  the  State  for  sharing  of  academic  and  other  support  infrastructure  and
suggest  ways  and  means  to  make  it  more  efficient  and  effective;

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(zf) to  review  the  approach  and  methods  adopted  by  the  colleges  and
universities,  both  public  and  private,  for  integrating  education  with  social
development and to study the impact of such an approach on social development
and  suggest  ways  and  means  to  make  it  more  efficient  and  effective;

(zg) to  consider  the  report  of  the  Maharashtra  State  Rashtriya  Ucchatar

Shiksha  Abhiyan  Council,  made  under  sub-section  (4)  of  section  78;

(zh) develop the vision plan with specific annual outcomes keeping in view
the  goals  of  academic  excellence,  administrative  reforms  and  financial
improvements.

(2) There shall be Board of Management to carry out the functions and duties

of  Commission  as  under:-

(a) Minister, Higher and Technical Education
(b) Minister  of  State,  Higher  and Technical  Education
(c) Secretary, Higher Education and Technical Education

- Chairperson;
- Vice-Chairperson;
- Member;

Department

(d) Eminent Educationist of National and Global Repute

- Member;

nominated  by  the  Chancellor

(e) Advisor,  Planning  and  Co-ordination
(f) Advisor, Quality  and Excellence Assurance
(g) Advisor,  Open  Education  Resources  and Teacher

Training

(h) Advisor,  Networking  and  Support  Services
(i) Advisor,  Finances  and  Resources  Generation
(j) Advisor, Examination and Evaluation
(k) one  renowned  Industrialist  nominated  by  Chancellor
(l) one Vice-Chancellor of Public Universities nominated

- Member;
- Member;
- Member;

- Member;
- Member;
- Member;
- Member;
- Member;

by Chancellor

(m) one Professional Expert from the field of Finance,

- Member;

Accounting,  Legal  and  other  allied  area  nominated  by
Chancellor

(n) one Principal of NAAC  accredited A graded College

- Member;

with  proven excellence  nominated by  Chancellor

(o) one  Professor from  University  or College  nominated

- Member;

by Chancellor

(p) the Director of Higher Education
(q) the Director of Technical Education
(r) the Chief Executive Officer of Commission

- Member;
- Member;
- Member-
Secretary.

(3) There shall be a Secretariat of the Commission which shall be responsible
for administration of the Commission and for execution of the policies, plans and
recommendations  of  the  Commission.  The  Secretariat  shall  consist  of  the  Chief
Executive  Officer,  other  officers  and  staff  as  may  be  required.

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(4) The  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the  commission  shall  be  appointed  by  the
Government  and  work  directly  under  the  superintendence,  direction  and  control
of  the  State  Government.

(5) The emoluments, terms and conditions of service qualification and mode of
appointment  of the Chief Executive Officer and  the staff of  the Secretariat shall
be  such  as  may  be  determined  by  the  State  Government.

(6) The Chief Executive Officer shall,-

(i) be  the  principal  executive  officer  of  the  Secretariat  of  the  Commission

responsible  for  carrying  out  all  functions  and  duties  of  the  Commission;

(ii) lead, oversee and monitor the administration and entire activities of the

Secretariat  and  the  Commission;

(iii) be responsible for execution of the policies, plans and recommendations

of  the  Commission;

(iv) establish  technology  driven  operational  mechanism  for  execution  of

policies,  plans  and  recommendations  of  the  Commission;

(v) establish linkages and co-ordination with Vice-Chancellors of public and
private  universities,  principals  and  management  of  all  educational  institutions
in  the  State;

(vi) convene  meeting  of  the  Commission  as  per  the  directions  of  the

Chancellor;

(vii) convene seminars, workshops, meetings as may be necessary to  fulfill

and  carry  out  the  function  and  duties  of  the  Commission;

(viii) prepare  annual  financial  estimates  and  statement  of  financial
requirements  for  the  Commission  for submission  to  the  Department  of  Higher
Education;

(ix) prepare  annual  report,  annual  audit  reports  of  the  Commission;

(x) get  accounts  of  the  Secretariat  and  the  Commission  audited  regularly;

(xi) be  the  appointing  and  disciplinary  authority  of  the  officers  and  other

staff  of  the  Secretariat  working  under  him;

(xii) prepare  rules  of  terms  and  conditions  of  service  for  employees  of  the

Secretariat;

(xiii) exercise such other functions, powers and duties as may be conferred

upon  him  by  the  Chancellor;

(xiv) do  all  such  activities  so  as  to  fulfill  objectives,  functions  and  duties

of  the  Commission;

(xv) undertake  any  other  task  as  may  be  assigned  by  the  Commission  and

the  State.

(7) The  selection  and  appointment  of Advisors  on  the  Board  of  Management
shall  be  as  specified  by  the  State  Government  by  an  order  published  in  the
Official Gazette.

(8) Nothing  in  this  section  shall  empower  the  Commission  to  carry  out  any

executive  functions  in  the  management  of  the  affairs  of  the  university.

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State
Rashtriya
Uchhatar
Shiksha
Abhiyan
Council.

Grievances
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78. (1) There shall be a Council to be called as the Maharashtra State Rashtriya

Uchhatrar  Shiksha Abhiyan  Council  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  “RUSA”).

(2) The  Council  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  a  body  corporate,  having
perpectual  succession  and  a  common  Seal  and  may  by  the  name  sue  or  be  sued.

(3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette specify
the  composition,  functions  and  responsibilities  of  the  council  under  sub-section
(1), which shall be in conformity with the guidelines of RUSA of the Government
of  India  :

Provided  that,  every  such  notification  shall  be  laid  as  soon  as  may  be,  after

it  is  issued,  before  each  House  of  the  State  Legislature.

(4) The  Council  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  forward  a  yearly  report  of  its

activities,  to  the  Commission  under  section  76.

CHAPTER VII

GRIEVANCES  OF  TEACHERS  AND  EMPLOYEES

79. (1) There shall be a Grievances Committee in each university to deal with
all types of grievances ; except grievances against the State Government including
its  officials,  of  teachers  and  other  employees  of  the  university,  affiliated  and
autonomous  colleges  and  recognized  institutions,  other  than  those  managed  and
maintained  by  the  State  Government,  Central  Government  or  a  local  authority;
which  are  not  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  University  and  College  Tribunal.

(2) The  university  shall  establish  a  Grievances  Redressal  Cell  headed  by  the
officer of the university not below the rank of the Assistant Registrar for providing
administrative  assistance  to  the  Grievances  Committee.

(3) The Grievances Committee shall consist of  the following members, namely :-

(a) retired Judge not below the rank of the District Judge, nominated by the

Vice- Chancellor - Chairperson ;

(b) one  Dean,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) Chancellor’s  nominee  on  the  Management  Council;
(d) Registrar;

(e) one  teacher  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled  Tribes  or
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes
and  one  non-teaching  employee  nominated  by  the  Senate  from  amongst  its
members;

(f) Law Officer of the University - Member-Secretary.

(4) The nomination of a retired Judge as the Chairperson and of a Dean as the
member of the Grievances Committee, shall be for such period, not exceeding three
years  in  aggregate,  as  the  Vice-Chancellor  may  from  time  to  time,  in  each  case
decide.

(5) The retired Judge nominated as the Chairperson of the Grievances Committee
shall be entitled for remuneration and conveyance charges, as may be determined
by  the  university.

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(6) The  Grievances  Committee shall  hear,  settle  and  decide grievances  as  per
the law, as far as may be practicable, within three months, from the date of filing
of  the  complaint.

(7) It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Grievances  Committee  to  entertain  and  decide
grievances  or  complaints  relating  to  service  of  the  employees,  which  are  not
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Tribunal,  after  giving  reasonable  opportunity  of
being  heard  to  both  the  parties.

University
and  College
Tribunal.

80. (1) There  shall  be  one  or  more  university  and  college  tribunals  for  one  or
more  universities  in  the  State,  governed  by  this  Act  as  well  as  the  Maharashtra
Agricultural Universities (Krishi Vidyapeeths) Act, 1983, the Maharashtra Animal and
Fishery  Sciences  University  Act,  1998  and  the  Maharashtra  University  of  Health
Sciences  Act,  1998,  for  adjudication  of  disputes  between  the  employees  of  these
universities and their respective university and between the employees of the affiliated
or  autonomous  colleges  or  recognized  institutions  of  these  universities,  other  than
those managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government or local
authority  and  their  respective  managements,  with  regard  to  the  matters  specified  in
sub-section  (1)  of  section  81.

Mah.
X L I
o f
1983.
Mah.
XVII
o f
1998.
Mah.
X  of
1999.

(2) The Tribunal shall consist of the Presiding Officer, to be appointed by the

State Government.

(3) A  person  shall  not  be  qualified  to  be  appointed  as  a  Presiding  Officer  of

a  Tribunal,  unless,-

(a) he  is  or  has  been  a  Judge  of  High  Court;  or

(b) is  qualified  to  be  appointed  as  a  Judge  of  High  Court:

Provided that, a person to be appointed under clause (b) shall be from amongst
the  panel  of  three  persons  recommended  by  the  Chief  Justice  of  High  Court  of
Judicature  at  Bombay.

(4) The  appointment  of  a  person  as  a  Presiding  Officer  of  the  Tribunal  shall
be on a full time basis and for such period not exceeding three years in aggregate,
as  the  State  Government  may,  from  time  to  time,  in  each  case  decide.

(5) The remuneration and  other conditions of service of the Presiding Officer

shall  be  as  determined  by  the  State  Government.

(6) The university shall make available to the Tribunal such ministerial staff as

may  be  necessary  for  the  discharge  of  its  functions  under  this  Act.

(7) All  expenditure  on  account  of  the  remuneration,  pension,  provident  fund
contribution,  leave  allowance  and  other  allowances  and  facilities  which  may  be
admissible  to  the  Presiding  Officer  and  the  staff  placed  at  his  disposal  shall  be
borne by the university or universities in such proportion as the State Government
may  by  order  specify.

(8) The Presiding  Officer may,  by writing  under his  signature resign  from his
office  and  shall  cease  to  hold  his  office  on  the  acceptance  of  his  resignation  by
the  State  Government  or  from  the  date  of  expiry  of  thirty  days  from  the  date  of
resignation,  whichever  is  earlier.

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(9) If  any  vacancy  other  than  a  temporary  vacancy,  occurs  in  the  office  of
Presiding  Officer  of  a  Tribunal,  the  State  Government  shall,  as  soon  as  possible
but  in  any  case  within  three  months,  appoint  another  qualified  person  to  fill  the
vacancy.  In  case  of  a  temporary  vacancy,  the  State  Government  may  give  the
charge  to  the  Presiding  Officer  of  the  other  Tribunal  until  the  Presiding  Officer
resumes duty. Any proceedings  pending before  the former  Presiding Officer  may
be continued and disposed of by his successor from the stage at which they were
when  the  vacancy  occurred.

81. (1) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  law  or  contract  for  the  time
being in force, any teacher or other employee in the university governed by this Act
or  in  affiliated  college  or  recognized  institution  of  any  of  these  universities,  other
than that managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government or
a  local  authority,  who  is-

Right  of
appeal.

(a) dismissed  or  removed  or  whose  services  are  otherwise  terminated  or
who  is  compulsorily  retired  or  who  is  reduced  in  rank  by  the  university  or
management  and  who  is  aggrieved;  or

(b) aggrieved  by  the  decision  of  the  Grievances  Committee  established

under  this Act;

shall  have  a  right  of  appeal  and  any  appeal  against  any  such  order  or

decision shall  lie  to  the  Tribunal:

Provided  that,  no  such  appeal  shall  lie  to  the  Tribunal  in  any  case  where  the
matter has already been decided or pending before a Court or Tribunal on the date
of commencement of this Act or where the order of dismissal, removal, otherwise
termination of service, compulsory retirement or reduction in rank, or decision of
the  Grievances  Committee  was  passed  at  any  time  before  the  date  on  which  this
Act comes into force and in which case the period for filing an appeal has expired.

(2) Such  appeal  shall  be  made  by  the  employee  to  the  Tribunal,  within  thirty
days from the date of receipt by him of the order of dismissal, removal, otherwise
termination of services, compulsory retirement or reduction in rank, or of decision
of  the  Grievances  Committee,  as  the  case  may  be:

Provided  that,  where  such  order  was  made  before  the  date  of  commencement
of  this Act,  such  appeal  may  be  made  if  the  period  of  thirty  days  from  the  date
of  receipt  of  such  order  or  decision  has  not  expired.

(3) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  sub-section  (2),  the  Tribunal  may
entertain  an  appeal  made  to  it  after  the  expiry  of  the  said  period  of  thirty  days,
if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal
within  that  period.

(4) Every appeal shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed which shall not

be  refundable  and  shall  be  credited  to  the  university  fund:

Provided that, it shall be lawful for the State Government to revise, by notification

in  the Official  Gazette,  such  fees  as  it  may  deem  fit,  from  time  to  time.

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General
power  and
procedure  of
Tribunal.

82. (1) For  the  purposes  of  hearing  and  disposal  of  appeals,  the  Tribunal  shall
have  the  same  powers  as  are  vested  in  an  appellate  court  under  the  Code  of  Civil
Procedure,  1908,  and  shall  also  have  the  power  to  stay  the  operation  of  any  order
against  which  an  appeal  is  made,  on  such  conditions  as  it  may  think  fit  to  impose
and  such  other  powers  as  are  conferred  on  it  by  or  under  this  Act.

V  of
1908.

(2) The  Presiding  Officer  of  the  Tribunal  shall  decide  the  procedure  to  be
followed  by  the  Tribunal  for  the  disposal  of  its  business  including  the  place  or
places  at  which  and  the  hours  during  which  it  shall  hold  its  sittings.

(3) Every  appeal shall be decided  as  expeditiously as possible. In every case,
endeavor shall  be made by  the Tribunal to decide  an appeal within  three months
from  the  date  on  which  the  Tribunal  receives  it.  If  the  Tribunal  is  unable  to
dispose  of  any  appeal  within  this  period,  it  shall  record  the  reasons  therefor.

Powers  of
Tribunal  to
give
appropriate
relief  and
directions.

83. (1) On  receipt  of  an  appeal,  where  the  Tribunal  after  giving  reasonable
opportunity  of  being  heard  to  both  parties,  is  satisfied  that  the  appeal  does  not
pertain  to  any  of  the  matters  specified  in  sub-section  (1)  of  section  81  or  is  not
maintainable,  or  there  is  no  sufficient  ground  for  interfering  with  the  order  of  the
university  or  management  or  decision  of the  Grievances  Committee,  it  may  dismiss
the  appeal.

(2) Where the Tribunal, after giving reasonable opportunity to both the parties
of being heard, decides in any appeal that the order of dismissal, removal, otherwise
termination of service, compulsory retirement or reduction in rank, or the decision
of  the  Grievances  Committee,  was  in  contravention  of  any  law,  contract  or
conditions  of  service  for  the  time  being  in  force  or  was  otherwise  illegal  or
improper, the Tribunal may set aside the order of the university or the management,
or decision of the Grievances Committee, as the case may be, partially or wholly,
and  direct  the  university  or  the  management,-

(a) to reinstate the employee on the same post or on a lower post as it may

specify;

(b) to  restore  the  employee  to  the  rank  which  he  held  before  reduction  or

to  any  lower  rank  as  it  may  specify;

(c) to  give  arrears  of  emoluments,  dues  and  other  monetary  benefits  to  the

employee  for  such  period  as  it  may  specify;

(d) to  award  such  lesser  punishment  at  it  may  specify  in  lieu  of  dismissal,
removal, otherwise termination of service, compulsory retirement or reduction
in  rank,  as  the  case  may  be;

(e) where  it  is  decided  not  to  reinstate  the  employee  or  in  any  other
appropriate  case,  to  give  such  sum  to  the  employee,  not  exceeding  his
emoluments for six months, by way of compensation, regard being had to loss
of  employment  and  possibility  of  getting  or  not  getting  suitable  employment
thereafter,  as  it  may  specify;  or

(f) to  give  such  other  relief  to  the  employee  and  to  observe  such  other
conditions  as  it  may  specify,  having  regard  to  the  circumstances  of  the  case.

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(3) It shall be  lawful for the Tribunal  to recommend to the  State Government
that  any  dues  directed  by  it  to  be  paid  to  the  employee  may  be  deducted  from
the  grant  payable  to  the  university  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  management  and
be  paid  to  the  employee  directly.

(4) Any  direction  issued  by  the  Tribunal  under  sub-section  (2)  shall  be
communicated  to  both  parties  in  writing  and  shall  be  complied  with  by  the
university or management within the period specified in the direction, which shall
not  be  less  than  two  months  from  the  date  of  its  receipt  by  the  university  or
management.

84. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or contract for the time being
in  force,  the  decision  of  the  Tribunal  on  an  appeal  entertained  and  disposed  of  by
it  shall  be  final  and  binding  on  the  employee  and  the  university  or  management,  as
the case may be, and no suit, appeal or other legal proceeding shall lie in any court
or  before  any  other  Tribunal  or  authority,  in  respect  of  the  matters  decided  by  the
Tribunal.

Decision  of
Tribunal  to
be  final  and
binding.

85. (1) If  the  university  or  management,  as  the  case  may  be,  fails,  without  any
reasonable cause, to comply with any direction issued by the Tribunal under section
83 within the period specified in the direction, or within such further period as may
be allowed by the Tribunal, the university or management, as the case may be, shall
on  conviction,  be  punished-

Penalty  to
management
for  failure  to
comply  with
directions  of
Tribunal.

(a) for  the  first  contravention,  with  fine  which  may  extend  to    one  lakh

rupees:

Provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary
to be  recorded in the  judgment of the  Tribunal, the fine  shall not be  less than
ten  thousand  rupees;

(b) for  the  second  and  subsequent  contraventions,  with  fine  which  may

extend  to  five  lakh  rupees  for  each  such  contravention:

Provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary
to be  recorded in the  judgment of the  Tribunal, the fine  shall not be  less than
five  thousand  rupees:

Provided  further  that,  when  the  direction  issued  by  the  Tribunal  is  not
complied  with,  within  the  period  stipulated  in  the  direction  or  within  such
further  period  as  allowed  by  the  Tribunal,  and  when  the  contravention  is  a
continuing  one,  the  convicted  person  shall  be  punished  with  a  further  fine  of
rupees  five  hundred  per  day  during  which  such  contravention  continues  after
conviction.

(2)(a) Where the university or, as the case may be, management committing the
contravention  under  this  section  is  a  society,  every  person  who  at  the  time  such
contravention  has  been  committed,  was  in  charge  of  and  was  responsible  to  the
society, for the conduct of the affairs of  the  society, as well as the society, shall
be  deemed  to  be  guilty  of  the  contravention  and  shall  be  liable  to  be  proceeded
against  and  punished  accordingly:

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Provided  that,  nothing  contained  in  this  sub-section  shall  render  any  person
liable  to  the  punishment,  if  he  proves  that  the  contravention  was  committed
without  his  knowledge  or  that  he  had  exercised  all  the  diligence  to  prevent
commission  of  such  contravention.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a), where the contravention
has been committed by a society and it is proved that the contravention has been
committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on
the  part  of    the  Management  Council  of    the  university    or  any  president,
chairperson, secretary, member, principal or manager or other officer or servant of
the society, such Management Council, president,  chairperson,  secretary, member,
principal  or  manager  or  other  officer  or    servant  concerned,  shall  be  deemed  to
be  guilty  of  the  contravention  and  shall  be  liable  to  be  proceeded  against  and
punished  accordingly.

Explanation.- For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  society  means  a  society
registered  under  the  Societies  Registration Act,  1860  or  a  public  trust  registered
under  the  Maharashtra  Public  Trusts  Act,  or  any  other  body  corporate,  and
includes  an  association  or  body  of  persons,  by  whatever  name  called,  under
whose  management  one  or  more  colleges    or  institutions  are  conducted  and
admitted  to  the  privileges  of  the  university.

XX I
o f
1860.
XXIX
o f
1950.

CHAPTER  VIII

ADMISSIONS,  EXAMINATIONS,  EVALUATION  AND
OTHER  MATTERS RELATING  TO  STUDENTS

Admissions.

86. Subject  to  the  reservation  policy  of  the  State  Government  for  the  weaker
sections  of  the  society,  admissions  to  all  courses  in  the  university  departments,
affiliated colleges and recognized institutions shall be made on the basis of competitive
merit  in  accordance  with  the  rules,  if  any,  made  by  the  State  Government  and
published  in  the Official  Gazette,  or  Ordinances  made  by  the  university:

Provided  that,  where  model  rules  have  been  framed  by  the  State  Government  in
the  interest  of  students  throughout  the  State,  the  university  shall  adopt  the  same
and such rules shall be published by the university before the commencement of the
academic  session:

Provided further that, having regard to the maintenance of discipline, the authority
concerned shall have the power to refuse admission to a student, except at the entry
point  of  any  academic  programme.

Disputes
relating  to
admission.

87. All  the  disputes  relating  to  admissions  to  University  Departments,  affiliated
colleges  or  recognized  institutions  shall  be  adjudicated  by  the  University  Students
Grievance  Redressal  Cell  as  per  sub-clause  (b)  of  sub-section  (2)  of  section  56.

Examinations
and
evaluation.

88. Before the end of each academic year, the university shall prepare and publish
a  schedule  of  examinations  for  the  next  academic  year  and  choice  based  credit
system  of  evaluations  for  each  and  every  course  where  ever  applicable,  conducted
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and  shall  strictly  adhere  to  the  schedule.  Failing  which  the  concerned  authority  or
officer of the university shall have to make a reasoned report to Chancellor’s Office
within  thirty  days  and  the  directions  or  decisions  of  the  Chancellor  in  this  regard
shall  be  final  and  binding.

Explanation.  I.- “Schedule  of  Examinations”  means  a  table  giving  details  about
the  time,  day  and  date  of  the  commencement  of  each  paper  which  is  a  part  of  a
scheme  of  examinations  and  shall  also  include  the  details  about  the  practical
examinations.

Explanation.  II.- “Choice  based  credit  system”  means  an  evaluation  wherein
modules taken by students shall be assessed immediately upon completion of required
academic  work  as  a  part  of  continuous  assessment  or  at  the  end  of  a  semester:

Provided that,  in case the university  is unable  to  follow the said schedule  due to
reasons and circumstances beyond its control it shall, as soon as practicable, submit
a  report  to  the  Chancellor  and  to  the  State  Government  incorporating  the  detailed
reasons  for  making  a  deviation  from  the  published  schedule.

89. The  university  shall  strive  to  declare  the  results  of  every  examination
conducted  by  it  within  thirty  days  from  the  last  date  of  the  examination  for  that
particular  course  and  shall  in  any  case  declare  the  results  latest  within  forty-five
days  thereof:

Declaration
of  results.

Provided  that,  if  for  any  reasons  whatsoever,  the  university  is  unable  to  finally
declare the results of any examination and evaluation within the aforesaid period of
forty-five  days,  Director,  Board  of  Examinations  and  Evaluation  shall  prepare  a
detailed  report  incorporating  the  reasons  for  such  delay  submit  the  same  through
Vice-Chancellor to Chancellor and to the State Government, and the direction of the
Chancellor  in  this  regard  shall  be  final  and  binding.

90. No  examination  or  evaluation  or  the  results  of  an  examination  or  evaluation
shall  be  held  invalid  only  for  the  reasons  that  the  university  has  not  followed  the
schedule  as  stipulated  in  sections  88  and  89,  as  the  case  may  be.

91. The university shall frame appropriate Statutes , Ordinances and Regulations
to  ensure  that  the  students  selected  to  represent  their  classes,  colleges  or  the
university,  as  the  case  may  be,  for  sports,  culture  and  all  other  extra-curricular
activities are selected entirely on the basis of merit, through open merit competition
alone  and  on  no  other  basis.

Examinations
and
evaluation
not  invalid
for  non-
compliance
with
Schedule.

Sports  and
ext ra -
curricular
activities.

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and
Councils.

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COMMITTEES  AND  COUNCILS

92. The  following  shall  be  the  Committees  and  Councils  constituted  under  this

Act, namely:-

(i) Advisory  Council;

(ii) Finance  and Accounts  Committee;

(iii) Internal  Quality Assurance  Committee;

(iv) Knowledge Resource Committee;

(v) College Development Committee;

(vi) Purchase  Committee;

(vii) Students’  Council;
(viii) Buildings  and Works  Committee;

(ix) Fee Fixation Committee; and

(x) Alumina Committee.

Advisory
Council.

93. (1) The Advisory  Council  shall  consist  of  following  members  -

(a) to  be  nominated  by  the  Chancellor,-

(i) An eminent industrialist who has proven wide experience in the changing
scenario  of  opportunities  for  youth  and  global  trends  in  academy-industry
interaction-Chairman;

(ii) An eminent scientist of repute with experience of working with national
and  gobal  entities  that  deal  with  policy  and  approaches  in  research  and
development-Member;

(iii) An  eminent  social  leader  who  has  experience  of  working  with  the
masses  and  understands  the  linkages  between  education  and  social
transformations-Member;

(iv) An  eminent  educationist  who  is  conversant  with  new  trends  in  the

world  of  higher  education-Member;

(v) An Information Communication Technology (ICT) expert who has wide
experience at the national and international level in the higher and professional
education-Member;

(b) ex-officio :

(vi) the Vice-Chancellor - Member;

(vii) the Pro Vice-Chancellor -Member- Secretary.

(2) The  powers  and  duties  of  the  Council  shall  be  as  follows:-

(i) to advise to the Vice-Chancellor through generation of reports and action
plans  in  academic,  research  and  development,  administration,  generation  of
financial  resources  and  governance  so  as  to  make  a  University  academically
vibrant,  administratively  efficient  and  financially  a  strong  system;

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(ii) to  devise  a  mechanism  and  approach  for  monitoring  of  the  working  of
the University system as a whole and to keep track of the activities and provide
information and  critical analysis and comments  on the progress and  impact of
the  activities  on  the  working  of  Universities  and  its  identity  in  the  Society;

(iii) to  advise  the  University  regarding  strategic  perspective  planning;

(iv) to  take  up  any  other  task  that  the  Chairman  of  the  Council  shall  find

of  importance  for  the  growth  of  the  University;

(v) to  make  periodic  report  on  the  development,  progress,  working  of

University  to  the  Chancellor;

(vi) to keep track of various reforms and policies thereon as devised by the

Commission.

(3) The Advisory  Council  shall  meet  at  least  two  times  in  a  year.

94. (1) There shall be a Finance and Accounts Committee to plan, coordinate and
oversee  the financial  operations of  the university. It shall examine the accounts, the
progress  of  expenditure  and  all  new  proposals  involving  fresh  expenditure  in  the
light  of  the  provisions  available.

Finance  and
Accounts
Committee.

(2) The Finance and Accounts Committee shall consist of the following members,

namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor-Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;

(c) the Director of Accounts and Treasuries or his representative, not below

the  rank  of  Deputy  Director  of  Accounts  and  Treasuries;

(d) the  Chancellor’s  nominee  from  the  Management  Council;
(e) one person from the Academic Council, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(f) two experts nominated by the  Management Council, one of whom shall
be  a  Chartered  Accountant  who  is  an  expert  in  the  field  of  accounting  and
auditing  and  the  other  shall  be  an  expert  in  the  area  of  finance;

(g) the  Registrar;

(h) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer  -  Member-Secretary.

(3) The  quorum  for  a  meeting  of  the  committee  shall  be  four.

(4) All  members  of  the  committee  other  than ex-officio  members  shall  hold
office  for  a term  of  five  years  and shall  not  be  eligible  for a  second  consecutive
term.

(5) The  committee  shall  meet  at  least  four  times  in  a  year.

(6) The  Finance  and Accounts  Committee  shall,-

(a) examine  and  consider Annual  Statement  of Accounts, Audited  final
statement  of  accounts  and  Audit  Report  and  its  compliance  report,  and  the
annual financial estimates to be presented by the Finance and Accounts Officer
and  recommend  the  same  to  the  Management  Council  and  thereafter  to  the
Senate  for  approval;

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(b) examine  the  progress  of  expenditure  and  all  new  proposals  involving

fresh  expenditure  in  the  light  of  the  provisions  available;

(c) recommend to the Management Council the limits for the total recurring
and non-recurring expenditure for the year, based on the income and resources
of  the  university,  including  the  proceeds  of  loans  for  productive  work;

(d) recommend  to  the  Management  Council  productive  investment  and

management  of  university  assets  and  resources;

(e) explore  the  possibilities  of,  augmenting  further  the  resources  for  the

development  of  the  university;

(f) take necessary steps to have the university accounts audited by  auditors

appointed  by  the  Management  Council;

(g) advise the Management Council on matters related to the administration

of  the  property  and  the  funds  of  the  university;

(h) ensure  proper  implementation  of  the  orders  issued  by  the  State
Government from time to time, in respect of funds, assets, and other resources
received  from  the  State  Government;

(i) advise  on  financial  matters  referred  to  it  by  the  Management  Council,
Academic Council or any other authority, body or committee or any officer of
the  university;

(j) report to the Vice-Chancellor any lapse or irregularity in financial matters
which  comes  to  its  notice  so  that  he  may  take  suitable  prompt  actions  after
assessing the seriousness of the  matter or refer it to the Management Council;
(k) ensure that the annual accounts of the university, colleges and institutions

are  open  for  audit  by  the  auditors  appointed  by  the  State  Government;

(l) study  various  reforms suggested by  the Commission for  management of
financial  resources,  maintenance  of  accounts  and  use  of  modern  technologies
to  enhance  the  efficiency  in  accounts  maintenance  and  audit  procedures;

(m) carry  out  any  other  functions  and  tasks  as  may  be  assigned  by  the

university  authorities.

Internal
Quality
Assurance
Committee.

95. (1) There shall be an Internal Quality Assurance Committee in the university
to  plan,  guide  and  monitor  quality  assurance  and  quality  enhancement  in  all  the
academic  activities  of  the  university.

(2) The  Internal  Quality Assurance  Committee  in  the  university  shall  be
constituted and function as per the guidelines of the University Grants Commission
and  State  Government  issued,  from  time  to  time.

(3) The Annual Quality Assurance Report shall be approved by the Management
Council  of  the  University  for  the  follow  up  action  for  the  necessary  quality
enhancement  measures.  The  university  shall  regularly  submit  the Annual  Quality
Assurance Report to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council or other
accreditation  bodies.

(4) There  shall  be  an  Internal  Quality Assurance  Committee  in  each  college
and  recognized  institution  that  shall  be  constituted  and  function  as  per  the
guidelines  of  the  University  Grants  Commission  and  State  Government  issued,
from time to time.

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(5) The colleges and recognized institutions shall regularly submit their Annual
Quality Assurance Reports to the affiliating university, State level quality assurance
bodies  and  national  accreditation  bodies.

(6) The university  shall monitor the functioning of  Internal Quality Assurance

Committees  in  the  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  within  its  jurisdiction.

96. (1) There  shall  be  a  Knowledge  Resource  Committee  for  administering,
organizing  and  maintaining  the  Knowledge  Resource  Centre,  print  and  electronic
material  and  related  services  of  the  university.

Knowledge
Resource
Committee.

(2) The Knowledge Resource Committee shall consist of the following members,

namely :-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) one  Dean  of  faculty,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) one head of the university department or university institution nominated

by the Vice-Chancellor;

(d) two members  nominated by  the Vice-Chancellor,  of  whom one  shall be
from industry and the other shall be librarian from a national level organization;

(e) the  Registrar;

(f) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer;

(g) the  Director  Knowledge  Resource  Center  -  Member  -  Secretary.

(3) All nominated members of the Knowledge Resource Committee, other than

the ex-officio  members,  shall  hold  office  for  a  period  of  three  years.

(4) The  Knowledge  Resource  Committee  shall  meet  at  least  three  times  in  a

year.

(5) The Knowledge Resource Committee shall,-

(a) provide  for  proper  organization  and  support  for  the  functioning  of  the
Knowledge  Resource  Centre,  documentation  services  and  maintenance  of
records  in  analogue  and  digital  form;

(b) provide  the  approach  and  operational  plan  for  modernization  and
improvement  of  Knowledge  Resource  Centre  and  documentation  services  in
both  analogue  and  digital  format;

(c) recommend  to  the Academic  Council  fees  and  other  charges  for  the
services  and  use  of  the  Knowledge  Resource  Centre  by  students  and  others;

(d) prepare  the  annual  budget  and  proposal  for  development  of  the

Knowledge  Resource  Centre  for  approval  of  the  Management  Council;

(e) submit the annual report on the functioning of the Knowledge Resource

Centre to the Vice-Chancellor;

(f) establish a network with regional, national and international libraries and

information  centers;

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(g) hold the information pertaining to all administrative, governance, academic
and  other  documents  and  information  and  data  pertaining  to  the  working  of
colleges,  university  departments  or  institutions  and  administrative  offices  of
the  university  and  related  to  assessment  and  accreditation  of  colleges,
recognized  institutions  and  the  university;

(h) undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities

so  as  to  carry  out  objectives  of  the  Knowledge  Resource  Centre.

College
Development
Committee.

97. (1) There  shall  be  a  separate  College  Development  Committee  for  every
affiliated,  autonomous,  empowered  autonomous  college  or  recognized  institution,
consisting  of  the  following  members,  namely  :-

(a) Chairperson  of  the  management  or  his  nominee ex-officio  Chairperson;

(b) Secretary  of  the  management  or  his  nominee;

(c) one  head  of  department,  to  be  nominated  by  the  principal  or  the  head

of  the  institution;

(d) three  teachers  in  the  college  or  recognized  institution,  elected  by  the

full-time  amongst  themselves  out  of  whom  at  least  one  shall  be  woman;

(e) one  non-teaching  employee,  elected  by  regular  non-teaching  staff  from

amongst  themselve;

(f) four local members,  nominated by the management  in consultation with
the principal, from the fields of education, industry, research and social service
of  whom  at  least  one  shall  be  alumnus;

(g) Co-ordinator,  Internal  Quality Assurance  Committee  of  the  college;

(h) President  and  Secretary  of  the  College  Students’  Council;
(i) Principal  of  the  college  or  head  of  the  institution-Member-Secretary.

(2) For a college or institution managed and maintained by the State Government,
the  College  Development  Committee  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,
namely:-

(a) Principal  of  the  college  or  head  of  the  institution  -  Chairman.

(b) Joint Director designated by the Director of Higher Education, ex-officio

Member;

(c) three  teachers  in  the  college  or  recognized  institutions,  elected  by  the

full-time  approved  teachers  from  amongst  themselves;

(d) one  non-teaching  employee,  elected  by  the  regular  non-teaching  staff

from  amongst  themselves;

(e) four  local  members,  nominated  by  the  Director  of  Higher  Education  in
consultation with the principal, from the fields of education, industry, research
and social service and having minimum post-graduate degree of whom at least
one  shall  be  alumnus;

(f) Co-ordinator,  Internal  Quality Assurance  Committee  of  the  college,

ex-officio;

(g) President  and  Secretary  of  the  College  Students  Council  ;  and

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(h) one  head  of  department,  nominated  by  the  principal  or  the  head  of  the

institution-Member-Secretary.
(3) The College Development Committee shall meet at least four times in a year.
(4) Elected  and  Nominated  members  shall  have  a  term  of  five  years  from  the
date  of  election  or  nomination.  If  any  vacancy  occurs  in  the  office  of  such
member, the vacancy  shall be filled within three months by the Principal and the
member so appointed shall hold office for the residual term for which the earlier
member  shall  have  held  the  office  if  the  vacancy  had  not  occurred.

(5) The College Development Committee shall,-

(a) prepare  an  overall  comprehensive  development  plan  of  the  college
regarding academic, administrative and infrastructural growth, and enable college
to foster excellence in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities;
(b) decide about the overall teaching programmes or annual calendar of the

college;

(c) recommend to the management about introducing new academic courses

and  the  creation  of  additional  teaching  and  administrative  posts;

(d) take review of the self-financing courses in the college, if any, and make

recommendations for their improvement;

(e) make  specific  recommendations  to  the  management  to  encourage  and
strengthen research culture, consultancy and extension activities in the college;
(f) make  specific  recommendations  to  the  management  to  foster  academic

collaborations  to  strengthen  teaching  and  research;

(g) make specific recommendations to the management to encourage the use
of information and communication technology in teaching and learning process;
(h) make specific recommendations regarding  the improvement in teaching

and  suitable  training  programmes  for  the  employees  of  the  college;

(i) prepare the  annual financial estimates  (budget) and  financial statements
of  the  college  or  institution  and  recommend  the  same  to  the  management  for
approval;

(j) formulate  proposals  of  new  expenditure  not  provided  for  in  the  annual

financial  estimates  (budget);

(k) make recommendations  regarding the  students’ and  employees’  welfare

activities  in  the  college  or  institution;

(l) discuss  the  reports  of  the  Internal  Quality Assurance  Committee  and

make  suitable  recommendations;

(m) frame  suitable  admissions  procedure  for  different  programmes  by

following  the  statutory  norms;

(n) plan  major  annual  events  in  the  college,  such  as  annual  day,  sports

events,  cultural  events,  etc.

(o) recommend  the  administration  about  appropriate  steps  to  be  taken
regarding the discipline, safety and security issues of the college or institution;
(p)  consider  and  make  appropriate  recommendations  on  inspection  reports,
local  inquiry  reports,  audit  report,  report  of  National  Assessment  and
Accreditation  Council,  etc.;

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(q) recommend the distribution of different prizes, medals and awards to the

students;

(r) prepare  the  annual  report  on  the  work  done  by  committee  for  the  year
ending  on  the  30th  June  and  submit  the  same  to  the  management  of  such
college  and  the  university;

(s) perform  such  other  duties  and  exercise  such  other  powers  as  may  be

entrusted  by  the  management  and  the  university.

Purchase
Committee.

98. (1) There shall be a Purchase Committee for dealing with all matters pertaining
to  all  purchases  of  the  university,  in  respect  of  such  items  where  individual  cost  of
each  item  exceeds  rupees  ten  lakhs  at  a  time.

(2) The  committee shall  consist  of  the following  members,  namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) Chancellor’s  nominee  on  Management  Council;
(d) two heads of university departments or university institutions nominated

by  the  Management  Council;

(e) one member of the Management Council nominated by the Council from

amongst  the  elected  members  of  the  Council;

(f) one  expert,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor  preferably  in  the  area  of

Material  Management  from  the  Industry;

(g) the  Registrar  ;  and

(h) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer-Member-Secretary.

(3) During the absence of the Finance and Accounts Officer, the Registrar shall

act  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Committee.

(4) The Purchase Committee shall invite the head of the university department

or  university  institution,  for  which  the  purchases  are  to  be  made.

(5) All  members  of  the  committee,  other  than ex-officio  members  shall  hold
office for a term of three years and shall not be eligible for a second consecutive
term  in  the  same  university.

(6) All matters pertaining to all purchases of the University in respect of such
items  where  individual  cost  of  each  item  is  not  more  than  rupees  ten  lakhs  at  a
time,  shall  be  as  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

(7) The  powers  and  duties  of  the  Purchase  Committee  and  the  procedure  for

its  meetings  shall  be  as  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

Students
Council.

99. (1) There  shall  be  a  University  Students  Council  as  specified  in    clause  (b)
of  sub-section  (4),  a  university  department  Students  Council  for  the  departments
of  the  university  and  a  college  Students  Council  for  each  conducted  college  or
institution of the University and each affiliated college, to look after the welfare of
the students and to promote and co-ordinate the extra-curricular activities of different
student’s  associations  for  better  corporate  life.  The  Councils  shall  not  engage  in
political activities.

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(2) The University Department Students Council shall consist of the following

members, namely :-

(a) President, elected by an electoral college consisting of students who are

engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  all  university  departments;

(b) Secretary, elected by an electoral college consisting of students who are

engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  all  university  departments;

(c) one  lady  representative,  elected  by  an  electoral  college  consisting  of
students  who  are  engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  all  university  departments;

(d) one  representative  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled  Tribes
or  De-notified  Tribes  (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes  or  Other  Backward
Classes, elected by an electoral college consisting of students who are engaged
in  full  time  studies  in  all  university  departments;

(e) one  student  from  each  department,  elected  by  an  electoral  college
consisting of students who are engaged in full time studies in that department;

(f) one student each from (a) National Service Scheme, (b) National Cadet
Corps, (c) Sports and (d) Cultural activities, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor
from the students who are engaged in National Service Scheme, National Cadet
Corps,  Sports  and  Cultural  activities,  respectively,  on  the  basis  of  prescribed
criteria;

(g) Director,  Students  Development shall  be  an ex-officio  member.

(3) The  College  Students  Council  for  each  institution,  conducted  college  or

affiliated  college  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,  namely  :-

(a) President, elected by an electoral college consisting of students who are

engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  that  college;

(b) Secretary, elected by an electoral college consisting of students who are

engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  that  college;

(c) one  lady  representative,  elected  by  an  electoral  college  consisting  of

students  who  are  engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  that  college;

(d) one  representative  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled  Tribes
or  De-notified  Tribes  (Vimukta-Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes  or  Other  Backward
Classes, by rotation, elected by an electoral college consisting of students who
are  engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  that  college:

Provided  that  the  University  shall  decide  the  category  of  reservation  for

each  college  for  the  purpose  of  this  clause  by  drawing  lots;

(e) one  student  from  each  class,  elected  by  an  electoral  college  consisting

of  students  who  are  engaged  in  full  time  studies  in  that  class;

(f) one student each from (a) National Service Scheme, (b) National Cadet
Corps,  (c)  Sports  and  (d)  Cultural  activities,  nominated  by  the  Principal  from
the  students  who  are  engaged  in  National  Service  Scheme,  National  Cadet
Corps,  Sports  and  Cultural  activities,  respectively,  on  the  basis  of  prescribed
criteria;

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(g) one senior teacher as coordinator of the Students Council appointed by
the principal of the college and Director, Sports and Physical Education, NSS
Programme Officer and NCC Officer as permanent invitees.

(4) (a) There  shall  be  University  Students Association  consisting  of  the

following members, namely :-

(i) Presidents  of  the  University  Department  Students  Council  and  each

College  Students  Council;

(ii) Secretaries  of  the  University  Department  Students  Council  and  each

College  Students  Council;

(iii) Lady  representatives  of  the  University  Department  Students  Council

and  each  College  Students  Council;

(iv) Student  representatives,  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled
Tribes  or  De-notified  Tribes  (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes  or  Other
Backward  Classes  of  the  University  Department  Students  Council  and  each
College  Students  Council.

(b) The  University  Students  Council  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,

namely :-

(i) President,  elected  by  the  members  of  University  Students Association

from  amongst  themselves;

(ii) Secretary,  elected  by  the  members  of  University  Students Association

from  amongst  themselves;

(iii) one Lady Representative, elected by the members of University Students

Association  from  amongst  themselves;

(iv) one Representative belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes
or  Denotified  Tribes  (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes  or  Other  Backward
Classes or Special Backward Category, by rotation, elected by the members of
University  Students  Association  from  amongst  themselves;

(v) one student each from (a) National Service Scheme, (b) National Cadet
Corps (c)  Sports  and  (d)  Cultural  activities  nominated  by  the  President  of  the
University  Students’  Council  in  consultation  with  the  Director,  Students
Development  from  amongst  the  students  of  the  University  Departments  and
affiliated colleges who are engaged in National Service Scheme, National Cadet
Corps,  Sports  and  Cultural  activities  respectively  on  the  basis  of  prescribed
criteria;

(vi) Director  Board  of  Student  Development,  Director  Sports  and  Physical
Education, Director Board of Lifelong Learning and extension shall be permanent
invitees.

(5) The first meeting of the University Students Council shall be presided over
by  the  Vice-Chancellor  and  shall  be  attended  by  such  other  officers  as  he  may
deem fit.

(6) A student shall be eligible to be, or continue to be, a member of any of the

Students  Councils,  only  if  he  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student.

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(7) During  the  period  of  election  no  person,  other  than  a  student  on  the  rolls
of  college  or  institutions  or  University,  shall  be  permitted  to  take  part  in  the
election process in any capacity. Any student or a candidate violating this condition
shall be liable for disciplinary action against him in addition to the revocation of
his  candidature.

(8) The  budget,  frequency  of  meeting  of  the  University  Department  Students
Council,  Students  Council  for  each  institution,  conducted  college  or  affiliated
college  and  University  Students  Council  shall  be  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the
Statutes.

(9) The  election  of  the  student  members  of  the  Students  Councils  shall  be
made  every  year,  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  commencement  of  the  academic
year,  on  a  date  as  may  be  prescribed.  The  term  of  office  of  the  elected  student
members shall  begin  with  effect from  the date of  election and  shall extend  up to
the last day of the academic year, unless they have, in the meantime, incurred any
of  the  disqualifications  specified  by  or  under  the Act,  and  shall  then  expire.

(10) One  third  of  the  members  of  the  Students  Council  shall  constitute  the
quorum.  The  procedure  for  conduct  of  business  of  the  meetings  and  such  other
matters shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes. The Council shall meet
at  least  once  in  every  three  months.

(11) The  procedure  for  election,  the  powers  and  duties,  authority  for  the
conduct  of  election,  mechanism  for  conduct  of  such  elections,  code  of  conduct
for the candidates and election administrators and grievances redressal mechanism
in  respect  of  such  election  shall  be  such  as  may  be  specified  by  the  State
Government,  by  orders  published  in  the Official  Gazette.

(12) The provisions of this sections shall come into effect from such date after
issuing  the  order  under  sub-section  (11),  as  specified  by  the  State  Government
in  such  order.

1[99A. Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  section  99,  for  the  academic  year
2017-18, with regard to the constitution of Students’ Council the following provisions
shall  apply  :-

(1) There shall be a University Students’ Council as specified in sub-section (4),
a University Department Students’ Council for the departments of the University
and a Students’ Council for each conducted college or institution of the University
and  each  affiliated  college,  to  look  after  the  welfare  of  the  students  and  to
promote  and  co-ordinate  the  extracurricular  activities  of  different  students’
associations  for  better  corporate  life.  The  Councils  shall  not  engage  in  political
activities.

(2)  (a)  The  University  Department  Students’  Council  shall  consist  of  the

following  members,  namely  :—

(i)  Vice-Chancellor  —  President;
(ii)  Director  of  Students’  Development  —  Chairman;
(iii)  Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education;

(iv)  Director  of  National  Service  Scheme;

1. Section  99A  was  added  by  Mah.  27  of  2018,  s.  4.

H  391-15

Temporary
provisions
for
Constitution
of  Students’
Council.

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(v) One student from each university department who has shown academic
merit  at  the  preceding  degree  examination  and  is  engaged  in  full  time
studies  in  a university,  institution  or  department  or  conducted  college,
nominated  by  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(vi)  Two  lady  students  nominated  by  the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  and  if  there
is  no  Pro-Vice-Chancellor,  the  Vice-Chancellor  shall  nominate  two  lady
students.
(b)  the  Students  Council  for  each  institution,  conducted  college  or  affiliated

college  shall  consist  of  the  following  :—

(i)  Principal-Chairman;
(ii)  One  lecturer,  nominated  by  the  Principal;
(iii)  Teacher  in  charge  of  National  Cadet  Corps;
(iv)  National  Service  Scheme  Programme  Officer;
(v)  One  student  from  each  class,  who  has  shown  academic  merit  at  the
examination held in the preceding year and who is engaged in full-time
studies  in  the  college,  nominated  by  the  Principal;
(vi)  Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education,  if  any;
(vii)  One  student  from  each  of  the  following  activities,  who  has  shown
outstanding  performance,  nominated  by  the  Principal,  namely  :—

(1) Sports;
(2)  National  Service  Scheme  and  Adult  Education;
(3)  National  Cadet  Corps;
(4)  Cultural  Activities;
(viii)  Two  lady  students  nominated  by  the  principal  :

Provided that, two of the students from the categories (vii) and (viii)
shall be those belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes
or  De-notified  Tribes  (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes  or  Other
Backward  Classes.

(3)  The  student  member’s  of  both  these  Councils  shall  elect,  from  amongst

themselves,  the  Secretary  of  their  respective  Council.

(4) (a) There shall be University Students’ Council consisting of not more than
fifteen  persons,  nominated  through  selection,  from  amongst  Secretaries  of  the
respective  councils  under  sub-section  (3),  as  prescribed  by  the  Statutes  existing
immediately  prior  to  the  date  of  commencement  of  this  Act  :

Provided  that,  at  least  one  seat  each  be  reserved  for  students  belonging  to—

(i)  Scheduled  Castes;
(ii)  Scheduled  Tribes;
(iii)  De-notified  Tribes  (Vimukta  Jatis)  or  Nomadic  Tribes;
(iv)  Other  Backward  Classes;  and
(v)  One  seat  for  women  students,

remaining  seats  being  distributed  district-wise  :

Provided further  that, for  the purpose of  nomination through  selection  details
based on academic performance, participation in National Cadet Corps, National
Service Scheme and Adult Education, Cultural Activities or such other activities

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as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes  existing  immediately  prior  to  the  date  of
commencement  of  this  Act.

(b)  The  University  Students’  Council  so  formed  shall  elect  its  own  President

and  Secretary.

(c)  Every  meeting  of  the  University  Students’  Council  shall  be  presided  over
by  the  Vice-Chancellor  and  shall  be  attended  by  such  other  officers  as  may  be
prescribed.

(5)  A  student  shall  be  eligible  to  be,  or  continue  to  be,  a  member  of  any  of  the

Students’  Council,  only  if  he  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student.

(6) The nomination of the student members of the Students’ Council shall be made
for the academic year 2017-2018 on the date to be fixed by the Management Council.
The term of office of the nominated student members shall begin with effect from the
date  of  nomination  and  shall  extend  upto  the  last  day  of  the  academic  year,  unless
they  have,  in  the  meantime,  incurred  any  of  the  disqualifications  specified  by  or
under  the  Act;  and  shall  then  expire.

(7) One third of the members of the Council shall constitute the quorum. The rules
and  procedure  for  conduct  of  business  of  the  meetings  and  such  other  matters  shall
be  such  as  may  be  prescribed.  The  Council  shall  meet  at  least  once  in  every  three
months.]

100. (1) There  shall  be  a  Buildings  and Works  Committee  to  carry  out    several
minor  and  major  infrastructure  development  activities  of  the  university    efficiently
and  in  a  time  bound  manner.

Building  and
Works
Committee.

(2) The Buildings and Works Committee shall consist of the following members

namely :-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) the Pro - Vice - Chancellor;

(c) Chancellor’s  nominee  on  the  Management  Council;

(d) Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department in charge of the region
in  which  the  university  is  situated,  or  his  nominee  not  below  the  rank  of
Executive Engineer from that region;

(e) one eminent engineer, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from the private

sector;

(f) an eminent Architect, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from the private

sector;

(g) the  Registrar;

(h) the  Finance  and Accounts  Officer;

(i) the Executive Engineer of the University-Member-Secretary.

(3) All  members  of  the  committee,  other  than ex-officio  members  shall  hold
office  for  a term  of  five  years  and shall  not  be  eligible  for a  second  consecutive
term.

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(4) If  any  vacancy  occurs  in  the  office  of  a  member,  the  same  shall  be  filled
within one month by the Vice-Chancellor and the member so appointed shall hold
office for the residual term for which the earlier member shall have held the office
if  the  vacancy  had  not  occurred.

(5) The  Buildings  and Works  committee  shall,-

(a) under direction and overall superintendence of the Management Council,
be  responsible  for  the  execution  of  all  types  of  works,  including  major  works
to  be  executed  through  the  agency  of  the  Public  Works  Department;

(b) accord  administrative  approval  and  financial  sanction,  subject  to

availability  of  funds  in  the  budget,  to  the  maintenance  work;

(c) recommend and obtain administrative approval and expenditure sanction

of  the  Management  Council  in  respect  of  all  minor  and  major  works;

(d) recommend  to  the  Management  Council  through  the  Finance  and
Accounts  Committee,  a  ‘Programme  of  Works’  to  be  executed  in  the  ensuing
year, specifying maintenance works, minor works and major works, separately;

(e) prepare  a  panel  of  ten  to  twelve Architects  and  other  specialized
consultants  of  proven  experience  and  merit  for  the  university  works  and  get
the  same  approved  by  Management  Council.  Such  panel  shall  be  subject  to
the approval of the Chancellor who may  make such modifications in it as he
deems  fit;

(f) on  getting  administrative  approval  and  expenditure  sanction  of  the
Management Council to minor and major works, to get the plans and estimates
of  such  works  prepared  from  the  Executive  Engineer  of  the  university  or  the
Architect  selected  for  a  project,  borne  on  the  panel  of  approved Architects  of
the  university;

(g) maintain  a  list  of  approved  contractors  on  the  basis  of  their  technical
experience  and  financial  capability  for  execution  of  maintenance  works  and
minor works;

(h) be  responsible  for  making  technical  scrutiny  as  may  be  considered

necessary  by  it;

(i) be  responsible,  after  careful  scrutiny,  for  the  acceptance  of  tenders

received  for  maintenance  works  and  major  works;

(j) exercise  general  supervision  over  the  work  of  the  technical  staff  of  the
university, and in particular, ensure that essential records and data are maintained
up-to-date  and  that  the  rejected  tenders  are  retained  for  a  reasonable  period;

(k) ensure  that  the  Executive  Engineer  of  the  university  certifies  the
completion  of  works  in  accordance  with  the  designs  finally  approved  by  the
architect,  if  appointed,  in  respect  of  maintenance  works  and  minor  works;

(l) associate  and  deliberate  with  the  consulting Architects,  as  and  when

necessary;

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(m) settle  rates  not  covered  by  the  tender  and  settle  claims  and  disputes

with  contractors  in  respect  of  maintenance  works  and  minor  works  :

Provided  that,  the  rates or  claims  or  disputes  shall  be settled  by  the  Public
Works  Department  in  respect  of  major  works  entrusted  to  that  Department,
subject  to  the  condition  that  if  the  decision  in  respect  of  any  such  claims  or
disputes  is  likely  to  cause  excess  over  the  approved  estimated  cost  of  the
project,  prior  sanction  of  the  Management  Council  shall  be  obtained  to  such
an  excess  amount;

(n) exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be

conferred  upon  it  by  the  Statutes.

(6) The  Chairperson  of  the  committee  shall,  in  respect  of  maintenance  and
minor works, have the power to sanction the payment of monthly Running Account
Bills of a work, subject to such bill having been examined by the Architect, where
appointed,  and  certified  as  ‘fit  for  payment’  by  the  Executive  Engineer  of  the
university.  The  bills  so  paid  shall  be  put  up  for  approval  of  the  committee  at  its
next meeting.

(7) If  there  are  reasonable  grounds  for  the  Chairperson  of  the  committee  to
believe  that  there  is  an  emergency  which  requires  immediate  action  to  be  taken,
he may exercise the powers of the committee. Such cases shall be reported by the
Chairperson  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  committee.

(8) Procedure  for  the  execution  of  all  types  of  works  in  the  university  and
procedure  for  conduct  of  business  at  the  meetings  of  the  committee  shall  be  as
prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

101. (1) There  shall  be  a  Fee  Fixation  Committee  to  work  out  the  real  cost  of
delivery of each and every under-graduate and post-graduate courses or programmes
run  by  the  university,  colleges  and  recognized  institutions,  other  than  autonomous
colleges  and  autonomous  institutions  and  those  managed  and  maintained  by  the
State  Government,  Central  Government  and  local  authorities.

Fee  fixation
Committee.

(2) The  Fee  Fixation  Committee  shall  decide  the  tuition  fees,  other  fees  and
charges  for  various  courses  or  programmes  as  recommended  by  the  board  of
Deans,  and  recommend  it  to  the  academic  Council  for  approval.

(3) The  Fee  Fixation  Committee  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,

namely :-

(a) a  retired Vice-Chancellor  or  an  eminent  educationist  having  wide
experience  in  the  field  of  education,  who  shall  not  be  connected  with  the
university or any college or institution under its jurisdiction as the Chairperson;

(b) the  Dean  of  the  faculty  concerned;

(c) Chancellor’s  nominee  on  the  Management  Council;

(d) one  finance  expert  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor,  preferably  a
Chartered  Accountant,  not  connected  with  the  university  or  college  or
institutions  under  its  jurisdiction;

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(e) one  legal expert  nominated  by the Vice-Chancellor,  not connected  with

the  university  or  college  or  institution  under  its  jurisdiction;

(f) Registrar or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Registrar - Member

Secretary.

(4) The  quorum  for  a  meeting  of  the  committee  shall  be  three.

(5) All  members  of  the  committee,  other  than ex-officio  members  shall  hold
office  for  a term  of  five  years  and shall  not  be  eligible  for a  second  consecutive
term.

(6) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  above,  the  State  Government  may
evolve the Statutory Mechanism of fixation and regulation of fees which shall be
binding on different  types of colleges and recognized institutions as specified by
the  State  Govt.  in  this  regard.

(7) The tuition fees, other fees, and charges for various courses or programmes
as recommended by fee fixation committee and finally approved by the Academic
Council  shall  be  applicable  in  general.  Provided  that,  any  college  or  recognized
institution  other  than  autonomous  college  and  autonomous  institution  and  those
managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government and Local
Authorities which intends to charge different fees other than those prescribed and
approved  by  Academic  Council  may  submit  the  proposal  to  the  fee  fixation
committee  and  the  fee  fixation  committee  shall  decide  the  tuition  fee,  other  fees
and  charges  for  the  specific  course  or  programme  for  such  college  or  institution
on the basis of assessment and evaluation of different additional facilities provided
by such applicant college or recognized institutions. The decision of fee fixation
committee  in  this  regard  shall  be  final  and  binding  on  the  applicant  college  or
institution.

(8) The committee shall meet at least twice a year to examine and consider the
fee  fixation  proposals  on  the  basis  of  the  norms  as  prescribed  in  Ordinance,  and
shall  hold  as  many  meetings  as  needed.  The  committee  shall  decide  tuition  fees,
other  fees  and  charges  for  various  courses  or  programmes,  at  least  six  months
before  the  commencement  of  academic  year.

Selection
and
appointment
o f
university
teachers.

102. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, Statutes and Ordinances, the Vice-
Chancellor shall appoint according to the order of merit and recommendations made
by  the  selection  committee,  a  university  teacher.

(2) The  selection  committee  for  making  recommendations  for  appointment  of

university  teachers  shall  consist  of  the  following  members:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor  or  the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  upon  directions  of  the

Vice-Chancellor-Chairman;

(b) one person, not below the rank of professor, nominated by the Chancellor;

(c) the  Dean  of  the  Faculty  concerned  as  a  Member  Secretary;

(d) the Head of the university department or a head of the concerned School

of multidisciplinary  institution,  nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor;

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(e) not  less  than  three  experts  nominated  by  the  Management  Council  out
of  a  panel  of  not  less  than  six  names  of  experts  not  connected  with  the
university recommended by the Academic Council, who have special knowledge
of  the  subject  for  which  the  teacher  is  to  be  selected;

(f) one  person  not  below  the  rank  of  Professor  or  Principal  belonging  to
Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or
Nomadic  Tribes  or  Other  Backward  Classes,  nominated  by  the  Chancellor;

(g) one principal who is a member of Management Council to be nominated

by  the  Management  Council;

(h) Director,  Higher  Education  or  his  nominee  not  below  the  rank  of  Joint

Director;

(i) Director, Technical Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint

Director :

Provided that, a head referred to in clause (d), who is an Associate Professor
shall be a member of the selection committee for the selection to the Assistant
Professor.

(3) Every  post  of  a  university  teacher,  to  be  filled  by  selection,  shall  be  duly
and  widely  advertised,  according  to  the  draft  approved  by  the  Vice-Chancellor,
together  with  particulars  of    the  minimum  and  additional  qualifications,  as
prescribed, the emoluments and number of posts to be filled, the number of posts
which are reserved for the members of the Scheduled castes or Scheduled Tribes
or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes,
to be determined by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Board of
University Department  and Inter  Disciplinary Studies,  and reasonable  time, shall
be  allowed  within  which  the  applicants  may,  in  response  to  the  advertisement,
submit  their  applications.

(4) The  date of  the meeting  of every  selection committee  shall be  so  fixed  as
to  allow  a  notice  of  at  least  thirty  days  of  such  meeting,  be  in  given  to  each
member;  and  the  particulars  of  each  candidate  shall  be  sent  to  each  member  of
the  selection  committee  so  as  to  reach  him  at  least  seven  days  before  the  date
of  meeting  :

Provided  that,  for  the  post  of  professor,  the  selection  committee  may  in
preference to the candidates who have applied and appeared before it, recommend
for appointment, with all the requisite details, the name of any other person who
may  not  have  applied  or  appeared  before  it,  but  who  is  duly  qualified  and  has
to  his  credit  exceptionally  high  academic  achievements  or  proficiency  in  the
specialization  or  has  extraordinary  academic  contribution,  to  be  recorded  in
writing.

(5) The quorum  to constitute a  meeting of  every selection committee  shall be
four members, of whom at least two shall be persons nominated under clause (e)
of  sub-section  (2).

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(6) If, on petition by any person directly affected, or suo motu, the Chancellor,
after making or having made such inquiries or obtaining or having obtained such
explanations,  including  explanations  from  the  teachers  whose  appointments  are
likely  to  be  affected,  as  may  be  or  may  have  been  necessary,  made  by  any
authority  or  officer  of  the  university  at  any  time  was  not  in  accordance  with  the
law at that time in force, the Chancellor, may, by order, notwithstanding anything
contained  in  the  contract  relating  to  the  conditions  of  service  of  such  teacher,
direct  the  Vice-Chancellor  to  terminate  his  appointment  after  giving  him  one
month’s notice or one month’s salary in lieu of such notice, and the Vice-Chancellor
shall forthwith comply and take steps for a fresh selection to be made. The person
whose appointment has been so terminated shall be eligible to apply again for the
same  post.

(7) Any  order  made  by  the  Chancellor,  under  the  last  preceding  sub-section
shall  be  final  and  a  copy  of  the  order  shall  be  served  on  the  teacher  concerned
by  the  Vice-Chancellor  within  three  days  from  its  receipts.

(8) It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the Vice-Chancellor,  to  ensure  that  no  payment
whatsoever is made to any person, by way of salary or allowance, from the funds
of  the  university,  for  any  period  after  the  termination  of  his  services,  and  any
authority  or  officer  authorizing  or  making  any  such  payment  shall  be  liable  to
reimburse  the  amount  so  paid  to  the  university.

(9) The Vice Chancellor shall before proceeding to fill in the vacancies of aided
University  Teachers  in  accordance  with  the  prescribed  procedure  shall  ascertain
from Director of Higher Education whether there is any suitable person available
on  the  list  of  surplus  aided  University  teachers  as  maintained  by  the  Director  of
Higher  Education  for  absorption  in  other  Universities  and  in  the  event  of  such
aided  teacher  being  available,  the  Vice-chancellor  shall  appoint  that  teacher.

Filling
temp orary
vacancies  of
university
teachers.

103. (1) Where an appointment is to be made on a temporary vacancy of teacher
of  the  university  because  of  resignation,  leave  or  any  reason,  whatsoever,  the
appointment shall be made, if the vacancy is for a period of more than one year, on
the recommendation of the selection committee in accordance with the provisions of
section  102.  The  quorum  for  the  selection  committee  shall  be  three :

Provided  that,  if,  the  vacancy  is  for  a  period  of  less  than  one  year  or  if,  the
Vice-Chancellor  is  satisfied  that  in  the  interest  of  teaching,  it  is  necessary  to  fill
in the vacancy immediately, he may make the appointment of person duly qualified,
for  a  period  not  exceeding  one  year  on  the  recommendation  of  a  local  selection
committee.

(2) Local selection committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) the  Dean  of  the  faculty  concerned;

(c) the  head  of  the  department  concerned;

(d) one expert nominated by  the Vice-Chancellor :

Provided  that,  where  the  head  of  the  department  is  also  the  Dean,  the  Vice-

Chancellor  shall  nominate  two  persons  instead  of  one;

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(e) one  member,  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled Tribes  or
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta  Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes
or  Special  Backward  Category,  not  below  the  rank  of  Principal  or  Professor
nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(f) one principal or professor who is a  member of Management Council to be

nominated  by  the  Management  Council;

(g) the Director, Higher Education or his nominee, not below the rank of Joint

Director  of  Higher  Education;  and

(h) the  Director, Technical  Education  or  his  nominee,  not  below  the  rank  of

Joint Director of Technical Education:

Provided that, before  the expiry  of one year  as  aforesaid, the Vice-Chancellor
shall take steps to fill up the post by appointment in accordance with the provisions
of  section  102.

104. The  selection  committee  for  selection  of    Principals  of  conducted  colleges
or  directors  or  heads  of  university  institutions  or  post-graduate  centres  or  sub-
centres maintained by the university, shall consist of the following members, namely:-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;

(b) Chancellor’s  nominee  on  the  Management  Council;

(c) two  experts,  nominated  by  the  Management  Council  and  one  expert
nominated  by  the Academic  Council,  who  are  not  connected  with  the  university,
colleges  or  institutions  under  its  jurisdiction;

(d) one  member  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled  Tribes  or
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes
not  below  the  rank  of  Principal  or  Professor  nominated  by  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(e) one principal who is a member of Management Council to be nominated by

the  Management  Council;

(f) the Director, Higher Education or his nominee, not below the rank of Joint

Director of Higher Education;

(g) the  Director, Technical  Education  or  his  nominee,  not  below  the  rank  of

Joint Director  of Technical  Education.

105. (1) There  shall  be  a  selection  committee  for  making  recommendations  of

suitable  candidates  for  appointment  to  the  posts  of-

(a) Deans;

(b) Directors  of  Sub-Campuses  of  the  university;

(c) Registrar;

(d) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

(e) Finance  and Accounts  officer;

(f) Director  of  Sports  and  Physical  Education;

(g) Director  of  Innovation,  Incubation  and  Linkages;

(h) Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension.

H  391-16

Appointment
and
selection  of
principal  of
conducted
colleges.

Selection
committees
for  officers
and
employees
o f
university
principals,
teachers  and
ot her
employees
of  affiliated
colleges.

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(2)  The  Selection  Committee  shall  consist  of-

(a) the Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) the  Chancellor’s  nominee  on  the  Management  Council;
(c) two experts having special knowledge in the field  related to the post to
be  filled,  who  are  not  connected  with  the  university  or  affiliated  college  or
recognized  institution  under  its  jurisdiction,  nominated  by  the  Chancellor;

(d) one  person  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  or  Scheduled  Tribes  or
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes, or Other Backward Classes,
not below the rank of Principal or Professor nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(e) one elected principal or teacher who is a member of Management Council

to  be  nominated  by  the  Management  Council,;

(f) the Director of  Higher Education or his nominee, not below the rank of

the  Joint  Director  of  Higher  Education;

(g) the Registrar, Member-Secretary :

Provided that, where he himself is a candidate for the post then in such case,

the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be the Member-Secretary.

(3) All posts, mentioned in sub-section (1)  shall be duly and widely advertised.

(4) The  date of  the meeting  of every  selection committee  shall be  so  fixed  as
to  allow  a  notice  of  at  least  thirty  days  of  such  meeting,  being  given  to  each
member;  and  the  particulars  of  each  candidate  shall  be  sent  to  each  member  of
the  selection  committee  so  as  to  reach  him  at  least  seven  days  before  the  date
of meeting.

(5) In  case  of  appointment  to  the  post  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1),  if,  on
petition by any person directly affected, or suo motu, the Chancellor, after making
or having made such inquiries or obtaining or having obtained such explanations,
including  explanations  from  the  person  whose  appointments  are  likely  to  be
affected,  as  may  be  or  may    have  been    necessary,    made  by  any  authority  or
officer  of  the  university  at  any  time  was  not  in  accordance  with  the  law  at  that
time  in force,  the  Chancellor, may,  by  order,  notwithstanding anything  contained
in  the  contract  relating  to  the  conditions  of  service  of  such  person,  direct  the
Vice-Chancellor to terminate his appointment after giving him one month’s notice
or  one  month’s  salary  in  lieu  of  such  notice,  and    the  Vice-Chancellor  shall
forthwith  comply  and  take  steps  for  a  fresh  selection  to  be  made.  The  person
whose appointment has been so terminated shall be eligible to apply again for the
same  post.

(6) Any  order  made  by  the  Chancellor,  under  the  last  preceding  sub-section
shall  be  final  and  a  copy  of  the  order  shall  be  served  on  the  person  concerned
by  the  Vice-Chancellor  within  three  days  from  its  receipts.

(7) It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the Vice-Chancellor,  to  ensure  that  no  payment
whatsoever is made to any person, by way of salary or allowance, from the funds
of  the  university,  for  any  period  after  the  termination  of  his  services,  and  any
authority  or  officer  authorizing  or  making  any  such  payment  shall  be  liable  to
reimburse  the  amount  so  paid  to  the  university.

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(8) The Selection Committee and mode of appointment of other officers of the
university  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  State  Government  in  the Official  Gazette.

(9) The management of any affiliated college shall before proceeding to fill in
vacancies  of  aided  teachers  and  other  aided  employees  in  accordance  with  the
prescribed procedure shall ascertain from the Director of Higher Education whether
there is any suitable person available on the list of aided surplus persons maintained
by  the  Director  of  Higher  Education  for  absorption  in  other  colleges  and  in  the
event  of  such  person  being  available,  the  management  shall  appoint  that  person
in  accordance  with  the  direction  issued  by  Director  of  Higher  Education:

Provided  that,  this  process  of  absorption  of  surplus  teachers  and  other
employees shall be applicable to  only aided teachers and aided other employees.

(10) The Selection Committee, selection process and mode of appointment of
principals  and  teachers  of  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  shall  be
as per  the guidelines,  directions of the  University Grants  Commission as  may be
prescribed  by  the  State  Government  in  the Official  Gazette.

106. In  addition  to  the  committees  constituted  under  this Act,  the  authorities  of
the  university  may  appoint  committee  with  suitable  terms  and  reference  for  any
specific  task,  and  such  committee  shall  consist  of  members  of  the  same  authority
constituting  such  a  committee  and  also  of  such  other  persons  as  that  authority
may nominate.

Other
Committees.

CHAPTER  X

PERMISSION,  AFFILIATION  AND  RECOGNITION

107. (1) The  university  shall  prepare  a  comprehensive  perspective  plan  for
every  five  years  and  get  the  same  approved  by  Commission.  Such  plan  shall  be
prepared for the location of colleges and institutions of higher learning in a manner
ensuring  comprehensive  equitable  distribution  of  facilities  for  higher  education
having  due  regard,  in  particular,  to  the  needs  of  unserved  and  under-developed
areas  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  university.  Such  plan  shall  be  prepared  by  the
Board  of  Deans  and  shall  be  placed  before  the  Academic  Council  and  the  Senate
through  the  Management  Council.

Perspective
Plan.

(2) The  perspective  plan  shall  include  the  new  courses  and  faculties  to  be
permitted  which  shall  be  determined  by  studying  the  social  and  economic  needs
of  the  region,  job  opportunities  available  and  requirements  of  the  industry  and
should  be  as  per  policies  of  and  in  conformity  with  the  plans  of  the  State
Government and the National Policy for Higher Education for achieving National
and State objectives  of higher access, equity, excellence, research, relevance and
quality.

(3) The perspective plan shall make provision for the subjects, number of new
divisions  and  satellite  centres  to  be  permitted  to  the  colleges  and  institutions  of
higher learning in different regions after factoring in the demand for the same and
shall  be  in  conformity  with  the  plans  of  and  after  the  approval  of  Commission
under  section  76.

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(4) While  preparing  the  perspective  plan  preference  shall  be  given  to  the
districts  where  Gross  Enrolment  Ratio  is  less  than  the  national  average  and  also
to  the  tribal,  hilly  and  inaccessible  areas  besides  quality  benchmarks,  inclusive
growth,  social  relevance  and  value  education.

(5) The university shall initiate a time bound programme to prepare an annual
plan every year for the location of colleges and institutions of higher learning, in
consonance  with  the  perspective  plan  and  shall  publish  it  before  the  end  of
academic  year preceding  the year  in  which the  proposals  for the  opening of  new
colleges  or  institutions  of  higher  learning  are  to  be  invited.

(6) The  University  shall  undertake  the  systematic  field  survey  within  the
geographical  jurisdiction  of  the  University  every  five  years  regarding  the
requirements  of  the  facilities  of  Higher  Education,  types  of  skills  needed  for  the
local industries, trade and commerce, aspirations of youth of the region, needs of
socially  and  economically  deprived  youth  like  female  students,  backward  and
tribal  communities  and  such  other  related  factors.  The  university  shall  use  the
findings of such field survey and  develop the scientific database while preparing
the  perspective  plan  of  the  university.

Conditions
o f
affiliation
and
recognition.

108. (1) The  management  applying  for  affiliation  or  recognition,  and  the
management whose college or institution has been granted affiliation or recognition,
shall give the following undertaking and shall comply with the following conditions,
(a) that the provisions of the Act and Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations
made  thereunder  and  the  standing  orders  and  directions  of  the  university  and
State  Government  shall  be  complied  with;

(b) that there shall be a separate College Development Committee provided

for  an  affiliated  college  as  provided  by  section  97of  the Act;

(c) that  the  number  of  students  admitted  for  courses  of  study  shall  not
exceed the limits prescribed by the university and the State Government, from
time to time;

(d) that  there  shall  be  suitable  and  adequate  physical  facilities  such  as
buildings,  laboratories,  libraries,  books,  equipment  required  for  teaching  and
research,  hostels,  gymnasium,  etc.  as  may  be  prescribed;

(e) that the financial resources of the college or institution shall be such as

to  make  due  provision  for  its  continued  maintenance  and  working;

(f) that  the  strength  and  qualifications  of  teachers  and  non-teaching
employees  of  the  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions  and  the
emoluments  and  the  terms  and  conditions  of  service  of  the  staff  of  affiliated
colleges  and  recognized  institutions  shall  be  such  as  may  be  specified  by  the
university and the State Government and which shall be sufficient to make due
provision  for  courses  of  study,  teaching  or  training  or  research,  efficiently;

(g) that  the  services  of  all  teachers  and  non-teaching  employees  and  the
facilities of the  college to be  affiliated shall  be made available  for conducting
examinations and evaluation and for promoting other activities of the university;
(h) that the directions and orders issued by the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor
and other officers of the university in exercise of the powers conferred on them
under  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  Statutes,  Ordinances  and  Regulations  shall
be mandatorily complied with;

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(i) that  there  shall  be  no  change  or  transfer  of  the  management  or  shifting
of location of college or institution, without prior permission of the university;
(j) that the college or institution shall not be closed without prior permission

of  the  university;

(k) that  in  the  event  of  disaffiliation  or  de-recognition  or  closure  of  the
college  or  institution  under  section  121,  the  management  shall  abide  by  and
execute  the  decision  of  Academic  Council  regarding  the  damages  or
compensation  to  be  recovered  from  management.
(2) No college or institution of higher learning which is part of another university
shall be considered for affiliation or recognition, as the case may be, unless a “no
objection  certificate”  is  given  by  the  parent  university.

109. (1) The  proposal  for  opening  of  new  colleges  or  institutions  of  higher
learning or for starting new courses of study, subjects, faculties, additional divisions
or  satellite  centers,  shall  be  invited    and  considered  by  the  university.

(2) No application for opening a new college or institution of higher learning,
which  is  not  in  conformity  with  the  perspective  plan  prepared  under  section  107
shall  be  considered  by  the  university.

(3) (a) The Management seeking a Letter of Intent for opening a new college
or institution of higher learning shall apply in a prescribed format to the Registrar
of the  university before  the last  day of September of the  year preceding the year
in  which  the  Letter  of  Intent  is  sought;

Procedure
f o r
permission
for  opening
new  college
or  new
course,
subject,
faculty,
division.

(b) only  those  applications  complying  with  the  requirements  and  received
within  the  prescribed  time  limit,  shall  be  accepted  and  considered  by  the
university;

(c) all such applications received within the aforesaid prescribed time limit,
shall  be  scrutinized  by  the  Board  of  Deans  and  be  forwarded  to  the  State
Government  with  the  approval  of  the  Management  Council  on  or  before  30th
November of  the year  in which  such application  is received  by the  university.
The university shall submit alongwith the application, its recommendation, duly
supported  by relevant  reasons,  as are  deemed  appropriate  by the  Management
Council;

(d) out  of  the  applications  recommended  by  the  university,  the  State
Government  may  grant  a  Letter  of  Intent  on  or  before  31st  January  of  the
immediately following year after the recommendations of the university under
clause (c). The Letter of Intent may be granted to such institutions as the State
Government may consider fit and proper in its absolute discretion, taking into
account  the  relevant  factors,  the  suitability  of  the  management  seeking  Letter
of  Intent,  state  level  priority  with  regard  to  location  of  institutions  of  higher
learning, etc. The Letter of Intent shall be communicated by the State Government
to  the  university,  on  or  before  the  date  specified  in  this  clause :

Provided,  however,  that  in  exceptional  cases  and  for  the  reasons  to  be
recorded in writing any application not recommended by the university may be
approved by the State Government for grant of a Letter of Intent to college or
institutions  of  higher  learning;

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1[Provided  further  that,  for  the  first  academic  year,  immediately  after  the
commencement  of  this Act  with  a  view  to  facilitate  the  Universities  to  decide
the  applications  for  permission  for  opening  of  new  College  the  dates  referred
to  in  clauses  (a),  (c)  and  (d)  of  sub-section  (3)  as  specified  in  column  (2)  of
the  Table  hereto  shall  be  read  as  provided  in  column  (3)  of  the  said  Table:-

Clauses

(1)

(a)

(b)

(c)

Table

For  the  date
existing  provision
(2)

Last  day  of  September
of  the Year.
Before 30th of
November  of  the Year
Before  31st  January  of  the
immediately following year.

Date  for  the Academic
Year 2017-18
(3)

15th December 2017

Before  15th  January
2018
Before 28th February
2018]

(e) such Letter of Intent granted by the State Government shall be valid up
to  31st  January  of  the  next  following  year.  The  management  shall  have  to
comply with the necessary conditions mentioned in the Letter of Intent, within
such  period  and  submit  compliance  report  to  the  university  with  the  present
status  of  the  academic  and  infrastructure  facilities  and  readiness  to  start  the
institutions  with  required  documents  for  final  approval;

(f) such  compliance  report  received  within  aforesaid  time-limit,  shall  be
scrutinized  by  the  Board  of  Deans  and  be  forwarded  to  the  State  Government
with the approval of the Management Council on or before, 1st day of May in
which  the  compliance  report  has  been  received.  The  recommendation  of  the
Board  of  Deans  and  approved  by  the  Management  Council  shall  be  duly
supported  by  relevant  reasons  as  are  deemed  appropriate  by  Management
Council :

Provided  that,  if  the  management  fails  to  comply  with  the  conditions  of
Letter  of  Intent,  within  the  time  limit  as  specified  in  clause  (e),  the  Letter  of
Intent  shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  lapsed :

Provided  however  that,  in  exceptional  cases  and  reasons  to  be  recorded  in
writing,  the  State  Government  may,  on  application  by  the  management  duly
processed by the university, extend from time to time, the validity of Letter of
Intent for further period which shall not exceed twelve months in the aggregate;
(g) after  considering  the  report of the university  under clause (f), the  State
Government may grant final approval to such management  as it may consider
fit  and  proper  in  its  absolute  discretion,  taking  into  account  the  State
Government’s  budgetary  resources,  and  other  relevant  factors,  the  suitability
of  management  seeking  permission  to  open  new  institution,  etc.    The  final
approval under this clause may be granted on or before 15th June, of the year
in  which  such  new  college  or  institutions  are  proposed  to  be  started.    Such
approval  from  the  State  Government  shall  be  communicated  to  the  university.
Approvals granted thereafter shall be given effect by the university only in the
subsequent  academic  year:

1. This  proviso  was  inserted  by  Mah.  27  of  2018,  s.  5.

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Provided  however  that,  in  exceptional  cases  and  for  the  reasons  to  be
recorded in writing any compliance report on the Letter of Intent, which is not
recommended  by  the  university,  may  be  approved  by  the  State  Government.

(4) (a) The  management  seeking  permission  to  start  a  new  course  of  study,
subjects, faculties, additional divisions or satellite centers shall apply in a prescribed
format  to  the  Registrar  of  the  University  before  the  last    day  of  the  September,
of  the  year  preceding  the  year  in  which  the  permission  is  sought;

(b) only  those  applications  complying  with  the  requirement  and  received
within the prescribed time limit shall be accepted and considered by the university;

(c) all such applications received within the aforesaid prescribed time limit,
shall  be  scrutinized  by  the  Board  of  Deans  and  be  forwarded  to  the  State
Government with the approval of Management Council on or before the 1st day
of  April  of  the  year,  with  such  recommendation  duly  supported  by  relevant
reasons  as  are  deemed  appropriate  by  the  Management  Council;

(d) out  of  the  applications  recommended  by  the  university,  the  State
Government  may  grant  permission  on  or  before  15th  June  of  the  year  to  such
institutions  as  it  may  consider  fit  and  proper  in  its  absolute  discretion,  taking
into  account  other  relevant  factors,  the  budgetary  resources  of  the  State
Government and other relevant factors, the suitability of the management seeking
permission, etc. The permission shall be communicated by the State Government
to  the  university,  on  or  before  the  date  specified  in  this  clause :

Provided  however  that,  in  exceptional  cases  and  for  the  reasons  to  be
recorded in writing any application not recommended by the university may be
approved  by  the  State  Government.

(5) No  application  shall  be  entertained  directly  by  the  State  Government
for  grant  of    Letter  of  Intent,  under  sub-section  (3)  or  final  approval  under
sub-section  (4),  as  the  case  may  be.

(6) The application for starting new course of study, subject, faculty or additional
division or satellite center by existing colleges or institutions of Higher learning,
shall  not  be  forwarded  to  the  State  Government  by  the  university,  if,-

(a) they  have  not  been  accredited  or  re-accredited  either  from  National
Assessment and Accreditation Council or National Board of Accreditation even
though  they  are  eligible  and  due  for  being  accredited  or  re-accredited  as  per
the  norms  of  accreditation  agencies;  and

(b) they  have  not  complied  with  the  conditions  laid  down  by  the  State

Government.

(7) Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this Act  or  any  other  law  for  the

time  being in  force,-

(a) no  management  shall  establish  or  open  a  new  college  or  an  institution
of  higher  learning  in  the  State,  except  with  the  prior  permission  of  the  State
Government;

(b) no  management  shall  start  a  new  course  of  study  or  subjects,  faculty,
additional  division  or  satellite  centers  except  with  the  prior  permission  of  the
State Government.

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Explanation.- For  the  purpose  of  this  sub-section,  the  expressions
“establish  or  open  a  new  college  or  an  institution  of  higher  learning”  and
“start  a  new  course  of  study,  subject,  faculty,  additional  division  or  satellite
center” shall include establishing or opening of such college or institution of
higher  learning,  and  starting  of  any  such  course  of  study,  subject,  faculty,
additional division, or satellite center, on the basis of no grant-in aid from the
State Government.
(8) In case of extraordinary situations which warrant starting of new divisions
of  particular  faculties,  the  State  Government,  with  reasons  to  be  recorded  in
writing,  shall  have  the  authority  to  declare  and  adopt  the  fast  track  system  of
grant  of  permission  to  start  such  new  divisions  and  the  norms  and  procedures
related  thereto :

Provided  that,  the  procedure  for  grant  of  permission  in  such  extraordinary
situations shall  be  completed  not later than  31st August of  the Academic Year in
which  such  new  divisions  are  to  be  started :

Provided  further  that,  the  applications  for  starting  of  new  divisions  under  the
fast  track  system  shall  be  duly  processed  by  the  university.  On  the  compliance
of  necessary  conditions,  if  the  University  recommends  to  the  Government  the
proposal  for  starting  such  new  divisions,  then  such  permission  shall  be  deemed
to  have been  accorded  by  the State  Government  if  no adverse  communication  of
any  nature  is  issued  by  the  State  Government  upto  31st August  of  the Academic
Year  in  which  such  new  divisions  are  to  be  started.

(9) The    State Government,  for  the  purpose  of  giving effect  to  the  provisions
of  sub-section  (3)  or  sub-section  (4),  as  the  case  may  be,  may  by  notification  in
the Official  Gazette,  lay  down  the  procedure  to  be  followed  for  the  purposes
under  the  said  sub-sections.

Procedure
f o r
affiliation.

110. (1) On receipt of the permission from  the State Government, the Academic
Council  of  the  university  shall  consider  grant  of  first  time  affiliation  to  the  new
college  or  institution  of  higher  learning  or  to  the  new  courses  of  study,  subjects,
faculties,  additional  divisions,  or  satellite  centers  as  the  case  may  be.

(2) The Academic Council shall decide,-

(a) whether  affiliation  should  be  granted  or  rejected;
(b) whether  affiliation  should  be  granted  in  whole  or  part;
(c) subjects,  courses  of  study,  the  number  of  students  to  be  admitted;
(d) conditions, if any, which may be stipulated while granting or for granting

the  affiliation  to  be complied  within  reasonable  time:

Provided that, in case of failure to comply with such conditions within such
period,  the  affiliation  granted  shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  cancelled  and  no
communication  in  this  regard  by  the  university  to  the  management  concerned
shall  be  necessary.
(3) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall communicate the decision of Academic Council
to  the  management  with  a  copy  to  the  Director  of  Higher  Education,  within  one
month  from  the  date  of  communication  of  sanction  by  the  State  Government  in
respect  of  opening  the  new  college  or  institution  of  higher  learning  or  starting  a
new course of study, subjects, faculties or additional divisions, or satellite centers
and if the application for affiliation is granted, alongwith an intimation regarding,-

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(a) the  courses  of  study,  subjects,  faculties  or  additional  divisions  for

which  affiliation  is  granted;

(b) the  number  of  students  to  be  admitted;

(c) the  conditions, if  any,  subject  to the  fulfillment  of  which the  affiliation

is  granted  and  time  stipulated  for  compliance  of  such  conditions.

(4) Where  the  college  or  institution  is  eligible  and  due  for  accreditation  or
re-accreditation,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  such  college  fails  to  comply  with  the
requirements of accreditation or re-accreditation, then no affiliation shall be granted
by  the  university  to  such  college  or  institution :

Provided that, nothing in this sub-section shall apply in respect of the affiliation
for  natural  growth  of  the  faculty,  additional  division,  course  of  study,  subject  or
satellite  centre.

(5) No  student  shall  be  admitted  by  the  college  or  institution  unless  the
university has granted the affiliation to the college or institution of higher learning
or  to  a  new  course  of  study,  subject,  faculty  or  additional  division.

111. (1) The  management  of  an  institution  actively  engaged  in  conducting
research  or  specialized  studies  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  five  years,  and  seeking
recognition  shall  apply  to  the  Registrar  of  the  university  before  the  last  day  of
September of the year preceding the year from which the recognition is sought, with
full information regarding the following matters,  namely:-

Procedure
o f
recognition
o f
institutions.

(a) the  constitution  and  personnel  of  the  management;

(b) the  subjects  and  courses  of  study  and  research  Programmes  for  which

recognition  is  sought;

(c) the  accommodation,  equipment  and  the  number  of  students  for  whom

provision  has  been  made;

(d) the permanent, visiting and honorary staff of the institution, recognized
for  guiding  research  or  recognizable  for  the  purpose  by  the  university;  their
experience, evidence of research work carried out at the institution, publications,
report,  monographs,  books  published  by  the  institution;

(e) the  fees  levied,  or  proposed  to  be  levied,  and  the  provisions  made  for
capital expenditure on buildings, equipment and for the continued maintenance
and  efficient  working  of  the  institution.

(2) Only those applications complying with the requirements shall be accepted

and  considered  by  the  university.

(3) All  such  applications  shall  be  scrutinized  by  the  Board  of  Deans.  The
Board of Deans may call for any further information, which it thinks necessary and
shall  ask  the  management  to  comply  with  the  requirements.

(4) If the Board of Deans decides to consider the application, it shall cause an
inspection by a committee of persons having specialized knowledge in the subject
or  field  concerned,  for  physical  verification  of  all  requirements  for  grant  of
recognition.

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(5) The committee shall visit the institution and submit a report thereof to the
Board  of  Deans,  with  such  recommendations  duly  supported  by  relevant  reasons
as  are  deemed  appropriate.

(6) After  considering  the  report  of  such  inquiry,  and  making  such  further
inquiry,  as  it  may  think  necessary,  the  Board  of  Deans  shall  submit  to  the
Vice-Chancellor the proposal to grant or reject the application, in part or in whole,
with  such  recommendations  duly  supported  by  relevant  reasons  as  are  deemed
appropriate  and  the  report  of  the  inquiry  committee.

(7) The Vice-Chancellor shall after considering the proposal submitted by the
Board of Deans, may, either grant or reject it. The decision of the Vice-Chancellor
in  this  regard  shall  be  final  and  binding.

(8) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  shall  communicate  the  decision  of  the Vice-
Chancellor  to  the  management  with  a  copy  to  the  Director  of  Higher  Education.

(9) The process laid down in sub-sections (1) to (8) shall be completed within

six months.

Procedure
f o r
recognition
of  private
education
provider.

112. (1) The management of private skills education provider seeking recognition
from  the  university  to  various  degree,  diploma,  advanced  diploma  and  certificate
courses  as  prescribed  by  the  University  as  per  the  National,  State  level  policy
regarding skill qualification and education framework and to the experts engaged for
conducting  such  courses  shall  apply  to  the  Registrar  in  the  prescribed  format,  with
full information on the programmes run by the private skills education provider and
other  data  as  sought  in  the  format,  before  the  last  day  of  September  of  the  year
preceding  the  year  from  which  the  recognition  is  sought.

(2) Only  those  applications  complying  with  the  requirements  and  received
within the prescribed time-limit, shall be accepted and considered by the university.

(3) All  such  applications  shall  be  scrutinized  by  the  Board  of  Deans.  The
Board of Deans shall inform the management the discrepancies in the application
or documents submitted for seeking recognition, and shall ask the management to
comply  with  the  requirements.

(4) The  Board  of  Deans  after  being  satisfied  with  the  authenticity  of  the
private  skills  education  providers  shall  cause  an  inspection  by  the  committee  of
experts  in  skills  education,  industry  and  academia,  for  the  purpose  of  grant  of
recognition.

(5) The committee shall visit the institution and submit a report thereof to the
Board  of  Deans,  with  such  recommendations  duly  supported  by  relevant  reasons
as  are  deemed  appropriate.

(6) After  considering  the  report  of  such  inquiry,  and  making  such  further
inquiry  as  it  may  think  necessary,  the  Board  of  Deans  shall  submit  to  the
Vice-Chancellor the proposal to grant or reject the application, in part or in whole,
with  such  recommendations  duly  supported  by  relevant  reasons  as  are  deemed
appropriate  and  the  report  of  the  inquiry  committee.

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(7) The Vice-Chancellor shall after considering the proposal submitted by the
Board  of  Deans,  may,  either  grant  or  reject  it  and  the  decision  of  the
Vice-Chancellor  in  this  regard  shall  be  final  and  binding.

(8) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  shall  communicate  the  decision  of  the Vice-

Chancellor  to  the  management.

(9) The time schedule for the process laid down in sub-sections (2) to (8) shall
be  published  and  completed  by  the  University  up  to  30th  April  of  the  year,  in
which  private  skills  education  provider  intends  to  start  various  degree,  diploma,
advance  diploma  and  certificate  courses.

(10) The  recognition  shall  be  valid  for  a  period  of  five  years.  The  procedure
referred to in sub-sections (1) to (8) shall apply mutatis-mutandis, for continuation
of  such  recognition,  from  time  to  time.

(11) The recognized private skills education provider shall conduct assessment,
declare results and recommend to the University for Award of certificate, diploma,
advanced  diploma  and  degree  for  different  programmes.

(12) The management desirous of closing down the institution providing private
skills  education  shall  apply  to  the  Registrar  on  or  before  the  first  day  of August
of  the  preceding  year,  stating  fully  the  grounds  for  closure,  and  pointing  out  the
assets  in  the  form  of  buildings  and  equipment,  their  original  cost,  the  prevailing
market value and the grants so far received by it either from the University Grants
Commission,  the  State  Government  or  from  public  funding  agencies.

(13) On receipt of such an application, the Vice-Chancellor shall cause to make
enquiries  as  it  may  deem  fit,  to  assess  and  determine  whether  the  private  skills
education  provider  be  permitted  to  effect  the  closure.  The  Vice-Chancellor  may
examine  whether  the  closure  should  be  avoided  by  transferring  it  to  another
management.

(14) If  the Vice-Chancellor  decides  to  recommend  the  closure,  the  Board  of
Deans shall prepare and submit to the Management Council, a report on the extent
of  damages  or  compensation  to  be  recovered  from  the  management  and  whether
the assets created utilizing the funds provided by the University Grants Commission,
the  State  Government  or  other  public  funding    agencies,  be  transferred  to  other
management.

(15) The Vice-Chancellor  shall,  with  prior  concurrence  of  the  Management
Council, decide whether private skills education provider be permitted the closure.

(16) The  procedure  to  give  effect  to  the  closure  shall  be  in  phases,  so  as  to
ensure  that  the  students  already  admitted  to  the  private  skills  education  provider
are not affected, and that the first year shall be closed first and no new admission
shall  be  effected.  The  procedure  to  phase  out  the  closure  shall  be  such  as  may
be  prescribed.

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113. (1) The  management  of  the  empowered  autonomous  skills  development
college  applying  for  recognition  shall  give  and  comply  with  the  following
undertakings,  namely:-

(a) that the provisions of this Act and Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations
made thereunder and  the standing orders and directions of  the university shall
be  observed;

(b) that  there  shall  be  suitable  and  adequate  physical  facilities  such  as
buildings,  classrooms  with  modern  delivery  facilities,  skills  development
laboratories with necessary equipment, if needed, library and knowledge access
facilities,  information  and  communication  technology  connectivity  and  other
facilities  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  university;

(c) that  the  financial  resources  of  the  college  shall  be  such  as  to  make

provision  for  its  continued  maintenance  and  working;

(d)  that  there  shall  be  core  academic  and  technical  staff,  as  prescribed  by
the  university,  and  the  emoluments  and  the  terms  and  conditions  of  services
of  the  staff  of  the  college  shall  be  such  as  prescribed  by  the  university;

(e) that  there  shall  be  linkages  with  the  industries  or  businesses  as  may  be
necessary  to  give  professional  experiences  and  also  a  panel  of  experts  from
industries  or  businesses  which  shall  work  as  visiting  teachers  or  trainers  as
demanded  by  the  various  programmes  of  that  college  which  intends  to  run;

(f) that  the  services  of  all  teaching  staff,  visiting  teachers  or  experts,
supporting  and  technical  staff  and  the  facilities  of  the  college  shall  be  made
available  for  conducting  examinations,  evaluation  and  for  promoting  other
activities  of  the  university;

(g) that  there  shall  be  no  change  or  transfer  of  the  management  without

previous  permission  of  the  university;

(h) that the college shall not be closed without permission of the university;

(i) that  in  the  event  of  disqualification  or  de-recognition  or  closure  of  the
college, the  college  shall continue  to function  and  discharge its duties  till last
batch  of  student’s  registered  for  various  programmes  are  trained,  assessed  or
evaluated,  their  results  are  declared  by  the  university  and  they  are  given
appropriate  certificate  of completion  of  the  programme.

(2) The  management  of  college  seeking  recognition  from  the  university  shall
apply  to  the  Registrar  of  the  university  in  the  prescribed  format,  before  the  last
day  of  September  of  the  year  preceding  the  year  from  which  the  recognition  is
sought,  to  various  degree,  diploma,  advanced  diploma  and  certificate  courses  as
prescribed by the University as per the National, State level policy regarding skills
qualification and education framework providing information on the programmes
proposed  to  be  conducted  in  college,  which  shall  include  relevant  data  on
curriculum,  delivery  process,  creation  of  necessary  academic  and  skills  training
infrastructure, linkages with appropriate industries or business, faculty and experts
with  their  academic  qualifications  and  domain  experience  and  other  supporting
information  on  assessment  of  students  and  the  financial  details  of  the  college
seeking  recognition.

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(3) Only  those  applications  complying  with  the  requirements  and  received
within the prescribed time-limit, shall be accepted and considered by the university.

(4) All  such  applications  shall  be  scrutinized  by  the  Board  of  Deans  and  a
report thereof be forwarded to the Vice-Chancellor and the university shall inform
the  management,  of  the  discrepancies  in  the  application  or  documents  submitted
for  seeking  recognition  and  shall  ask  the  management  to  comply  with  the
requirements.

(5) The  Board  of  Deans  after  being  satisfied  with  the  authenticity  of  the
proposal, shall cause an inspection by the committee of experts in skills education,
industry  and  academia  for  the  purpose  of  grant  of  recognition.

(6) The committee shall visit the institution and submit a report thereof to the
Board  of  Deans,  with  such  recommendations  duly  supported  by  relevant  reasons
as  are  deemed  appropriate.

(7) After  considering  the  report  of  such  inquiry,  and  making  such  further
inquiry  as  it  may  think  necessary,  the  Board  of  Deans  shall  submit  to  the
Vice-Chancellor the proposal to grant or reject the application, in part or in whole,
with  such  recommendations  duly  supported  by  relevant  reasons  as  are  deemed
appropriate  and  the  report  of  the  inquiry  committee.

(8) The Vice-Chancellor  shall  after  considering  the  proposal  submitted  by
the  Board  of  Deans,  may,  either  grant  or  reject  it  and  the  decision  of  the
Vice-Chancellor  in  this  regard  shall  be  final  and  binding.

(9) The time schedule for the process laid down in sub-sections (2) to (8) shall
be  published  and  completed  by  the  University  up  to  30th  April  of  the  year,  in
which empowered autonomous skills development college intends to start various
degree,  diploma,  advance  diploma  and  certificate  courses.

(10) The  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  shall  communicate  the  decision  of  the
Vice-Chancellor  to  the  management,  on  or  before  the  30th April  of  the  year,  in
which  the  management  desires  to  seek  recognition.

(11) The  recognition  shall  be  valid  for  a  period  of  five  years. The  procedure
referred to in sub-sections (1) to (10) shall apply mutatis-mutandis, for continuation
of recognition, from time to time.

(12) The recognized empowered autonomous skills development college shall
conduct  assessment,  declare  results  and  recommend  to  the  university  award  of
joint certificate, diploma, advanced diploma and degree for different programmes.

(13) The  management  desirous  of  closing  down  the  empowered  autonomous
skills  development  college shall  apply  to  the Registrar  on  or  before the  first  day
of  August  of  the  preceding  year,  stating  fully  the  grounds  for  closure,  and
specifying  the  assets  in  the  form  of  buildings  and  equipment,  their  original  cost,
the  prevailing  market  value  and  the  grants  so  far  received  by  it  either  from  the
University  Grants  Commission,  the  State  Government  or  from  public  funding
agencies.

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(14) On receipt of such an application, the Vice-Chancellor shall cause to make
enquiries  as  it  may  deem  fit,  to  assess  and  determine  whether  the  college  be
permitted  to  effect  the  closure.  The  Vice-Chancellor  may,  examine  whether  the
closure  should  be  avoided  by  making  provisions  for  transferring  it  to  another
management.

(15) If the Vice-Chancellor decides to recommend the closure, it shall  prepare
and  submit  to  the  Management  Council,  a  report  on  the  extent  of  damages  or
compensation  to  be  recovered  from  the  management  and  whether  the  assets
created  utilizing  the  funds  provided  by  the  University  Grants  Commission,  the
State  Government  or  other  public  funding  agencies,  be  transferred  to  other
management.

(16) The Vice-Chancellor  shall,  with  prior  concurrence  of  the  Management

Council,  decide  whether  the  college  be  permitted  the  closure.

(17) The  procedure  to  effect  the  closure  shall  be  in  phases,  so  as  to  ensure
that  the  students  already  admitted  to  the  college  are  not  affected,  and  that  the
first  year  shall  be  closed  first  and  no  new  admission  shall  be  effected.  The
procedure  to  phase  out  the  closure  shall  be  such  as  may  be  prescribed.

Continuation
of  affiliation
o r
recognition.

114. (1) The procedure prescribed in sub-sections (1) to (3) of section 110 shall
apply, mutatis-mutandis,  for  the  consideration  of  continuation  of  affiliation,  from
time to time.

(2) The  procedure  prescribed  in  section  111,  for  grant  of  recognition  shall

apply, mutatis-mutandis,  for  the  consideration  of  continuation  of  recognition.

Extension  of
affiliation  or
recognition.

115. The  affiliated  college  or  recognized  institution  may  apply  for  affiliation  or
recognition for additional courses of study. The university shall follow the procedure
as  prescribed  in  sections  108,  109,  110  and  111,  so  far  as  may  be  applicable.

Permanent
affiliation
and
recognition.

116. The affiliated college or institution or recognized institution with at least five
years  standing  as  an  affiliated  or  recognized  institution  shall  apply  for  permanent
affiliation  or  recognition.  The  Board  of  Deans  shall  consider  and  scrutinize  the
applications  and  make  recommendation  to  the  Academic  Council.  If  the Academic
Council is satisfied that the affiliated college or institution or recognized institution
has  fulfilled  all  the  conditions  of  affiliation  or  recognition  satisfactorily  and  has
attained high academic  and administrative standards as prescribed  by the university
and concerned regulatory bodies, from time to time, the Academic Council shall grant
permanent affiliation or recognition to the college or institution, as the case may be.

Inspection  of
colleges  and
recognized
institutions
and  report.

117. (1) Every  affiliated  college  and  recognized  institution  shall  furnish  such
reports,  returns  and  other  particulars  as  the  university  may  require  for  enabling
it  to  judge  the  academic  standards  and  standards  of  academic  administration  of
the  college  or  recognized  institution.

(2) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall cause every university department or institu-
tion,  affiliated  college  or  recognized  institution  to  be  inspected,  at  least  once  in
every  three  years,  by  one  or  more  committees  appointed  by  him  in  that  behalf
which  shall  consist  of  the  following  members,  namely:-

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(a) the  Dean  of  the  faculty  concerned  -  Chairperson;

(b) one  expert,  not  connected  with  the  university  or  with  any  affiliated
college  or  recognized  institution  under  its  jurisdiction,  nominated  by  the
Academic Council;

(c) one  expert,  to  be  nominated  by  the  Management  Council;

(d) one  expert,  to  be  nominated  by  the  Senate:

Provided  that,  no  member  on  such  committee  shall  be  connected  with  the

management  of  college  or  institution  concerned.

(3) The  committee  shall  submit  its  report  to  the  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  for  his

consideration  and  for  further  action  as  may  be  necessary.

118. (1) The  permission  for  shifting  of  location  of  a  college  or  institution  of

higher  learning  only  within  the  same  district  shall  be  granted.

Shifting
college
location.

(2) The Management Council of the university shall consider the points referred
to  in  sub-section  (3)  before  granting  permission  for  shifting  of  location  of  a
college.

(3) Permission  shall  be  granted  by  the  university  after  the  concurrence  of  the

State Government:

Provided  that,-

(a) such  shifting  of  location  does  not  result  in  disturbing  the  educational

development  of  the  location  from  where  the  college  is  being  shifted;

(b) such shifting to a new location is allowed only if such location is within
the  periphery  of  five  kilometres  of  the  location  for  opening  a  new  college  or
institution  of higher  learning,  as  indicated in  the  annual  perspective plan;  and

(c) the  infrastructure  and  other  facilities  in  the  new  location  are  adequate

as  per  the  prescribed  norms.

(4) If  the  college  is  being  shifted  from  one  location  to  another  for  reason  of
natural calamity, emergent permission shall be granted by the university and shall
in  due  course  of  time  be  approved  by  the  State  Government.

119. The  Management  Council  of  the  university  shall  consider  the  proposals  for
transfer  of  management  of  colleges  and  institutions,  as  prescribed  in  the    Statutes
subject  to  the  permission  of  the  State  Government.

Transfer  of
management.

120. (1) If an affiliated college or recognized institution fails to comply with the
conditions  of  affiliation  or  recognition  as  provided  in  section  108  or  to  allow  the
College Development Committee as provided in section 97 to function properly or to
take  action  as per  directions  issued  under  the Act,  or  if  it  is  conducting  the  college
or  recognized  institution  in  a  manner  prejudicial  to  the  interest  of  the  university  or
the  standards  laid  down  by  it,  the  Board  of  Deans  may  issue  a  notice  to  the
management  to  show  cause  as  to  why  the  privileges  conferred  on  the  college  or
recognized  institution  by  affiliation  or  recognition  should  not  be  withdrawn  in  part
or in whole or modified.

Withdrawal
of  affiliation
o r
recognition.

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(2) The  Board  of  Deans  shall  mention  the  grounds  on  which  it  proposes  to
take the action and shall send a copy of the notice to the principal of the college,
or  head  of  recognized  institution.  It  shall  also  specify  in  the  notice,  the  period,
being a period which shall not be less than thirty days within which the management
should  file  its  written  statement  in  reply  to  the  notice.

(3) On  receipt  of  such  written  statement  or  on  expiry  of  the  period  specified
in the notice issued  under sub-section (1), the Board of Deans shall place before
the Academic Council, the notice and the written statement, if any, with or without
the  motion  for  withdrawal  or  modification  of  such  privileges.

(4) The Academic  Council  shall,  having  regard  to  the  interest  of  students
studying in  the colleges or recognized  institutions, shall recommend an  action in
this behalf to the Vice-Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor shall pass the necessary
order.

121. (1) No management of an affiliated college or recognized institution shall be
allowed  to  close  down  the  affiliated  college  or  recognized  institution  without  prior
permission  of  the  State  Government.

(2) The  management  desirous  of  closing  down  the  college  or  recognized
institution  shall  apply  to  the  university  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  August  of
the  preceding  year,  stating  fully  the  grounds  for  closure,  and  pointing  out  the
assets  in  the  form  of  buildings  and  equipment,  their  original  cost,  the  prevailing
market value and the grants so far received by it either from the University Grants
Commission,  the  State  Government  or  from  public  funding  agencies.

(3) On  receipt  of  such  an  application,  the Academic  Council  shall  cause  to
make inquiries  as it  may  deem fit, to assess  and determine whether  the affiliated
college or recognized institution be permitted to effect the closure. The Academic
Council may examine whether the closure should be avoided by transferring it to
another  management.

(4) If the Academic Council decides to recommend the closure, it shall prepare
and submit to the Management Council, a report on the extent of damages or com-
pensation  to  be  recovered  from  the  management  for  the  assets  created  utilizing
the  funds  provided  by  the  University  Grants  Commission,  the  State  Government
or  other  public  funding  agencies.

(5) The Academic  Council  shall,  with  prior  concurrence  of  the  Management
Council and approval of the State Government decide whether the affiliated college
or  recognized  institution  be  permitted  the  closure.

(6) The  university  may  transfer  the  college  or  a  recognized  institution  to
another  management  with  prior  approval  of  the  State  Government  and  after
following  the  procedure  prescribed  in  that  behalf.

(7) The  procedure  to  effect  the  closure  shall  be  in  phases,  to  ensure  that  the
students already admitted to the affiliated college or recognized institution are not
affected, and that the first year shall be  closed first and no new admissions shall
be  effected.  The  procedure  to  phase  out  the  closure  shall  be  such  as  may  be
prescribed.

(8) The procedure for closure of affiliated colleges, or recognized institutions,
referred to in sub-sections (1) to (7) shall, mutatis-mutandis apply in the case of
closure  of  faculties,  courses  of  studies  or  satellite  centres.

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department
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122. (1) A  university  department  or  institution,  affiliated  college  or  recognized
institution  may  apply  to  the  university  for  grant  of  autonomous  status.  The
Management  Council  on  the  recommendation  of  the Academic  Council  may  confer
the  autonomous  status.

(2) Autonomous  university  department  or  institution  or  affiliated  college  or
recognized  institution  shall  function  with  the  objectives  of  promoting  academic
freedom and  scholarship on  the part of  teachers and  students which  are essential
to  the  fostering  and  development  of  an  intellectual  climate  conducive  to  the
pursuit  of  scholarship  and  excellence.

(3) The  autonomous  university  department  or  institution  or  affiliated  college
or recognized institution, may constitute its authorities or bodies and exercise the
powers and perform the functions and carry out the administrative, academic and
other  activities  of  the  university,  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

(4) The  autonomous  university  department  or  institution  or  affiliated  college
or  recognized  institution  may  prescribe  its  own  courses  of  study,  evolve  its  own
teaching  methods  and  hold  examinations  and  tests  for  students  receiving
instruction  in  it,  and  recommend  the  university  for  award  degrees,  diplomas  or
certificates,  after  following  the  procedure  as  prescribed  in  the  Statutes.  The
autonomous university department or institution or affiliated college or recognized
institution  shall  have  full    academic  and  administrative  autonomy  subject  to  the
provisions  of  this  Act  and  Statutes  and  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  University
Grant Commission, from time to time.

123. (1) Affiliated autonomous  colleges that  are identified  by University  Grants
Commission as College with Potential for Excellence or College of Excellence which
have  a  high  level  grade  to  be  prescribed  by  the  State  Government  through Official
Gazette may apply to the university for grant of empowered autonomous status. The
Management  Council  on  the  recommendation  of  the Academic  Council  may  confer
the  empowered  autonomous  status  upon  such  college.

Empowered
autonomous
colleges.

(2) Norms  and  procedure  for  grant  of  the  empowered  autonomous  status  and

continuation  thereof,  shall  be  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

(3) The empowered autonomous college may constitute its authorities or bodies
and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry out the administrative,
academic, financial and other activities of the university, as may be prescribed by
the  Statutes.

(4) The  empowered  autonomous  college  shall  enjoy  all  such  privileges  in
addition  to  the  privileges  enjoyed  by  autonomous  college  as  may  be  prescribed
by  the  statutes  and  guidelines  of  State  Government  and  University  Grants
Commission.

124. (1) A group of affiliated autonomous  colleges or recognized institutions of
the  same  management  or  educational  society  which  includes  the  colleges  or
institutions, identified by the University Grants Commission as Potential for Excellence
or  College  of  Excellence  or  which  have  a  high  level  grade  to  be  prescribed  by  the
State  Government through Official  Gazette  may apply  to  the  university for  grant  of
status  of  empowered  autonomous  cluster  institutions.  The  Management  Council  on
the  recommendation  of  the Academic  Council  may  confer  the  status  of  empowered
autonomous  cluster  institutions  upon  such  group  of  colleges  or  institutions.

Empowered
autonomous
cluster
institutions.

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(2) Norms  and  procedure  for  grant  status  of  empowered  autonomous  cluster
institutions and continuation thereof, shall be as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

(3) The  empowered  autonomous  cluster  institutions  may  constitute  its
authorities or bodies and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry
out  the  administrative,  academic,  financial  and  other  activities  of  the  university,
as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes  and  guidelines  of  State  Government  and
University Grants Commission.

CHAPTER  XI

ENROLMENT,  DEGREES  AND  CONVOCATIONS

Post -
graduate
teaching  and
research.

125. All  post-graduate  instruction,  teaching,  training,  research,  research
collaborations  and  partnerships,  shall  normally  be  conducted  within  the  university
area  by  the  university,  affiliated  colleges  and  the  recognized  institutions  in  such
manner  as  may  be  prescribed.

Enrolment
of  students.

Disciplinary
powers  and
discipline
amongst
students.

126. A  person  to  be  enrolled  as  student  of  the  university  shall  possess  such

qualifications  and  fulfill  such  conditions  as  may  be  prescribed.

127. (1) All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to the
students  of  the  university  departments  and  institutions  and  colleges  maintained  by
the  university,  shall  vest  in  the  Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The Vice-Chancellor  may,  by  an  order,  delegate  all  or  any  of  his  powers
under  sub-section  (1),  as  he  deems  fit,  to  such  other  officer  as  he  may  nominate
in  that  behalf.

(3) The Vice-Chancellor may, in the exercise of his powers, by an order, direct
that  any  student  or  students  be  expelled  or  rusticated  for  a  specified  period,  or
be  not  admitted  to  a  course  or  courses  of  study  in  conducted  college,  institution
or  department  of  the  university  for  a  specified  period,  or  be  punished  with  fine,
as  prescribed  by  the  university,  or  be  debarred  from  taking  an  examination  or
evaluation  conducted  by  the  department,  conducted  college  or  institution
maintained by the university for a specified period not exceeding five years or that
the  result  of  the  student  or  students  concerned  in  the  examination  or  evaluation
in  which  he  or  they  have  appeared,  be  cancelled :

Provided  that,  the  Vice-Chancellor  shall  give  reasonable  opportunity  of  being
heard  to  the  student  concerned,  if  expulsion  is  for  a  period  exceeding  one  year.

(4) Without  prejudice  to  the  powers  of  the Vice-Chancellor,  the  principals  of
conducted colleges, heads of university institutions and the heads of departments
of the university shall have authority to exercise all such powers over the student
in  their  respective  charge  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  maintenance  of  proper
discipline.

(5) Provisions  as  regards  discipline  and  proper  conduct  for  students  of  the
university  and  the  action  to  be  taken  against  them  for  breach  of  discipline  or
misconduct,  shall  be  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes,  which  shall  apply  to
the  students  of  all  its  conducted  colleges  and  university  departments  or
institutions,  affiliated  colleges  and  recognized  institutions.

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(6) Statutes  relating  to  discipline  and  proper  conduct  for  students,  and  the
action to be taken against them for breach of discipline or misconduct, shall also
be  published  in  the  prospectus  of  the  university,  affiliated  college  or  recognized
institution  and  every  student  shall  be  supplied  with  a  copy  of  the  same.  The
principals of the colleges and heads of the institutions, maintained by the university
and  affiliated  colleges,  may,  prescribe  additional  norms  of  discipline  and  proper
conduct,  not  inconsistent  with  the  Statutes,  as  they  think  necessary  and  every
student  shall  be  supplied  with  a  copy  of  such  norms.

(7) At  the  time  of  admission,  every  student  shall  sign  a  declaration  to  the
effect that he submits himself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice-Chancellor
and the other officers and authorities or bodies of the university and the authorities
or bodies of the conducted colleges, affiliated colleges and recognized institutions,
and  shall  observe  and  abide  by  the  Statutes  made  in  that  behalf  and  in  so  far  as
they may apply, the additional norms made by the principals of conducted colleges
and  heads  of  university  institutions  and  affiliated  colleges.

(8) All  powers  relating  to  disciplinary  action  against  students  of  an  affiliated
college or recognized institution not maintained by the university, shall vest in the
principal  of  the  affiliated  college  or  head  of  the  recognized  institution,  and  the
provisions of the sub-sections (6) and (7) including the Statutes made thereunder,
shall mutatis-mutandis  apply  to  such  colleges,  institutions  and  students  therein.

128. (1) The  Management  Council  may  institute  and  confer  such  degrees,
diplomas,  certificates  and  other  academic  distinctions  as  may  be  recommended  by
the Academic  Council.

(2)  The  Management  Council  may  institute  and  confer  post-doctoral  degrees
such  as  D.Sc.  and  D.Litt.  -  by  Research,  as  may  be  recommended  by Academic
Council.

(3) The  Chancellor  may,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Management  Council
and  the  Academic  Council,  supported  by  a  majority  of  not  less  than  two-third
members of each such authority, present at its meeting, such majority comprising
not less than one-half of the members of each such authority, withdraw the degree
or diploma or certificate or any other academic distinction permanently or for such
period  as  the  Chancellor  thinks  fit,  if  such  a  person  is  convicted  by  a  court  of
law  for  any  offence  involving  moral  turpitude  or  has  been  found  to  have  sought
admission  to  any  degree  or  diploma or  certificate  course  by  fraudulent  means  or
has  been  found  to  have  obtained  such  degree  or  diploma  or  certificate  or  any
other academic distinction by fraudulent means. No such action under this section
shall  be  taken  unless  the  person  concerned  is  given  an  opportunity  to  defend
himself.

Degrees,
diplomas,
certificates
&  other
academic
distinctions.

129. (1) The  Management  Council  may  consider  and  recommend  to  the  Senate
the  conferment  of  an  honorary  degree  or  other  academic  distinction  on  any  person,
without  requiring  him  to  undergo  any  test  or  examination  or  evaluation,  on  the
ground  solely  that  he,  by  reason  of  his  eminent  position,  attainments  and  public
service, is a fit and proper person to receive such degree or other academic distinction,
and  such  recommendation  shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  duly  passed  if  supported
by  a  majority  of  not  less  than  two-thirds  of  the  members  present  at  the  meeting  of
the  Senate,  being  not  less  than  one-half  of  its  total  membership:

Honorary
Degree.

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Provided  that,  the  Management  Council  shall  not  entertain  or  consider  any
proposal in that behalf without the Vice-Chancellor having obtained the previous
approval  of  the  Chancellor.

(2) The  Management  Council  may  take  a  decision  on  the  proposal  of  the

Senate:

Provided  that,  the  Senate  shall  not  entertain  or  consider  any  proposal  in  that
behalf without the Vice-Chancellor having obtained prior approval of the Chancellor.

Convocation.

130. The  convocation  of  the  university  shall  be  held  at  least  once  during  an
academic  year  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the  Statutes  for  conferring  degrees,
post-graduate  diplomas  or  for  any  other  purpose.

Registered
graduates.

131. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the following persons shall
be  entitled  to  have  their  names  entered  in  the  register  of  registered  graduates  or
deemed  to  be  registered  graduates,  maintained  by  the  university,  namely:-

(a) who  are  graduates  of  the  university;

(b) who  are  graduates  of  the  parent  university  from  which  corresponding

new  university  is  established :

Provided that, the graduates registered in the parent university as registered
graduates  but  residing  in  the  jurisdiction  of  the  new  university  will  have  to
apply  for  registration,  as  registered  graduates,  to  the  new  university  and  once
registered  with  the  new  university,  they  will  automatically  cease  to  be  the
registered  graduates  of  the  parent  university.

(2) A  person  who  -

(a) is  of  unsound  mind  and  stands  so  declared  by  a  competent  Court;  or

(b) is  an  un-discharged  insolvent;  or

(c) is  convicted  for  an  offence  involving  moral  turpitude;  or

(d) has  obtained  a  degree  by  fraudulent  means;  or

(e) is a registered graduate of any other university established by law in the
State, shall not be qualified to have his name entered in the register of graduates,
or  be  a  registered  graduate.

(3) Every  person  who  intends  to  be  a  registered  graduate  shall  make  an
application to  the Registrar in such  form and make  payment of such fees  as may
be  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall, after making such inquiry as he thinks fit, decide
whether  the  person  is  entitled  to  be  a  registered  graduate.  If  any  question  arises
whether a person is entitled to have his name entered in the register of graduates
or be a registered graduate or is not qualified to be a registered graduate, it shall
be decided by the Vice-Chancellor after making such inquiry as he thinks  fit and
his  decision  shall  be  final.

(5) From  amongst  the  persons  registered  as  registered  graduates,  an  electoral
college  shall  be  constituted  for  election  of  members  of  the  Senate  under  clause
(t)  of  sub-section  (2)  of  section  28,  and  for  that  purpose,  an  electoral  roll  shall
be  prepared  as  prescribed  by  publishing  a  public  notice,  requiring  the  registered
graduates  desirous  of  enrolling  themselves  in  such  electoral  roll  to  fill  in  the
prescribed  form  for  such  enrolment.

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132. (1) The Vice-Chancellor  may,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Management
Council,  supported  by  a  majority  of  not  less  than  two-third  of  its  members  present
at  its  meeting,  such  majority  comprising  not  less  than  one-half  of  its  members,
remove the name of any person from the register of graduates for such period as the
Vice-Chancellor  thinks  fit,  for  any  of  the  reasons  mentioned  in  sub-section (2)  of
section 131.

Removal  of
name  from
register  of
graduates.

(2) No  action  under  this  section  shall  be  taken  unless  the  person  concerned
is,  as  prescribed  by  the  Statutes,  given  an  opportunity  of  being  heard  in  his
defence.

CHAPTER  XII

UNIVERSITY  FUNDS,  ACCOUNTS  AND  AUDIT

133. (1) The  annual  financial  estimates  (budget)  of  the  university  for  ensuing
financial  year  shall  be  prepared  by  the  Finance  and  Accounts  Officer  under  the
direction  of  the  Finance  and  Accounts  Committee,  at  least  two  months  before  the
commencement of  the financial  year.

Annual
financial
estimates.

University
funds.

(2) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall thereafter forward copies of annual
financial  estimates  (budget)  as  approved  by  the  Management  Council  and  the
Senate to the Chancellor, the Maharashtra State Commission for Higher Education
and  Development  and  the  State  Government.

(3)  The  Financial  year  of  the  university  shall  be  the  same  as  that  of  the  State

Government.

134. (1) The  university  shall  establish  the  following  funds,  namely  :-

(a) general  fund;

(b) salary  fund,-

(i) for  all  posts  approved  by  the  State  Government;

(ii) for  all  other  posts  separately;

(c) trust  fund;

(d) development  and  programme  fund;

(e) contingency  fund;

(f) any other fund which, in the opinion of the university, is deemed necessary

to  establish.

(2)  The  following  shall  form  part  of,  or  be  paid  into,  the  general  fund :

(a) non-salary contribution or grant, received from the State Government or

Central Government or University Grants Commission;

(b) all  incomes  of  the  university  from  any  source  whatsoever,  including

income  from  fees,  other  fees  and  charges;

(c) any  sums  borrowed  from  the  banks  or  any  other  agency,  with  the

permission  of  the  State  Government;

(d) sums  received  from  any  other  source  or  agency.

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(3) The  salary  fund  shall  consist  of  all  amounts  received  from  the  State
Government, Central Government or University Grants Commission or any other
endowment or contribution received towards full or part payment of the salary and
allowances. No amount from this fund shall be utilized for the purpose other than
payment  of  salary  and  allowances.

(4) All  income  or  moneys  from  trusts,  bequests,  donations,  endowments,

subventions  and  similar  grants  shall  form  part  of  the  trust  fund.

(5) (a) The  development  and  programme  fund  of  the  university  shall  consist
of  all  infrastructure  development  grants  received  from  the  State  Government,  all
contributions  made  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  for  development  and
research grants received from other funding agencies of the Central Government,
United Nations and its affiliates, other international agencies, industry, banks and
financial  institutions  or  any  person  or  institution;

(b) no  amount  from  this  fund  shall  be  appropriated  to  any  other  fund  of  the

university  or  expended  for  any  other  purpose;

(c) the  development  and  programme  fund  shall  be  utilized  in  the  manner
consistent with the  object of the programme and as per guidelines of the funding
agency on expenditure and audit, to be granted and approved by the Management
Council.

(6) The university shall have and maintain a contingency fund under a separate
head  of  the  university  accounts  which  shall  be  used  only  for  the  purpose  of
meeting  any  unforeseen  expenditure.

(7) Surplus  money  at  the  credit  of  these  funds,  including  accruals  thereto,
which cannot immediately or at any early date be applied for the purposes aforesaid
shall, from time to time, be deposited in the Nationalized or Scheduled Banks or
invested  in  any  other  Equity  or  securities  issued  by  the  Corporations  having
financial  participation  of  the  State  Government.

Annual
accounts
and  audit.

135. (1) The  accounts  of  the  University  shall  be  maintained  on  the  basis  and
principles  of  double  entry  accounting  system,  and  the  method  of  accounting  to  be
followed  shall  be  the  mercantile  system  by  following  the  Maharashtra  Universities
Account  Code  as  prescribed  by  State  Government.

(2) The  accounts  of  the  university  shall  be  audited  at  least  once  every  year
and  in  any  case  within  four  months  of  the  close  of  the  financial  year  by  the
auditors appointed by the Management Council from amongst the firms of Chartered
Accountants  whose  partners  have  no  interest  in  any  of  the  authorities  or  affairs
of the university. The university shall comply with the remarks and discrepancies
as  shown in  the audit  report in  any case  within  one month  of the  receipt  of  such
audit  report,  audited  accounts  shall  be  published  by  the  university  and  a  copy
thereof,  together  with  the  copy  of  the  auditor’s  report  shall  be  submitted  to  the
Chancellor and the State Government within one year of  the close of the financial
year.

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(3) The  audited  accounts  shall  be  published  by  the  university  and  a  copy
thereof, together with the copy of the auditor’s report and compliance report shall
be submitted to the  Chancellor and the State  Government and shall be submitted
for approval before the senate in any case within six months from the close of the
financial year.

(4) The  State  Government  shall  cause  the  audited  annual  accounts  of  the
university,  received  by  it,  to  be  laid  before  each  House  of  the  State  Legislature.

(5) The  State  Government  shall  provide  for  conduct  of  the  test  audit  or  full
audit of the accounts of the university at regular intervals by the auditors appointed
by  the  State  Government.

136. (1) The  Board  of  Deans  shall  prepare  the Annual  Report  containing    the
administrative,  academic,  research  and  development  and  other  activities  of  the
university,  colleges  and  institutions  under  its  jurisdiction,  for  each  academic  year
and submit it to the Management Council for consideration. The Senate shall discuss
and  approve  the  Annual  Report  as  received  from  the  Management  Council.  Such
report as approved by the Senate shall be submitted to the Chancellor and the State
Government,  within  one  year  from  the  conclusion  of  the  academic  year.

(2) The State Government shall cause the Annual Report to be laid before each

House  of  the  State  Legislature.

Annual
Report.

Special
provisions
f o r
Shreemati
Nathibai
Damodar
Thackersey
Women’s
university.

CHAPTER  XIII
SPECIAL  PROVISIONS  FOR  SHREEMATI  NATHIBAI
DAMODAR  THACKERSEY  WOMEN’S  UNIVERSITY

137. (1) In addition to the other provisions of this Act and Statutes, the provisions
set  out  in  this  section  shall  apply  to  the  Shreemati  Nathibai  Damodar  Thackersey
Women’s  University.

(2) The territorial limits, within which the powers conferred upon the university

by  this Act  shall  be  exercised,  shall  comprise  the  entire  State :

Provided  that,  the  university  may,  subject  to  such  conditions  and  restrictions
as  it  and  the  State  Government  may  think  fit  to  impose,  admit  any  women’s
educational  institution  in  any  other  territory  to  the  privileges  of  the  university,
with  the  approval  of  the  Government  concerned.

(3) Any female student from any part of the State of Maharashtra or any other
territory may register as a private student of the university or join correspondence
course  or  any  other  external  degree  or  diploma  course  of  the  university.

(4) Any  society,  association  or  body  in  the  State  seeking  affiliation  or
recognition by the university to the college or institution started or conducted by
it  exclusively  for  women  students  need  not  seek  the  permission  of  any  other
university in the area  of which the college or the institution, as  the case  may be,
is  to  be  or  is  located.  On  an  application  of  any  such  society  or  association  or
body,  the  university  may,  notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  other  law
for the time being in force, grant the affiliation, with the previous sanction of the
State Government, or the recognition, as the case may be, without seeking permission
of any other university in the area of which the college or institution, as the case
may  be,  is  to  be  or  is  located.

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(5) The university may, in the interest of women’s education, start or  conduct
a college or research institution in any territory outside the State of Maharashtra,
with  the  approval  of  the  Government  concerned.

(6) No educational institution affiliated to or recognized by the university shall
be  associated  in  any  way  with,  or seek  admission  to  any  privileges  of,  any  other
university  established  by  law,  except,  with  the  permission  of  the  university  and
the  State  Government.

(7) The Senate of the university shall have the following additional  members,

namely:-

(a) two  representatives  of  women’s  educational  associations  or  bodies  in

the  State  of  Maharashtra,  nominated  by  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(b) two representatives of women’s educational associations or bodies from
outside the State admitted to the privileges of the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar
Thackersey  Women’s  University,  nominated  by  the  Vice-Chancellor;

(c) one  representative  of  women’s  educational  associations  or  bodies  in

other  territories, nominated  by  the Vice-Chancellor.

(8) The university shall have powers to draw up Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations

or  to  undertake  other  activities,  such  as  running  schools,  polytechnics,  etc.

(9) No member of the Board of Examinations or the Committees of the University
shall be appointed as paper setter, examiner, moderator or referee except with the
written approval of  the Board under exceptional circumstances to be recorded in
writing.

CHAPTER  XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

Authorities
and  officers
responsible
for  damages.

138. (1) It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  authority  or  body  and  officer  of  the

university  to  ensure  that  the  interests  of  the  university  are  duly  safeguarded.

(2) If  it  is  found  that  a  damage  or  loss  has  been  caused  to  the  university  by
any  action  on  the  part  of  any  authority  or  body  or  officer  of  the  university,  not
in conformity with the provisions of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations,
except when done in good faith, or any failure so as to act in conformity thereof,
by willful neglect or default on its or his part, such damage or loss shall be liable
to  be  recovered  from  the  authority  or  body  or  the  concerned  members  thereof,
jointly or severally, or from the officer concerned, as the case may be, in accordance
with  the  procedure  prescribed  by  the  Statutes.

Membership
of  State
Legislature
and  of
Parliament.

139. (1) A  teacher  or  a  non-teaching  employee  shall  not  be  disqualified  for
continuing  as  such  teacher  or  a  non-teaching  employee  merely  on  the  ground  that
he has been elected or nominated as a member of the Legislative Assembly or of the
Legislative  Council  of  the  State  or  of  the  Parliament.

(2) A  teacher  or  a  non-teaching  employee  elected  or  nominated  as  a  member
of  the  Legislative Assembly  or  of  the  Legislative  Council  of  the  State,  or  of  the
Parliament shall be entitled to treat the period of his membership of the Legislative
Assembly  or  of  the  Legislative  Council  or  of  the  Parliament  as  on  leave  without
salary  and  allowances.

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(3) A  teacher  or  a  non-teaching  employee  referred  to  in  sub-section  (2)  shall
also be entitled to count the period of his membership of the Legislative Assembly
or  of  the  Legislative  Council  or  of  the  Parliament  for  the  purposes  of  pension,
seniority  and  increments.

140. If  any  question  arises  regarding  the  interpretation  of  any  provision  of  this
Act,  or  of  any  Statutes,  Ordinance  or  Regulation  or  Rule,  or  whether  a  person  has
been duly elected or appointed or nominated or co-opted as a member or is entitled
to  be  a  member  of  any  authority  or  body  of  the  university,  the  matter  may,  be
referred, on petition by any person or body directly affected or suomotu by the Vice-
Chancellor to the Chancellor, who shall after taking such advice as he thinks necessary,
decide  the  question,  and  his  decision  shall  be  final :

Questions
regarding
interpretation
and  disputes
regarding
constitution
o f
university
authority  or
body,  etc.

Provided  that,  such  reference  shall  be  made  by  the  Vice-Chancellor  upon  a

requisition  signed  by  not  less  than  one  fourth  members  of  the  senate.

141. All  acts  and  orders  done  or  passed  in  good  faith  by  the  university  or  any
of its officers, authorities or bodies, shall subject to the other provisions of this Act,
be  final;  and  accordingly,  no  suit  or  other  legal  proceedings  shall  be  instituted
against,  or  maintained,  or  damages  claimed  from  the  university  or  its  officers,
authorities  or  bodies  for  anything  done  or  passed,  or  purporting  to  have  been  done
or  passed  in  good  faith  and  in  pursuance  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act  and  the
Statutes,  Ordinances  and  Regulations.

Protect ion
of  Acts  and
orders.

142. Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, any officer or authority
of the university may, by order, delegate his or its powers, except the power to make
Statutes,  Ordinances  and  Regulations  to  any  other  officer  or  authority  under  his  or
its  control,  and  subject  to  the  condition  that  the  ultimate  responsibility  for  the
exercise of the powers so delegated shall continue to vest in the officer or authority
delegating  them.

Delegation
of  powers.

143. No  act  or  proceeding  of  the  Senate  or  the  Management  Council  or  the
Academic  Council  or  any  other  authority  or  anybody  or  committee  of  the
university,  including  a  committee  appointed  by  the  Chancellor  for  the  appointment
of a Vice-Chancellor, shall be deemed to be invalid at any time merely on the ground
that  -

(a) any  of  the  members  of  any  such  authority,  body  or  committee  are  not
elected,  appointed,  nominated  or  co-opted  or  for  any  other  reason  are  not
available to take office at the time of the constitution or to attend any meeting
thereof  or  any  person  is  a  member  in  more  than  one  capacity  or  there  is  any
other  defect  in  the  constitution  thereof  or  there  are  one  or  more  vacancies  in
the  offices  of  members  thereof;

(b) there is any irregularity in the procedure of any such authority, body or
committee  not  affecting  the  merits  of  the  matter  under  consideration,  and  the
validity  of  such  act  or  proceeding  shall  not  be  questioned  in  any  court  or
before  any  authority  or  officer  merely  on  any  such  ground.

H  391-19

Acts  and
proceedings
not  invalid
merely  on
ground  of
defect  in
constitution,
vacancies,
irregularity
in
procedure,
etc.

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CHAPTER  XV

ESTABLISHMENT  OF  NEW  UNIVERSITIES

Issue  of
order
providing
for  matters
when  a  new
university  is
constituted.

144. When  any  new  university  is  constituted  by  a  notification  in  the Official
Gazette under sub-section (2) of section 3, or a cluster university under sub-section
(6)  of  that  section,    the  State  Government  may,  notwithstanding  anything  contained
in this Act, by one  or more orders published in the Official  Gazette, provide for all
or  any  of  the  following  matters,  namely:-

(a) the  appointment  of  the  first Vice-Chancellor  and  other  officers  of  the

university  and  the  term  for  which  they  shall  be  appointed;

(b) the constitution of the first Management Council and Academic Council in

such  manner  as  it  thinks  fit  and  the  term  for  which  it  shall  function;

(c) the continuance or application of such Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations

with  such  modifications  as  it  may  specify :

Provided that, the Competent Authority of the new university shall adopt such
statutes,  ordinances  and  regulations,  either in  toto  or  with  such  modifications  as
deemed  fit,  within  a  period  of  two  years  from  its  establishment.

(d) the  exercise  of  option  by  the  registered  graduates  of  any  of  the  then
existing  universities  to  continue  to  remain  registered  graduates  of  the  same
universities  or  to  get  registered  with  the  new  university;

(e) the  continuance  or  discontinuance  of  membership  of  the  Management
Council,  the Academic  Council  and  other  authorities,  bodies  and  committees  of
the  existing  universities  constituted  under  this  Act;

(f) the  filling  in  the  vacancies  caused  by  discontinuance  of  the  members  of

authorities  or  bodies  or  committees  of  the  existing  university;

(g) the  continuance  of  affiliation  of  the  colleges  or  the  recognition  of  the
institutions  by  the  new  university  to  which  the  area  is  added  and  discontinuance
of  the  same  by  the  existing  university  from  which  the  area  is  carved  out;

(h) the  transfer  of  any  of  the  employees  of  the  existing  university  to  the  new
university  and  the  terms  and  conditions  of  service  applicable  to  such  employees
or termination of the service of the employees of the existing university by giving
such  terminal  benefits  as  the  State  Government  deems  fit :

Provided that, the terms and conditions of service of any employee so transferred

shall  not  be  varied  to  his  disadvantage;

(i) transfer of assets, that is to say, the property, movable or immovable, right,
interest of whatsoever kind acquired, and the liabilities and  obligations incurred,
before  the  issue  of  any  such  order;  and

(j) such  other  supplemental,  incidental  and  consequential  provisions  as  the

State Government  may  deem  necessary.

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CHAPTER  XVI

TRANSITORY  PROVISIONS

145. Save  as  otherwise  provided  by  or  under  this Act,  every  person  holding
office  either  as  an  officer  or  the  employee,  whether  teaching  or  other  employee,  of
any  university  on  the  date  immediately  before  the  commencement  of  this Act  shall
continue to hold office on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to him
immediately  before  such  date,  and  shall  exercise  such  powers  and  perform  such
duties  as  are  conferred  on  them  by  or  under  this  Act.

1

146.

[(1) Every authority of an existing university shall, as soon as practicable,
but  not  later  than  31st  May  2018,  be  reconstituted  in  accordance  with  the
provisions of this Act. Every such authority shall, be deemed to be reconstituted
with effect from such date as the Vice-Chancellor may, from time to time, specify by
notification.]

Continuance
of  existing
officers  and
employees
o f
university.

Provisions
relating  to
continuance
and
constitution
o f
authorities.

(2) Every  person  holding  office  as  a  member  of  any  authority  immediately
before  the  commencement  of  this Act  shall,  on  the  date  of  such  commencement,
continue  to  hold  the  said  office  and  the  authority  with  such  members  shall
exercise  the  powers  and  perform  the  duties  conferred  on  it  by  or  under  this Act,
until the date  on  which the authority is deemed  to be re-constituted  or  a period of
six months from the date of commencement of this Act expires, whichever is later.

(3) On  the  date  on  which  any  authority  is  deemed  to  be  re-constituted  or  on
which  a  period  of  six  month  expires,  whichever  is  earlier,  every  member  of  an
authority  of  an  existing  university  who  is  continued  in  office  under  this  section
shall  be  deemed  to  have  vacated  his  office.

(4) If on the date of commencement of this Act, any authority or body cannot
be constituted in accordance with  the provisions of this Act, the Vice-Chancellor
may, after approval of the Chancellor take such measures for interim constitution
of  such  authority  or  body.

(5) The term of such authority or body constituted under sub-section (4) shall
be  for  a  period of  one year  from its  constitution  or till  such authority  or  body  is
duly  constituted  under  this  Act,  whichever  is  earlier.

(6) For  the removal  of  doubt, it  is hereby  declared  that on  expiry  of a  period
of  one  year  of  the  interim  constitution  of  such  authority  or  body,  such  authority
or  body  shall  cease  to  function.

Mah.
XXXV
o f
1994.

147. (1) On  and  from  the  date  of  commencement  of  this Act,  the  Maharashtra

Universities Act,  1994  shall  stand  repealed.

Repeal  and
savings.

(2) Notwithstanding  the  repeal  of  the  said Act,-

(a) any person holding office immediately before the commencement of this
Act as Vice-Chancellor of the university shall, on such commencement, continue
to hold the said office till his term of office as Vice-Chancellor of that university
would have expired had he continued to be as such unless  he ceases to be the
Vice-Chancellor by reason of death, resignation or otherwise before the expiry
of his term of office as aforesaid and shall exercise all the powers and perform
all  the  duties  conferred  and  imposed on  the Vice-Chancellor  of  the  respective
university  by  or  under  this  Act;

1. Sub-section  (1)  was  substituted  by  Mah.  27  of  2018,  s.  6.

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(b) all  colleges  which  stood  affiliated  to  the  university  immediately  before
the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be affiliated to that university
under this Act till their affiliation is withdrawn by that university under this Act;

(c) all  other  educational  institutions  which  were  entitled  to  any  privileges

of  the  university  shall  be  entitled  to  similar  privileges  of  that  university;

(d) all property, movable or immovable, and all rights, interest of whatsoever
kind,  powers  and  privileges  of  the  university  shall  stand  transferred  to  and
shall,  without  further  assurance,  vest  in,  that  university  and  be  applied  to  the
objects  and  purposes  for  which  that  university  is  constituted;

(e) all  benefactions  accepted  or  received  by  the  university  and  held  by  it
immediately  before  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  shall  be  deemed  to  have
been accepted or received or held by that university under this Act, and all the
conditions on which such benefactions were accepted or received or held shall
be  deemed  to  be  valid  under  this  Act,  notwithstanding  that  such  conditions
may  be  inconsistent  with  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act;

(f) all debts, liabilities and obligations incurred before the commencement of
this Act, and lawfully subsisting against the university, shall be discharged and
satisfied  by  that  university;

(g) any will, deed or other document made before the commencement of this
Act, which contains  any bequest,  gift, term or trust in favour of the university
shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  made  thereunder  and  for  the  purposes  of  this
Act  in  favour  of  that  university;

(h) all  references  in  any  enactment  or  other  instruments  issued  under  any
enactment  to  the  university  before  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  shall  be
deemed  to  have  been  construed  under  and  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act;

(i) the  appointment  of  examiners  validly  made  under  the  said Act  and
subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed
to  have  been  made  under  and  for  the  purposes  of  this Act  for  the  respective
university,  and  such  examiners  shall  continue  to  hold  office  and  to  act  until
fresh  appointments  are  made  under  this  Act;

(j) the  teachers,  who  were  recognized  teachers  of  the  university  under  the
said Act immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to
be  recognized  teachers  of  that  university  under  and  for  the  purposes  of  this
Act and  shall continue  to be  such recognized  teachers until  fresh recognitions
are  granted  under  this  Act;

(k) the  registered  graduates,  whose  names  were  entered  in  the  register  of
graduates maintained by the university immediately before the commencement
of  this Act,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  the  registered  graduates  of  that  university
under  and  for  the  purposes  of  this Act  and  the  register  so  maintained  and  the
registered  graduates  whose  names  are  so  entered  therein,  shall  continue  to  be
the  register  maintained  by  that  university,  and  the  registered  graduates  to  be
the  registered  graduates  of  that  university;

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(l) all  Statutes  and  Ordinances  made  under  the  said Act  in  respect  of  the
university  shall,  in  so  far  as  they  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
this Act, continue  to be in force and be deemed to have been made under this
Act  in  respect  of  that  university,  until  they  are  superseded  or  modified  by  the
Statutes  or  Ordinances,  as  the  case  may  be,  made  under  this  Act;

(m) all  Regulations  made  under  the  said Act  in  respect  of  the  university
shall,  in  so  far  as  they  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act,
continue  to  be  in  force  and  be  deemed  to  have  been  made  under  this Act  by
the  that  university,  until  they  are  superseded  or  modified  by  the  Regulations,
made  under  this  Act;

(n) a standard code, if any, prescribed under the said Acts shall be deemed
to  have  been  prescribed  under  this Act  and  shall,  save  as  otherwise  provided
by  or  under  this  Act,  continue  to  remain  in  force,  until  it  is  superseded  in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act;

(o) all  notices  and  orders  made  or  issued  by  any  authority  under  the  said
Act  or  by  the  State  Government  shall,  in  so  far  as  they  are  not  inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, continue to be in force and be deemed to have
been  made  or  issued  by  that  authority  or  by  the  State  Government  until  they
are  superseded  or  modified  under  this  Act;

(p) the Tribunal  constituted  under  the  said Act  and  existing  on  the  date  of
commencement  of  this  Act  shall  continue  to  function  as  such  under  this  Act
and  all  the  disputes  or  matters  or  appeals  pending  before  such  Tribunal  shall
be  dealt  with  and  disposed  of  by  such  Tribunal :

Provided that, no Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations, Notices or orders made
or issued under the said Act, repealed by this section and in force immediately
before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act by reason only that the power to make or issue such
Statute,  Ordinance,  Regulation,  Notice  or  Order  under  this  Act  vests  in  a
different  authority  or  body  or  officer,  or  that  the  subject  matter  thereof  is
permissible only under a different form of subordinate legislation or instrument
to  be  made,  under  this  Act.

148. (1) If  any  difficulty  arises  in  giving effect  to  the  provisions  of  this Act,
the State Government may, as occasion arises, by Order published in the Official
Gazette,  do  anything,  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  which
appears  to  it  to  be  necessary  or  expedient  for  the  purpose  of  removing  the
difficulty :

Removal  of
difficulties.

Provided that, no such Order shall be made after the expiry of the period of two

years  from  the  date  of  commencement  of  this Act.

(2) Every  Order made  under sub-section (1) shall  be laid, as  soon as  may be,

after  it  is  made,  before  each  House  of  the  State  Legislature.

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SCHEDULE

PART I

[See  sections  3  (1)  and  6  (1)]

Name  of  the  University
(1)

University  Area
(2)

1. The  University  of  Mumbai,  Mumbai

Districts  of  -

(1) City of Mumbai

(2) Mumbai  Suburban

(3) Raigad

(4) Thane

(5) Palghar

(6) Ratnagiri

(7) Sindhudurg

2. The  Savitribai  Phule  Pune  University,  Pune

Districts  of  -

(1) Pune

(2) Ahmednagar

(3) Nashik

3. The Shivaji University,  Kolhapur

Districts  of  -

(1) Kolhapur

(2) Sangli

(3) Satara

4. The  Dr.  Babasaheb Ambedkar  Marathwada

Districts  of  -

University,  Aurangabad

(1) Aurangabad

(2)

Jalna

(3) Beed

(4) Osmanabad

5. The  Rashtra  Sant  Tukdoji  Maharaj  University,

Districts  of  -

Nagpur

(1) Nagpur

(2) Bhandara

(3) Gondia

(4) Wardha

6. The Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey

The  State  of  Maharashtra

Women’s  University,  Mumbai

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Name  of  the  University
(1)

University  Area
(2)

7. The  Sant  Gadge  Baba  University, Amravati

Districts  of  -

(1) Amravati

(2) Akola

(3) Buldhana

(4) Yavatmal

(5) Washim

8.

1[The  Kavayitri Bahinabai  Chaudhari  North

Districts  of  -

Maharashtra  University,  Jalgaon]

(1)

Jalgaon

(2) Dhule

(3) Nandurbar

9. The  Swami  Ramananda  Teerth  Marathwada

Districts  of  -

University,  Nanded

(1) Nanded

(2) Parbhani

(3) Latur

(4) Hingoli

10. The  Solapur  University,  Solapur

District of  Solapur

11. The Gondwana University, Gadchiroli

Districts  of  -

(1) Gadchiroli

(2) Chandrapur

PART II
[See  section  3  (2)]

Name  of  the  University
(1)

University  Area
(2)

1. These  words  were  substituted  for  the  words  “The  North  Maharashtra  University,  Jalgaon”  by

Mah. 48  of  2018,  s.  2,  w.e.f.  11-8-2018.

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