Gauhati University Teachers Conduct Rules, 1975

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    "title": "Gauhati University Teachers Conduct Rules, 1975",
    "short_title": "Gauhati University Teachers Conduct Rules, 1975",
    "act_number": "",
    "act_year": 1975,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Gauhati University Teachers Conduct Rules, 1975",
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    "section_label": "Section",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) 'University' shall mean the Gauhati University.\n(ii) 'Act' shall mean the Gauhati University Act, 1947 as amended up to date.\n(iii) A 'Teacher' shall mean a Professor, a Reader, a Lecturer or any other person appointed by the University either whole time of part-time for imparting instruction or guiding research in the University or its constituent college.\n(iv) All other words and expressions used in these Rules shall have the same meaning as in the Act.\n4.\n(i) maintain absolute integrity,\n(ii) maintain devotion to duty,\n(ill) be present in the University at least for a period of not less than four hours on each working day of which a record shall be kept by the Head of the Department. This will be applicable to a whole-time teacher only, and\n(iv) do nothing which is unbecoming of a University teacher.\n5.\n6.\n7.\n8.\n9.\n(i) Failure to perform his academic duties such as preparation of lectures, demonstrations, assessments, guidance, invigilation etc.\n(ii) Gross partiality and deliberate over-making or under-marking in the assessment of students.\n(iii) Inciting students against other students, teachers or the administration. (This will not interfere with the right of a teacher to express his difference on principles in seminars or other acadmeic discussions where students are present).\n(iv) Raising questions of caste, creed, religion, race or sex in matters relating to the affairs of the University or any of its departments or colleges.\n(v) Refusal to carry out the decisions and orders of appropriate administrative/academic bodies and/or functionaries of the University. This will not inhibit his right to express his differences with their policies or decision.\n10.\n11.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 11th February, 2020 [ass165]",
        "Act Number": "",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1975",
        "Short Title": "Gauhati University Teachers Conduct Rules, 1975",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}