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Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991
Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Establishment of Universities.
Section 34. Reconstitution of the Universities.
Section 45. Powers, functions and objects of the Universities.
Section 56. Admission of educational institutions or colleges.
Section 67. University open to all persons.
Section 78. Inspection and inquiry.
Section 89. Officers of the University.
Section 910. Chancellor.
Section 1011. Vice-Chancellor.
Section 1112. Term of office etc. of Vice-Chancellor.
Section 1213. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
Section 1314. The Rector.
Section 1415. The Registrar.
Section 1516. The Finance Officer.
Section 1617. Authorities.
Section 1718. Executive Council.
Section 1819. Powers and duties of the Executive Council.
Section 1920. Annual Accounts.
Section 2021. Financial estimates.
Section 2122. Annual Report.
Section 2223. Power to incur unforeseen expenditure.
Section 2324. Academic Senate.
Section 2425. Powers of the Academic Senate.
Section 2526. The Faculties.
Section 2627. The Board of Studies.
Section 2728. Planning and Monitoring Board.
Section 2829. Disqualification for Membership.
Section 2930. Disputes as to constitution of University Authorities.
Section 3031. Constitution of Committees.
Section 3132. Proceedings of University Boards not invalidated by vacancies.
Section 3233. Term of office of members of Executive Council and the Academic Senate, etc..
Section 3334. Removal from membership of the University.
Section 3435. Registered Graduates.
Section 3536. Attendance at recognised institutions.
Section 3637. Admission to University Courses.
Section 3738. Recognition of degrees and diplomas.
Section 3839. Conditions of service.
Section 3940. Conditions of Service of Employees and Settlement of disputes.
Section 4041. Procedure of appeal in disciplinary cases against students.
Section 4142. Right of Appeal.
Section 4243. Constitution of Selection Committee.
Section 4344. Pension or Provident Fund.
Section 4445. General Fund.
Section 4546. Constitution of other Funds.
Section 4647. Finance Committee.
Section 4748. Borrowing of money.
Section 4849. Certain restrictions in respect of financial matters.
Section 4950. Transfer of the Government institutions to the University.
Section 5051. Statutes.
Section 5152. Statutes how made.
Section 5253. Ordinances.
Section 5354. Ordinances how made.
Section 5455. Regulations.
Section 5556. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 5657. Repeal and Savings.
Section 571. Srikakulam
Section 12. Vijayanagaram
Section 23. Visakhapatnam
Section 34. West Godavari
Section 45. East Godavari
Section 51. Warangal
Section 12. Adilabad
Section 23. Karimnagar
Section 34. Khammam
Section 41. Anantapur
Section 12. Kurnool
Section 21. Guntur
Section 12. Prakasam
Section 23. Krishna
Section 31. Hyderabad
Section 12. Ranga Reddy
Section 23. Mahaboobnagar
Section 34. Medak
Section 45. Nalgonda
Section 56. Nizamabad
Section 61. Cuddapah
Section 12. Chittoor
Section 23. Nellore
Section 32. Nizamabad
Section 23. Adilabad
Section 31. East Godavari
Section 12. West Godavari
Section 2
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"content": "(i) The Andhra University established under the Andhra University Act, 1925 (Act II of 1926).\n(ii) The Kakatiya University established under the Kakatiya University Act, 1976 (Act 44 of 1976).\n(iii) Sri Krishna Devaraya University established under the Sri Krishna Devaraya University Act, 1981 (Act 36 of 1981).\n(iv) The Nagarjuna University established under the Nagarjuna University Act, 1976 (Act 43 of 1976).\n(v) The Osmania University established under the Osmania University Act, 1959, (Act 9 of 1959) and,\n(vi) Sri Venkateswara University established under Sri Venkateswara University Act, 1954 (Act XIV of 1954). shall be deemed to have been established and incorporated under this Act and are hereby declared to be Universities by the aforesaid names, and the respective University areas and Headquarters thereof shall be as specified in Columns (3) and (4) of the Schedule.",
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"content": "(i) if such interpretation was given at a meeting of the Executive Council, the appeal shall lie to the Chancellor direct;\n(ii) if such interpretation was given otherwise than at a meeting of the Executive Council, the appeal shall be forwarded to the Chancellor through the Executive Council.\n(b) An appeal shall lie to the Executive Council against any action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under Clause (a) affecting any person in the service of the University, at the instance of such person. Such appeal shall be filed within thirty days from the day on which such person has notice of the action taken.",
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"content": "(1) to direct the form, custody and use of the common seal of the University;\n(2) to hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University;\n(3) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University in the exercise of performance of the powers and duties assigned to it by this Act and the Statutes;\n(4) (a) to accept on behalf of the University, endowments, bequests, donations and other transfer of property made to it;\n(b) to administer all funds placed at the disposal of the University for specific purposes;\n(5) subject to such Statutes as may be prescribed in this behalf,-\n(i) to appoint the teachers of the University below the rank of Assistant Professors;\n(ii) to appoint the teachers of the University and above the rank of Assistant Professors on the recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose;\n(iii) to fix emoluments of the teachers of the University and define their duties and conditions of 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Senate and to suspend or withdraw such recognition after consultation with the Academic Senate;\n(19) to direct the inspection of affiliated or recognised colleges and institutions;\n(20) to call for reports and returns and other information from affiliated or recognised colleges and institutions;\n(21) to recognise hostels not maintained by the University and to suspend or withdraw such recognition therefrom;\n(22) to supervise and control the residence and discipline of the students of the University and make arrangements for promoting their health and well-being;\n(23) to recommend to the Chancellor on the motion of the Vice- Chancellor the conferment of honorary degrees and other academic distinctions;\n(24) to make, amend or repeal Regulations, Statutes and Ordinances;\n(25) to delegate any of its powers to the Vice-Chancellor or to a committee from among its own members or to any employee of University;\n(26) to regulate and determine all matters concerning the administration of the University in accordance with the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations and to exercise such other powers or duties as may be conferred or imposed by this Act;\n(27) to establish and maintain University Colleges;\n(28) to provide for research and advancement and dissemination of knowledge;\n(29) to create posts of professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and other teaching posts required by the University;\n(30) to establish, equip, and maintain the University laboratories and libraries;\n(31) to control, in general, all colleges in the University area in the manner prescribed by Statutes;\n(32) to confer degrees and other academic distinctions on persons who have pursued approved courses of study in a University college or an affiliated college or Oriental college, unless exempted therefrom in the manner prescribed by the Regulations and shall have passed the prescribed examination of the University or shall have carried on research under conditions prescribed;\n(33) to confer honorary degrees or distinctions on approved persons in manner prescribed;\n(34) to provide for allowances, travelling allowances, scholarships, exhibition, bursaries, studentships, medals and prizes;\n(35) to provide for lectures and instruction to persons not being students of the University and to grant diplomas to them;\n(36) to establish and maintain hostels;\n(37) to prescribe the fees to be charged for the affiliation and recognition of colleges;\n(38) to prepare the annual reports and annual accounts and the financial estimates of the University for submission to the Academic Senate;\n(39) to enter into any agreement with the Government or with the private managements for assuming the management of any institution and taking-over its properties and liabilities or for any other purpose not repugnant to the provisions of the Act;\n(40) to exercise all the powers of the University not otherwise provided for, and all powers requisite to give effect to 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"content": "(1) all members of the Board of Management.\n(2) all Deans of Faculties;\n(3) all Ex-Vice-Chancellors of the University concerned;\n(4) Vice-Director of Technical Education;\n(5) the Director of Medical Education;\n(6) the Director of School Education;\n(7) the Director of Adult Education;\n(8) the Director of Intermediate Education;\n(9) the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education or in his absence the Vice-Chairman thereof ;\n(10) the Director, Telugu Academy;\n(11) all members of the University Planning and Monitoring Board.\nCLASS - II.\nCLASS - II.\nLife Members\nLife Members\n(1) All donars who are earlier members of the erstwhile Senate;\n(2) all persons who donate an, amount of not less than rupees five lakhs to the University.\nCLASS - III\nCLASS - III\nMembers To Be Nominated By The Government\nMembers To Be Nominated By The Government\n(1) one third or- twenty Professors whichever is less, of the University colleges, by rotation;\n(2) one third or twenty Principals whichever is less of the affiliated colleges in the University area by rotation ;\n(3) seven persons of whom two shall belong to the members of the Scheduled Castes and one shall belong to Scheduled Tribes., two shall belong to Backward Classes and two shall be women;\n(4) two Principals of Junior Colleges or Higher Secondary Schools in the University area;\n(5) ten persons to represent professionals belonging to the fields of medicine, engineering, business, law, banking etc.\n(6) two persons belonging to the non-teaching staff employed in the colleges of the University area;\n(7) six students to be nominated on merit basis of whom two shall be under graduates, two shall be post-graduates, one shall be a research scholar and one student of a professional college;\n(8) one Librarian of any college in the University area;\n(9) one Physical Director of any college in the University area;\n(10) two persons from Research Laboratories or Institutions of the Government of India in' the University area;\n(11) one Professor from each of the other Universities in the State;\n(12) two representatives of the managements of private colleges in the University area.\nCLASS - IV\nCLASS - IV\nElected Members :\nElected Members :\n(1) Ten teachers to be elected from among the teachers of the University colleges from among themselves according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the Statutes;\n(2) Ten Teachers to be elected from among the teachers' of the affiliated colleges in the University area from among themselves according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the Statutes;\n(3) Ten Members of the Legislative Assembly to be elected from among the Members of the Legislative Assembly of whom two each shall belong to Scheduled Castes/ Backward Classes and One Scheduled Tribe from among themselves according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the Statutes.",
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"content": "(a) to consider the annual report and budget estimates prepared by the Board of Studies;\n(b) to advice the Board of Studies on all academic matters, including the control and management of the libraries;\n(c) to constitute the several faculties as may be prescribed;\n(d) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the constitution or reconstitution of departments, of teaching;\n(e) to make recommendations to the Executive Council for the creation of posts of professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and other teaching posts and in regard to the duties and emoluments thereof;\n(f) to make recommendations of the Executive Council for the recognition of teachers qualified to give instruction in affiliated and oriental colleges;\n(g) to make recommendation to the Executive Council for the selection of a college in the University area on a reference made thereof by the Executive Council for the conferment of autonomy on such college or for withdrawal of autonomy already conferred;\n(h) to make regulations for the encouragement of cooperation and reciprocity among colleges with a view to promoting acting academic life;\n(i) to make regulations regarding the admission of students to the University;\n(j) to make regulations relating to courses, examinations and the conditions on which students shall be admitted to examinations for the degrees of the University;\n(k) to decide the conditions under which exemptions relating to the admission of students to examinations may be given;\n(l) to appoint Standing Committees and to delegate to them or the Vice-Chancellor, powers to execute any of the functions assigned by this Act;\n(m) to make regulations for the use of Telugu as medium of instruction and examination.",
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"content": "(i) the Vice-Chancellor (Chairman);\n(ii) four from among the Principals of University and Professional Colleges, Deans/Chairman of Faculties nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;\n(iii) two educationists nominated by the Government;\n(iv) two nominees of the University Grants Commission.\nChapter V\nGeneral",
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"content": "(a) is, on the date of nomination, of unsound mind, a minor, a deaf-mute or is suffering from leprosy; or\n(b) applied to be adjudicated as an insolvent or is an undischarged insolvent; or\n(c) has been convicted and sentenced by a criminal court to imprisonment for a period of more than one year for an offence involving moral turpitude unless such sentence has been reversed or the offence has been pardoned or a period of five years has elapsed from the date of the expiration of the sentence.",
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"number": "53",
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