THE TEZPUR UNIVERSITY ACT, 1993
NO. 45 OF 1993
[1st June, 1993
An Act to establish and incorporate a teaching and residential
Uni-
versity in the State of Assam at Tezpur and to provide for matters
connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-fourth Year of the
Republic of India as follows:-
1.
Short title and commencement.
1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the
Tezpur University Act, 1993.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Govern-
ment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2.
Definitions.
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 Management" means the Board of Management of
the University;
(d) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the
University;
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(e) "Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-
Chancellor" mean, respectively, the Chancellor, Vice-
Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University;
(f) "College" means a College maintained by the University;
(g) "Department" means a Department of Studies, and
includes Centre of Studies ;
(h) "distance education system" means the system of
imparting education through any means of communication, such
as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses,
seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or
more such means;
(i) "employee" means any person appointed by the
University, and includes teachers and other staff of the
University;
(j) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the
University;
(k) "Hall" means a unit of residence or of corporate life
for the students of the University, or of a College or of an
Institution maintained by the University;
(l) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being
a College, maintained by the University;
(m) "Planning and Academic Committee" means the Planning
and Academic Committee of the University;
(n) "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the
University;
(o) "Principal" means the Head of a College or an
Institution maintained by the University, and includes, where
there is no Principal, the person for the time being duly
appointed to act as Principal, and, in the absence of the
Principal or the acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly
appointed as such;
(p) "recognised institution" means an institution of higher
learning recognised by the University;
(q) "recognised teachers" means such persons as may be re-
cognised by the University for the purpose of imparting
instructions in a College or an Institution maintained by the
University;
(r) "Regulations" means the Regulations made by any
authority of the University under this Act for the time being
in force;
(s) "School" means a School of Studies of the University;
(t) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean respectively, the
Statutes and Ordinances of the University for the time being
in force;
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(u) "teachers of the University" means Professors, Readers,
Lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for
imparting instruction or conducting research in the
University or in any College or Institution maintained by the
University and are designated as teachers by the Ordinances;
(v) "University" means the Tezpur University established
under this Act.
3.
The University.
3. The University. (1) There shall be established a University by
the name of "Tezgur University".
(2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Tezpur and it
may also establish campuses at such other places within its
jurisdiction as it may deem fit.
(3) The first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Board
of Management, the Planning and Academic Committee or the Academic
Council or the Planning Board and all persons who may hereafter become
such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office
or membership, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of
"Tezpur University".
(4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common
seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
4.
Objects of the University.
4. Objects of the University. The objects of the University
shall be to disseminate and advance knowledge by providing
instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as
it may deem fit; to make provisions for integrated courses in
humanities, natural and physical sciences, social sciences,
agricultural science and forestry and other allied disciplines in the
educational programmes of the University; to take appropriate measures
for promoting innovations in teaching-learning processes, inter-
disciplinary studies and research; to educate and train manpower for
the development of the State of Assam; and to pay special attention to
the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of
the people of that State, their intellectual, academic and cultural
development; and the University shall, in organising its activities,
have due regard to the objects specified in the First Schedule.
5.
Powers of the University.
5. Powers of the University. The University shall have the
following powers, namely:-
(i) to provide for instruction in such branches of learning
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 grant, subject to such conditions as the University
may determine, diplomas or certificates to, and confer
degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of
examinations, evaluation or any other method of testing on
persons, and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates,
degrees or other academic distinctions for good and
sufficient cause;
(iii) to organise and to undertake extra-mural
studies, training and extension services;
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(iv) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the
manner prescribed by the Statutes;
(v) to provide facilities through the distance education
system to such persons as it may determine;
(vi) to institute Principalships, Professorships,
Readerships, Lecturerships and other teaching or academic
positions, required by the University and to appoint persons
to such Principalships, Professorships, Readerships,
Lecturerships or other teaching on academic positions;
(vii) to recognise an institution of higher learning for
such purposes as the University may determine and to withdraw
such recognition;
(viii) to recognise persons for imparting instructions in
any College or Institution maintained by the University;
(ix) to appoint persons working in any other University or
organisation as teacher of the University for a specified
period;
(x) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts
and to make appointments thereto;
(xi) to co-operate or collaborate or associate with any
other University or authority or institution of higher
learning in such manner and for such purposes as the
University may determine;
(xii) to establish such campuses, special centres,
specialised laboratories or other units for research and
instruction as are, in the opinion of the University,
necessary or the furtherance of its objects;
(xiii) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships,
studentships, medals and prizes;
(xiv) to establish and maintain Colleges, Institutions and
Halls;
(xv) to make provision for research and advisory services
and for that purpose to enter into such arrangements with
other institutions, industrial or other organisations, as the
University may deem necessary;
(xvi) to organise and conduct refresher courses, workshops,
seminars and other programmes for teachers, evaluators and
other academic staff;
(xvii) to make special arrangements in respect of the
residence, discipline and teaching of women students as the
University may consider desirable;
(xviii) 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;
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(xix) to confer autonomous status on a College or an Institu-
tion or a Department, as the case may be, in accordance with
the Statutes;
(XX) to determine standards of admission to the University,
which may include examination, evaluation or any other method
of testing;
(xxi)to demand and receive payment of fees and other
charges;
(xxii) to supervise the residences of the students of the
University and to make arrangements for promoting their
health and general welfare;
(xxiii) to lay down conditions of service of all
categories of employees, including their code of conduct;
(xxiv) to regulate and enforce discipline among the
students and the employees, and to take such disciplinary
measures in this regard as may be deemed by the University to
be necessary;
(xxv) to make arrangements for promoting the health and
general welfare of the employees;
(xxvi) to receive benefactions, donations and gifts and
to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any property, movable
or immovable, including trust and endowment properties for
the purposes of the University;
(xxvii) 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;
(xxviii) 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.
6.
Jurisdiction.
6. Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the University shall ex-
tend to the whole of the State of Assam.
7.
University open to all classes, castes and creed.
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 Uni-
versity 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
admission of women, physically handicapped or of persons belonging to
the weaker sections of the society and, in particular, of the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
8.
Residence of students.
8. Residence of students. Every student of the University
(other than a student who pursues a course of study by distance
education system) shall reside in a Hall or hostel or under such
conditions as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.
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9.
The Visitor.
9. The Visitor. (1) The President of India shall be the Visitor
of the University.
(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 there-
on; and upon receipt of that report, the Visitor may, after obtaining
the views of the Board of Management thereon through the Vice-
Chancellor, take such action and issue such directions as he considers
necessary in respect of any of the matters dealt with in 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, laboratories and equipment, and of any College or
Institution maintained by the University and also of the examinations,
teaching 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 (2), give notice of his intention to cause an inspection or
inquiry to be made to the University and the University 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, 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 and be heard at
such inspection or inquiry.
(7) The Visitor may, if the inspection or inquiry is made in
respect of the University or any 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 to the Board of Management the views of
the Visitor with such advice as the Visitor may offer upon the action
to be taken thereon.
(8) The Board of Management 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.
(9) Where the Board of 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 Board of Management, issue such directions as he may think fit and
the Board of Management shall comply with such directions.
(10) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this
section, the Visitor may, by order in writing, annul any proceeding of
the Uni-
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versity which is not in conformity with the Act, the Statutes or the
Ordinances:
Provided that before making any such order, he 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.
(11) The Visitor shall have such other powers as may be
prescribed by the Statutes.
10.
Officers of the University.
10. Officers of the University. The following shall be the
officers of the University: -
(1) the Chancellor;
(2) the Vice-Chancellor;
(3) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(4) the Deans of Schools;
(5) the Registrar;
(6) the Finance Officer; and
(7) such other officers as may be declared by the Statutes
to be officers of the University.
11.
The Chancellor.
11. The Chancellor. (1) The Governor of the State of Assam shall
be the Chancellor of the University.
(2) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the Head
of the University.
(3) The Chancellor shall, if present, preside at the convocation
of the University held for conferring degrees.
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The Vice-Chancellor.
12. The Vice-Chancellor. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be
appointed by the Visitor in such manner 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 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
Board of Management within three months from the date on which
decision on such action is communicated to him and thereupon the Board
of Management may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the
Vice-Chancellor.
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(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.
(5) 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 Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
13. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be
appointed in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform
such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
14.
Deans of Schools.
14. Deans of Schools. Every Dean of a School shall be appointed
in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties
as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
15.
The Registrar.
15. The Registrar. (1) The Registrar shall be appointed in such
manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) The Registrar shall have the power to enter into agreement,
sign documents and authenticate records on behalf of the University
and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be
prescribed by the Statutes.
16.
The Finance Officer.
16. The Finance Officer. The Finance Officer shall be appointed
in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties
as may be Prescribed by the Statutes.
17.
Other officers.
17. Other officers. The manner of appointment and powers and
duties of the other officers of the University shall be prescribed by
the Statutes.
18.
Authorities of the University.
18. Authorities of the University. The following shall be the
authorities of the University:-
(1) the Board of Management;
(2) the Planning and Academic Committee;
(3) the Academic Council;
(4) the Planning Board;
(5) the Boards of Studies;
(6) the Finance Committee; and
(7) such other authorities as may be declared by the
Statutes to be the authorities of the University.
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19.
The Board of Management.
19. The Board of Management. (1) The Board of Management shall
be the principal executive body of the University.
(2) The constitution of the Board of Management, the term of
office of its members and its powers and functions shall be prescribed
by the Statutes.
20.
The Planning and Academic Committee.
20. The Planning and Academic Committee. (1) There shall be
constituted a Planning and Academic Committee of the University which
shall advise the Board of Management on matters relating to the
University academic and development activities and oversee, review,
monitor the development of the University and keep under review the
standard of education and research in the University.
(2) The constitution of the Planning and Academic Committee, the
term of office of its members and its powers and duties shall be
prescribed by the Statutes.
(3) The Visitor may determine a date with effect from which the
Planning and Academic Committee shall stand dissolved.
21.
The Academic Council.
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, co-ordinate
and exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the
University.
(2) The constitution of the Academic Council, the term of office
of its members and its powers and functions shall be prescribed by the
Statutes.
22.
The Planning Board.
22. The Planning Board. (1) The Planning Board, as and when
constituted, shall be the principal planning body of the University.
(2) The constitution of the Planning Board, term of office of its
members and its powers and functions shall be prescribed by the
Statutes.
23.
The Boards of Schools.
23. The Boards of Schools. The constitution, powers and
functions of the Boards of Schools shall be prescribed by the
Statutes.
24.
The Finance Committee.
24. The Finance Committee. The constitution, powers and
functions of the Finance Committee shall be prescribed by the
Statutes.
25.
Other authorities of the University.
25. Other authorities of the 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.
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 the
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,
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and all other matters relating to those authorities and
other bodies for which it may be necessary or desirable to
provide;
(c) the appointment, powers and duties of the officers of
the University and their emoluments;
(d) the appointment of teachers, academic staff and other
employees of the University, their emoluments and other
conditions of service;
(e) the appointment of teachers, academic staff working in
any other University or organisation for a specific period
for undertaking. a joint project;
(f) the conditions of service of employees including
provision 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 and the University;
(i) the procedure for appeal to the Board of Management by
any employee or student against the action of any officer or
authority of the University;
(j) the conferment of autonomous status on a College or an
Institution or a Department;
(k) the establishment and abolition of Schools,
Departments, Centres, Halls, Colleges and Institutions;
(l) the conferment of honorary degrees;
(m) the withdrawal of degrees, diplomas, certificates and
other academic distinctions;
(n) the institution of fellowships, scholarships,
studentships, medals and prizes;
(o) the delegation of powers vested in the authorities or
officers of the University;
(p) the maintenance of the discipline among the employees
and students;
(q) all other matters which by this Act are to be or may be
provided for by the Statutes.
27.
Statutes how to be made.
27. Statutes how to be made. (1) The first Statutes are those
set out in the Second Schedule.
(2) The Board of Management may, from time to time, make new or
additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the Statutes referred to in
sub-section (1):
Provided that the Board of Management shall not make, amend or
repeal any Statutes affecting the status, powers or constitution of
any
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authority of the University until such authority has been given an
opportunity of expressing an opinion in writing on the proposed
changes, and any opinion so expressed shall be considered by the Board
of Management.
(3) Every new Statute or addition to the Statute 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
Board of Management for consideration.
(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 the foregoing sub-
section, the Visitor may direct the University to make provisions in
the Statutes in respect of any matter specified by him and if the
Board of Management is unable to implement such direction within sixty
days of its receipt, the Visitor may, after considering the reasons,
if any, communicated by the Board of Management for its inability to
comply with such direction, make or amend the Statutes suitably,
28.
Power to make Ordinances.
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;
(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 the examinations, degrees and
diplomas of the University;
(f) the conditions for award of fellowships, scholarships,
studentships, 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;
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(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 appointments and emoluments of employees other than
those for whom provision has been made in the Statutes;
(k) the establishment of Centres of Studies, Boards of
Studies, Special Centres, Specialised Laboratories and other
Committees;
(l) the manner of co-operation and collaboration, with
other Universities 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 management of Colleges and Institutions established
by 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 Board of Management in the manner prescribed by the Statutes.
29.
Regulations.
29. Regulations. The authorities of the University may make
Regulations consistent with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances
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, in the manner prescribed by the Statutes,
30.
Annual report.
30. Annual report. (1) The annual report of the University shall
be prepared under the direction of the Board of Management, which
shall include, among other matters, the steps taken by the University
towards the fulfilment of its objects.
(2) The annual report so prepared shall be submitted to the
Visitor on or before such date as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(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.
31.
Annual accounts.
31. Annual accounts. (1) The annual accounts and balance-sheet
of the University shall be prepared under the directions of the Board
of Management 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 Visitor.
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(3) Any observations made by the Visitor on the annual accounts
shall be brought to the notice of the Board of Management and the
observations of the Board of Management, if any, shall 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.
Conditions of service of employees.
32. Conditions of service of employees. (1) Every employee of
the University shall be appointed under a written contract, which
shall be lodged with the University and a copy of which shall be
furnished to the employee concerned,
(2) 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 Board of Management, one member nominated by the
employee concerned and an umpire appointed by the Visitor.
(3) The decision of the Tribunal shall be final and no suit
shall lie in any civil court in respect of the matters decided by the
Tribunal.
(4) Every request made by the employee under sub-section (2),
shall be deemed to be a submission to arbitration upon the terms of
this section within the meaning of the Arbitration Act, 1940
(2 of 1940).
(5) The procedure for regulating the work of the Tribunal shall
be prescribed by the Statutes.
33.
Procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary cases againststudents.
33. 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, Discipline Committee or
Examination Committee, as the case may be, and who Ms 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 him, appeal to the Board of Management and
the Board of Management 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 sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of section 32 shall, as far as
may be, apply to a reference made under this sub-section.
34.
Right to appeal.
34. Right to appeal. Every employee or student of the University
or of a College or Institution maintained by the University shall,
notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, have a right to appeal
within such time as may be prescribed by the Statutes, to the Board of
Management 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 Board of Management may confirm, modify
or reverse the decision appealed against.
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35.
Provident and pension funds.
35. Provident and pension funds. (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.
36.
Disputes as to constitution of University authorities and bodies.
36. 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.
37.
Constitution of Committees.
37. 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 may think fit.
38.
Filling of casual vacancies.
38. Filling of casual vacancies. All 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, by the person or
body who appointed, elected or co-opted the member whose place has
become vacant and person appointed, elected of 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 whose place he fills would have been a
member.
39.
Proceedings of University authorities or bodies not invalidated byvacancies.
39. 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 invatlid merely by reason
of the existence of vacancy or vacancies among its members.
40.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
40. 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.
41.
Mode of proof of University record.
41. Mode of proof of University record. A copy of any receipt,
application, notice, order, proceeding, 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.
42.
Power to remove difficulties.
42. Power to 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, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as
appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:
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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.
43.
Transitional provisions.
43. Transitional provisions. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Act and the Statutes,-
(a) the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the
Visitor and the said officer shall hold office for a term of
five years;
(b) the first Registrar and the first Finance Officer shall
be appointed by the Visitor and each of the said officers
shall hold office for a term of three Years;
(c) the, first Board of Management shaft consist of not
more than eleven members who shall be nominated by the
Visitor and they shall hold office for a term of three years;
(d) the first Academic Council) and the first Planning
Board, shall be constituted on the expiry of a period of ten
years from the commencement of this Act and during the said
period of ten years, the powers and functions of. these two
authorities shall be exercised and performed by the Planning
and Academic Committee constituted under section 20:
Provided that if 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 persons 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 had not occurred.
44.
Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the OfficialGazette
and to be laid before Parliament.
44. 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.
(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.
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(See section 4)
THE FIRST SCHEDULE
(See section 4)
THE OBJECTS OF THE UNIVERSITY
1. The University shall endeavour through education, research,
training and extension to play a positive role in the development of
the North-Eastern Region, and, based on the rich heritage of the
region, to promote and advance the culture of the people of the State
of Assam and its human resources. Towards this end, it shall-
(a) strive to offer employment oriented and inter-
disciplinary courses, mostly at post-graduate level, to meet
the local and regional aspirations and the development needs
of the State of Assam;
(b) offer courses and promote research in areas
which are of special and direct relevance to the region and
in emerging areas in Science and Technology;
(c) promote national integration and the study of the rich
cultural heritage of the region and, in particular, the
diverse ethnic, linguistic and tribal cultures of the State;
(d) utilise distance education techniques and modern
communication technologies to provide access to higher
education for large segments of the population, and in
particular, the disadvantaged groups such as those living in
remote and rural areas; to upgrade the professional knowledge
and skills of in-service personnel, in particular, school
teachers, medical personnel and extension staff; and to
provide opportunities for life-long learning for adults; and
(e) provide an innovative system of university level
education, flexible in regard to methods and pace of
learning, combination of courses, eligibility for enrolment,
age of entry, conduct of examination and operation of the
programmes with a view to promote learning and encourage
excellence in new fields of knowledge.
SCHE
(See section 27)
THE SECOND SCHEDULE
(See section 27)
THE STATUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY
The Chancellor
1.The Governor of the State of Assam shall be the Chancellor of
the University.
The Vice-Chancellor
2. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor from
a panel of not less than three persons who shall be recommended by a
Committee as constituted under clause (2):
Provided that if the Visitor does not approve of any of the
persons included in the panel, he may call for a fresh panel.
(2) The Committee referred to in clause (1), shall consist of
three persons, none of whom shall be an employee of the University or
a member of the Board of Management, Academic Council or Planning and
Academic Committee, member of any authority of the University or con-
nected with an institution associated with the University and out of
the three persons, two shall be nominated by the Board of Management
and one by the Visitor and the nominee of the Visitor shall be the
convenor of the Committee.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer
of the University.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five
years from the date on which he enters upon his office, or until he
attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and he
shall not be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of the said period five
years, he shall continue in office until his successor is appointed
and enters upon his office:
Provided further that the Visitor may direct any Vice-Chancellor
after his term has expired, to continue in office for such period, not
exceeding a total period of one year, as may be specified by him.
(5) The emoluments and other conditions of. service of the Vice-
Chancellor shall be as follows:--
(i) The Vice-Chancellor shall be paid a monthly salary and
allowances other than the house rent allowance, at the rates
fixed by the Central Government from time to time and he
shall be entitled, without payment of rent, to use a
furnished residence throughout his term of office and no
charge shall fall on the Vice-Chancellor in respect of the
maintenance of such residence.
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(ii) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such terminal
benefits and allowances as may be fixed by the Board of
Management with the approval of the Visitor from time to
time:
Provided that where an employee of the University or a
College or an Institution maintained by it, or of any other
University or any Institution maintained by or affiliated to
such other University, is appointed as the Vice-Chancellor,
he may be allowed to continue to contribute to any provident
fund of which he is a member and the University shall
contribute to the account of such person in that provident
fund at the same rate at which the person had been con-
tributing immediately before his appointment as the Vice-
Chancellor:
Provided further that where such employee had been a member
of any pension scheme, the University shall make the
necessary contribution to such scheme.
(iii) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling
allowance at such rates as may be fixed by the Board of
Management.
(iv) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to leave on full
pay at the rate of thirty days in a calendar year and the
leave shall be credited to, his account in advance in two
half-yearly instalments of fifteen days, each on the 1st day
of January and July every year:
Provided that if the Vice-Chancellor assumes or relinquishes
charge of the office of the Vice-Chancellor during the
currency of a half year, the leave shall be credited
proportionately at the rate of two and-a-half days for each
completed month of services.
(v) In addition to the leave referred to in sub-clause
(iv), the Vice-Chancellor shall also be entitled to half pay
leave at the rate of twenty days for each completed year of
service. This half pay leave may also be availed of as
commuted leave on full pay on medical certificate. When
commuted leave is availed, twice the amount of half pay
leave shall be debited against half pay leave due.
(6) If the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant due to
death, resignation or otherwise or if he is unable to perform his
duties due to ill health or any other cause, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided that if the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is not available, the
senior-most Professor shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor
until a new Vice-Chancellor assumes office or until the existing Vice-
Chancellor attends to the duties of his office, as the case may be.
Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor
3.(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be ex officio Chairman of the
Board of Management, the Academic Council, the Planning Board and the
Finance Committee and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside
at the convocations held for conferring degrees.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to be present at, and
address any meeting of, any authority or other body of the
university, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a
member of such authority or body.
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(3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to see that this
Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are duly
observed, and he shall have all the powers necessary to ensure such
observance.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise control over the affairs
of the University and shall give effect to the decisions of all the
authorities of the University.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall have all the powers necessary for
the proper maintenance of discipline in the University and he may
delegate any such powers to such person or persons as he may deem fit.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause
to be convened the meeting of the Board of Management, the Academic
Council, the Planning Board and the Finance Committee.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
4. (1) Every Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Board
of Management on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided that where the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor is
not accepted by the Board of Management, the matter shall be referred
to the Visitor who may either appoint the person recommended by the
Vice-Chancellor or ask the Vice-Chancellor to recommend another person
to the Board of Management:
Provided further that the Board of Management may, on the recom-
mendation of the Vice-Chancellor, appoint a Professor to discharge the
duties of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor in addition to his own duties as a
Professor.
(2) The term of office of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be such as
may be decided by the Board of Management but it shall not in any case
exceed five years or until the expiration of the term of office of the
Vice-Chancellor, whichever is earlier:
Provided that a Pro-Vice-Chancellor whose term of office has
expired shall be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided further that, in any case, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall
retire on attaining the age of sixty-five years:
Provided also that the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall, while
discharging the duties of the Vice-Chancellor under clause (6) of
Statute 2, continue in office notwithstanding the expiration of his
term of office as Pro-Vice-Chancellor,until a new Vice-Chancellor or
the existing Vice-Chancellor, as the case may be, assumes office:
Provided also that when the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes
vacant and there is no Pro-Vice-Chancellor to perform the functions
of the Vice-Chancellor, the Board of Management may appoint a Pro-
ViceChancellor and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor so appointed shall cease to
hold office as such as soon as a Vice-Chancellor is appointed and
enters upon his office.
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(3) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of
a Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed by the
Ordinances.
(4) A Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall assist the Vice-Chancellor in
respect of such matters as may be specified by the Vice-Chancellor in
this behalf, from time to time, and shall also exercise such powers
and perform such duties as may be assigned or delegated to him by the
Vice-Chancellor.
Registrar
5.(1) The Registrar shall be appointed by the Board of Management
on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the
purpose and shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.
(2) He shall be appointed for a term of five years and shall be
eligible for re-appointment.
(3) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of
the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed by the Ordinances:
Provided that the Registrar shall retire on attaining the age of
sixty years;
Provided further that a Registrar shall, notwithstanding his
attaining the age of sixty years, continue in office until his
successor is appointed and enters upon his office or until the expiry
of a period of one year, whichever is earlier.
(4) When the office of the Registrar is vacant or when the
Registrar is by reason of illness, absence or any other cause, unable
to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office shall be
performed by such person as the Vice-Chancellor may appoint for the
purpose.
(5) (a) The Registrar shall have power to take disciplinary
action against such of the employees, excluding teachers and academic
staff, as may be specified in the order of the Board of Management and
to suspend them pending inquiry to administer warnings to them or to
impose on them the penalty of censure or the withholding of increment:
Provided that no such penalty shall be imposed unless the person
concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause
against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him.
(b) An appeal shall lie to the Vice-Chancellor against any order
of the Registrar imposing any of the penalties specified in sub-clause
(a).
(c) In a case where the inquiry discloses that a punishment
beyond the power of the Registrar is called for, the Registrar shall,
upon conclusion of the inquiry, make a report to the Vice-Chancellor
along with his recommendations:
Provided that an appeal shall lie to the Board of Management
against an order of the Vice-Chancellor imposing any penalty.
(6) The Registrar shall be ex officio Secretary of the Board of
Management, Planning and Academic Committee, the Academic Council and
the Planning Board, but shall not be deemed to be a member of any of
these authorities.
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(7) It shall be the duty of the Registrar-
(a) to be the custodian of the records, the common seal and
such other property of the University as the Board of
Management shall commit to his charges;
(b) to issue all notices convening meetings of the Board of
Management, the Academic Council, the Planning and Academic
Committee, the Planning Board and of any Committees appointed
by those authorities;
(c) to keep the minutes of all the meetings of the Board of
Management, the Academic Council, the Planning Board and of
any Committees appointed by those authorities;
(d) to conduct the official correspondence of the Board of
Management, the Academic Council, the Planning and Academic
Committee and the Planning Board;
(e) to arrange for and superintend the examinations of the
University in accordance with the manner prescribed by the
Ordinances;
(f) to supply to the Visitor copies of the agenda of the
meetings of the authorities of the University as soon as they
are issued and the minutes of such meetings;
(g) to represent the University in suits or proceedings by
or against the University, sign powers-of-attorney and verify
pleadings or depute his representative for the purpose; and
(h) to perform such other duties as may be specified in the
Statutes, the Ordinances or the Regulations or as may be
required, from time to time, by the Board of Management or
the Vice-Chancellor.
The Finance Officer
6. (1) The Finance Officer shall be appointed by the Board of
Management on the recommendations of a Selection Committee constituted
for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the
University.
(2) He shall be appointed for a term of five years and shall be
eligible for reappointment.
(3) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of
the Finance Officer shall be such as may be prescribed by the
Ordinances:
Provided that a Finance Officer shall retire on attaining the age
of sixty years:
Provided further that the Finance Officer shall, notwithstanding
his attaining the age of sixty years, continue in office until his
successor is appointed and enters upon his office or until the expiry
of a period of one year, whichever is earlier.
(4) When the office of the Finance Officer is vacant or when the
Finance officer is, by reason of illness, absence or any other cause,
unable
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to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office shall be
performed by such person as the Vice-Chancellor may appoint for the
purpose.
(5) The Finance Officer shall be ex officio Secretary of the
Finance Committee, but shall not be deemed to be a member of such
Committee.
(6) The Finance Officer shall-
(a) exercise general supervision over the funds of the
University and shall advise it as regards its financial
policy; and
(b) perform such other financial functions as may be
assigned to him by the Board of Management or as may be
prescribed by the Statutes or the Ordinances.
(7) Subject to the control of the Board of Management, the
Finance Officer shall-
(a) hold and manage the property and investments of the
University including trust and endowed property;
(b) ensure that the limits fixed by the Board of Management
for recurring and non-recurring expenditure for a year are
not exceeded and that all moneys are expended on the purpose
for which they are granted or allotted;
(c) be responsible for the preparation of annual accounts
and the budget of the University and for their presentation
to the Board of Management;
(d) keep a constant watch on the state of the cash, and bank
balances and on the state of investments;
(e) watch the progress of the collection of revenue and
advise on the methods of collection employed;
(f) ensure that the registers of buildings, land, furniture
and equipment are maintained up-to-date and that stock-
checking is conducted of equipment and other consumable
materials in all offices, Special Centres, Specialised
Laboratories, Colleges and Institutions maintained by the
University;
(g) bring to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor unauthorised
expenditure and other financial irregularities and suggest
disciplinary action against persons at fault; and
(h) call for from any office, Centre, Laboratory, College
or Institution maintained by the University any information
or returns that he may consider necessary for the performance
of his duties.
(8) Any receipt given by the Finance Officer or the person or
persons duly authorised in this behalf by the Board of Management for
any money payable to the University shall be sufficient discharge for
payment of such money.
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Deans of Schools of Studies
7. (1) Every Dean of a School of Studies shall be appointed by
the Vice-Chancellor from among the Professors in the School for a
period of three years and he shall be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that a Dean on attaining the age of sixty years shall
cease to hold office as such:
Provided further that if at any time there is no Professor in a
School, the Vice-Chancellor, or a Dean authorised by the Vice-
Chancellor in this behalf, shall exercise the powers of the Dean of
the School.
(2) When the office of the Dean is vacant or when the Dean is,
by reason of illness, absence or any other cause, unable to perform
duties of his office, the duties of the office shall be performed by
such person as the Vice-Chancecllor may appoint for the purpose.
(3) The Dean shall be the Head of the School and shall be
responsible for the conduct and maintenance of the standards of
teaching and research in that School and shall have such other
functions as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.
(4) The Dean shall have the right to be present and to speak at
any meeting of the Boards of Studies or Committees of the School, as
the case may be, but shall not have the right to vote thereat unless
he is a member thereof.
Heads of Departments
8. (1) In the case of Departments which have more than one
Professor, the Head of the Department shall be appointed by the Board
of Management on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor from among
the Professors.
(2) In the case of Departments where there is only one Professor
the Board of Management shall have the option to appoint, on the
recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, either the Professor or a
Reader as the Head of the Department:
Provided that it shall be open to a Professor or Reader to
decline the offer of appointment as the Head of the Department.
(3) A person appointed as the Head of the Department shall hold
office as such for a period of three years and shall be eligible for
re-appointment.
(4) A Head of a Department may resign his office at any a time
during his tenure of office.
(5) A Head of a Department shall perform such duties as may be
prescribed by the Ordinances.
Proctors
9. (1) Every :Proctor shall be appointed by the Board of
Management on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor and shall
exercise
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such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the
Vice-Chancellor.
(2) Every Proctor shall hold office for a term of two years and
shall be eligible for re-appointment.
Librarian
10. (1) The Librarian shall be appointed by the Board of Manage-
ment on the recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted for
the purpose and he shall be a whole-time officer of the University.
(2) The Librarian shall exercise such powers and perform such
duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Management.
Quorum for meetings of the Board of Management
11. Five members of the Board of Management shall form a quorum
for a meeting of the Board of Management.
Powers and functions of the Board of Management
12. (1) The Board of Management shall have the power of manage-
ment and administration of the revenue and property of the University
and the conduct of all administrative affairs of the University not
otherwise provided for.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the
Ordinances, the Board of Management shall, in addition to all other
powers vested in it, have the following powers, namely:-
(i) to create teaching and academic posts, to determine the
number and emoluments of such posts and to define the duties
and conditions of service of Professors, Readers, Lecturers
and other academic staff and Principals of Colleges and
Institutions maintained by the University:
Provided that no action shall be taken by the Board of
Management in respect of the number, qualifications and the
emoluments of teachers and academic staff otherwise than
after consideration of the recommendations of the Academic
Council;
(ii) to appoint such Professors, Readers, Lecturers and
other academic staff. as may be necessary, and Principals of
Colleges and Institutions maintained by the University on
the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted for
the purpose and to fill up temporary vacancies therein;
(iii) to create administrative, ministerial and other
necessary posts and to make appointments thereto in the
manner prescribed by the Ordinances;
(iv) to grant leave of absence to any officer of the
University other than the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor,
and to make necessary arrangements for the discharge of the
functions of such officer during his absence;
(v) to regulate and enforce discipline among employees
in accordance with the Statutes and the Ordinances;
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(vi) to manage and regulate the finances, accounts,
investments, property, business and all other administrative
affairs of the University, and for that purpose to appoint
such agents as it may think fit;
(Vii) to fix limits on the total recurring and the total
non-recurring expenditure for a year on the recommendations
of the Finance Committee;
(viii) to invest any money belonging to the University,
including any unapplied income, in such stocks, funds, shares
or securities, from time to time, as it may think fit or in
the purchase of immovable property in India, with the like
powers of varying such investment from time to time;
(ix) to transfer or accept transfers of any movable or immov-
able property on behalf of the University;
(x) to provide buildings, premises, furniture and apparatus
and other means needed for carrying on the work of the
University;
(xi) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on
behalf of the University;
(xii) to entertain, adjudicate upon, and, if thought fit, to
redress any grievances of the employees and students of the
University who may, for any reason, feel aggrieved;
(xiii) to appoint examiners and moderators and, if
necessary, to remove them, and to fix their fees, emoluments
and travelling and other allowances, after consulting the
Academic Council;
(xiv) to select a common seal for the University and provide
for the custody and use of such seal;
(xv) to make such special arrangements as may be necessary
for the residence and discipline of women students;
(xvi) to delegate any of its powers to the Vice-Chancellor,
the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Deans, the Registrar or the
Finance Officer or such other employee or authority of the
University or to a Committee appointed by it as it may deem
fit;
(xvii) to institute fellowships, scholarships, studentships,
medals and prizes;
(xviii) to provide for the appointment of Visiting
Professors, Emeritus Professors Consultants and Scholars and
determine the terms and conditions of such appointments; and
(xix) to exercise such other powers and perform such other
duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by the Act, or
the Statutes.
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Constitution, powers and functions of the Planning and Academic
Committee
13. (1) The Planning and Academic Committee shall consist of the
following members, namely:-
(i) the Vice-Chairman of the University Grants Commission
appointed under sub-section (1) of section 5 of the
University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), ex
officio Chairman;
(ii) the Vice-Chancellor;
(iii) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(iv) all Deans of Schools;
(v) three teachers of the University to be nominated by the
Board of Management;
(vi) one representative each of the -
(a) North-Eastern Regional Institute of Science and
Technology;
(b) North-Eastern Council set up under section 3 of the
North-Eastern Council Act, 1971 (84 of 1971);
(c) Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of
India; and
(d) the State Government of Assam;
(vii) three distinguished academics to be nominated by the
Visitor;
(viii) three persons of eminence in public life to be
nominated by the Visitor;
(ix) the Registrar who shall be ex officio Secretary of the
Committee.
(2) All members of the Committee, other than ex officio
members shall hold office for a term of five years.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and
Ordinances, the Committee shall, in addition to the powers vested in
it, have the following powers, namely: -
(a) to advise the Board of Management on matters relating
to the university academic and development activities, that
is to say, identification and introduction of courses,
development of campus infrastructure, framing of admission
and recruitment policies;
(b) to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of
the Academic Council and the Planning Board;
(c) to exercise such other powers and to perform such other
functions as may be conferred upon or entrusted to it by
these Statutes.
(4) The Planning and Academic Committee shall meet at such
intervals as it shall deem expedient, but it shall meet at least twice
a year.
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(5) On the date determined by the Visitor under sub-section (3) of
section 20, this Statute shall cease to have effect.
Quorum for meetings of the Academic Council
14. Nine Members of the Academic Council shall form a quorum for
a meeting of the Academic Council.
Powers of the Academic Council
15. Subject to the Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, the
Academic Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it,
have the following powers, namely:-
(a) to exercise general supervision over the academic
policies of the University and to give directions regarding
methods of instructions, co-operative teaching among Colleges
and Institutions, evaluation of research or improvements in
academic standards;
(b) to bring about inter-School co-ordination, to establish
or appoint committees or boards, for taking up projects on an
inter-School basis;
(c) to consider matters of general academic interest either
on its own initiative or on a reference by a School or the
Board of Management and to take appropriate action thereon;
and
(d) to frame such regulations and rules consistent with the
Statutes and the Ordinances regarding the academic
functioning of the University, discipline, residences,
admissions, award of fellowships and studentships, fees,
concessions, corporate life and attendance.
The Planning Board
16. (1) The Planning Board shall be the principal planning
body of the University and shall be responsible for-
(a) reviewing the educational programmes offered by the
University;
(b) organising the structure of education in the University
so as to provide opportunities to students to offer different
combinations of subjects appropriate for the development of
personality and skills for useful work in society;
(c) creating an atmosphere and environment conducive to
value-oriented education; and
(d) developing new teaching-learning processes which will
combine the lectures, tutorials, seminars, demonstrations,
self-studies and collective practical projects.
(2) The Planning Board shall have the power to advise on the
development of the University and review the progress implementation
of programmes so as to ascertain whether they are on the lines
recommended by it and shall also have the power to advise the Board of
Management and the Academic Council on any matter in connection
therewith.
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(3) The Academic Council and the Board of Management shall be
bound to consider the recommendations of the Planning Board and shall
implement such of the recommendations as are accepted by it.
(4) Such of those recommendations of the Planning Board as have
not been accepted by the Board of Management or the Academic Council
under clause (3) shall be submitted by the Vice-Chancellor along with
the recommendations of the Board of Management or the Academic
Council, to the Visitor for advice and the advice of the Visitor shall
be implemented by the Board of Management or the Academic Council, as
the case may be.
(5) The Planning Board may constitute such committees as may be
necessary for planning and monitoring the programmes of the
University.
Schools of Studies and Departments
17. (1) The University shall have such Schools of Studies as may
be specified by the Ordinances.
(2) Every School shall have a School Board and the members of
the first School Board shall be nominated by the Board of Management
and shall hold office for a period of three years.
(3) The powers and functions of a School Board shall be
prescribed by the Ordinances.
(4) The conduct of the meetings of a School Board and the quorum
required for such meetings shall be prescribed by the Ordinances.
(5) (a) Each School shall consist of such Departments as may be
assigned to it by the Ordinances.
(b) No Department shall be established or abolished except by
the Statutes:
Provided that the Board of Management may, on the recommendation
of the Planning and Academic Committee or the Academic Council,
establish Centres of Studies to which may be assigned such teachers of
the University as the Board of Management may consider necessary.
(c) Each Department shall consist of the following members,
namely: -
(i) Teachers of the Department;
(ii) Persons conducting research in the Department;
(iii) Dean of the School;
(iv) Honorary Professors, if any, attached to the
Department; and
(v) such other persons as may be members of the Department
in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinances.
Board of Studies
18. (1) Each Department shall have a Board of Post-graduate
Studies and a Board of Under-graduate Studies.
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(2) The constitution of a Board of Post-graduate Studies and the
term of office of its members shall be prescribed by the Ordinances.
(3) The functions of a Board of Post-graduate Studies shall be to
approve subjects for research for various degrees and other
requirements of research degrees and to recommend to the concerned
School Board in the manner prescribed by the Ordinances---
(a) courses of studies and appointment of examiners for
Post-graduate courses, but excluding research degrees;
(b) appointment of supervisors of research; and
(c) measures for the improvement of the standard of post-
graduate teaching and research:
Provided that the above functions of a Board of Post-
graduate Studies shall, during the period of three years
immediately after the commencement of the Act, be performed
by the Department.
(4) The constitution and functions of a Board of Under-graduate
Studies and the term of its members shall be prescribed by the
Ordinances.
Finance Committee
19. (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of the following
members, namely:--
(i) the Vice-Chancellor;
(ii) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(iii) three persons nominated by the Board of Management,
out of whom at least one shall be a member of the Board of
Management; and
(iv) three persons nominated by the Visitor.
(2) Five members of the Finance Committee shall form a quorum for
a meeting of the Finance Committee.
(3) All the members of the Finance Committee, other than ex
officio members, shall hold office for a term of three years.
(4) A member of the Finance Committee shall have the right to
record a minute of dissent if he does not agree with any decision of
the Finance Committee.
(5) The Finance Committee shall meet at least thrice every year
to examine the accounts and to scrutinise proposals for expenditure.
(6) All proposals relating to creation of posts, and those items
which have not been included in the Budget, should be examined by the
Finance Committee before they are considered by the Board of
Management.
(7) The annual accounts and the financial estimates of the
University prepared by the Finance Officer shall be laid before the
Finance Committee for consideration and comments, and thereafter
submitted to the Board of Management for approval.
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(8) The Finance Committee shall recommend limits for the total
recurring expenditure and the total non-recurring expenditure for the
year, based on the income and resources of the University (which, in
the case of productive works, may include the proceeds of loans).
Selection Committees
20. (1) There shall be Selection Committees for making
recommendations to the Board of Management for appointment to the
posts of Professor, Reader, lecturer, Registrar, Finance Officer,
Librarian and Principals of Colleges and Institutions maintained by
the University.
(2) The Selection Committee for appointment to the posts
specified in column 1 of the Table below shall consist of the Vice-
Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, a nominee of the Visitor and the
persons specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the said
Table:
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Professor (i) The Head of the Department
concerned if he is a Professor.
(ii) One Professor to be nominated by
the Vice-Chancellor.
(iii) Three persons not in the
service of the University nominated by
the Board of Management out of a panel
of names recommended by the Academic
Council for their special knowledge, of,
or interest in, the subject with which
the Professor will be concerned.
Reader/Lecturer (i) The Head of the Department
concerned.
(ii) One Professor to be nominated by
the Vice-Chancellor.
(iii) Two persons not in the service of
the University, nominated by the Board of
Management, out of a panel of names
recommended by the Academic Council for
their special knowledge of, or interest
in, the subject with which the Reader or
a Lecturer will be concerned.
Registrar, (i) Two members of the Board of Manage-
Finance Officer ment nominated by it.
(ii) One person not in the service of
the University nominated by the Board of
Management.
Librarian (i) Two persons not in the service
of the University, who have special
knowledge of the subject of the Library
Science/Library Administration to be
nominated by the Board of Management.
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(ii) One person not in the service of
the University, nominated by the Board of
Management.
Principal of College There persons not in the service of the
or Institution University of whom two shall be nominated
maintained by the by the Board of Management and one by the
university Academic Council for their special
knowledge of, or interest in, a subject
in which instruction is being provided by
the College or Institution.
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Note: 1. Where the appointment is being made for an inter-
disciplinary project, the head of the project shall be deemed to be
the Head of the Department concerned.
2. The Professor to be nominated shall be Professor
concerned with the speciality for which the selection is being made
and that the Vice-Chancellor shall consult the Head of the Department
and the Dean of School before nominating the Professor.
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(3) The Vice-Chancellor, or in his absence, the Pro-Vice-
Chancellor shall preside at the meetings of a Selection Committee:
Provided that the meetings of the Selection Committee shall be
fixed after prior consultation with, and subject to the convenience of
Visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by the Board of Management
under clause (2):
Provided further that the proceedings of the Selection Committee
shall not be valid unless,-
(a) where the number of Visitor's nominee and the persons
nominated by the Board of Management is four in all, at least
three of them attend the meeting; and
(b) where the number of Visitor's nominee and the persons
nominated by the Board of Management is three in all, at
least two of them attend the meeting.
(4) The meeting of a Selection Committee shall be convened by
the Vice-Chancellor or in his absence by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
(5) The procedure to be followed by a Selection Committee in
making recommendations shall be laid down in the Ordinances.
(6) If the Board of Management is unable to accept the recom-
mendations made by a Selection Committee, it shall record its reasons,
and submit the case to the Visitor for final orders.
(7) Appointments to temporary posts shall be made in the manner
indicated below:
(i) If the temporary vacancy is for a duration longer than
one academic session, it shall be filled on the advice of the
Selection Committee in accordance with the procedure
indicated in the foregoing clauses:
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Provided that if the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that in the
interests of work it is necessary to fill the vacancy, the appointment
may be made on a purely temporary basis by a local Selection Committee
referred to in sub-clause (ii) for a period not exceeding six months.
(ii) If the temporary vacancy is for a period less than a year,
an appointment to such vacancy shall be made on the recommendation of
a local Selection Committee consisting of the Dean of the School
concerned, the Head of the Department and a nominee of the Vice-
Chancellor:
Provided that if the same person holds the offices of the Dean
and the Head of the Department, the Selection Committee may contain
two nominees of the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided further that in case sudden casual vacancies of teaching
posts caused by death or any other reason, the Dean may, in
consultation with the Head of the Department concerned, make a
temporary appointment for a month and report to the Vice-Chancellor
and the Registrar about such appointment.
(iii) No teacher appointed temporarily shall, if he is not
recommended by a regular Selection Committee for appointment under the
Statutes, be continued in service on such temporary employment, unless
he is subsequently selected by a local Selection Committee or a
regular Selection Committee, for a temporary or permanent appointment,
as the case may be.
Special mode of appointment
21. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Statute 20, the
Board of Management may invite a person of high academic distinction
and professional attainments to accept a post of Professor or Reader
or any other academic post in the University, as the case may be, on
such terms and conditions as it deems fit, and on the person agreeing
to do so appoint him to the post.
(2) The Board of Management may appoint a teacher or any other
academic staff working in any other University or Organisation for
undertaking a joint project in accordance with the manner laid down
in the Ordinances.
Appointment for a fixed tenure
22. The Board of Management may appoint a person selected in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Statute 20 for a fixed
tenure on such terms and conditions as it deems fit.
Recognised teachers
23. (1) The qualifications of recognised teachers shall be such
as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.
(2) All applications for the recognition of teachers shall be
made in such manner as may be laid down in the Ordinances.
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(3) No teacher shall be recognised as a teacher except on the
recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the purpose in
the manner laid down in the Ordinances.
(4) The period of recognition of a teacher shall be determined
by the Ordinances made in that behalf.
(5) The Academic Council may, by a special resolution passed by
a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and
voting, withdraw recognition from a teacher:
Provided that no such resolution shall be passed until notice in
writing has been given to the person concerned calling upon him to
show cause, within such time as may be specified in the notice, why
such resolution should not be passed and until his objections, if any,
and an evidence he may produce in support of them have been considered
by the Academic Council.
(6) Any person aggrieved by an order of withdrawal under clause
(5) may, within three months from the date of communication to him of
such order, appeal to the Board of Management which may pass such
orders thereon as it thinks fit.
Committees
24. (1) Any authority of the University may appoint as many
standing or special Committees as it may deem fit, and may appoint to
such Committees persons who are not members of such authority.
(2) Any such Committee appointed under clause (1) may deal with
any subject delegated to it subject to subsequent confirmation by the
authority appointing.
Terms and conditions of service and code of conduct of the teachers,
etc.
25. (1) All the teachers and other academic staff of the
University shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be
governed by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as
are specified in the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations.
(2) Every teacher and member of the academic staff of the Uni-
versity shall be appointed on a written contract, the form of which
shall be prescribed by the Ordinances.
(3) A copy of every contract referred to in clause (2) shall be
deposited with the Registrar.'
Terms and conditions of service and code of conduct of other employees
26. All the employees of the University other than the teachers
and other academic staff of the University shall, in the absence of
any contract to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions
of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes, the
Ordinances and the Regulations.
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Seniority list
27. (1) Whenever, in accordance with the Statutes, any person is
to hold an office or be a member of an authority of the University by
rotation according to seniority, such seniority shall be determined
according to the length of continuous service of such person in his
grade, and, in accordance with such other principles as the Board of
Management may, from time to time, prescribe.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Registrar to prepare and
maintain, in respect of each class of persons to whom the provisions
of these Statutes apply, a complete and up-to-date seniority list in
accordance with the provisions of clause (1).
(3) If two or more persons have equal length of continuous
service in a particular grade or the relative seniority of any person
or persons is otherwise in doubt, the Registrar may, on his own motion
and shall, at the request of any such person, submit the matter to the
Board of Management whose decision thereon shall be final,
Removal of employees of the University
28. (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a
teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the
University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member
of the academic staff, and the authority competent to appoint
(hereinafter referred to as the appointing authority) in the case of
other employee, may, by order in writing, place such teacher, member
of the academic staff or other employee, as the case may be, under
suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board of Management the
circumstances in which the order was made ;
Provided that the Board of Management may, if it is of the
opinion, that the circumstances of the case do not warrant the
suspension of the teacher or a member of the academic staff, revoke
such order.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the
contract of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of
service of the employees the Board of management in respect of
teachers and other academic staff, and the appointing authority, in
respect of other employees, shall have the power to remove a teacher
or a member of the academic staff, or as the case may be, other
employee on grounds of misconduct.
(3) Save as aforesaid, the Board of Management or as the case
may be, the appointing authority, shall not be entitled to remove any
teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a
good cause and after giving three months' notice or on payment of
three months' salary in lieu thereof.
(4) No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee
shall be removed under clause (2) or clause (3) unless he has been
given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action
proposed to be taken in regard to him.
(5) The removal of a teacher, member of the academic staff or
other employee shall take effect from the date on which the order of
removal is made:
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Provided that where the teacher, member of the academic staff or
other employee is under suspension at the time of his removal, such
removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under
suspension.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing
provisions of this Statute, a teacher, member of the academic staff or
other employee may resign,-
(a) if he is a permanent employee, only after giving three
months' notice in writing to the Board of Management or the
appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three
months' salary in lieu thereof:
(b) if he is not a permanent employee, only after giving
one month's notice in writing to the Board of Management or,
as the case may be, the appointing authority or by paying one
month's salary in lieu thereof;
Provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date
on which the resignation is accepted by the Board of Management or the
appointing authority, as the case may be.
Honorary degrees
29. (1) The Board of Management may, on the recommendation of
the Academic Council and by a resolution passed by a majority of not
less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, make proposals
to the Visitor for the conferment of honorary degrees:
Provided that in case of emergency, the Board of Management may,
on its own motion, make such proposals.
(2) The Board of Management may, by a resolution passed by a
majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and
voting, withdraw, with the previous sanction of the Visitor, any
honorary degree conferred by the University.
Withdrawal of degrees, etc.
30. The Board of Management may, by a special resolution passed
by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and
voting withdraw any degree or academic distinction conferred on, or
any certificate or diploma granted to, any person by the University
for good and sufficient cause:
Provided that no such resolution shall be passed until a notice
in writing has been given to that person calling upon him to show
cause within such time as may be specified in the notice why such a
resolution should not be passed and until his objections, if any, and
any evidence he may produce in support of them, have been considered
by the Board of Management.
Maintenance of discipline among students of the University
31. (1) All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary
action in relation to students of the University shall vest in the
Vice-Chancellor.
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(2) The Vice-Chancellor may delegate all or any of his powers as
he deems proper to a Proctor and to such other officers as he may
specify in this behalf.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of his powers relating
to the maintenance of discipline and taking such action, as may seem
to him appropriate for the maintenance of discipline, the Vice-
Chancellor may, in exercise of his powers, by 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 a College,
Institution or Department of the University for a stated period, or be
punished with fine for an amount to be specified in the order, or be
debarred from taking an examination or examinations conducted by the
University, College, Institution or Department or a School for one or
more years, or that the results of the student or students concerned
in the examination or examinations in which he or they have appeared
be cancelled.
(4) The Principals of Colleges, Institutions, Deans of Schools
of Studies and Heads of teaching Departments in the University shall
have the authority to exercise all such disciplinary powers over the
students in their respective Colleges, Institutions, Schools and
teaching Departments in the University as may be necessary for the
proper conduct of such Colleges, Institutions, Schools and teaching
Departments.
(5) Without prejudice to the powers of the Vice-Chancellor, the
Principals and other persons specified in clause (4), detailed rules
of discipline and proper conduct shall be made by the University. The
Principals of Colleges, Institutions, Deans of Schools of Studies and
Heads or teaching Departments in the University may also make the
supplementary rules as they deem necessary for the aforesaid purposes.
(6) At the time of admission, every student shall be required to
sign a declaration to the effect that he submits himself to the
disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice-Chancellor and other authorities
of the University.
Convocations
32. Convocations of the University for the conferring of
degrees or for other purposes shall be held in such manner as may be
prescribed by the Ordinances.
Acting Chairman of Meetings
33. Where no provision is made for a President or Chairman to
preside over a meeting of any authority of the University or any
Committee of such authority or when the President or Chairman so
provided for is absent, the members present shall elect one from among
themselves to preside at such meetings.
Resignation
34. Any member. other than an ex officio member, of the Board of
Management, the Academic Council or any other authority of the Uni-
versity or any Committee of such authority may resign by letter ad-
dressed to the Registrar and the resignation shall take effect as
soon as such letter is received by the Registrar.
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Disqualifications
35. (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and
for being, a member of any of the authorities of the University,-
(i) if he is of unsound mind;
(ii) if he is an undischarged insolvent;
(iii) if he has been convicted by a court of law of an
offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect
thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months.
(2) If any question arises as to whether a person is or had been
subjected to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (1) the
question shall be referred to the Visitor and his decision shall be
final and no suit or other proceeding shall lie in any civil court
against such decision.
Residence condition for membership and office
36. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Statutes, a
person, who is not ordinarily resident in India shall be eligible to
be an officer of the University or a member of any authority of the
University.
Membership of authorities by virtue of membership of other bodies
37. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Statutes, a
person. who holds any post in the University or is a member of any
authority or body of the University in his capacity as a member of a
particular authority or body or as the holder of a particular
appointment shall hold such office or membership only for so long as
he continues to be a member of that particular authority or body or
the holder of that particular appointment, as the case may be.
Alumni Association
38. (1) There shall be an Alumni Association for the University.
(2) The subscription for membership of the Alumni Association
shall be prescribed by the Ordinances.
(3) No member of the Alumni Association shall be entitled to
vote or stand for election unless he has been a member of the
Association for at least one year prior to the date of the election
and is a degree holder of the University of at least five years
standing:
Provided that the condition relating to the completion of one
year's membership shall not apply in the case of the first election.
Students' Council
39. (1) There shall be constituted in the University a Students'
Council for every academic year, consisting of-
(i) the Dean of Students' Welfare who shall be the Chairman of
the Students' Council;
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(ii) all students who have won prizes in the previous
academic year in the fields of studies, fine arts, sports and
extension work;
(iii) twenty students to be nominated by the Academic Council
on the basis of merit in studies, sports, activities and all-
round development of personality:
Provided that any student of the University shall have the right
to bring up any matter concerning the University before the Students'
Council if so permitted by the Chairman, and he shall have the right
to participate in the discussions at any meeting when the matter is
taken up for consideration.
(2) The functions of the Students' Council shall be to make
suggestions to the appropriate authorities of the University in regard
to the programmes of studies, students' welfare and other matters of
importance in regard to the working of the University in general and
such suggestions shall be made on the basis of consensus of opinion.
(3) The Students' Council shall meet at least once in an
academic year preferably in the beginning of that year.
Ordinances how made
40. (1) The first Ordinances made under sub-section (2) of
section 28 may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by the
Board of Management in the manner specified below.
(2) No Ordinance in respect of the matters enumerated in section
28, other than those enumerated in clause (n) of sub-section (1)
thereof, shall be made by the Board of Management unless a draft of
such Ordinance has been proposed by the Academic Council.
(3) The Board of Management shall not have power to amend any
draft of any Ordinance proposed by the Academic Council under clause
(2), but may reject the proposal or return the draft to the Academic
Council for reconsideration, either in whole or in part, together
with any amendment which the Board of Management may suggest.
(4) Where the Board of Management has rejected or returned the
draft of an Ordinance proposed by the Academic Council, the Academic
Council may consider the question afresh and in case the original
draft is reaffirmed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the
members present and voting and more than half the total number of
members of the Academic Council, the draft may be sent back to the
Board of Management which shall either adopt it or refer it to the
Visitor whose decision shall be final.
(5) Every Ordinance made by the Board of Management shall come
into effect immediately.
(6) Every Ordinance made by the Board of Management shall be
submitted to the Visitor within two weeks from the date of its adop-
tion. The Visitor shall have the power to direct the University
within four weeks of the receipt of the Ordinance to suspend the
operation of any such Ordinance and he shall, as soon as possible,
inform the Board
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of Management about his objection to the proposed Ordinance. The
Visitor may, after receiving the comments of the University, either
withdraw the order suspending the Ordinance or disallow the Ordinance,
and his decision shall be final.
Regulations
41.(1) The authorities of the University may make Regulation
consistent with the Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances for the
following matters, namely:-
(i) laying down the procedure to be observed at their
meetings and the number of members required to form a quorum;
(ii) providing for all matters which are required by the
Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances to be prescribed by
Regulations;
(iii) providing for all other matters solely concerning
such authorities or committees appointed by them and not
provided for by the Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances.
(2) Every authority of the University shall make Regulations
providing for the giving of notice to the members of such authority of
the dates of meeting and of the business to be considered at meetings
and for the keeping of a record of the proceedings of meetings.
(3) The Board of Management may direct the amendment in such
manner as it may specify of any Regulation made under the Statutes or
the annulment of any such Regulation.
Delegation of powers
42. Subject to the provisions of the Act. and the Statutes, any
officer or authority of the University may date his or its powers
to any other officer or authority or person, under his or its
respective control and subject to the condition that overall
responsibility for the exercise of the powers so delegated shall
continue to vest in the officer or authority delegating such powers.
