The Gauhati University Act, 1947

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    "title": "The Gauhati University Act, 1947",
    "short_title": "The Gauhati University Act, 1947",
    "act_number": "Assam Act 16 of 1947",
    "act_year": 1947,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Gauhati University Act, 1947",
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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) \"Board of Secondary Education\" means the Board of Secondary Education, if any, established by Government.\n(aa) \"College\" means any College or institution maintained or admitted to privileges by the University.\n(b) \"Council\" means the University Council.\n(c) \"Court\" means the University Court.\n(cc) \"Doctors of University\" means persons awarded a Doctorate Degree by the University.\n(ccc) \"Degree College\" means the college affiliated to the University in which instruction is given to the students of the College up to a standard leading to the award of any Bachelor's degree of the University.\n(d) \"Faculty\" means a faculty of the\n(e) \"Government\" in this Act shall means the Government of Assam unless where the Government of Manipur and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh are specifically mentioned in any section of this Act.\n(f) \"Hall\" means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognised by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act.\n(ff) \"Moderation Board\" means a Board constituted in the manner as may be prescribed in the statutes for the purpose of scrutinizing and moderating the question papers of various examinations held and conducted by the University from time to time.\n(g) \"Patron of the University\" means a person who has made a donation of not less than Rs. 1,00,000 to the funds of the University and has been declared by the Chancellor to be a patron of the University.\n(h) \"Principal\" means the head of a college and of its teaching staff, and includes, where there is no principal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as Principal, and in the absence of the Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such.\n(hh) \"Professional College\" means a college imparting instructions in the professional subjects, namely, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary, Post Graduation teachers' training and such other subjects as may be prescribed from time to time as professional subjects under the Statutes.\n(i) \"Registered Graduate\" means a graduate registered under the provisions of this Act.\n(j) \"Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations\" means respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations of the University made under this Act.\n(k) \"Teacher\" means a Professor, a Reader or a Lecturer of the University or a College whether constituent or affiliated, or any other person imparting instructions or guiding research and designated as teacher by the University and includes a person recognised as a teacher by the University.\n(l) \"University\" means the Gauhati University.\n(m) \"University Professor\" or \"University Reader\" means a Professor or Reader appointed or recognised as such by the University\n(n) \"Warden\" means the head of a Hall.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution, succession and purposes.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. University open to all classes, castes and creeds.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Powers of the University.",
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            "content": "(a) to prove for instruction in such branches of learning as the University may think fit, and to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge.\n(b) to hold examination and to grant to, and confer Degrees and other academic distinctions on, persons who (i) have passed a course of study in or prescribed by the University, or (ii) are teachers in educational institutions under conditions laid down teachers in educational institutions under conditions laid down in the Ordinance and Regulations and have passed the examinations of the University under like conditions,\n(c) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions, on approved persons, in the manner laid down in Statutes,\n(d) to grant such diplomas to, and to provide such lectures and instructions for, persons not being members of the University as the University may determine,\n(e) to withdraw or cancel Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates or other distinctions granted or conferred,\n(f) to co-operate with other University and authorities in such manner and for such purpose as the University may determine,\n(g) to institute any Professorship, Readership, Lecturerships and any other teaching posts required by the University,\n(h) to appoint or recognise persons as Professor, Teachers, or Lecturers, or otherwise as teachers of the University,\n(i) to institute and award Fellowships, Scholarships, Exhibitions and Prizes, in accordance with the Statutes and Regulations,\n(j) to maintain Colleges and Halls to affiliate Degree Colleges and Halls not maintained by the University and to withdraw such affiliation,\n(k) to demand and receive payments of such fees and other charges as may be authorised by the Ordinances,\n(l) to supervise and control the residence and discipline of students of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare,\n(m) to receive grants from Government and donations for private individuals or associations for specific or general purposes,\n(n) to make grants from the funds of the University for assistance to extramural teaching,\n(o) to take, receive, purchase or hold for the purpose of the University any property movable or immovable including any fund, which is or may become vested in the University or placed at its disposal and to grant, demise, alienate, transfer or otherwise dispose of or administer all or any such property or fund for any purpose of the University under this Act including construction of any building, roads, tanks, pipelines or any other structure and also to do all other acts incidental or appertaining thereto,\n(p) to constitute for the benefit of is officers and employees such pensions and provident funds as it may deem fit in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, and\n(q) to do all such other acts and things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University as a Teaching and Examining body, and to cultivate and promote Articles science and other branches of learning.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Teaching of the University.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Authorities and officers of the University.",
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            "content": "(i) The Chancellor,\n(ii) The Vice-Chancellor,\n(iii) The Rector,\n(iv) The Court,\n(v) The Executive Council,\n(vi) The Academic Council,\n(vii) The Faculties,\n(viii) The Standing Finance Committee,\n(ix) The Construction Committee,\n(x) The Selection Committee,\n(xi) The Registrar,\n(xii) The Treasurer, and\n(xiii) such other Authorities and Officers as may be provided for by the Statutes.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. The Chancellor.",
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        {
            "number": "8A",
            "title": "8A. The Vice-Chancellor.",
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            "number": "8B",
            "title": "8B. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor.",
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            "number": "8BA",
            "title": "8BA. Rector.",
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            "number": "8C",
            "title": "8C. The Registrar.",
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            "content": "(i) to be the custodian of the records, common seal and such other property of the University as the Executive Council shall commit to his charge and to manage such properties ;\n(ii) to sign and verify all contracts and agreements made on behalf of the University and to act as Secretary of such other Committees as may be prescribed by the Statutes ;\n(iii) to conduct the official correspondence of the Court and the Executive Council;\n(iv) to issue all notices convening meetings of all such committees or Councils or Boards of which he is the Secretary ;\n(v) to arrange for and superintend the examination of the University till such time when the University appoint other officers, if any, for this purpose; and\n(vi) to perform such other work as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Executive Council.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. The Court.",
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            "content": "(i) the Chancellor,\n(ii) the Vice-Chancellor,\n(iii) the Rector,\n(iv) the Minister of Education of any other State, or States if any, to which the jurisdiction of the University may extend.\n(v) the Registrar,\n(vi) the Treasurer,\n(vii) the Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Education Department,\n(viii) the Director of Public Instruction, Assam,\n(ix) the Director of Public Instruction of any other State or States to which the jurisdiction of this University may extend,\n(x) the Additional Director of Public Instruction, Assam,\n(xi) the Director of Technical Education, Assam,\n(xii) the Director of Health Services, Assam,\n(xiii) the Director of Agriculture, Assam,\n(xiv) the Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Assam,\n(xv) the Principals of Cotton College, Dipu Government College, Assam Engineering College and the Government Medical College,\n(xvi) the Vice-Chancellor of Dibrugarh University and of any University in the State,\n(xvii) One-third of the Principals of Degree Colleges affiliated to the University by election from among themselves in the manner prescribed by the statutes. In case the number of Degree Colleges affiliated to the University being not divisible by three and found to be more than half, one more College may be included but if it is less than half, it may be ignored,\n(xviii) the Principals of the Constituent Colleges,\n(xix) 10 persons from the Heads of Departments and Professors of the University being allotted Faculty-wise by rotation to be decided by the Executive Council.\nOther Members\nOther Members\n(xx) persons not exceeding ten in number, nominated by the Chancellor from amongst the donors, each of whom has contributed a sum of rupees five lakhs or more to the University,\n(xxi) seven persons elected by the members of the Assam Legislative Assembly from amongst themselves,\n(xxii) two members of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, elected by the aforesaid Board.\n(xxiii) ten persons of whom at least two shall be from the professional Degree Colleges to be elected by the teachers, other than the Heads of Departments and Professors of the Departments of the University and the Principals of the constituent and affiliated Degree Colleges from amongst themselves,\n(xxiv) two Registered Graduates elected by the Registered Graduates of the University who are not employees or students of the University or affiliated colleges,\n(xxv) ten persons distinguished in Literature, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Industry, Commerce and Public life nominated by the Chancellor,\n(xxvi) (a) seven representatives to be elected by the post-graduate students of the University from amongst themselves :\n(b) two representatives to be elected by the Law Students of the University from amongst themselves;\n(xxvii) two persons to be nominated by the Chancellor from amongst those whose interests are not otherwise represented.\n10.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Powers and duties of the Court.",
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            "content": "(a) to review, from time to time, the broad policies and programmes of the University, and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of such policies, programme, works and other affairs ;\n(b) to consider the annual report, the annual account, the audit report and the statement of the financial estimates, for the ensuring year, to approve the financial estimates, with such comments, if any, to express its views on the annual report, the annual account and the audit report and to suggest such measures as it may deem proper in the matters covered by them ;\n(c) to approve, with or without modifications, the Statutes submitted by the Executive Council:",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. The Executive Council.",
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            "content": "(i) the Vice-Chancellor,\n(ii) the Rector,\n(iii) the Director of Public Instruction, Assam,\n(iv) the Director of Technical Education, Assam,\n(v) the Director of Health Services, Assam,\n(vi) the Director of Public Instruction, Manipur,\n(vii) the Director of Public Inspection, Arunachal Pradesh,\n(viii) the Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, Assam.\nOther Members\nOther Members\n(ix) Two Principals of non-Government affiliated Degree Colleges to be elected from amongst themselves,\n(x) One Principal of Government affiliated Degree Colleges to be elected from amongst themselves,\n(xi) Two Heads of Departments, other than Deans of Faculties, of the University who are Professors, to be chosen by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation according to seniority for a period of three years,\n(xii) One Dean of Faculty to be chosen by the Vice-Chancellor from the Deans of Faculties of the University for a period of three years, by rotation according to seniority.\n(xiii) Three members to be elected by the Court from amongst its members at its Annual General Meting other then employees and students of the University or the affiliated Colleges.\n(xiv) Two Teachers other than a Dean of Faculty of the University and the Principals of the affiliated Colleges, to be elected by the Academic Council from amongst such Teachers who are its members,\n(xv) Three persons nominated by the Government.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Powers and duties of the Executive Council.",
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            "content": "(a) shall hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University and shall appoint a Finance Committee to advise it on matters of finance consisting of six members of whom the Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman, the Treasurer shall be the Secretary and the other four members shall be appointed as follows :\n(i) two members to be elected by the Executive Council from amongst its members, and\n(ii) two members to be nominated by he Government one from the Finance Department and the other from the Education Department of this Government ;\n(b) shall do all such acts appertaining or incidental to the construction of buildings, roads, tanks, pipelines and other structures of the University and for that purpose shall appoint a Construction Committee consisting of seven members of whom the Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman, the Registrar shall be the Secretary, the Treasurer a member and the remaining four members shall all be appointed from among the members of the Executive Council with power to co-opt experts as members who shall have no power to vote :\n(c) shall determine the form and regulate the use of the common seal of the University,\n(d) shall lay before Government annually a full statement of the financial requirements of the University and the Colleges maintained by it,\n(e) shall administer any funds placed at the disposal of the University for any specific purpose including those given for the purpose of buildings, roads, tanks, pipelines and other strutures of the University;\n(f) shall appoint officers (other than the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Rector), Teachers, Librarian, the Proctor, the clerical staff and other employees of the University and shall define their duties and conditions of service and shall provide for the filling up of temporary vacancies ;\n(g) shall have power to accept on behalf of the University, bequests, endowments, donations or transfer any movable or immovable property;\n(h) shall have power, subject to the Statutes, to recognise or withdraw recognition from a College or Hall not maintained by the University ;\n(i) shall arrange for the holding of, conducting and publishing the results of the University Examinations ;\n(j) shall, subject to the powers conferred by this Act on the Vice-Chancellor, regulate and determine all matters under this Act concerning the University in accordance with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances :\n(k) shall exercise all the powers of the University not otherwise provided for.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. The Academic Council.",
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            "content": "Ex-Officio Members\nEx-Officio Members\n(i) the Vice-Chancellor;\n(ii) the Director of Public Instruction, Assam ;\n(iii) the Director of Technical Education, Assam ;\n(iv) the Director of Health Services, Assam ;\n(v) the Deans of the Faculties ;\n(vi) the Professor of the University ;\n(vii) the University Readers who are heads of Department of teaching ;\n(viii) the Liberation of the University ;\nOther Members\nOther Members\n(ix) five persons of whom at least one shall be a Principal of a Professional College, elected by the Principals of colleges from among themselves ;\n(x) fifteen persons to be elected from amongst the teachers of the affiliated colleges and of the University of whom at least twelve shall be from the affiliated colleges;\n(xi) persons not exceeding three, other than teachers of the University appointed by the Chancellor being persons who by reasons of their possessing expert knowledge in subjects named for the purpose by the ex-officio members of the Academic Council are in the opinion of the Chancellor fitted to serve in the Council;\n(xii) two persons to be elected by the Court who are not employees or students of the University or the affiliated colleges ; and\n(xiii) one Education Officer of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, to be nominated by the Chairman of the aforesaid Board.\n(b) Save as otherwise provided and except the ex-officio members all other members shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of their election or nomination, as the case may be.\n(c) When a person ceases to be a member of the Academic Council he shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities of the University of which he may happen to be a member of any of the authorities of the University of which he may happen to be a member by virtue of his membership of the Academic Council.",
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            "number": "14A",
            "title": "14A. Powers of the Academic Council.",
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            "content": "(i) to make proposals to the Executive Council for the institution of Professorships, Readerships, Lecturerships or other teaching posts, and in regard to the duties and emoluments thereof;\n(ii) to submit to the Executive Council draft Regulations regarding method and manner of conducting examinations including setting up of Modernation Boards and to award in accordance with such Regulations, Fellowships, Scholarships, Exhibitions, Medals and other rewards :\n(iii) to recommend examiners for appointments to be made by the Vice-Chancellor after report from the Facilities concerned ;\n(iv) to control the University Library, to frame Regulations regarding its use, and to appoint a Library Committee under the general control of the Academic Council to manage the affairs of the Library ;\n(v) to assign subjects to the Faculties ;\n(vi) to assign teachers to the Faculties ;\n(vii) to promote research within the University including the establishment of a Research Council and to require reports on such research from the persons employed therein ;\n(viii) to provide for the inspection of Colleges and Halls in respect of the instruction and discipline therein, and to submit report thereon to the Executive Council;\n(ix) to organise teaching in the University and to control the work of teachers, and\n(x) such other powers and duties as may be assigned to it under the Statutes.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. The Faculties.",
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            "content": "(i) the Heads of the Departments comprised in the Faculty ;\n(ii) such teachers of subjects assigned to the Faculty as may be appointed to the Faculty by the Academic Council ;\n(iii) such teachers of subjects not assigned to the Faculty but having, in the opinion of the Academic Council, an important bearing on those subjects, as may be appointed to the Faculty by the Academic Council; and\n(iv) ten teachers of the affiliated colleges representing different subjects to be elected from amongst themselves :\n(v) such other persons as may be appointed to the Faculty by the Academic Council on account of their possessing expert knowledge in a subject or subjects assigned to the Faculty :\n(i) to constitute the Committee of Courses and Studies in Departments assigned to it;\n(ii) to recommended to the Academic Council, the Courses of studies for the different examination, after consulting the Commodities of Courses and Studies;\n(iii) to recommend to the Academic Council, after consulting the Committees of Courses and Studies, the names of the examiners in subjects assigned to the Faculty;\n(iv) to recommend to the Academic Council the conditions lor the award of Degrees, Diplomas and other Districtions ;\n(v) subject to the control of the Academic Council, to organise research in subjects assigned to the Faculty ; and\n(vi) to deal with any other matters referred to it by the Academic Council.",
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            "number": "15A",
            "title": "15A. Selection Committee.",
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            "content": "(i) the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman of the Selection Committees ;\n(ii) three persons not holding any office of profit under the University of whom one nominated by the Chancellor, or to be nominated by the State Government and the other to be nominated by the Executive Council;\n(iii) the Register shall be the member-Secretary of the Selection Committee except for the Selection Committee for the appointment of Registrar in which case the Vice-Chairman shall nominate one person as member-Secretary in consultation with the Executive Council.\n(b) In making recommendations for the appointment of Professors of the University, the Selection Committee shall co-opt the Head of the Department concerned, if he is a Professor, one Professor of the Department to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor and two persons not in the services of the University to be nominated by the Executive Council out of the panel of not less than five names of persons recommended by the Academic Council who have special knowledge of the subject for which the Professor is to be selected.\n(c) In making recommendations for the appointment of Readers or Lecturers and other teachers of the University the Selection Committee shall co-opt the Head of the Department concerned, one Professor of the Department to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor and two persons to be nominated by the Executive Council out of a panel of not less than five names of persons recommended by the Academic Council being persons not connected with the University, who have special knowledge of or interest in the subject for which the Reader of Lecturer is to be selected :\n(d) Where an appointment is to be made to a temporary vacancy of Teachers of the University, the appointment shall be made, if vacancy is for a period of one year or more, on the recommendation of the Selection Committee in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sub-section and no ad-hoc appointment shall be made by the Executive Council.",
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            "number": "15B",
            "title": "15B. Students' Advisory Council.",
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            "content": "(i) One Chairman to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the teachers of the University ;\n(ii) The Director of Students Welfare ex-officio Treasurer.\n(iii) President, Vice-President and Secretary of the University Post-Graduates Students' Union.\n(iv) President and Secretary of the University Law Students' Union.\n(v) 10 students from ten affiliated Degree Colleges to be selected by the Executive Council by rotation in the manner to be prescribed by the Statutes.\n(vi) One student from each teaching faculty of the u to be ejected as prescribed by the Statutes.\n(vii) Five students one from each of the five activities mentioned below who have shown outstanding performance in the following activities to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, namely :\n(1) Sports,\n(2) National Service Schemes,\n(3) National Cadet Corps.\n(4) Cultural activities,\n(5) National Discipline Scheme,\n(viii) Four lady students to be nominated by the Vice- Chancellor.\n(ix) The Director of Sports and Physical Education, if any.\n(x) The members of the Students' Advisory Council shall elect from amongst themselves the Secretary of the Council.\n(i) To make recommendations to the Executive Council and the Academic Council in the matters effecting the Students corporate life of the University in so far as it concerns the students and the co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in the University and the Degree Colleges affiliated to the University.\n(ii) All rules effecting discipline, welfare, Sports, Library, Management of Hostels, Students Home, extension work, social work, students health, National Service Scheme, N.C.C. etc., shall be placed before the Students' Advisory Council for its views before any decision is taken by the Executive Council.\n(iii) The Vice-Chancellor or any authority of the you may ask for the views of the Students Advisory Council on any matter concerning the welfare of students.\n(iv) The Chairman of the Students' Advisory Council shall be the authority to decide whether a matter does or does not concern the students.\n(v) The Students' Advisory Council shall frame its own rules of business and shall submit the same of the Executive Council for consideration and approval.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Other authorities of the University.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. The University Boards.",
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            "content": "(b) The constitution, powers and duties of the Residence, Health and Discipline Board and of all other Boards of the University shall be prescribed by the Ordinance.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Authority over High Schools.",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Matriculation of Examination.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Audit of Accounts.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Statutes.",
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            "content": "(a) the conferment of Honorary Degrees ;\n(b) the institution of Fellowships, Scholarships, Exhibitions and Prizes ;\n(c) the terms of office, the method of appointment and the conditions of services of the officers of the University ;\n(d) the designation and the powers of the officers of the University ;\n(e) the constitution, powers and duties of the Authorities of the University;\n(f) the institution of Colleges and Halls and their maintenance ;\n(g) the condition for affiliation by the Executive Council of Colleges and Halls not maintained by the University and for withdrawal of such affiliation in consultation with the Government:\n(h) the constitution of pension, insurance and provident funds for the benefit of the offices, teachers, clerical staff and servants of the University;\n(i) the maintenance of a register of registered graduates, and\n(j) all matters which by this Act are to be or may be prescribed by the Statutes.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Statutes how made.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Ordinances.",
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            "content": "(a) the admission of students in the University and their enrolment as such;\n(b) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees and diplomas of the University;\n(c) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degree and diploma courses and the examinations of the University and shall be eligible for the degrees and diplomas ;\n(d) the conditions of residence of the students of the University ;\n(e) the affiliations of Colleges and recognition of the hostels ;\n(f) the qualifying attendance required in the various courses ;\n(g) the extension of University teaching in any suitable centre within the State by means of University extension Lecturers or others ;\n(h) the emoluments and conditions of service of teachers of the University;\n(i) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the University and for admission to the Examinations, degrees and diplomas of the University ;\n(j) the formation of Departments of Teaching in the University ;\n(k) the constitutions, powers and duties of the boards of the University ; (l) the conduct of examinations ; and (m) all matters which by this Act or the Statutes are to be or may be provided by the Ordinances. 24. Ordinances how made. - (1) Save as otherwise provided Ordinances shall be framed by the Executive Council:\n(l) the conduct of examinations ; and\n(m) all matters which by this Act or the Statutes are to be or may be provided by the Ordinances.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Ordinances how made.",
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            "content": "(i) no Ordinance shall be made affecting the conditions of residence of students, except after consultation with the Residence, Health and Discipline Board; and\n(ii) no Ordinance shall be made-\n(a) affecting the admission or enrollment of student or prescribing examinations to be recognised as equivalent to the University examinations or prescribing the further qualifications mentioned in sub-section (2) of Section 28 for admission in the degree courses of the University; or\n(b) affecting the conditions, mode of appointment or duties of examiners or the conduct or standard of examinations or any course of study, unless a draft of such Ordinance has been proposed by the Academic Council.",
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