Apex Professional University Act, 2012

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    "slug": "apex-professional-university-act-2012-2012",
    "title": "Apex Professional University Act, 2012",
    "short_title": "Apex Professional University Act, 2012",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 7 of 2013)",
    "act_year": 2012,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Arunachal Pradesh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Apex Professional University Act, 2012",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short Title and Commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Academic Senate\" means the Academic Senate of the University;\n(b) \"Act\" means the Apex Professional University Act, 2012;\n(c) \"Agenda Matter\" means all the matters and business to be designated in the statutes each of which can be either included in the Agenda or be taken up for discussion and decision at a meeting of the Board of Governors or the Board of Management or any Authority, as the case may be, only subject to the prior written approval of the Chancellor, consenting to the passing of the such matters and business at such a meeting ;\n(d) \"Board of Governors\" means Board of Governors of the University;\n(e) \"Board of Management\" means Board of Management of the University;\n(f) \"Chancellor\" means Chancellor of the University;\n(g) \"Community College\" means Community College established, maintained or recognized by the University and it is an alternative system of higher education, which aims to empower individuals through appropriate skills leading to gainful employment and self-employability; .\n(h) \"Constituent College\" means a college or institution maintained by the University;\n(i) \"Examination Centre\" means an Examination Centre established or recognized by the University for the purposes of conducting examination of full time, part time, online education and external students registered with the University;\n(j) \"External Student\" means a student who is registered at University for an award but study independently outside the University:\n(k) \"Government\" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh,\n(l) \"Official Gazette\" means Gazette of Arunachai Pradesh;\n(m) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed in this Act and by the statutes and regulations made under this Act;\n(n) \"Regional Centre\" means Centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of the students for rendering any other assistance required by the students in any region and for performing such other functions as may be confirmed on such center by the Board of Management;\n(o) \"Registrar\" means Registrar of the University;\n(p) \"Regulatory Bodies\" means a bodies established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Dental Council of India (DCI), National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Indian Nursing Council (INC), Bar Council of India (8CI), National Council of Assessment & Accreditation (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and includes the State Government;\n(q) \"Skill Knowledge Provider\" means industry, organization or any other institution giving practical training to students;\n(r) \"Sponsoring Body or Sponsor\" in relation to this Act means the Apex Foundation, Bangalore (India);\n(s) \"State\" means State of Arunachal Pradesh;\n(t) \"Statutes and Regulations\" means, respectively, the Statutes and Regulations of the University made by the respective authorities of the University;\n(u) \"e-Learning Centre\" means Centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purposes of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance including training, virtual classes and administering examination required in the context of online education;\n(v) \"University Grants Commission (UGC)\" means the commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956);\n(w) \"University\" means the Apex Professional University established and incorporated under this Act;\n(x) \"Vice-Chancellor\" means Vice-Chancellor of the University.\n(y) \"Apex Foundation\" means the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered at Bangalore and recognized by Department of Income Tax (Government of India) as a charitable organization;\nChapter - II\nThe University and The Sponsoring Body",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Establishment and Incorporation of the University.",
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            "content": "(a) Establish the endowment fund in the manner prescribed in this Act;\n(b) Acquire a minimum ten acres of land in anywhere in the State or as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher;\n(c) Construct or arrange a minimum 10,000 square feet of covered space in any where in the State or as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher for administrative purpose and for conducting academic programmes;\n(d) Invest rupees twenty lacs or as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher, on books, journals, computers, library networking and other facilities so as to make library facilities adequate for contemporary teaching and research;\n(e) Procure equipments, computers, furniture and other immovable assets and infrastructure facilities (other than buildings, referred to in clause (c) above} worth not less than rupees fifty lacs or as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher;\n(f) Land, building and properties acquired, created and arranged or built for the university shall not be used for any other purpose, other than that for which the same is acquired;\n(g) Appoint adequate number of teaching and non-teaching staff in each Faculty to be started by the University;\n(h) Establishment of provident fund and take up welfare programmes for the employees of the university; and\n(i) Fulfill such other academic standards in accordance with the guidelines of the UGC, AICTE, NCTE and other regulatory bodies established by the law of Union or State Government.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Objects of the University.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Powers and Functions of the University.",
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            "content": "(1) To provide instruction and training in all such branches of knowledge or learning as the University may deem fit and to make provision for research, advancement and dissemination of such knowledge.\n(2) To administer and manage the university's functions and such centers for research, training or for advancement of knowledge in the field of professional and vocational education.\n(3) To confer Pre University Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate Degrees or other academic distinctions in the manner and under conditions laid down in the Statutes;\n(4) To ensure that the academic standards of the Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates and other Academic distinctions are not lower than those laid down by the AICTE, NCTE, UGC, MCI, PCI and such other regulatory bodies;\n(5) To set-up Community Colleges, e-Learning Centers and support centers in and outside the country for providing vocational education and skill development training facilities;\n(6) To make special provisions for reservation for admission and employment for the eligible candidate domiciled in the State of Arunachal Pradesh;\n(7) To institute and award fellowship, scholarship, assistant-ships, stipends, tuition waivers, medals and prizes etc.;\n(8) To hold examinations in and outside the country to grant diplomas or certificates and to confer degrees or other academic distinctions and on, person who:\n(a) have pursued a course of study in the University or in the approved Institutions or in associated Industry or as an external student or under online education system; or\n(b) have carried on research in the University or in the approved Institutions or as an external student or under work integrated learning system;\n(9) To withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or other academic distinctions for good and sufficient cause;\n(10) To confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions in the manner laid down in the Act;\n(11) To fix, collect, demand and revise fees and other charges as may be prescribed;\n(12) To provide tuition fee Free Education to the students belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) of the State in admissions for different programmes in the Community Colleges;\n(13) To create industry - academia partnership to conceptualize, innovative, design, develop, deliver, offer work integrated learning programs, training programs and research programs in subjects the University may deem fit for such purposes as may be agreed upon on such terms and conditions as the University may, from time to time, determine;\n(14) To recognize examinations or period of study (whether in full or in part) of other universities, institutions or other place of higher learning as equivalent to examinations or period of study in foe university and to withdraw such recognitions at any time;\n(15) To make provisions for extra-curricular activities for students and employees;\n(16) To provide campus recruitment and establishment of Placement Bureau;\n(17) To establish, maintain or recognize Regional Centers, Training Centers, Skill Knowledge Provider, National Coordinator, Learning Resource Provider and Information Centers as may be determined by the University, necessary for furtherance of its objects;\n(18) To make appointments of officers and employees of University;\n(19) To recognize any organization situated in and outside the country, which conduct research or specified studies or specialized studies for such purpose and in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in the statutes;\n(20) To receive grants, subventions, subscriptions, donations and gifts for the purposes of the University and consistent with the object for which the University is established;\n(21) To institute and maintain hostels and to recognize places of residence for students of the University or Constituent Colleges or Community Colleges;\n(22) To supervise and control the residence and to regulate the discipline among the students and all categories of employees and to lay down the conditions of service of such employees, including the code of conduct for the students and employees;\n(23) To create posts for academic, administrative and support staff and other necessary posts and to make appointments thereto with prior approval of the sponsoring body.\n(24) To establish and maintain within the University or elsewhere, such class rooms, laboratories and libraries, as the University may consider necessary.\n(25) To strategies alliance or co-operation with other universities or institutions of higher learning in any part of the world for specified educational and research programs, dual degree programs, joint degree programs and exchange programmes for students, faculty members and others;\n(26) To purchase, take on lease or accept as gifts or otherwise any land or building or works which may be necessary or convenient for the purpose of the University, on such terms and conditions as it may think fit and proper and to construct or alter and maintain any such building or works;\n(27) To regulate expenditures and manage the accounts of the University;\n(28) To sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of any portion or whole of the immovable properties of the University, on such terms as it may think fit and proper without prejudice to the interest and activities of the University upon the prior approval of the sponsoring body or State Government.\n(29) To draw and accept, to make and endorse, to discount and negotiate, Government of India and other promissory notes, bills of exchange, cheques or other negotiable instruments;\n(30) To provide online education in such subject and in such manners as may be specified by Academic Senate of the University, provided that the university may for this purpose establish resource center and collaborate with service provider in various part of the country and abroad.\n(31) To borrow money with the approval of the sponsoring body, on the security of the property of the University for the purposes of the University and to pay out from the funds of the University, all expenses incidental to raising money, and to repay, redeem any money borrowed;\n(32) To enter into agreement with the Central Government, State Governments, University Grants Commission or other agencies for receiving grants and for other purposes;\n(33) To organize and conduct refresher courses, orientation courses, workshops, seminars, executive education and other programs for the working adults and others through Executive Education Centers;\n(34) To prepare instructional materials including Book, e-Books, Films, DVD, Websites and other software,\n(35) To admit Institutes of Higher Learning to the privilege of the University as approved institution according to the Statutes and regulations made under this Act;\n(36) To register external students in different courses as per the norms and such other conditions as may be laid down in the regulations of the university;\n(37) To introduce e-governance with an effective management information system.\n(38) To delegate all or any of its powers and functions to any authority of the University or any committee or any sub-committee or to any one or more members of its body or its offices; and\n(39) To do all such other acts and things as the University may consider necessary, conducive or incidental to the attainment or enlargement of the aforesaid objects, powers and functions or anyone of them.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. University to be Self-financed.",
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            "content": "(a) For research, development and other activities for which other State Government organizations are providing financial assistance; or\n(b) For any specific research or programs receiving support from the Central Government and International Agencies and\n(c) For the benefit of similar Universities in the State whether subject to change in State policy or otherwise Provided further that, the University may receive any kind of financial support from any other source as per law.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Power to Set-up Community College and Campuses.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. University Open to all classes, castes, creed and gender.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. National and International Accreditation.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Powers of the Sponsoring Body.",
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            "content": "(1) The sponsoring body may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons who shall be an expert Academician 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 sponsoring body may, after obtaining the views of the Board of Governors thereon through the Vice-Chancellor, take such action and issue such directions, as it considers necessary, in respect of any of the matters dealt with in the report and the University shall abide by such action and be bound to comply with such directions.\n(2) Where, the Board of Governors does not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Sponsoring Body, the Sponsoring Body may, after considering any explanation furnished or representation made by the Board of Governors, issue such directions, as it may think fit, and the Board of Governors shall comply with such directions.\n(3) The sponsoring body may, by order in writing, annul any proceeding of the University, which is not in conformity with this Act, the Statutes or the Regulations. ?\nChapter - III\nOfficers of The University",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Officers of the University.",
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            "content": "(1) The Chancellor\n(2) The Pro Chancellor;\n(3) The Vice-Chancellor;\n(4) The Pro Vice-Chancellor;\n(5) The Registrar;\n(6) The Chief Finance Officer;\n(7) The Controller of Examination;\n(8) Dean;\n(9) Director; and\n(10) Such other officers as may be declared by the Statutes to be Officers of the University -",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. The Chancellor.",
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            "content": "(a) to function as the Head of the University;\n(b) to preside over all convocation of the University;\n(c) to appoint or re-appointor terminate the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, Controller of Examination, Director, Deans, Chief Finance Officer and other officers;\n(d) to appoint, in order to execute an instrument or transact any business of the University, any person as it may deem fit;\n(e) to pre-approve the appointment of the teaching and non teaching staff of the University;\n(f) to appoint the university review committee in the manner provided in this Act;\n(g) to have all privileges equal to the Chancellor of the Central Government University in the State.\n(h) to constitute the Board of Governors, the Board of Management, the Academic Senate, and the Finance Committee, the Research Council, the Online Education Committee, Community College Development Council and the Academic Senate;\n(i) to pre-approve the Agenda matters in the manner provided in this Act;\n(j) in the event of a conflict inter-se between the functionary or functionaries or body or bodies and any other functionary or body of the University, then the issue shall be referred to the Chancellor and the decision of the Chancellor in respect of the such issue shall be final and binding on the University.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. The Pro-Chancellor.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. The Vice-Chancellor.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. The Pro Vice-Chancellor.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. The Registrar.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. The Chief Finance Officer.",
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            "content": "(a) exercise general supervision over the funds of the University and shall advise with regards to financial policy;\n(b) hold and manage the property and investments of the University including trust and endowed property;\n(c) ensure that the limits fixed by the Board of Governors for recurring and non-recurring expenditure for a year are not exceeded and that all moneys are expended on the purpose for which they are granted or allotted;\n(d) be responsible for the preparation of annual accounts and the budget of the University and for its presentation to the Board of Governors;\n(e) keep a constant watch on the state of the cash and bank balances and on the state of investments;\n(f) watch the progress of the collection of revenue and advise on the methods of collection employed;\n(g) ensure that the registers of buildings, land, furniture and equipment are maintained up-to-date and that stock-checking is conducted, of equipment and other consumable materials in all offices, Departments, Centers and Specialized Laboratories;\n(h) Bring to the notice of the Chancellor unauthorized expenditure and other financial irregularities and suggest disciplinary action against persons at fault;\n(i) Call for, from any office, Department, Centre, Laboratory, College or Institution maintained by the University, any information or returns that he may consider necessary for the performance of his duties; and\n(j) Perform such other financial functions as may be assigned to him by the Chancellor or as may be prescribed by the Statutes or the Ordinances.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. The Controller of Examination.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Dean of faculties.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Director.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Other Officers.",
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            "content": "Chapter-IV\nAuthorities of the University",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Authorities of the University.",
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            "content": "(1) The Board of Governors;\n(2) The Board of Management;\n(3) The Academic Senate;\n(4) The Finance Committee;\n(5) The Research Council;\n(6) The Community College Development Council;\n(7) The Online Education Committee;\n(8) The Board of studies;\n(9) The Board of Appointment; and\n(10) Such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the University.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. The Board of Governors.",
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            "content": "(1) The Board of Governors shall consist of the following, namely:\n(a) The Chancellor\n(b) The Vice Chancellor\n(c) Three persons, out of whom at least one will be woman, nominated by the Sponsoring Body.\n(d) The Commissioner (Education), Government of Arunachal Pradesh or his nominee not below the rank of a joint secretary.\n(e) One Dean of the Faculty nominated by Vice-Chancellor on rotation basis.\n(f) One nominee of the University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi.\n(g) One expert nominated by the Chancellor.\n(2) The Pro-Chancellor, Registrar and the Chief Finance Officer shall always be non-voting permanent invitee on the Board of Governors.\n(3) The Chancellor shall be the Ex-Officio Chairperson of the Board of Governors and the Vice-Chancellor shall be the Ex-Officio Secretary of the Board of Governors.\n(4) The tenure of office of the members of the Board of Governors, appointment of members other than one Government representative, renewal and removal etc. shall be such as may be laid down by the statutes.\n(5) All meeting of the Board of Governors shall always be chaired by the Chancellor and in his absence by any one of the nominees of the Sponsoring Body and where the sponsoring body has not nominated any nominee, then by the Vice-Chancellor.\n(6) Quorum for all meetings of the Board of Governors shall be three members attending and voting at such meeting.\n(7) No resolution shall be passed or decision be taken by the Board of Governors at their meeting, in respect of any Agenda Matters except pursuant to an affirmative vote by the Chancellor in favour of the Agenda Matter.\n(8) in the event of a conflict of opinion at a meeting of the Board of Governors, the issue shall be referred to the Sponsoring Body and the decision of the Sponsoring Body in respect of such issue shall be final and binding on the University.\n(9) The Chancellor may, for the purpose of consultation invite any per-son having special knowledge or practical experience in any subject under consideration to attend any meeting and such person may speak in and otherwise take part in the proceedings of such meeting but shall not be entitled to vote.\n(10) The Board of Governors shall be the principal governing body of the University and shall have the following powers, namely:\n(a) to appoint the statutory auditor of the University,\n(b) to hold and to control the property and funds of the University and issue any general or special instructions on behalf of the University;\n(c) to accept the transfer and to dispose-off any movable or immovable property on behalf of the University;\n(d) to lay down policies to be pursued by the University;\n(e) to review decisions of the other authorities of the University if they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, or the Statutes or the Regulations ;\n(f) to approve the budget and annual report of the University with or without modification;\n(g) to open branch campus, constituent college, regional centre and research centre;\n(h) to approve contract of employment or amend or repeal the earlier contract of employment with or without modification;\n(i) to approve the new or additional Statutes or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes and Regulations with or without modification;\n(j) to remove any officer from office on grounds of willful omission or incapacity, misconduct or refusal to carry out the provisions of this Act or violation of statutory provisions or for abuse of the powers vested in him with prior approval of the sponsoring body;\n(k) to recommend about the voluntary winding up of the University to the Sponsoring Body through Chancellor;\n(l) to approve proposal for conferment of an honorary degree or distinction.\n(m) to approve proposals for submission to the Government or National or international Agencies or Regulatory Bodies:\n(n) to appoint such committees, whether standing or temporary, as it may deem necessary for its proper functioning of the University;\n(o) to invest money belonging to the University;\n(p) to open accounts in any scheduled bank, operate such accounts and to give instruction to the bank and to provide for the opening and operation of such accounts\n(q) the operation of the Endowment Fund, the General Fund and the Development Fund;\n(r) to nominate a chief rector or rectors who will from time to time, under the advice and directions of the Chancellor, decide the policy and framework within which the Board of Management, Academic Senate, Finance Committee and such other authorities as may be declared in the statutes, will function and pass resolutions for the proper administration of the University; and\n(s) to delegate any power to the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar or any committee or sub-committee or to any one or more officers of the University;\n(t) In case of difference of opinion among the members, the opinion of the majority of the member presents shall prevail;\n(u) Each member of the Board of Governors shall have one vote, if there shall be equality of votes on any question to be deter-mined by the Board of Governors, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors or person presiding over the meeting, shall, in addition, have the casting vote.\n(v) If urgent action by the Board of Governors becomes necessary, the Chancellor may permit the business to be transacted by circulation of papers to the members of the Board of Governors.\n(w) The action proposed to be taken shall not be so taken unless agreed to by the majority of the members of the Board of Governors, The action so taken shall be forthwith intimated to all members of the Board of Governors and the papers shall be placed before the next meeting of the Board of Governors for confirmation.\n(x) to regulate and determine all matters concerning the University in accordance with this Act and the Statutes, and to exercise such powers and to discharge such duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by this Act and the Statutes;\n(11) The Board of Governors shall, meet at such time, it deems necessary and in such a place as the Chancellor thinks fit, provided that one ordinary meeting shall be held every quarter. One of such meeting shall be called the Annual meeting\n(12) The members of the Board of Governors shall not be entitled to receive any remuneration from the University except such daily and travelling allowances as may be prescribed",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. The Board of Management.",
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            "content": "(a) The Vice Chancellor;\n(b) The Director- Higher and Technical Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh or his nominee not below the rank of a Joint Director;\n(c) One member of the Board of Governors, nominated by the Chancellor;\n(d) Two persons nominated by the Sponsoring Body;\n(e) One Faculty of the University, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on rotation for a period of one year;\n(f) One management representative to be nominated by the Sponsoring Body;\n(g) One expert nominated by the Chancellor\n(a) To make Statutes and to amend or repeal the same and submit to Board of Governors for approval;\n(b) To approve regulation framed by Academic Senate with or without modification;\n(c) To provide instruction and training in such branches of learning or field of professional and vocational education as it may deem fit;\n(d) To establish Faculty in the University in such disciplines of learning in various field of professional and vocational education as it may deem fit with prior approval of the Board of Governors;\n(e) To create Teaching, Non-Teaching, ministerial and other necessary post required by the University with prior approval of the sponsoring body;\n(f) To appoint from time to time, the Librarian, the Professors, Readers, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, other members of teaching staff, non-teaching staff and ministerial staff on the recommendation of the Board of Appointment, with prior approval of the Chancellor;\n(g) To appoint, from time to time, such number of officer and on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit for carrying out the management and affairs of the University with prior approval of the Chancellor;\n(h) To confer degrees, diploma, pre-university certificate and other academic distinctions on person who-\n(i) have successfully completed a course of study or training in the University or in approved institution or as an external student or under online education system; or\n(ii) have carried on research under conditions prescribed by the Regulations; or\n(iii) have successfully completed an internship course or practical training under the conditions prescribed by the Regulations\n(i) To ensure that the infrastructure and academic support meets in accordance with the guidelines of the UGC, AICTE and other regulatory bodies as the case may be;\n(j) To consider and take such action as it may deem fit on the annual report, and annual account and the financial estimates;\n(k) To prescribe the qualification of teaching and non-teaching staff in the University and the approved institutions in the Statutes\n(l) To take disciplinary action against the employees of the University in the manner prescribed and to impose such penalties as may be specified in the statutes and to place them under suspension pending enquiry;\n(m) To cause an inspection of all institutions, and other organizations associated or to be associated to the University and to take such action as may be deemed necessary;\n(n) To prescribe manner in which, conditions subject to which an institutions or organizations may be designated as National Coordinator or Service Provider and to cancel such designation;\n(o) To recognize, on the basis of inspection report, any institution situated within or outside the State other than constituent college, which conduct research or specified studies or specialized studies or online education;\n(p) To appoint examiners on the recommendations of the Board of studies and fix their remuneration;\n(q) To charge and collect fees as may be prescribed;\n(r) To conduct the examination and approve and publish the results thereon;\n(s) To appoint members of the Community College Development Council and Online Education Committee;\n(t) To establish and maintain hostels;\n(u) To recognize hostel not maintained by the University; and to suspend or withdraw recognition of any hostel.\n(v) To award fellowships, travelling fellowships, studentships, medals and prizes in accordance with the Statutes;\n(w) To manage any publication bureau, placement bureau and University sports and athletic clubs instituted by the University;\n(x) In case of difference of opinion among the members, the opinion of the majority of the member presents shall prevail\n(y) Each member of the Board of Management shall have one vote, if there shall be equality of votes on any question to be deter-mined by the Board of Management, the Chairperson of the Board of Management or person presiding over the meeting, shall, in addition have the casting vote.\n(z) If urgent action by the Board of Management becomes necessary, the Chancellor may permit the business to be transacted by circulation of papers to the members of the Board of Management.\n(aa) The action proposed to be taken shall not be so taken unless agreed to by the majority of the members of the Board of Management. 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            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Finance Committee.",
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            "content": "(a) The Chancellor or his nominee\n(b) The Vice-Chancellor\n(c) The Registrar\n(d) The Chief Finance Officer\n(e) One nominee of the State Government\n(f) One nominee of the Sponsoring Body\n(g) Such other members co-opted by the Chancellor as special invitees.\n(a) Make recommendation to the Board of Governors on every proposal involving investment or expenditure for which no provision has been made in the annual budget and to which involves expenditure in excess of the amount provided for annual financial estimate.\n(b) Prescribed the methods and procedure and forms for maintaining accounts of the University.\n(c) To scrutinize and examine annual accounts of the university and to advice to the Board of Management thereon,\n(d) To prepare annual budget and estimates and submit it to the Board of Governors for approval.\n(e) To review the financial position of the university from time to time.\n(f) To make recommendations to the Board of Management on all proposals involving the raising of funds, receipts and expenditure.",
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            "content": "(a) Coordinating teaching and research work in the Faculty and Centers;\n(b) Appoint committees to organize the teaching and research:\n(c) Propose courses of study to Academic Senate;\n(d) Recommend names of the Examiners, to Academic Senate and submit proposals for creation and abolition of teaching posts;\n(e) Recommend general regulation for assessment of students to Academic Senate;\n(f) Approve recommendation for award of research degrees etc.;",
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            "number": "31",
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            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Restriction of holding the membership of the Authorities.",
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            "content": "(a) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;\n(b) ts an un-discharged insolvent;\n(c) has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude;\n(d) is conducting or engaging himself in private coaching classes; or\n(e) has been punished for indulging in or promoting unfair practice in the conduct of any examination, in any form, anywhere.",
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            "number": "34",
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            "number": "35",
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            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Statutes, how to be made.",
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            "content": "(a) holding of convocation to confer degrees, diplomas, pre university certificate and other academic distinctions,\n(b) conferring of honorary degrees and other distinctions;\n(c) constitution, powers and functions of the authorities of the University;\n(d) manner of filling vacancies among members of the authorities of the University;\n(e) allowances to be paid to the members of the authorities of the University and committees thereto;\n(f) procedures at the meetings of the authorities of the University including the quorum for the transactions of business at such meetings;\n(g) authentication of the orders of decisions of the authorities of the university;\n(h) formation of Faculty at the University;\n(i) term of office and methods of appointment and conditions of service of the officers of the University other than the Chancellor and the Pro-Chancellor;\n(j) qualifications of the teachers and other persons employed by the University and community colleges or institutions.;\n(k) classification the method of appointment and determination of the terms and conditions of service of the teachers and other persons employed by the University;\n(l) institution of gratuity, insurance or provident fund for the benefit of the officers, teachers and Other persons employed by the University;\n(m) institution of fellowships, traveling fellowships, scholarships studentships, medals and prizes and the conditions of award thereof;\n(n) conditions for granting recognition to institutions of higher learning and research or organizations or Industry as a Centre of Excellence or Research Centre;\n(o) manner in which and the conditions subject to which an organization may be designated as a Community College and the conditions subject to which such designation may be cancelled and matters incidental to the administration of Community College including the constitution or reconstitution powers and duties of Board of Studies and Boards of Examiners;\n(p) norms for granting approval to any organization as a Learning Resource Provider or Skill Knowledge Provider or Service Provider or Regional Centre.\n(q) establishment and maintenance of halls and hostels;\n(r) conditions for regulation of hostels other than those maintained by the University;\n(s) conditions for residence of students of the University in the halls and the hostels and the levy of fees and other charges for such residence:\n(t) conditions of registration of graduates and the maintenance of register thereof;\n(u) delegation of powers vested in the authorities or officers of the University, and\n(v) Any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed by the Statutes.\n(a) The Statutes framed by the Board of Management shall be submitted to the Board of Governors for its approval.\n(b) The Board of Governors shall consider the Statutes, submitted by the Board of Management and shall give its approval thereon with such modifications, if any, as it may deem necessary.\n(c) The Board of Governors, if it thinks necessary, may also obtain the opinion of any officer, authority or body of the University in regard to draft of the Statutes before taking it up for consideration.\n(d) Every new Statute or addition to the Statutes or any amendment or repeal of a Statute shall require the assent of the Chancellor who may assent thereto or withhold assent or remit to the Board of Governors for re-consideration.\n(e) A new Statute or a Statute amending or repealing an existing Statute shall have no validity unless it has been assented to by the Chancellor. The Statutes shall have effect from such date as the Chancellor may direct.",
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            "number": "37",
            "title": "37. Power to make regulations.",
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            "content": "(a) Admission of students to the University, Community Colleges, Constituent College and their enrollment and continuance as such;\n(b) The courses of study to be laid down for all degrees, diploma, pre university certificate and other academic distinctions of the University;\n(c) The norms and conditions for registration of external students in the university for various courses;\n(d) The award of degrees, diploma, pre university certificate and other academic distinctions;\n(e) The conditions of the award of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes;\n(f) The conduct of examinations and the conditions and mode of appointment and duties of examining bodies, examiners, invigilators, tabulators and moderators;\n(g) The fee to be charged for admission to the examinations, degree and other academic distinctions of the University;\n(h) The conditions of residence of the students at the University or a constituent college or a community college;\n(i) Maintenance of discipline among the students of the University or a constituent college or a community college;\n(j) All other matters may be provided in the statutes and Regulations under the Act.\n(a) The Regulations framed by the Academic Senate shall be submitted to the Board of Management for its approval.\n(b) The Board of Management shall consider the Regulations, submitted by the Academic Senate and shall give its approval thereon with such modifications, if any, as it may deem necessary.\n(c) The Board of Management if it thinks necessary, may also obtain the opinion of any officer, authority or body of the University in regard to draft of the Regulations before taking it up for consideration.\n(d) Every new Regulations or addition to the Regulations or any amendment or repeal of Regulations shall require the assent of the Chancellor who may assent thereto or withhold assent or remit to the Board of Management for re-consideration.\n(e) New Regulations or a Regulation amending or repealing an existing Regulation shall have no validity unless it has been assented to by the Chancellor. The Regulations shall have effect from such date as the Chancellor may direct.\nChapter - V\nMiscellaneous",
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            "number": "38",
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            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Validity of the Academic Award.",
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            "footnote": "",
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        },
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            "number": "40",
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            "footnote": "",
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        },
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            "number": "41",
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        {
            "number": "42",
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            "number": "43",
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            "number": "45",
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            "number": "46",
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        },
        {
            "number": "47",
            "title": "47. Filling of Casual Vacancies.",
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            "number": "48",
            "title": "48. Protection of Action taken in good faith.",
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            "number": "49",
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            "content": "(1) The first Registrar, first Vice-Chancellor, first Director, first Dean and first Chief Finance Officer, if any shall be appointed by the Chancellor;\n(2) It shall be duty of the Sponsoring body to make direction and arrangement for constituting the Board of Governors, Board of Management, Finance Committee, Academic Senate, Board of Appointment and other authorities of the University, by notification.\n(3) The Registrar may, with the approval of the Chancellor and subject to availability of funds, discharge all or any of the functions of the University for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act and the Statutes and for that purpose may exercise powers or perform any duties which by this Act or Statutes are to be exercised or performed by any authority of the University until such authority comes into existence in the manner provided by this Act and the Statutes.\n(4) The first Registrar shall, in consultation with the Chancellor, make such Statutes as may be necessary for the functioning of the University and submit it to the competent authority for approval.\n(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and until such time an authority is duly constituted under the Act, the Chancellor may appoint any officer or constitute any committee temporary to exercise and perform any of the powers and duties of such authority under this Act.",
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            "number": "50",
            "title": "50. Endowment Fund.",
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            "number": "52",
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            "number": "54",
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            "number": "55",
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            "number": "56",
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            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "57",
            "title": "57. Honorary Degree.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
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            "number": "58",
            "title": "58. Mode of Proof of University Record.",
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            "number": "59",
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            "number": "60",
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            "number": "61",
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            "number": "62",
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            "content": "(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be the duty of the University or any authority or officers of the University to furnish such information or records relating to the administration or finance and other affairs of the University as the State Government may call for,\n(2) The State Government shall, in every matter referred to in sub section (1), give notice of intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made, to the University, and the University shall have the right to make representations to the State Government, as it may consider necessary.\n(3) Where any inspection or inquiry has been caused to be made by the State Government, the University shall be entitled to appoint a representative, who shall have the right to be present and be heard at such inspection or inquiry.\n(4) The State Government, if it is of the view that there is a violation of the provisions of this Act or the Statutes or the regulations made thereunder, may issue such directions to the University, as it may deem necessary.\n(5) The Board of Governors shall communicate through the Vice-Chancellor to the State Government such action, if any, as it proposes to take or has been taken upon the result of such inspection and inquiry.\n(6) The State Government may by order; direct that the University shall reserve such percentage of seats therein for the students belonging to the scheduled tribes and other backward classes as may be specified in such order and where such direction has been given the University shall make the reservation accordingly, Provided that, if adequate numbers of candidates are not available for admission, the seats so reserved shall be filled with the students from the general pool.",
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            "number": "63",
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