THE RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY ACT, 2013 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement.  
2.  Definitions. 
3.  Establishment of University. 
4.  Objects of University. 
5.  Powers of University. 
6.  Jurisdiction. 
7.  University open to all classes, castes and creed. 
8.  Fund of University. 
9.  The Visitor. 
10.  Officers of University. 
11.  The Chancellor. 
12.  The Vice-Chancellor. 
13.  The Deans of Schools. 
14.  The Registrar. 
15.  The Finance Officer. 
16.  The Controller of Examinations. 
17.  Other officers. 
18.  Authorities of University. 
19.  The Court. 
20.  The Executive Council. 
21.  The Academic Council. 
22.  The Board of Affiliation and Recognition. 
23.  The Boards of Schools. 
24.  The Finance Committee. 
25.  Other authorities of University. 
26.  Power to make Statutes. 
27.  Statutes how to be made. 
28.  Power to make Ordinances. 
29.  Regulations. 
30.  Annual report. 
31.  Annual accounts. 
32.  Returns and information. 
33.  Conditions of service of employees. 
34.  Tribunal of Arbitration. 
35.  Procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary cases against students. 
36.  Right to appeal. 
37.  Provident and pension fund. 
38.  Disputes as to constitution of University and bodies. 
39.  Constitution of Committees. 
40.  Filling of casual vacancies. 
41.  Proceedings of University authorities or bodies not invalidated by vacancies. 

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SECTIONS 

42.  Protection of action taken in good faith. 
43.  Mode of proof of University record. 
44.  Power to remove difficulties. 
45.  Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid before 

Parliament. 

46.  Transitional provisions. 
47.  Completion of courses of studies in Colleges or Institutions affiliated to University. 
48.  Role of Central Government. 

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THE RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY ACT, 2013 

ACT NO. 26 OF 2013 

[18th September, 2013.] 

An  Act  to  establish  and  incorporate  a  national  aviation  University  to  facilitate  and  promote 
aviation studies and research to achieve excellence in areas of aviation management, policy, 
science  and  technology,  aviation  environment,  training  in  governing  fields  of  safety  and 
security regulations on aviation and other related fields to produce quality human resources 
to cater to the needs of the aviation sector and to provide for matters connected therewith or 
incidental thereto. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation 

University Act, 2013. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. 

2.  Definitions.—In  this  Act,  and  in  all  Statutes  made  hereunder,  unless  the  context  otherwise 

requires,— 

(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; 

(b)    “academic  staff”  means  such categories  of staff as  are  designated  as  academic  staff  by  the 

Ordinances; 

(c)  “Board of Schools” means the Board of Schools of the University; 

(d)  “Campus”  means  the  unit  established  or  constituted  by  the  University  for  making 

arrangements for instruction, research, education and training; 

(e)  “Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor” mean, respectively, the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of 

the University; 

(f)  “College” means a college maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University for 

imparting education and training in aviation studies or in its associated disciplines; 

(g) “Court” means the Court of the University; 

(h)  “Dean of School” means an administrative officer in charge of a college, faculty or a Division 

in a University; 

(i) “Department” means a Department of Studies and includes a Centre of Studies; 

(j) “Director General” means the Director General of Civil Aviation; 

(k)  “Distance Education System” means the system of imparting education through any means of 
communication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, internet, correspondence courses, seminars, contact 
programmes, e-learning or the combination of such means; 

(l)  “employee” means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and other 

staff of the University; 

(m) “Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the University; 

(n) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University; 

1.18th  November,  2013,  vide  notification  No.  S.O.  3446  (E),  dated  18th  November,  2013,  see  Gazette  of  India, 

Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 

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(o)  “Hall”  means  a  unit  of  residence  for  the  students  of  the  University  or  of  a  College  or  an 

Institution maintained by the University; 

(p)  “Institution”  means  an  institution,  school,  college  or  centre  of  studies  maintained  by  or 
admitted to the privileges of the University for imparting education, training and research in aviation 
studies or in its associated disciplines; 

(q) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette; 

(r) “off-shore Campus” means an institution, college, centres, school or campus of the University 

established outside the country; 

(s) “principal” means the head of a college or an institution; 

(t)  “recognised Institution” means an institution admitted to the privileges of the University for 

imparting education in aviation studies or its associated disciplines; 

(u)  “recognised teachers” means such persons as are recognised by the University for the purpose 

of imparting instructions in a college or an institution admitted to the privileges of the University; 

(v)  “school” means a School of Studies of the University; 

(w)  “Statutes”, “Ordinances” and “Regulations” mean, respectively, the Statutes, the Ordinances 

and the Regulations of the University made under this Act; 

(x)    “teachers  of  the  University”  means  Professors,  Associate  Professors,  Assistant  Professors, 
Readers, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers and such other persons  as may be appointed or recognised for 
imparting  instruction  or  conducting  research  in  the  University  or  in  any  college  or  institution 
maintained  by  the  University  or  for  giving  guidance  to  students  for  any  course  of  study  of  the 
University are designated as teachers by the Statutes; 

 (y) “University” means the National Aviation University established under this Act; 

(z)  “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under section 4 of the 

University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956). 

3. Establishment of University.—(1) There shall be established a University by the name of “Rajiv 

Gandhi National Aviation University”. 

(2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Fursatganj in the District of Raebareli in the State of 

Uttar Pradesh. 

(3)  The  University  may  establish  or  maintain  campuses  and  centres  at  such  other  places  within  its 

jurisdiction as it may deem fit. 

(4)  The  first  Chancellor,  the  first  Vice-Chancellor,  the  first  members  of  the  Court,  the  Executive 
Council, the Academic Council, and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so 
long as they continue to hold such office or membership, shall constitute the University. 

(5)  The  University  shall  have  perpetual  succession  and  a  common  seal  with  power,  subject  to  the 
provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall by that name, 
sue and be sued. 

(6) The University shall be a teaching, research and affiliating Aviation University. 

4. Objects of University.—The objects of the University shall be,— 

(i) to facilitate and promote aviation studies, teaching, training, research and extension work with 
focus  on  emerging  areas  of  studies  such  as  aviation  management,  aviation  regulation  and  policy, 
aviation history, aviation science and engineering, aviation law, aviation safety and security, aviation  

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medicine,  search  and  rescue,  transportation  of  dangerous  goods,  environmental  studies  and  other 
related fields, and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields in emerging areas and such 
areas as may emerge in future; 

(ii)  to  promote  advanced  knowledge  by  providing  institutional  and  research  facilities  in  such 
branches of learning as it may deem fit and to make provisions for integrated courses in management, 
science  and  other  key  and  frontier  areas  of  technology  and  allied  disciplines  in  the  educational 
programmes of the University; 

(iii) to create an ambience for learning and scholarship in aviation technology; 

(iv)  to  take  appropriate  measures  for  ensuring  and  regulating  the  quality  of  aviation  education 

programmes in India offered by recognised institutions; 

(v)  to  develop  academic  standards  of  an  international  level  and  undertake  other  measures  as  it 
may deemed fit, to facilitate the development for skilled aviation man power including the licensed 
category of aviation personnel; 

(vi)  to  develop  various  programmers  for  airlines,  airport,  aviation  authorities  and  staff  ranging 
from airline management and marketing, airport management, regulations and aviation law, aviation 
safety and security or any other programme and train manpower in aviation field; 

(vii)  to  take  appropriate  measures  for  promoting  innovations  in  teaching-learning  process, 

undertake inter-disciplinary studies and research. 

5. Powers of University.—(1) The University shall have the following powers, namely:— 

(i) to provide for instructions in the aviation related natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, 
engineering, technology and medicine or as the University may, from time to time, determine and to 
make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge; 

(ii) to recognise aviation training colleges and institutes and to make provisions for recognising of 

such colleges and institutions, maintenance of standards and to undertake special studies; 

(iii) to establish and maintain campuses, departments, laboratories, libraries, museums, centres of 

research, training and specialised studies; 

(iv)  to  establish  and  maintain  hostel,  health  centres  and  other  related  facilities  like  auditoria, 

playgrounds, gymnasiums, swimming pools and training facilities; 

(v) to establish linkages and collaborate with any other college or University, research institution, 
industry association, professional or any other organisations in India or outside India to conceptualise, 
design  and  develop  specific  programmes  on  aviation  as  part  of  education  and  research,  training 
programmes and exchange programmes for students, academic staff and others; 

(vi)  to  provide  for  establishment  of  campuses,  colleges  and  Institutions  for  serving  a  group  of 
recognised colleges and to provide for and maintain  commoner source centres in such campuses in 
the form of libraries, laboratories, computer centres and the like centres of learning; 

(vii)  to  prepare  educational  programmes  or  courses  leading  to  award  of  Diploma,  Degree,  Post 

Graduate Degrees in the field of civil aviation; 

(viii)  to  grant,  subject  to  such  conditions  as  the  University  may  determine,  degrees  including 
doctoral degrees, diplomas or certificates other than Certificates of Competencies of licensed aviation 
personnel, which shall continue to be issued by Director General of Civil Aviation, Government of 
India  till  the  Central  Government  otherwise  decides,  and  confer  degrees  and  other  academic 
distinctions on the basis of examinations, evaluation or any other method of testing on persons, and to 
withdraw  any  such  degrees  including  doctoral  degrees,  diplomas,  certificates,  or  other  academic 
distinctions for good and sufficient cause; 

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(ix) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribed by the Statutes; 

(x) to organise and to undertake extra-mural studies, training and extension services; 

(xi) to institute Directorships, Principalships, Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant 
Professorships  and  other  teaching  or  academic  positions,  required  by  the  University  and  to  appoint 
persons to such Principalships, Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships or 
academic positions; 

(xii) to provide for the terms and conditions of service of Directors, Principals and teachers and 

other members of the academic staff appointed by the University; 

(xiii)  to  appoint  persons  working  in  any  other  University  or  organisation  as  teachers  of  the 

University for a specified period; 

(xiv)  to  recognise  an  institution  of  higher  learning  for  such  purposes  as  the  University  may 

determine and to withdraw such recognition; 

(xv)  to  organise and  conduct  refresher  courses,  workshops,  seminars  and  other  programmes  for 

teachers, evaluators and other academic staff; 

(xvi)  to  appoint  on  contract  or  otherwise  visiting  Professors,  Emeritus  Professors,  Consultants, 
Scholars  and  such  other  persons  who  may  contribute  to  the  advancement  of  the  objects  of  the 
University; 

(xvii)  to  create  teaching,  non-teaching,  administrative,  ministerial  and  other  posts  in  the 

University and to make appointments thereto; 

(xviii)  to  co-operate  or  collaborate  or  associate  with  any  other  University  or  authority  or 
institution of higher learning within India or located outside the country, in such manner and for such 
purposes as the University may determine; 

(xix) to approve appointment of persons for imparting instructions in any institution admitted to 

the privileges of the University and to withdraw such approval; 

(xx) to inspect recognised institutions through suitable machinery established for the purpose, and 
to take measures to ensure that proper standards of instruction, teaching and training are maintained 
by  them,  and  adequate  library,  laboratory,  hospital,  workshop  and  other  academic  facilities  are 
provided for; 

(xxi) to coordinate the work of different colleges and institutions working in the same and similar 

areas; 

(xxii)  to  set  up  facilities  like  computer  centre,  training  centre,  instrumentation  centre,  library, 
simulators  or  other  units  for  research  and  instruction  as  are,  in  the  opinion  of  the  University, 
necessary for the furtherance of its objects; 

(xxiii) to set up curriculum development centres for different subjects; 

(xxiv) to admit to its privileges colleges and institutions, not maintained by the University, and to 
withdraw all or any of those privileges in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by 
the Statutes; 

(xxv) to recognise guide, supervise and control Halls not maintained by the University and other 

accommodation for students, and to withdraw any such recognition; 

(xxvi)  to  make  provision  for  research  and  advisory  services  and  for  that  purpose,  to  enter  into 

such arrangements with other institutions or bodies as the University may deem necessary; 

(xxvii)  to  determine  standards  of  admission  to  the  University,  which  may  include  examination, 

evaluation or any other method of testing; 

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(xxviii) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, assistantships, medals and 

prizes; 

(xxix) to demand and receive payment of fees and other charges; 

(xxx) to supervise the residences of the students of the University and to make arrangements for 

promoting their health and general welfare; 

(xxxi)  to  make  such  special  arrangements  in  respect  of  women  students  as  the  University  may 

consider desirable; 

(xxxii) to regulate the conduct of the students of the University; 

(xxxiii) to control and regulate admission of students for various courses of study in Departments, 

recognised institutions, schools and centres of studies; 

(xxxiv) to regulate the work and conduct of the employees of the University; 

(xxxv) to regulate and enforce discipline among the employees and students of the University and 

to take such disciplinary measures in this regard as may be deemed necessary; 

(xxxvi) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of the employees of 

the University; 

(xxxvii)  to  receive  benefactions,  donations  and  gifts  from  persons  and  to  name  after  them  such 
chairs,  institutions,  buildings  and the like,  the  University  may  determine,  whose  gift  or  donation to 
the University is worth such amount as the University may decide; 

(xxxviii) to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any property, movable or immovable, including 

trust and endowment properties for the purposes of the University; 

(xxxix) to borrow, with the approval of the Central Government, on the security of the property of 

the University, money for the purposes of the University; 

(xl)  to  assess  needs  of  the  students  in  terms  of  subjects,  fields  of  specialisation,  levels  of 
education  and  training  of  technical  manpower,  both  on  short  and  long  term  basis,  and  to  initiate 
necessary programmers to meet these needs; 

(xli)  to  initiate  measures  to  enlist  the  co-operation  of  the  industry  to  provide  complementary 

facilities; 

(xlii) to provide for instruction through “distance learning” and “open approach” and for mobility 

of students from the non-formal open learning stream to the formal stream and vice versa; 

(xliii)  to  establish  such  campuses,  special  centres,  specialised  laboratories  or  other  units  for 
research and instruction as are, in the opinion of  the University, necessary for the furtherance of its 
objective; 

(xliv) to confer autonomous status on a college or an institution or a Department, as the case may 

be, in accordance with the Statutes; 

(xlv) to arrange for the training to upgrade aviation standard of the employees of the industry and 

institutes and to levy fees for such training as prescribed by the Statutes; 

(xlvi) to establish off-shore Campus at any place outside the Country as and when it is considered 

necessary for advancing the aims and objects of the University; and 

(xlvii)  to  do  all  such  other  acts  and  things  as  may  be  necessary,  incidental  or  conducive  to  the 

attainment of all or any of its objects. 

(2) In exercising its powers referred to in sub-section (1), it shall be the endeavour of the University 

to maintain an international character and highest possible standards of teaching and research. 

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6. Jurisdiction.—The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the whole of India. 

7.  University  open  to  all  classes,  castes  and  creed.—The  University  shall  be  open  to  persons  of 
either sex and of whatever caste, creed, race or class, and it shall not be lawful for the University to adopt 
or impose on any person any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be 
appointed as a teacher of the University or to hold any other office therein or be admitted as a student in 
the University or to graduate thereat or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof: 

Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the University from making special 
provisions for the employment or promotion of educational interests of women, physically challenged or 
of persons belonging to the weaker sections of the society and, in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and 
the Scheduled Tribes: 

Provided further that no such special provision shall be made on the ground of domicile. 

8. Fund of University.—(1) There shall be a University Fund which shall include— 

(a)  any  contribution  or  grant  made  by  the  Central  Government  or  an  instrumentality  of  the 

Central Government; 

(b) any contribution or grant made by the State Governments; 

(c) any contribution from aviation companies and aviation industry both Indian and international; 

(d)  any  bequests,  donations,  endowments  or  other  grants  made  by  any  private  individual  or 

institution; 

(e) income received by the University from fees and charges; and 

(f) amounts received from any other source. 

(2) The said fund shall be utilised for such purposes of the University and in such manner as may be 

prescribed by the Statutes and the Ordinances. 

9. The Visitor.—(1) The President of India shall be the Visitor of the University: 

Provided that the President may, by order, nominate any person to be the Visitor and such person so 
nominated shall hold office for such term, not exceeding five years as may be specified in the order and 
the person so nominated shall exercise the powers and discharge duties of the Visitor. 

(2) The Visitor may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress 
of the University, including colleges and institutions managed by it, and to submit a report thereon; and 
upon receipt of that report, the Visitor may, after obtaining the  views of the Executive Council thereon 
through  the  Vice-Chancellor,  take  such  action  and  issue  such  directions,  as  he  considers  necessary,  in 
respect  of  any  of  the  matters  dealt  within  the  report and  the  University  shall  be  bound  to  comply  with 
such directions. 

(3) The Visitor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he 
may  direct,  of  the  University,  its  buildings,  libraries,  laboratories  and  equipment,  and  of  any  college, 
institution  or  campus  maintained  by  the  University  and  also  of  the  examinations,  instruction  and  other 
work conducted or done by the University and to cause an inquiry to be made in like manner in respect of 
any matter connected with the administration or finances of the University, colleges or institutions. 

(4) The Visitor shall, in every matter referred to in sub-section (3), give notice to the University of his 

intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made— 

(a) to the University, if such inspection or inquiry  is to be made in respect of the  University or 

any college or institution maintained by it, or 

(b) to the management of the college or institution, if the inspection or inquiry is to be made in 
respect of the college or institution admitted to the privileges of the University, and the University or 

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the management, as the case may be, shall have the right to make such representations to the Visitor, 
as it may consider necessary. 

(5) After considering the representations, if any, made by the University or the management, as the 

case  may  be,  the  Visitor  may  cause  to  be  made  such  inspection  or  inquiry  as  is  referred  to  in                 
sub-section (3). 

(6) Where any inspection or inquiry has been caused to be made by the Visitor, the University shall 
be entitled to appoint a representative, who shall have the right to  be present in person and be heard at 
such inspection or inquiry. 

(7)  The  Visitor  may,  if  the  inspection  or  inquiry  is  made  in  respect  of  the  University,  college  or 
institution maintained by it, address the Vice-Chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or 
inquiry together with such views and advice with regard to the action to be taken thereon, as the Visitor 
may  be  pleased  to  offer,  and  on  receipt  of  address  made  by  the  Visitor,  the  Vice-Chancellor  shall 
communicate forthwith to the Executive Council the results of the inspection or inquiry, and the views of 
the Visitor and the advice tendered by him upon the action to be taken thereon. 

(8)  The  Visitor  may,  if  the  inspection  or  inquiry  is  made  in  respect  of  any  college  or  institution 

admitted  to  the  privileges  of  the  University,  address  the  management  concerned  through  the                  
Vice-Chancellor  with  reference  to  the  result  of  such  inspection  or  inquiry,  his  views  thereon  and  such 
advice as he may be pleased to offer upon the action to be taken thereon. 

(9) The Executive Council or the management, as the  case may be, shall communicate, through the 
Vice-Chancellor to the Visitor such action, if any, as it proposes to take or has been taken upon the result 
of such inspection or inquiry. 

(10) Where, the Executive Council or the management does not, within a reasonable time, take action 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Visitor,  the  Visitor  may,  after  considering  any  explanation  furnished  or 
representation made by the Executive Council or the management, issue such directions as he may think 
fit and the Executive Council shall comply with such directions. 

(11)  Without  prejudice  to  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  section,  the  Visitor  may,  by  order  in 
writing, annul any proceeding of the University which is not in conformity with the Act, the Statutes or 
the Ordinances: 

Provided that before making any such order, the Visitor shall call upon the Registrar to show cause 
why  such  an  order  should  not  be  made,  and,  if  any  cause  is  shown  within  a  reasonable  time,  he  shall 
consider the same. 

(12)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  foregoing  provisions,  the  Visitor  may  give  any 

direction to the University after giving an opportunity to the University as the circumstances warrant. 

(13) The Visitor shall have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

10. Officers of University.—The following shall be the officers of the University:— 

(1) the Chancellor; 

(2) the Vice-Chancellor; 

(3) the Deans of Schools; 

(4) the Registrar; 

(5) the Finance Officer; 

(6) the Controller of Examinations; and 

(7) such other officers as may be declared by the Statutes to be officers of the University. 

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11. The Chancellor.—(1) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor in such manner as may be 

prescribed by the Statutes. 

(2) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the University. 

(3) The Chancellor shall, if present, preside at the Convocations of the University held for conferring 

degrees. 

12.  The  Vice-Chancellor.—(1)  The  Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Visitor  in  such 
manner for such term and on such emoluments and other conditions of service as may be prescribed by 
the Statutes. 

(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and 
shall  exercise  general  supervision  and  control  over  the  affairs  of  the  University  and  give  effect  to  the 
decisions of all the authorities of the University. 

(3) The Vice-Chancellor may, if he is of opinion that immediate action is necessary on any matter, 
exercise any power conferred on any authority of the University by or under this Act and shall report to 
such authority the action taken by him on such matter: 

Provided that if the authority concerned is of opinion that such action ought not to have been taken, it 

may refer the matter to the Visitor whose decision thereon shall be final: 

Provided further that any person in the service of the University who is aggrieved by the action taken 
by  the  Vice-Chancellor  under  this  sub-section  shall  have  the  right  to  appeal  against  such  action  to  the 
Executive Council within ninety days from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to 
him  and  thereupon  the  Executive  Council  may  confirm,  modify  or  reverse  the  action  taken  by  the                
Vice-Chancellor. 

(4) The Vice-Chancellor, if he is of the opinion that any decision of any authority of the University is 
beyond the powers of the authority conferred by the provisions of this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances 
or  that  any  decision  taken  is  not  in  the  interest  of  the  University,  may  ask  the  authority  concerned  to 
review its decision within sixty days of such decision and if the authority refuses to review the decision 
either in whole or in part or no decision is taken by it within the said period of sixty days, the matter shall 
be referred to the Visitor whose decision thereon shall be final: 

Provided  that  the  decision  of  the  authority  concerned  shall  remain  suspended  during  the  period  of 

such decision by the authority or the Visitor, as the case may be, under this sub-section. 

(5) The Vice-Chancellor may cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he may 
direct,  of  a  College  or  an  Institution  not  being  maintained  by  the  University,  its  buildings,  libraries, 
laboratories  and  equipment,  and  also  examinations,  teaching  and  other  work  conducted  or  done  by  the 
college or the institution and cause an inquiry, to be made in the like manner, in respect of any matter 
connected with the quality of education and other academic activities of the colleges or the institutions. 

(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other  duties as may be 

prescribed by the Statutes or the Ordinances. 

13. The Deans of Schools.—Every Dean of the School shall be appointed in such manner and shall 

exercise such powers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

14.  The  Registrar.—(1)  The  Registrar  shall  be  appointed  in  such  manner  and  on  such  terms  and 

conditions of service, as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

(2)  The  Registrar  shall  have  the  power  to  enter  into  agreements,  sign  documents  and  authenticate 

records on behalf of the University. 

(3) The Registrar shall exercise such powers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by the 

Statutes. 

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15. The Finance Officer.—The Finance Officer shall be appointed in such manner and on such terms 
and conditions of service and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed 
by the Statutes. 

16. The Controller of Examinations.—The Controller of Examinations shall be appointed in such 
manner  and  on  such  terms  and  conditions  of  service  and  shall  exercise  such  powers  and  perform  such 
duties, as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

17. Other officers.—The manner of appointment, terms and conditions of services and powers and 

duties of other officers of the University shall be prescribed by the Statutes. 

18. Authorities of University.—The following shall be the authorities of the University, namely:— 

(1) the Court; 

(2) the Executive Council; 

(3) the Academic Council; 

(4) the Board of Affiliation and Recognition; 

(5) the Boards of Schools; 

(6) the Finance Committee; and 

(7)  such  other  authorities  as  may  be  declared  by  the  Statutes  to  be  the  authorities  of  the 

University. 

19.  The  Court.—(1)  The  constitution  of  the  Court  and  the  term  of  office  of  its  members  shall  be 

prescribed by the Statutes: 

Provided that such number of members, as may be prescribed by the Statutes, shall be elected from 

among the teachers, employees and students of the University. 

(2)  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  the  Court  shall  have  the  following  powers  and  functions, 

namely:— 

(a)  to  review,  from  time  to  time,  the  broad  policies  and  programmes  of  the  University  and  to 

suggest measures for the improvement and development of the University; 

(b) to consider and pass resolutions on the annual report and the annual accounts of the University 

and the audit report on such accounts; 

(c) to advise the Visitor in respect of any matter which may be referred to it for advice; and 

(d) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

20. The Executive Council.—(1) The Executive Council shall be the principal executive body of the 

University:  

Provided that until the first Executive Council is formed, the Steering Committee of the Ministry of 

Civil Aviation shall function as an interim Executive Council. 

(2) The constitution of the Executive Council, the term of office of its members and its powers and 

functions shall be prescribed by the Statutes: 

Provided that such number of members as may be prescribed by the Statutes shall be from among the 

elected members of the Court. 

21. The Academic Council.—(1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic body of the 
University  and  shall,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  the  Statutes  and  the  Ordinances,  have  the 
control  and  supervision  over,  and  be  responsible  for,  the  maintenance  of  standards  of  instruction, 

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education and examination within the University and shall exercise such other powers and perform such 
other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it as may be prescribed by the Statutes.  

(2)  The  Academic  Council  shall  have  the  right  to  advise  the  Executive  Council  on  all  academic 

matters. 

(3) The constitution of the Academic Council and the term of office of its members shall be such as 

may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

22. The Board of Affiliation and Recognition.—(1) The Board of Affiliation and Recognition shall 

be responsible for admitting Colleges and Institutions to the privileges of the University. 

(2) The constitution of the Board of Affiliation and Recognition, the term of office of  its members 

and its powers and duties shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

23. The Boards of Schools.—(1) There shall be such number of Boards of Schools as the University 

may determine from time to time. 

(2)  The  constitution,  powers  and  functions  of  the  Boards  of  Schools  shall  be  such  as  may  be 

prescribed by the Statutes. 

24.  The  Finance  Committee.—The  constitution,  powers  and  functions  of  the  Finance  Committee 

shall be prescribed by the Statutes. 

25. Other authorities of University.—The constitution, powers and functions of other authorities, as 
may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the University, shall be prescribed by the Statutes. 

26. Power to make Statutes.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all 

or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a)  the  constitution,  powers  and  functions  of  authorities  and  other  bodies  of  the  University,  as 

may be constituted from time to time; 

(b) the election and continuance in office of the members of the said authorities and bodies, the 
filling up of vacancies of members, and all other matters relating to those authorities and other bodies 
for which it may be necessary or desirable to provide; 

(c) the manner of appointment of the officers of the University, terms and conditions of service, 

their powers, emoluments and functions that may be exercised and performed by such authority; 

(d) the manner of appointment of teachers, academic staff and other employees of the University, 

their emoluments and other conditions of service: 

Provided that the terms and conditions of teachers, academic staff and other employees shall not 

be varied to their disadvantage; 

(e) the manner of appointment of teachers and academic staff working in any other University or 
organisation for a specific period for undertaking a joint project, their terms and conditions of service 
and emoluments; 

(f)  the  conditions  of  service  of  employees  including  provisions  for  pension,  insurance  and 

provident fund, the manner of termination of service and disciplinary action; 

(g) the principles governing the seniority of service of the employees of the University; 

(h)  the  procedure  for  arbitration  in  cases  of  dispute  between  employees  or  students  of  the 

University and the University; 

(i)  the  procedure  for  appeal  to  the  Executive  Council  by  any  employee  or  student  against  the 

action of any officer or authority of the University; 

(j) the coordination and determination of standards in the University; 

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(k) the conferment of autonomous status on a College or an Institution or a Department; 

(l)  the  establishment  and  abolition  of  schools,  Departments,  centres,  Halls,  Colleges  and 

Institutions; 

(m) the conferment of honorary degrees; 

(n) the withdrawal of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; 

(o) the conditions under which Colleges and Institutions may be admitted to the privileges of the 

University and the withdrawal of such privileges; 

(p) the Institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, assistantships, medals and prizes; 

(q) the delegation of powers vested in the authorities or officers of the University; 

(r) the maintenance of discipline among the employees and students; and  

(s) all other matters which by this Act are to be or may be provided for by the Statutes. 

27.  Statutes  how  to  be  made.—(1)  The  first  Statutes  of  the  University  shall  be  framed  by  the 
Steering Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the copy of the same shall be laid as soon as 
may be, after it is made, before each House of Parliament. 

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the Executive Council may, from 
time to time, make new or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the Statutes in the manner hereafter 
in this section provided: 

Provided that the Executive Council shall not make, amend or repeal any Statutes affecting the status, 
powers or constitution of any authority of the University until such authority has been given reasonable 
opportunity of expressing an opinion in writing on the proposed changes, and any opinion so expressed 
shall be considered by the Executive Council. 

(3) Every new Statute or addition to the Statutes or any amendment or repeal of a Statute shall require 
the assent of the Visitor, who may assent thereto or withhold assent or remit to the Executive Council for 
reconsideration in the light of the observation, if any, made by him. 

(4) A new Statute or a Statute amending or repealing an existing Statute shall have no validity unless 

it has been assented to by the Visitor. 

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the Visitor may make new or 
additional Statutes or amend or repeal the Statutes referred to in sub-section (1), during the period of three 
years immediately after the commencement of this Act: 

Provided that the Visitor may, on the expiry of the said period of three years, make, within one year 
from  the  date  of  such  expiry,  such  detailed  Statutes  as  he  may  consider  necessary  and  such  detailed 
Statutes shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament. 

(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Visitor may direct the University to make 
provisions in the Statutes in respect of any matter specified by him and if the Executive Council is unable 
to implement such direction within sixty days of its receipt, the Visitor may, after considering the reasons, 
if any, communicated by the Executive Council for its inability to comply with such direction, make or 
amend the Statutes suitably. 

28.  Power  to  make  Ordinances.—(1)  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act  and  the  Statutes,  the 

Ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the admission of students to the University and their enrolment as such; 

(b)  the  courses  of  study  to  be  laid  down  for  all  degrees,  diplomas  and  certificates  of  the 

University; 

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(c) the medium of instruction and examination; 

(d) the award of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions, the qualifications 

for the same and the means to be taken relating to the granting and obtaining of the same; 

(e)  the  fees  to  be  charged  for  courses  of  study  in  the  University  and  for  admission  to 

examinations, degrees and diplomas of the University; 

(f) the conditions for award of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, assistantships, medals and 

prizes; 

(g) the conduct of examinations, including the term of office and manner of appointment and the 

duties of examining bodies, examiners and moderators; 

(h) the conditions of residence of the students of the University; 

(i) the special arrangements, if any, which may be made for the residence, discipline and teaching 

of women students and the prescribing of special courses of studies for them; 

(j) the appointment and emoluments of employees other than those for whom provision has been 

made in the Statutes; 

(k)  the  establishment  of  Centre  of  Studies,  Board  of  Studies,  Special  centre,  Specialised 

Laboratories and other Committees; 

(l)  the  manner  of  co-operation  and collaboration  with  other  Universities in  India  or  abroad  and 

authorities including learned bodies or associations; 

(m) the creation, composition and functions of any other body which is considered necessary for 

improving the academic life of the University; 

(n)  such  other  terms  and  conditions  of  service  of  teachers  and  other  academic  staff  as  are  not 

prescribed by the Statutes; 

(o) the supervision and management of Colleges and Institutions admitted to the privileges of the 

University; 

(p) the setting up of a machinery for redressal of grievances of employees; and 

(q) all other matters which by this Act or the Statutes may be provided for by the Ordinances. 

(2)  The  first  Ordinances  shall  be  made  by  the  Vice-Chancellor  with  the  previous  approval  of  the 
Central Government and the Ordinances so made may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by 
the Executive Council in the manner prescribed by the Statutes. 

29.  Regulations.—The authorities of the University may make Regulations, consistent with this Act, 
the  Statutes  and  the  Ordinances in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the  Statutes,  for  the  conduct  of  their  own 
business  and  that  of  the  Committees,  if  any,  appointed  by  them  and  not  provided  for  by  this  Act,  the 
Statutes or the Ordinances. 

30.  Annual report.—(1) The annual report of the University shall be prepared under the direction of 
the  Executive  Council,  which  shall  include,  among  other  matters,  the  steps  taken  by  the  University 
towards the fulfilment of its objects and shall be submitted to the Court on or after such date as may be 
prescribed by the Statutes and the Court shall consider the report in its annual meeting. 

(2) The Court shall submit the annual report to the Visitor along with its comments, if any. 

(3)  A  copy  of  the  annual  report,  as  prepared  under  sub-section  (1),  shall  also  be  submitted  to  the 
Central  Government,  which  shall,  as  soon  as  may  be,  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  both  Houses  of 
Parliament. 

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(4) A copy of the annual report shall also be exhibited on the website of the University after having 

been laid in both Houses of Parliament. 

31.Annual accounts.—(1) The annual accounts and balance-sheet of the University shall be prepared 
under the directions of the Executive Council and shall,  once at least every year and at intervals of not 
more than fifteen months, be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or by such persons 
as he may authorise in this behalf. 

(2)  A  copy  of  the  annual  accounts  together  with  the  audit  report  thereon  shall  be  submitted  to  the 
Court along with the observations if any, of the Executive Council and the Court will submit the same to 
the Visitor along with its observation. 

(3) Any observation made by the Visitor on the annual accounts shall be brought to the notice of the 
Court and the observations of the Court, if any, shall, after being considered by the Executive Council, be 
submitted to the Visitor. 

(4) A copy of the annual accounts together with the audit report, as submitted to the Visitor, shall also 
be submitted to the Central Government, which shall, as soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before 
both Houses of Parliament. 

(5)  The  audited  annual  accounts  after  having  been  laid  before  both  Houses  of  Parliament  shall  be 

published in the Gazette of India. 

32. Returns and information.—The University shall furnish to the Central Government such returns 
or other information with respect to its property or activities as the Central Government may, from time to 
time, require, within such period as may be specified by the Central Government. 

33.  Conditions  of  service  of  employees.—(1)  The  University  shall  enter  into  written  contract  of 
service with every employee of the University appointed on regular basis or otherwise and the terms and 
conditions of the contract shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the 
Ordinances. 

(2) A copy of the contract referred to in sub-section (1) shall be kept with the University and a copy 

thereof shall also be furnished to the employee concerned. 

34. Tribunal of Arbitration.—(1) Any dispute arising out of the contract between the University and 
any employee shall, at the request of the employee, be referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration consisting of 
one member appointed by the Executive Council, one member nominated by the employee concerned and 
an umpire appointed by the Visitor. 

(2) The decision of the Tribunal of Arbitration shall be final and binding on the parties and no suit 

shall lie in any civil court in respect of the matters decided by the Tribunal: 

Provided  that  nothing  in  this  sub-section  shall  preclude  the  employee  from  availing  of  the  judicial 

remedies available under articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution. 

(3) Every request made by the employee under sub-section (1), shall be deemed to be a submission to 

arbitration  upon  the  terms  of  this  section  within  the  meaning  of  the  Arbitration  and  Conciliation  Act,                  
1996 (26 of 1996). 

(4) The procedure for regulating the work of the Tribunal shall be prescribed by the Statutes. 

35. Procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary cases against students.—(1) Any student 
or candidate for an examination whose name has been removed  from the  rolls of the University by the 
orders or resolution of the Vice-Chancellor, Disciplinary  Committee or Examination Committee, as the 
case may be, and who has been debarred from appearing at the examinations of the University for more 
than one year, may, within ten days  of the date of receipt of such orders or copy of such resolution by 

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him,  appeal  to  the  Executive  Council  and  the  Executive  Council  may  confirm,  modify  or  reverse  the 
decision of the Vice-Chancellor or the Committee, as the case may be. 

(2) Any dispute arising out of any disciplinary action taken by the University against a student shall, 
at the request of such student, be referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration and  the provisions of section 36 
shall, as far as may be, apply to a reference made under this sub-section. 

36.  Right  to  appeal.—Every  employee  or  student  of  the  University,  notwithstanding  anything 
contained in this Act, have a right to appeal within such time as may be prescribed by the Statutes, to the 
Executive Council against the decision of any officer or authority of the University or of the Principal of 
any College or Institution, as the case may be, and thereupon the Executive Council may confirm, modify 
or reverse the decision appealed against. 

37.  Provident  and  pension  fund.—(1)  The  University  shall  constitute  for  the  benefit  of  its 
employees such provident or pension fund or provide such insurance schemes as it may deem fit in such 
manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

(2) Where such provident fund or pension fund has been so constituted, the Central Government may 
declare that the provision of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925) shall apply to such fund, as if it 
were a Government provident fund. 

38.  Disputes as to constitution of University authorities and bodies.—If any question arises as to 
whether any person has been duly elected or appointed as, or is entitled to be, a member of any authority 
or other body of the University, the matter shall be referred to the Visitor whose decision thereon shall be 
final. 

39. Constitution of Committees.—Where any authority of the University is given power by this Act 
or the Statutes to appoint Committees, such Committees shall, save as otherwise provided, consist of the 
members of the authority concerned and of such other person, if any, as the authority in each case may 
think fit. 

40. Filling of casual vacancies.—All the casual vacancies among the members (other than ex officio 
members) of any authority or other body of the University shall be filled, as soon as may be convenient, 
by the person or body who appointed, elected or co-opted the members whose place has become vacant 
and the person appointed, elected or co-opted to a casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority or 
body for the residue of the term for which the person of whose place he fills would have been a member. 

41.  Proceedings  of  University  authorities  or  bodies  not  invalidated  by  vacancies.—No  act  or 
proceedings  of  any  authority  or  other  body  of  the  University  shall  be  invalid  merely  by  reason  of  the 
existence of a vacancy or vacancies among its members. 

42. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against 
any officer or other employee of the University for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be 
done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances. 

43.  Mode  of  proof  of  University  record.—A  copy  of  any  receipt,  application,  notice,  order, 
proceedings resolution of any authority or Committee of the University, or other documents in possession 
of  the  University,  or  any  entry  in  any  register  duly  maintained  by  the  University,  if  certified  by  the 
Registrar, shall be received as prima facie evidence of such receipt, application, notice, order, proceeding, 
resolution or documents or the existence of entry in the register and shall be admitted as evidence of the 
matters and transactions therein where the original thereof  would, if produced, have been admissible in 
evidence,  notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Indian  Evidence  Act,  1872  (1  of  1872)    or  in  any 
other law for the time being in force. 

44. Power of remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to  the provisions of 

this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions,              

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not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing 
the difficulty: 

Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three years from the 

commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 

House of Parliament. 

45. Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid 
before Parliament.—(1) Every Statute, Ordinance or Regulation made under this Act shall be published 
in the Official Gazette and hosted on the website of the University. 

(2) Every Statute, Ordinance or Regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after 
it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which 
may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the 
session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the  successive  sessions  aforesaid,  both  Houses  agree  in 
making any modification in the Statute,  Ordinance or Regulation or both Houses agree that the Statute, 
Ordinance or Regulation should not be made, the Statute, Ordinance or Regulation shall thereafter have 
effect  only  in  such  modified  form  or  be  of  no  effect,  as  the  case  may  be;  so,  however,  that  any  such 
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that Statute, Ordinance or Regulation. 

(3)  The  power  to  make  Statutes,  Ordinances  or  Regulations  shall  include  the  power  to  give 
retrospective  effect  from  a  date  not  earlier than  the  date of commencement  of this  Act, to the  Statutes, 
Ordinances  or  Regulations  or  any  of  them  but  no  retrospective  effect  shall  be  given  to  any  Statute, 
Ordinance  or  Regulation  so  as  to  prejudicially  affect  the  interests  of  any  person  to  whom  such  Statute, 
Ordinance or Regulation may be applicable. 

46. Transitional provisions.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Statutes,— 

(a)  the  first  Chancellor  and  the  first  Vice-Chancellor  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Visitor  in  such 
manner and on such conditions as may be deemed fit and each of the said officers shall hold office for 
such term, not exceeding five years, as may be specified by the Visitor; 

(b)  the  first  Registrar  and  the  first  Finance  Officer  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Visitor  on  the 
recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor and each of the said officers shall hold office for a term of 
three years; 

(c) the first Court and the first Executive Council shall consist of not more than ten members and 
ten members, respectively, who shall be nominated by the Visitor and shall hold office for a term of 
three years; 

(d)  the  first  Academic  Council  shall  consist  of  not  more  members  than  Executive  Council  and 

they shall hold office for a term of three years: 

Provided that any vacancy occurs in the above offices or authorities, the same shall be filled by 
appointment  or  nomination,  as  the  case  may  be,  by  the  Visitor,  and  the  person  so  appointed  or 
nominated shall hold office for so long as the officer or member in whose place he is appointed or 
nominated would have held that office, if such vacancy have not occurred. 

47.  Completion  of  courses  of  studies  in  Colleges  or  Institutions  affiliated  to  University.—
Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this  Act,  or  in  the  Statutes  or  the  Ordinances,  any  student  of  a 
College  or  an  Institution,  who,  immediately  before  the  admission  of  such  College  or  Institution  to  the 
privileges  of  the  University,  was  studying  for  a  degree,  diploma  or  certificate  of  any  University 
constituted under any Act, shall be permitted by the University, to complete his course for that degree, 
diploma  or  certificate,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  the  University  shall  provide  for  the  instructions  and 

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examination of such student in accordance with the syllabus of studies of such College or Institution or 
University, as the case may be. 

48. Role of Central Government.—(1) The University shall, in discharge of its functions under this 
Act, be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the Central Government may give in writing to 
it from time to time. 

(2) The decision of the Central Government as to whether a question is one of policy or not shall be 

final. 

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