 the indira gandhi national university for women bill, 2013—————— arrangement of clauses—————— clauses1 short title and commencement 2 definitions 3 establishment of university 4 objects of university 5 powers of university 6 jurisdiction 7 university open to all classes, castes and creed 8 residence of students 9 power to establish and maintain schools10 visitor 11 officers of university 12 chancellor 13 vice-chancellor 14 pro-vice-chancellor 15 deans of faculties 16 registrar 17 finance officer 18 controller of examinations 19 librarian 20 other officers 21 authorities of university 22 court 23 executive council 24 academic council 25 board of studies and academic boards 26 finance committee 27 other authorities of university 28 power to make statutes 29 statutes how to be made 30 power to make ordinances 31 regulations 32 annual report 33 annual accounts clauses34 fund of university 35 returns and information 36 conditions of service of employees 37 procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary cases against students 38 right to appeal 39 disputes as to constitution of authorities and bodies 40 constitution of committees 41 filling of casual vacancies 42 proceedings of authorities or bodies not invalidated by vacancies 43 protection of action taken in good faith 44 mode of proof of  university record 45 power to remove difficulties 46 statutes, ordinances and regulations to be published in the official gazette and tobe laid before parliament47 transtional provisionsthe schedule bill no 131 of 2013 the indira gandhi national university for women bill, 2013 a billto establish and incorporate a university in the state of uttar pradesh to  provide for avenues of higher education and research facilities  to the women in india and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:— 1  (1) this act may be called the indira gandhi national university for women act, 2013short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointdefinitions52  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 asacademic staff by the ordinances;10(c) "board of studies" means the board of studies of the university; (d) "campus" means the unit established or constituted for making arrangementsfor instruction, or research, or both,(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 university5(g) "court" means the court of the university; (h)  "dean" means head of a faculty of the university; (i) "department" means a department of studies and includes a centre of studies;10(j) "distance education system" means the system of imparting education through any means of communication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, webcasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or more such means;(k) "employee" means any person appointed by the university and includes teachers and other staff of the university;(l) "executive council" means the executive council of the university;15(m) "faculty" means a faculty of the university; (n) "finance committee" means finance committee of the university; (o) "hall" means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the university;20(p) "institution" means an academic institution, not being a college, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the university;25(q) "principal" means the head of a college or an institution maintained by the university and includes, where there is no principal, the persons 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;(r) "regulations" means the regulations made by any authority of the university under this act for the time being in force;(s) "statutes" and "ordinances" mean, respectively, the statutes and the ordinances of the university, for the time being in force;30(t) "teachers of the university" means professors,  associate professors, assistant professors and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the university;(u) "university" means the indira gandhi national university for women as incorporated under this act35establishment of university3  (1) there shall be established, in the state of uttar pradesh a university by the name of "indira gandhi national university for women"(2)the headquarters of the university shall be in the district of  raebareli40(3) the first chancellor, the first vice-chancellor and the first members of the court, the executive council and the academic council, and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of  "indira gandhi national university for women"(4) the university shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall sue and be sued by the said name4 the objects of the university shall be,—| objects                                                                       | of   ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|| university                                                                   |      || 45                                                                            |      || (                                                                             | i    || of india and thus to provide the society with educated, competent and capable |      || women to meet the knowledge needs of the country;                             |      |(ii) to create and disseminate  knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit;5(iii) to make provisions for various courses offering educational programmes inhumanities, natural and physical sciences, social sciences, medical sciences, engineering and technology and such other advanced disciplines  of education including vocational education;(iv) to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching-learningprocess, inter-disciplinary studies and research;(v)  to develop women imbued with the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurshipwith social and environmental orientation for the development of the country;10(vi) to strive for the improvement of the social, educational and economicconditions and welfare of women of the country through their intellectual, academic, cultural  and overall personality development5  (1) the university shall have the following powers, namely:—powers of university15(i)  to provide for instructions in such branches of learning like natural andphysical sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, technology and medicine as the university may, from time to time, determine and to make provisions for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge for furtherance of the objects of the university;20(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 in the manner prescribed by the statutes;25(iii) to formulate women centric development models, publish reports andmonographs;(iv) to organise conferences; seminars on issues relating to women and toprovide inputs to policy matters in different spheres;30(v) to organise and to undertake extra-mural studies, training and extensionservices;(vi) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribedby the statutes;(vii) to provide facilities through the distance education system to women as itmay determine;35(viii) to institute principalships, professorships, associate professorships,assistant professorships and other teaching or academic positions, required by the university and to appoint persons to such principalships, professorships, associate professorships, assistant professorships or other teaching or academic positions;40(ix) to recognise an institution of higher learning for such purposes as theuniversity may determine and to withdraw such recognition in the manner prescribed by the statutes;(x) to appoint persons working in any other university or educational institution, including those located outside the country, as teachers of the university for a specified period;45(xi) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to makeappointments thereto;(xii) to co-operate or collaborate or associate with any other university orauthority or institution of higher learning, including those located outside the country, in such manner and for such purposes as the university may determine;(xiii) to collaborate with any other college or university, research institution, industry association, professional or any other organisation, in india or outside india to conceptualise, design and develop specific programmes as part of education and research, training programmes and exchange programmes for students, academic staff and others;(xiv) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes;5(xv) to establish and maintain colleges, institutions and halls; (xvi) 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;10(xvii) to organise and conduct refresher courses, workshops, seminars and other programmes for teachers, evaluators and other academic staff;(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;15(xix) to confer autonomous status on a college or an institution or a department, as the case may be, in accordance with the statutes;(xx) to recognise, guide, supervise, and control halls not maintained by the university and other accommodation for students, and to withdraw any such recognition;(xxi) to determine standards of admission to the university, which may include examination, evaluation or any other method of testing;20(xxii) to demand and receive payment of fees and other charges; (xxiii) to establish and maintain a health care centre for the benefit of the students and employees;25(xxiv) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of  the employees;(xxv) to supervise the residences of the students of the university and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare;(xxvi) to lay down conditions of service of all categories of employees, including their code of conduct;30(xxvii) 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;35(xxviii) to receive benefactions, donations and gifts and to acquire, hold and manage, and to dispose of, with the previous approval of the central government, any property, movable or immovable, including trust and endowment properties for the purposes of the university;(xxix) 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;(xxx) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of its objects(2) in exercising its powers referred to in sub-section (1), it shall be the endeavour of the university to maintain an all-india character and high standards of teaching and research, and the university shall, among other measures which may be necessary for the said purpose and take, in particular, the following measures, namely:—(i) admission of students and recruitment of  faculty shall be made on all-india basis;(ii) admissions of students shall be made on merit, either through entrance tests conducted  by the university or in combination with other universities, or on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examinations;(iii) encourage inter-university mobility of faculty;5(iv) introduce semester system, continuous evaluation and choice based creditsystem  and  enter into agreements with other universities and academic institutions for credit transfer and joint degree programmes;(v) introduce innovative courses and programmes of studies with provision forperiodic review and restructuring;10| (                                                                     | vi                                                                     | ) ensure active participation of students  in all academic activities of the   ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| university, including evaluation of teachers                         |                                                                        |                                                                                || (                                                                     | vii                                                                    | ) obtain mandatory accreditation  from national assessment and                 || accreditation council or any other  statutory accrediting agency; and |                                                                        |                                                                                || (                                                                     | viii                                                                   | ) introduce e-governance with an effective management information system      || 15                                                                    |                                                                        |                                                                                || jurisdiction                                                         |                                                                        |                                                                                || 6                                                                    | the jurisdiction of the university shall extend to the whole of india |                                                                                |7  the university shall be open to women of whatever caste, creed, race or class, and it shall not be lawful for the university to adopt or impose any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle her to be admitted as a student in the university or to graduate thereat:university open to all classes, castes and creed20provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the university fromappointing any person as a teacher of the university or to hold any other office therein or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof:25provided further that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the universityfrom making special provisions for the employment or promotion of educational interests of women physically challenged or of persons belonging to the weaker sections of the society and, in particular, of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribesresidence of students8 every student of the university other than a student, who pursues a course ofstudy by distance education system, shall reside in a hall or hostel or under such conditions as may be prescribed by the ordinances30| 9                                                      ||---------------------------------------------------------|| school as a model school for the schools of the region || power to                                                || establish and                                           || maintain                                                || schools                                                || visitor                                                |10  (1) the president of india shall be the visitor of the university35(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 maintained by it, and to submit a report thereon; and upon receipt of that report, the visitor may, after obtaining the views of the executive council thereon through the vice-chancellor, take such action and issue such directions as he considers necessary in respect of any of the matters dealt with in the report and the university shall be bound to comply with such directions40(3) the visitor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he may direct, of the university, its buildings, libraries, laboratories and equipment, and of any college 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 institutions45(4) the visitor shall, in every matter referred to in sub-section (3), give notice of his intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made, to the university, if such inspection or inquiry is to be made in respect of the university or any college or institution maintained by it(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 inquiry5(7) upon receipt of such report of the inspection or inquiry, the visitor may address the appointing authority through the vice-chancellor to take appropriate action in accordance with his advice, if any, regarding the action to be taken10(8) the appointing authority shall take appropriate action within a period of two months and in case, it is not able to act as per the advice of the visitor, it shall report to the visitor, the reasons therefor along with supporting documents within a period of two months and if the visitor is not satisfied with the reasons then the decision of the visitor shall be final15(9) the visitor in respect of the matters not covered under sub-section (7) shall address the executive council through the vice-chancellor along with this advice regarding the action to be taken and the vice-chancellor shall take action accordingly(10) without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the visitor may, by order in writing, annul any proceeding of the university which is not in conformity with the act, the statutes or the ordinances:20provided 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 11 the following shall be the officers of the university:—officers of university| (   |   1 | ) the chancellor;      ||-----|-----|------------------------|| 25  |     |                        || (   |   2 | ) the vice-chancellor; |(3) the pro-vice-chancellor; (4) the deans of faculties; (5) the registrar;(6) the finance officer;30(7) the controller of examinations; (8) the librarian; and (9) such other officers as may be declared by the statutes to be officers of the university35chancellor12 (1) the chancellor shall be appointed by the visitor in such manner as may be prescribed by the statutes(2) the chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the university and shall, if present, preside at the convocations of the university held for conferring degrees and meetings of the court40vice- chancellor13  (1) the vice-chancellor shall be appointed by the visitor in such manner as maybe prescribed by the statutes(2) the vice-chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the university and shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the university and give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the university(3) the vice-chancellor may, if he is of the 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 at its next meeting the action taken by  him on such matter:5provided that if the authority concerned is of the opinion that such action ought notto have been taken, it may refer the matter to the visitor whose decision thereon shall be final:10provided further that any person  aggrieved by the action taken by the vice-chancellor under this sub-section shall have the right to represent against such action to the executive council within three months from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to him and thereupon the executive council may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the vice-chancellor15(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 final20(5) the vice-chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such otherduties as may be prescribed by the statutes or the ordinancespro-vice- chancellor14  the pro-vice-chancellor shall be appointed in such manner and on such terms and conditions of service, and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by the statutes25| deans      ||------------|| faculties |15 every dean of faculty shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercise suchpowers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by the statutesregistrar16  (1) the registrar shall be appointed in such manner and on such terms and conditions of service as may be prescribed by the statutes30(2) the registrar shall have the power to enter into agreements, sign documents andauthenticate records on behalf of the university and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the statutesfinance officer17 the finance officer shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by the statutescontroller of examinations3518 the controller of examinations shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by the statuteslibrarian19 the librarian shall be appointed in such manner and on such terms and conditions of service, and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by the statutesother officers4020 the manner of appointment and powers and duties of other officers of the university shall be prescribed by the statutes21 the following shall be the authorities of the university:—authorities of university(1) the court; (2) the executive council; (3) the academic council;45(4) the board of studies and academic boards; (5) the finance committee; and (6) such other authorities as may be declared by the statutes to be the authoritiesof the universitycourt22 (1) the constitution of the court and the term of office of its members shall beprescribed by the statutes:provided that the court shall have adequate number of members from amongst thewomen:5provided further that such number of members as may be prescribed by the statutesshall be elected from among the teachers, employees and students of the university(2) subject to the provisions of this act, the court shall have the following powers and functions, namely:—10(a) to review, from time to time, the broad policies and programmes of theuniversity and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the university;(b) to consider and approve the annual report and the annual accounts of theuniversity and the audit report on such accounts;15(c) to advise the visitor in respect of any matter which may be referred to it foradvice; and(d) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes23  (1) the executive council shall be the principal executive body of the universityexecutive council(2) the constitution of the executive council, the term of office of its members and itspowers and functions shall be prescribed by the statutes:20provided that the executive council shall have adequate number of members fromamong the women:provided further that such number of members as may be prescribed by the statutesshall be from among the elected members of the courtacademic council2524  (1) the academic council shall be the principal academic body of the universityand shall, subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes and the ordinances, coordinate 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 itspowers and functions shall be prescribed by the statutes:30provided that the academic council shall have adequate number of members fromamongst the women:provided further that such number of members as may be prescribed by the statutesshall be from among the elected members of the court who are teachers of the university25 the constitution, powers and functions of the board of studies and the academicboards shall be prescribed by the statutes:board of studies and academic boards35provided that the boards of studies and the academic boards shall have adequatenumber of members from amongst the womenfinance committee26 the constitution, powers and functions of the finance committee shall beprescribed by the statutes:provided that the finance committee shall have adequate number of members fromamongst the women4027 the constitution, powers and functions of other authorities, as may be declaredby the statutes to be the authorities of the university, shall be prescribed by the statutesother authorities of university28 subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—power to make statutes45(a) the constitution, powers and functions of authorities and other bodies ofthe university, as may be constituted from time to time;(b) the appointment and continuance in office of the members of the said authorities and bodies, the filling up of vacancies of members, and all other matters relating to those authorities and other bodies for which it may be necessary or desirable to provide;5(c) the appointment, powers and duties of the officers of the university andtheir emoluments;(d) the appointment of teachers, academic staff and other employees of theuniversity, their emoluments and conditions of service;10(e) the appointment of teachers, academic staff working in any other universityor organisation for a specific period for undertaking a joint project;(f) the conditions of service of employees including   insurance, provident fund,the manner of termination of service and disciplinary action;(g) the principles governing the seniority of service of the employees of theuniversity;15(h) the procedure for arbitration in cases of dispute between employees orstudents and the university;(i) the procedure for appeal to the executive council by any employee or studentagainst the action of any officer or authority of the university;20(j) the conferment of autonomous status on a college or an institution or adepartment;(k) the conferment of honorary degrees; (l) the withdrawal of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academicdistinctions;(m) the management of colleges and institutions established by the university;25(n) the delegation of powers vested in the authorities or officers of the university;(o) the maintenance of discipline among the employees and students; and (p) all other matters which by this act are to be or may be provided for by thestatutes29  (1) the first statutes are those set out in the schedulestatutes how to be made30(2) the executive council may, from time to time, make new or additional statutes or may amend or repeal the statutes referred to in sub-section (1):35provided that the executive council shall not make, amend or repeal any statutes affecting the status, powers or constitution of any authority of the university until such authority has been given an opportunity of expressing an opinion in writing on the proposed changes, and any opinion so expressed shall be considered by the executive council(3) every new statute or addition to the statutes or any amendment or repeal of a statute shall require the assent of the visitor who may assent thereto or withhold assent or remit to the executive council for re-consideration40(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 subsection (1), during the period of five years immediately after the commencement of this act and such statutes shall be laid before both houses of parliament45(6) notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the visitor may direct the university to make provisions in the statutes in respect of any matter specified by him and if the executive council is unable to implement such direction within sixty days of its receipt, the visitor may, after considering the reasons, if any, communicated by the executive council for its inability to comply with such direction, make or amend the statutes suitably530 (1) subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes, the ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—power to make ordinances(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 certificatesof the university;(c) the medium of instruction and examination;10(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 admissionto the examinations, degrees and diplomas of the university;15(f) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes; (g) the conditions for award of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medalsand prizes;(h) the conduct of examinations, including the term of office and manner ofappointment and the duties of examining bodies, examiners and moderators;20(i) the conditions of residence of the students of the university; (j) the setting up of a machinery for redressal of grievances of employees; (k) the establishment and management  of  faculties, departments, schools,colleges, other institutions,  centres of studies, boards of studies, special centres, specialised laboratories and other committees;25(l) the manner of co-operation and collaboration with other universities,institutions and other non-profiteering agencies including learned bodies or associations;(m) the creation, composition and functions of any other body which isconsidered necessary for improving the academic life of the university;30(n) all other matters which by this act or the statutes, are to be or may be,provided for by the ordinances(2) the first ordinances shall be made by the vice-chancellor with the previous approval of the central government and the ordinances so made may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by the executive council in the manner prescribed by the statutes35regulations| 31                                                                                         |  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                                       |                                                                                      || 40                                                                                          |                                                                                      || annual                                                                                      |                                                                                      || report                                                                                     |                                                                                      || 32                                                                                         | (                                                                                    || the executive council, which shall include, among other matters, the steps taken by the     |                                                                                      || university towards the fulfilment of its objects and shall be submitted to the court on or  |                                                                                      || before such date as may be prescribed by the central government and the court shall         |                                                                                      || consider the report in its annual meeting                                                  |                                                                                      || 45                                                                                          |                                                                                      || (                                                                                           | 2                                                                                    || any                                                                                        |                                                                                      |(3) a copy of the annual report, as prepared under sub-section (1), shall also be submitted to the central government, and that government which shall, as soon as may be after it is submitted, cause the same to be laid before both houses of parliamentannual accounts533 (1) the annual accounts and balance sheet of the university shall be prepared under the directions of the executive council and shall, once at least every year and at intervals of not more than fifteen months, be audited by the comptroller and auditor- general of india or by such persons as he may authorise in this behalf(2) a copy of the annual accounts together with the audit report thereon shall be submitted to the court and the visitor along with the observations of the executive council10(3) any observations made by the visitor on the annual accounts shall be brought to the notice of the court and the observations of the court, if any, shall, after being considered by the executive council, be submitted to the visitor15(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 official gazette34  (1) there shall be a university fund which shall include—fund of university(a) any contribution or grant made by the state government;20(b) any contribution or grant made by the university grants commission or the central government;(c) any contribution made by government, semi-government or autonomous bodies;25(d) any bequests, donations, endowments or other grants made by any private individual or institution;(e) income received by the university from fees and charges; and (f) amounts received from any other source2 of 193440 of 1980302  of 1882(2) the amount of the said fund shall be kept in a scheduled bank as defined in the reserve  bank of india act, 1934, or in a corresponding new bank constituted under the banking companies (acquisition and transfer of undertakings) act, 1980 or may be invested in such securities authorised by the indian trusts act, 1882, as may be decided by the executive council (3) the said fund may be utilised for such purposes of the university and in such manner as may be determined35returns and information35 the university shall furnish to the central government such returns or otherinformation with respect to its property or activities as the central government may, from time to time, requireconditions of service of employees4036  (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 executive council, one member nominated by the employee concerned and an umpire appointed by the visitor45(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:provided that nothing in this sub-section shall preclude the employee from availing of the judicial remedies available under articles 32 and 226 of the constitution(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 and conciliation act, 1996|    5 ||------|| 1996 |(5) the procedure for regulating the work of the tribunal shall be prescribed by the statutes10procedure of appeal andarbitration in disciplinary cases against students37 (1)  any student or candidate for an examination whose name has been removedfrom 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 has been debarred from appearing at the examinations of the university for more than one year, may, within ten days of the date of receipt of such orders or copy of such resolution by him, appeal to the executive council and the executive council may confirm, modify or reverse the decision of the vice-chancellor or the committee, as the case may be15(2) any dispute arising out of any disciplinary action taken by the university againsta 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 36 shall, as far as may be, applyto a reference made under this sub-sectionright to appeal2038 every employee or student of the university or of a college or institutionmaintained 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 executive council against the decision of any officer or authority of the university or of the principal or the management of any college or an institution, as the case may be, and thereupon the executive council may confirm, modify or reverse the decision appealed against2539  if any question arises as to whether any person has been duly elected or appointedas, 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 finaldisputes as to constitution of authorities and bodies constitution of committees3040  where any authority of the university is given power by this act or the statutesto appoint committees, such committees shall, save as otherwise provided, consist of the members of the authority concerned and of such other person, if any, as the authority in each case may think fitfilling of casual vacancies3541  all casual vacancies among the members (other than ex officio members) of anyauthority or other body of the university shall be filled, as soon as may be, by the person or body who appoints, elects or co-opts the member whose place has become vacant and the person appointed, elected or co-opted to a casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority or body for the residue of the term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a member42  no act or proceedings of any authority or other body of the university shall beinvalid merely by reason of the existence of a vacancy or vacancies among its membersproceedings of authorities or bodies not invalidated by vacancies40protection of action taken in good faith43  no suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer or other employee ofthe 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 ordinances1 of 1872mode of proof of university record4544  notwithstanding anything contained in the indian evidence act, 1872 or in anyother law for the time being in force, a copy of any receipt, application, notice, order, proceeding or resolution of any authority or other body of the university, or any other document 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 suchreceipt, application, notice, order, proceeding, resolution or document or the existence ofentry 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 evidencepower to remove difficulties545  (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:provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three years from the commencement of this act10 15 (2) every order made under sub-section (1) 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 order or both houses agree that the order should not be made, the order 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 order46  (1) every statute, ordinance or regulation made under this act shall be published in the official gazette20 25statutes, ordinances and regulations to be published in the official gazette and to be laid before parliament(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 regulation30| (                                                                                             | 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                |                                                                   |                                                                                      || 35                                                                                            |                                                                   |                                                                                      || 47                                                                                           | notwithstanding anything contained in this act and the statutes,— |                                                                                      || transitional                                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                                                      || provisions                                                                                   |                                                                   |                                                                                      || (                                                                                             | a                                                                 | ) the first chancellor and first vice-chancellor shall be appointed by the           || visitor in such manner and on such conditions as may be deemed fit and each of the            |                                                                   |                                                                                      || said officer shall hold office for such term, not exceeding five years as may be specified    |                                                                   |                                                                                      || by the visitor;                                                                               |                                                                   |                                                                                      || 40                                                                                            |                                                                   |                                                                                      || (                                                                                             | 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 court and the first executive council shall consist of not more than     || thirty-one members and eleven members, respectively, who shall be nominated by the            |                                                                   |                                                                                      || central government and shall hold office for a term of three years;                           |                                                                   |                                                                                      || 45                                                                                            |                                                                   |                                                                                      || (                                                                                             | d                                                                 | ) the first academic council shall consist of not more than twenty-one               || members, who shall be nominated by the central government and they shall hold                 |                                                                   |                                                                                      || office for a term of three years:                                                             |                                                                   |                                                                                      || 50                                                                                            |                                                                   |                                                                                      || 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 in the manner           |                                                                   |                                                                                      || prescribed by the statutes                                                                   |                                                                   |                                                                                      | the schedule (see section 29) the statutes of the universitychancellor51 (1) the chancellor shall be appointed by the visitor from a panel of not less than three persons recommended by the executive council from amongst persons of eminence in the academic or public life of the country:provided that if the visitor does not approve of any of the persons so recommended, he may call for fresh recommendations from the executive council(2) the chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years and shall not be eligible for reappointment:10provided that notwithstanding the expiry of his term of office, the chancellor shall continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his officevice- chancellor2  (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):15provided that if the visitor does not approve of any of the persons included in the panel, he may call for an extended fresh panel20(2) the committee referred to in clause (1) shall consist of five persons, out of whom three shall be nominated by the executive council and two by the visitor and one of the nominees of the visitor shall be the convener of the committee:provided that none of the members of the committee shall be an employee of the university or a college or an institution maintained by the university or a member of any authority of the university or connected with an institution associated with the university or having any business interest in the university(3) the vice-chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the university25(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 seventy years, whichever is earlier, and he shall be eligible for reappointment:30provided 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 him35(5) notwithstanding anything contained in clause (4), the visitor may, at any time after the vice-chancellor has entered upon his office, by order in writing, remove the vice- chancellor from office on grounds of incapacity, misconduct or violation of statutory provisions:provided that no such order shall be made by the visitor unless the vice-chancellor has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him:provided further that the visitor may, at any time before making such order, place the vice-chancellor under suspension, pending enquiry40(6) 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 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 residence45throughout the term of office and no charge shall fall on the vice-chancellor in respect of the maintenance of such residence;(ii)  the vice-chancellor shall be entitled to such terminal benefits and allowances as may be fixed by the executive council with the approval of the visitor from time to time:510provided 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 contributing immediately before his appointment as the vice-chancellor:provided further that where such employee had been member of any pension scheme, the university shall make the necessary contribution to such scheme;15(iii) the vice-chancellor shall be entitled to travelling allowance at such rates as may be fixed by the executive council;20(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 first 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 service;25(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, and half-pay leave may also be availed of as commuted leave on full pay on medical certificate:30provided that when such commuted leave is availed of, twice the amount of half-pay leave shall be debited against half-pay leave due (7) 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:35provided that if the pro-vice-chancellor is not available, the seniormost professor shall perform the duties of the vice-chancellor until a new vice-chancellor assumes office or until the existing vice-chancellor resumes the duties of his office, as the case may bepowers and duties of vice- chancellor3  (1) the vice-chancellor shall be ex officio chairman of the executive council, the academic council and the finance committee and shall, in the absence of the chancellor, preside at the convocations held for conferring degrees and at meetings of the court40(2) the vice-chancellor shall be entitled to be present at, and address, any meeting ofany 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(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 observance45(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 university50(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 deems fit(6) the vice-chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause to be convened the meetings of the executive council, the academic council and the finance committee(7) the vice chancellor shall have powers to hear appeal against any order passed by the registrar and to confirm or to modify or to reverse the order5pro-vice- chancellor4  (1) every pro-vice-chancellor shall be appointed by the executive council on the recommendation of the vice-chancellor:provided that where the recommendation of the vice-chancellor is not accepted by the executive council, 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 executive council:10provided further that the executive council may, on the recommendation of the vice-chancellor, appoint a professor to discharge the duties of a pro-vice-chancellor in addition to his own duties as a professor15(2) the term of office of a pro-vice-chancellor shall be such as may be decided by the executive council 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 reappointment:provided further that, in any case, a pro-vice-chancellor shall retire on attaining the age of seventy years:20provided also that a pro-vice-chancellor shall, while discharging the duties of the vice-chancellor under clause (7) 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 or his retirement whichever is earlier25(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-chancellor30deans of faculties5  (1) every dean of a faculty shall be appointed by the vice-chancellor from amongst the professors in the faculty by rotation in the order of seniority for a period of three years:provided that in case there is either one or no professor in a faculty, the dean shall be appointed, for the time being, from amongst the professor, if any, and the associate professors in the faculty by rotation in the order of seniority:35provided further that a dean on attaining the age of sixty-five years shall cease to hold office as such:40(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 the seniormost professor or associate professor, as the case may be, in the faculty(3) the dean shall be the head of the faculty and shall be responsible for the conduct and maintenance of the standards of teaching and research in the faculty and shall have such other functions as may be prescribed by the ordinances45(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 faculty, as the case may be, but shall not have the right to vote thereat unless he is a member thereofregistrar6  (1) the registrar shall be appointed by the executive council 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 reappointment5(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-two years10(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 in respect of whom he is the appointing authority, and to suspend them pending inquiry and, to impose upon them such penalty as he deem fit:15provided that, till the provisions are made to provide for the procedure to be followed for imposition of penalty, the procedure as provided in the central civil services (classification, control and appeal) rules, 1965 is followed(b) an appeal shall lie to the vice-chancellor against any order of the registrar20(6) the registrar shall be ex officio secretary of, the executive council and the academic council, but shall not be deemed to be a member of any of these authorities and he shall be ex officio member-secretary of the court(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 executive council shall commit to his charge;25(b) to issue all notices convening meetings of the court, the executive council,the academic council and of any committee appointed by those authorities;(c) to keep the minutes of all the meetings of the court, the executive council,the academic council and of any committee appointed by those authorities;30(d) to conduct the official correspondence of the court, the executive council and the academic council; (e) to supply to the visitor and the chancellor 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;35(f) to represent the university in suits or proceedings by or against theuniversity, sign powers of attorney and verify pleadings or depute his representative for the purpose; and(g) 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 executive council or assigned to by the vice-chancellor40finance officer7 (1) the finance officer shall be appointed by the executive council on therecommendations of a selection committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the university(2) the finance officer shall be appointed for a term of five years and shall be eligible for reappointment45(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-two years (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 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 purpose5(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; and10(b) perform such other financial functions as may be assigned to him by the executive council or as may be prescribed by the statutes or the ordinances or the regulations (7) subject to the control of the executive council, the finance officer shall—15 (a) hold and manage the property and investments of the university including trust and endowed property;(b) ensure that the limits fixed by the executive council for recurring and nonrecurring expenditure for a year are not exceeded and that all moneys are expended on the purpose for which they are granted or allotted;20(c) be responsible for the preparation of annual accounts and the budget of the university and for their presentation to the executive council;(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;25(f) ensure that the registers of buildings, land, furniture and equipment are maintained up-to-date and that stock-checking are conducted, of equipment and other consumable materials in all offices, centres, specialised laboratories, colleges and institutions maintained by the university;30(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 duties35(8) any receipt given by the finance officer or the person or person duly authorised in this behalf by the executive council for any money payable to the university shall be sufficient discharge for payment of such moneycontroller of examinations408  (1) the controller of examinations shall be appointed by the executive council on the recommendations of a selection committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the university(2) the controller of examinations 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 controller of examinations shall be such as may be prescribed by the executive council from time to time:45provided that the controller of examinations shall retire on attaining the age of sixtytwo years:(4) when the office of the controller of examinations is vacant or when the controller of examinations 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 purpose5(5) the controller of examinations shall arrange for and superintend the examinationsof the university in the manner prescribed by the ordinanceslibrarian9  (1) the librarian shall be appointed by the executive council on the recommendations of the selection committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the university10(2) the librarian shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may beassigned to him by the executive councilmeetings of court10  (1) an annual meeting of the court shall be held on a date to be fixed by the executive council unless some other date has been fixed by the court in respect of any year15(2)  at an annual meeting of the court, a report on the working of the university during the previous year, together with a statement of the receipts and expenditure, the balance-sheet as audited, and the financial estimates for the next year shall be presented(3) a copy of the statement of receipts and expenditure, the balance-sheet and the financial estimates referred to in clause (2) shall be sent to every member of the court at least seven days before the date of the annual meeting20 (4) special meetings of the court may be convened by the executive council or thevice-chancellor(5) eleven members of the court shall form a quorum for a meeting of the court 11  five members of the executive council shall form a quorum for a meeting of the executive councilquorum for meeting of executive council2512   (1) the executive council shall have the power of management and administrationof the revenues and property of the university and the conduct of all administrative affairs of the university not otherwise provided forpowers and functions of executive council30(2) subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes and the ordinances, the executive council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers, namely:—(i) to create teaching and other academic posts including  chairs to determine the number and emoluments of such posts and to define the duties and conditions of service of professors, associate professors, assistant professors and other academic staff:35provided that no action shall be taken by the executive council in respect of thenumber and qualifications of teachers and other academic staff otherwise than after consideration of the recommendations of the academic council;40(ii) to appoint such professors, associate professors, assistant professorsand other academic staff including chairs, as may be necessary, on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for the purpose and to fill-up temporary vacancies therein; (iii) to promote interdisciplinary research by making joint appointments ofteaching staff in different faculties, departments and centres;45(iv) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to define theirduties and conditions of their service and to make appointments to the posts for which it is the appointing authority in the manner prescribed by the ordinances;(v) to grant leave of absence to any officer of the university other than the chancellor and the vice-chancellor;(vi) to regulate and enforce discipline among employees in accordance with the statutes and the ordinances;5(vii) 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;(viii) to fix limits on the total recurring and the total non-recurring expenditure for a year on the recommendation of the finance committee;10(ix) 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;(x) to transfer or accept transfers of any movable or immovable property on behalf of the university;15(xi) to provide buildings, premises, furniture and apparatus and other means needed for carrying on the work of the university;(xii) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the university;20(xiii) 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 by the order of the vice-chancellor;(xiv) 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;25(xv) to select a common seal for the university and provide for the custody and use of such seal;30(xvi) to institute fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes;and to receive donations from the members of the general public and institutions, with due acknowledgment for establishing a chair by contributing at least rupees one crore, in the name of the donor or in memory of any person desired; for creating foundations, not below rupees one crore in the name of the donor or in memory of any person desired; and for bearing the cost of any building or complex to the tune of not below rupees one crore in the name of the donor or in memory of any person desired;35(xvii) to provide for the appointment of visiting professors, emeritus professors, joint faculty, adjunct faculty, consultants and scholars and determine the terms and conditions of such appointments; and(xviii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by the act or the statutes 13  seven members of the academic council shall form a quorum for a meeting of the academic council40quorum for meetings of academic council14  subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes and the ordinances, the academic council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers, namely:—powers and functions of academic council45(a) to consider matters of general academic interest either on its own initiative or on a reference by a faculty or the executive council or the court and to take appropriate action thereon;(b) to make arrangements through ordinances for the instruction and examinationof persons other than those enrolled in the university;5(c) to exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the universityand to give directions regarding methods of admission and instruction, co-ordination of teaching among the colleges and the institutions, evaluation of research and improvement of academic standards;(d) to bring about and promote inter-faculty co-ordination and to establish orappoint such committees or boards as may be deemed necessary for the purpose;10(e) to recognise diplomas or degrees and other universities and institutionsand to determine their equivalence in relation to the diplomas and degrees of the university;(f) to fix, subject to any conditions accepted by the executive council, the timemode and conditions of competition for fellowship, scholarships and other prizes, and to award the same;15(g) to make recommendations to the executive council in regard to theappointment of examiners and if necessary, their removal and fixation of their fees, emoluments and travelling and other expenses;(h) to make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and to fix dates forholding them;20(i) to declare result of the various examinations, or to appoint committees orofficers to do so and to make recommendations regarding the conferment or grant of degrees, honours, diplomas, titles and marks of honour;25(j) to award stipends, scholarships, medals and prizes and to make other awardsin accordance with the regulations and such other conditions as may be attached to the awards;(k) to approve and publish syllabus or the prescribed courses of study and listsof prescribed or recommended text books;(l) to prepare such forms and registers as are, from time to time, prescribed byregulations; and30(m) to perform, in relation to academic matters, all such duties and acts as maybe necessary, for the fulfilment of the objects of this act15  (1) the university shall have such faculties as may be specified in the statutesfaculties and departments(2) every faculty shall have a faculty board and the members of the first faculty board shall be nominated by the executive council for a period of three years35(3) the composition, powers and functions of a faculty board shall be prescribed by the ordinances(4) the conduct of the meetings of a faculty board and the quorum required for such meetings shall be prescribed by the ordinances40(5) (a) every faculty shall consist of such departments as may be assigned to it by the statutes:provided that the executive council may, on the recommendation of the academic council, establish centres of studies to which may be assigned such teachers of the university as the executive council may consider necessary(b) each department shall consist of the following members, namely:—(i) teachers of the department;45(ii) persons conducting research in the department;(iii) dean of the faculty; (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 16  (1) each department shall have a board of studies5board of studies(2) the constitution of the board of studies and the term of office of its members shall be prescribed by the ordinances10(3) subject to the overall control and supervision of the academic council, the functions of a board of studies shall be to approve subjects for research for various degrees and other requirements of research degrees and to recommend to the concerned faculty board in the manner prescribed by the ordinances—(a) courses of studies and appointment of examiners for courses, but excluding research degrees;(b) appointment of supervisors for research; and (c) measures for the improvement of the standard of teaching and research:15provided that the above functions of a board of studies shall, during the period of three years immediately after the commencement of the act, be performed by the department 17  (1) the finance committee shall consist of the following members, namely:—finance committee(i) the vice-chancellor;20(ii) the pro-vice-chancellor; (iii) one person to be nominated by the court; (iv) three persons to be nominated by the executive council, out of whom at least one shall be a member of the executive council; and25(v) three persons to be 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 years30(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 expenditure35(6) all proposals relating to creation of posts, and those items which have not been included in the budget, shall be examined by the finance committee before they are considered by the executive council(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 executive council for approval40 (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)45selection committees and appointments18 (1) there shall be selection committees for making recommendations to the executive council for appointment to the posts of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, 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, a nominee of the visitor and the persons specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the said table: table512professor(i) the dean of the faculty(ii) the head of the department, if he is a professor10(iii) three persons not in the service of the university, nominated by the executive council, 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 concernedassociate professor or (i) the head of the departmentassistant professor(ii) one professor nominated by the vice-chancellor15(iii) two persons not in the service of the university, nominated by the executive council, out of a panel of names recommended by the academic council for their special knowledge of, or interest in, the subject with which the associate professor or assistant professor will be concerned20registrar or finance(i) two members of the executive council nominated by itofficer(ii) one person not in the service of the university nominated bythe executive councillibrarian(i) two persons not in the service of the university who havespecial knowledge of the subject of the library science or library administration nominated by the executive council25(ii) one person not in the service of the university nominated by the executive councilprincipal of college or institution maintained by the university30three persons not in the service of the university of whom two shall be nominated by the executive council and one by the academic council for their special knowledge of, or interest in, a subject in which instruction is being provided by the college orinstitutionnote 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 concerned35note 2—the professor to be nominated by the vice-chancellor shall be a professor concerned with the speciality for which the selection is being made and the vice-chancellor shall consult the head of the department and the dean of school before nominating the professor(3) the vice-chancellor, or on his authorisation the pro-vice-chancellor, or the dean shall convene and preside over the meeting of the selection committee:40provided that the meeting of the selection committee shall be fixed after prior consultation with, and subject to the convenience of visitor's nominee and the experts nominated by the executive council:provided further that the proceedings of the selection committee shall not be valid unless,—45(a) where the number of visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by theexecutive council 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 executive council is three in all, at least two of them attend the meeting (4) the procedure to be followed by the selection committee shall be laid down in the ordinances5(5) all the proceedings, right from occurrence of vacancy to selection of the applicants by the selection committee shall be placed before the executive council by way of agenda note circulated in advance along with the recommendations of the selection committee in sealed cover for informed decision making by the executive council:provided that, if any complaint has been received on the same, it shall also be included in the agenda note10(6) on being satisfied with the selection process, the executive council may accept the recommendations of the selection committee and shall appoint the person so selected on such terms and conditions as it deems fit15(7) if the executive council is unable to accept the recommendations made by the selection committee, it shall record its reasons and submit the case to the visitor for final orders(8) appointments to temporary posts shall be made in the manner indicated below:—(i) if the temporary vacancy is for 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;20(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 faculty concerned, the head of the department and a nominee of the vice-chancellor:25provided 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;(iii) no temporarily appointed teacher shall, if he is not recommended by a regular selection committee for appointment under the statutes, be continued in service on such temporary employment30special mode of appointment19 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in statute 18, the executive council may appoint a person of high academic distinction and professional attainments to accept a post of professor or associate professor or any other equivalent academic post in the university on such terms and conditions as it deems fit35provided that the executive council may also create supernumerary posts for a specified period for appointment of such persons:provided further that the number of supernumerary posts so created should not exceed five per cent of the total posts in the university40(2) the executive council may appoint a teacher or any other academic staff workingin any other university or organisation for undertaking a joint project in accordance with the manner laid down in the ordinancescommittees20 (1) an authority of the university may appoint as many standing or specialcommittees as it may deem fit, and may appoint to such committees persons who are not members of such authority45(2)  a committee appointed under clause (1) may deal with any subject delegated toit subject to subsequent confirmation by the authority appointing it21 (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) the emoluments of members of the academic staff shall be such as may be prescribed by the ordinances5terms and conditions of service and code of conduct of the teachers, etc(3) on appointment, every teacher and member of the academic staff of the university shall sign a contract, the form of which shall be prescribed by the ordinances(4) a copy of every contract referred to in clause (3) shall be deposited with the registrar10terms and conditions of service and code of conduct of other employees1522  (1) all the employees of the university, other than the teachers and other academic staff 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 and until such statutes, ordinances and regulations are made, the provisions of the central civil services (classification, control and appeal) rules, 1965 shall apply(2) the manner of appointment and emoluments of employees, other than the teachers and other academic staff, shall be such as may be prescribed by the ordinancesseniority list2023  (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 a person in higher grade will be considered senior to a person in the lower grade(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)25(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 executive council whose decision thereon shall be final30disciplinary action against employees of the university3524  (1) where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of theacademic staff or other employee of the university and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as the appointing authority) is of the view that continuance of such teacher, member of the academic staff, or other employee is not in the public interest or detrimental to the fair conduct of the regular departmental enquiry, he may, by order in writing, place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee, under suspension:40provided that if the appointing authority of such teacher, member of the academicstaff or other employee is the executive council, the vice-chancellor may, after recording the facts and circumstances warranting suspension of such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee, suspend him and report the matter to the executive council within three months' failing which the order shall stand revoked:provided further that after considering the report of the vice-chancellor, the executive council may confirm or revoke the order45(2) notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contract of appointmentor of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the executive council 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 other employee, as the case may be, on grounds of misconduct50(3) save as aforesaid, the executive council, or as the case may be, the appointingauthority, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or otheremployee 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 him5(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: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 suspension10(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 executive council or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three months' salary in lieu thereof;15(b) if he is not a permanent employee, only after giving one month's notice in writing to the executive council or, as the case may be, the appointing authority or by paying one month's salary in lieu thereof:20provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date on which the resignation is accepted by the executive council or the appointing authority, as the case may behonorary degrees25  (1) the executive council may, on the recommendation of the academic counciland 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:25provided that in case of emergency, the executive council may, on its own motion,make such proposals(2) the executive council 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 university30withdrawal of degrees, etc26 the executive council may, by a special resolution passed by a majority of notless 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:35provided 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 executive council27  (1) all powers relating to the maintenance of discipline and disciplinary action in relation to the students of the university shall vest in the vice-chancellor40maintenance of discipline among students of university(2) the vice-chancellor may delegate all or any of his powers referred to in clause (1), as he deems proper, to a pro-vice-chancellor and to such other officers as he may specify in this behalf45(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 such 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 or a faculty 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 faculty 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 cancelled5(4) the principals of colleges, institutions, deans of faculties and heads of teachingdepartments in the university shall have the authority to exercise all such disciplinary powers over the students in their respective colleges, institutions, faculties and teaching departments in the university, as may be necessary for the proper maintenance of discipline in such colleges, institutions, faculties and teaching departments10(5) without prejudice to the powers of the vice-chancellor and the principal and otherpersons specified in clause (4), detailed rules of discipline and proper conduct shall bemade by the university the principals of colleges, institutions, deans of faculties and heads of teaching departments in the university may also make such supplementary rules as they deem necessary to the aforesaid purpose15(6) at the time of admission, every student shall be required to sign a declaration tothe effect that he submits himself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the vice-chancellor and other authorities of the universityconvocations28 convocations of the university for the conferring of degrees shall be held in such manner as may be prescribed by the ordinances20acting chairman of meetings29 where no provision is made for a president or chairperson to preside over ameeting of any authority of the university or any committee of such authority or when the president or chairperson so provided for is absent, the members present shall elect one from among themselves to preside at such meetingresignation2530  any member, other than an ex officio member of the court, the executive council,the academic council or any other authority of the university or any committee of such authority may resign by letter addressed to the registrar and the resignation shall take effect as soon as such letter is received by the registrardisqualifications31 (1) a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of any of the authorities, or being appointed as, and for being, an officer of the university if—(i) he is of unsound mind; or30(ii) he is an undercharged insolvent; or (iii) he has been convicted by a court of law of an offence involving moralturpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months35(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 other proceedings shall lie in any civil court against such decision4032 notwithstanding anything contained in the statutes, a person who is not ordinarily resident in india shall not be eligible to be an officer of the university or a member of any authority of the university45residence condition for membership and office membership of authorities by virtue of membership of other bodies33 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 be34 (1) there shall be an alumni association for the universityalumni association(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 elections unless he has been a member of the association for at least one year prior to the date of 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 election5students' council35 (1) there shall be constituted in the university, a student's council for every academic year, consisting of—(i) twenty students to be nominated by the academic council on the basis of merit in studies, sports and extra-curricular activities; and10(ii) twenty elected representatives of students in the manner prescribed by the ordinances (2) the chairperson and other office bearers of the council shall be elected by the members of the council in the manner prescribed by the ordinances:15provided that any student of the university shall have the right to bring up any matter concerning the interest of the students 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 consideration20(3) 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 interest to the students and such suggestions shall be made on the basis of majority of the members present and voting(4) twenty-one members shall form quorum of the meeting of the council (5) the students' council shall meet at least twice in an academic year 36 (1) the first ordinances made under sub-section (2) of section 30 may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by the executive council in the manner specified below25ordinances how to be made(2) no ordinance in respect of the matters enumerated in sub-section (1) of section 30shall be made by the executive council unless a draft of such ordinance has been proposed by the academic council30(3) the executive council 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 re-consideration, either in whole or in part, together with any amendment which the executive council may suggest35(4) where the executive council 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 executive council which shall either adopt it or refer it to the visitor whose decision shall be final(5) every ordinance made by the executive council shall come into effect immediately40(6) every ordinance made by the executive council shall be submitted to the visitor within two weeks from the date of its adoption(7) the visitor shall have the power to direct the university to suspend the operation of any such ordinance and he shall, as soon as possible, inform the university about his objection to the proposed ordinance45(8) 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 finalregulations37  (1) the authorities of the university may make regulations 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 numberof members required to form a quorum;5(ii) providing for all matters which are required by the act, the statutes or theordinances to be prescribed by regulations;(iii) providing for all other matters solely concerning such authorities orcommittees appointed by them and not provided for by the act, the statutes or the ordinances10(2) every authority of the university shall make regulations providing for the givingof notice to the members of such authority of the dates of meetings and of the business to be considered at meetings and for the keeping of a record of the proceedings of meetings(3) the executive council may direct the amendment in such manner as it may specify, of any regulation made under the statutes or the annulment of any such regulation15delegation of powers38 subject to the provisions of the act and the statutes, any officer or authority ofthe university may delegate 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 statement  of objects  and  reasonseducation is considered as prime driving force in elevating the status of women and it is government's commitment to ensure gender parity in all spheres of life the making of quality education, available to everyone is the most fundamental basis for advancing gender equality and women's empowerment armed with such an education, and the self-confidence that comes with it, there is no limit to what women can do-provided they have equal access to job and career opportunities and the determination to make positive changes in the country2 there are some state universities and institutions deemed to be universities which cater exclusively to women students, but there is no central university exclusively for women in the country in the 12th five year plan while the focus is on consolidation of the existing institutions, there is provision for new central universities to address the social gap the university shall be established exclusively for women with an objective to provide for necessary support and supplement the efforts of the government in women's empowerment by giving them increased access to higher education and research the proposed women's university will cut across social and religious categories and facilitate girls from disadvantaged sections to enter into higher education3 establishment of a central university for women would have a multiplier effect on availability of empowered women in all walks of life as a model central university for women, it will create standards of excellence to be followed by others such a central university will help in the fight to overcome discrimination and change perceptions about what women can and should do4 the bill seeks to achieve the above objectivesnew delhi;m m pallam rajuthe 2nd  august,  2013 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill seeks to establish a new central university as a body corporate to be known as the indira gandhi national university for women in the district of raebareli, uttar pradesh after enactment of the bill, the vice chancellor will be appointed, who will prepare the vision document and the draft project report under the guidance of the statutory authorities of the university the actual financial requirements of the university will be worked out on the basis of the draft project report it is expected that the proposed university would require about rs 500 crore during the 12thplan period the expenditure would be met from the consolidated fund of india through the university grants commission under the budgetary provisions of the minsitry of human resource development memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 29 of the bill provides that the first statutes are those set out in the schedule to the bill it also empowers the executive council of the university to make new or additional statutes or to amend or repeal the statutes of the university subject to the assent of the visitor2 sub-clause (5) of the aforesaid clause empowers the visitor also to make new or additional statutes or amend or repeal the statutes of the university during the period of five years immediately after the commencement of the act3 sub-clause (6) further empowers the visitor to direct the university to make provisions in the statutes in respect of any matter specified by him and if the executive council is unable to implement such direction within sixty days of its receipt, the visitor may, after considering the reasons, if any, communicated by the executive council for its inability to comply with such direction, make or amend the statutes suitably the matters in respect of which the executive council and the visitor may make, amend or repeal statutes include the constitution, powers and functions of the authorities and other bodies of the university, the appointment of officers and teachers of the university, the conditions of service of employees of the university and other such matters4 sub-clause (2) of clause 30 of the bill empowers the vice-chancellor to make the first ordinances of the university with the previous approval of the central government and provides that the ordinances so made may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by the executive council in the manner prescribed by the statutes the matters in respect of which ordinances may be made, or as the case may be, amended, repealed or added to, relate to admission of students, courses of study, medium of instruction and examination, the manner of co-operation and collaboration with other universities, institutions and other agencies, the setting up of a machinery for redressal of grievances of employees and other such matters5 clause 31 of the bill enables the authorities of the university to 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 statutes6 clause 45 empowers the central government, by order published in the official gazette, to make provisions to remove certain difficulties, which may appear to be necessary or expedient and such an order is not to be made after the expiry of a period of three years from the commencement of the act and such order shall be laid before each house of parliament7 clause 46 provides that every statute, ordinance or regulation made under the act shall be published in the official gazette and they shall be laid before each house of parliament8 the matters for which the statutes, ordinances or regulations may be made pertain to matters of procedure or detail and it is not possible to provide for them in the bill the delegation of legislative powers is, therefore, of normal character———— a billto establish and incorporate a university in the state of uttar pradesh to  provide for avenues of higher education and research facilities  to the women in india and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————