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Guru Jambheshwar University Hisar Act, 1995
Guru Jambheshwar University Hisar Act, 1995
Sections
1. Short title and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Incorporation.
Section 34. Territorial exercise of powers.
Section 45. Bar on conferring, granting or issuing degrees, diplomas or certificates by unauthorised institutions.
Section 56. Powers and functions of University.
Section 67. University open to all races, classes, castes and creeds.
Section 78. Teaching of University.
Section 89. Officers of University.
Section 910. Chancellor.
Section 1011. Vice-Chancellor.
Section 1111A. Pro Vice-Chancellor.
Section 11A11B. Registrar.
Section 11B12. Other Officers.
Section 1213. Authorities of the University.
Section 1314. Court.
Section 1415. Executive Council.
Section 1516. Academic Council.
Section 1617. Faculties.
Section 1718. Finance Committee.
Section 1819. Planning Board.
Section 1920. Statutes and their scope.
Section 2021. Statutes how made.
Section 2122. Ordinances and their scope.
Section 2223. Ordinances how made.
Section 2324. Regulations.
Section 2425. Annual Report.
Section 2526. Funds and accounts.
Section 2627. Annual accounts.
Section 2728. Conditions of Service of Officers and teachers.
Section 2829. Pension, provident fund and insurance fund.
Section 2930. Vacancy not to invalidate proceeding.
Section 3031. Certain disputes to be referred to Chancellor.
Section 3132. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 3233. Creation of teaching and non-teaching posts.
Section 3334. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 3435. Repeal and Savings.
Section 351. Power and duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
Section 11A. Powers and duties of Pro Vice-Chancellor.
Section 1A2. Registrar.
Section 23. Other Officers of the University.
Section 34. Proctor, Chief Warden, Dean of Students Welfare.
Section 45. Controller of Examinations.
Section 56. Court and its Constitution.
Section 67. Meetings of the court.
Section 78. Executive Council and its Constitution.
Section 89. Power of the Executive Council.
Section 910. Academic Council and its constitution.
Section 1011. Powers of Academic Council.
Section 1112. Composition of the Finance Committee.
Section 1213. Functions and powers of the Finance Committee.
Section 1314. Faculty of the University.
Section 1415. Constitution of Faculties.
Section 1516. Dean of Faculties.
Section 1617. Powers of the Faculties.
Section 1718. Chairpersons of the Departments.
Section 1819. Appointments.
Section 1920. Selection Committees.
Section 2021. Establishment Committee.
Section 2122. Constitution and Function of the Planning Board.
Section 2223. Convocation.
Section 2324. Departments.
Section 2425. Assignments of Departments of Studies to Faculties.
Section 2526. Boards of Studies.
Section 2627. Withdrawal of degree, diploma etc.
Section 2728. Withdrawal of approval, recognition of teachers.
Section 2829. Gratuity, ex-gratia grant, etc.
Section 2930. Fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes.
Section 3031. Limitation of term of membership.
Section 3132. Termination of membership etc.
Section 3233. Disqualification for membership.
Section 3334. Delegation of administrative and financial power to the officers, teachers employees of the University.
Section 34
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"content": "The Schedule\n(Statutes of Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar)\n(Statutes of Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar)\n(See section 21)",
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"content": "(a) Ex officio members -\n(i) The Chancellor;\n(ii) The Vice-Chancellor;\n[(iia) The Pro Vice-Chancellor;]\n(iii) The Secretary to Government, Haryana, Finance Department, or a nominee not below the rank of Director/Joint Secretary;\n(iv) The Secretary to Government, Haryana, Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of Director/Joint Secretary;\n(v) The Secretary to Government, Haryana, Technical Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of the Director/Joint Secretary;\n(vi) the Deans of Faculties;\n(vii) the Registrar;\n(viii) the Controller of Examinations;\n(b) (i) professors of the University not exceeding five, on the basis of seniority by rotation;\n(ii) four teachers from amongst the readers and lecturers of the University of whom atleast two shall be readers on the basis of seniority by rotation;\n(iii) four Principals/Directors of Colleges/Institutes admitted to the privileges of the University on the basis of seniority by rotation to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.\n(iv) five eminent academicians and representatives from industry, commerce, engineering, etc. to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor.\n(c) (i) The Registrar shall be the Member-Secretary of the Court;\n(ii) Save as otherwise expressly provided, the members of court, other than ex officio members, shall hold office for a term of two years;\n(iii) at all meetings of the Court two-fifths of the members shall form a quorum.",
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"content": "(a) to hold, control and administer the revenue, property and funds of the University;\n(b) to create teaching and academic posts, to determine the number and emoluments of such posts and to define the duties and conditions of service of professors, readers, lecturers and other academic staff and principals of colleges and institutions maintained by the University;\nFinance Secretary or in his absence his representative OR\nEducation Secretary or in his absence his representative is present at the time of taking such decision and has consented to that decision :\n(c) to appoint professors, readers, lecturers, other academic staff and principals of colleges and institutions maintained by the University, on the recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and to fill up temporary vacancies herein;\n(d) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto, in the manner prescribed by the Statutes;\n(e) to manage and regulate the finances, accounts, investments, property, business and all other administrative affairs of the University and for that purpose to appoint such agents as it may think fit;\n(f) to invest any money belonging to the University including any unapplied income in such stocks, funds, shares or securities as it shall, from time to time, think fit or in the purchase of immovable property in India with the like powers of varying such investments from time to time;\n(g) to transfer or accept transfer or any movable or immovable property on behalf of the University;\n(h) to provide buildings, premises, furniture and apparatus and other means needed, for carrying on the work of the University;\n(i) to select a common seal for the University;\n(j) to delegate any of its powers to the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar or such other employee or authority of the University or to a committee appointed by it, as it may deem fit;\n(k) to enter into, vary, carry out, or cancel contracts on behalf of the University;\n(l) to make, amend or repeal the Statutes;\n(m) to make decisions regarding maintenance of discipline among students;\n(n) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or assigned to the Executive Council by the Act or the Statutes, or the Ordinances; and\n(o) to exercise all powers of the University not otherwise provide for by the Act, the Statutes, or the ordinances.",
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"content": "I. Ex officio members :-\nI. Ex officio members\n(i) The Vice-Chancellor;\n[(ia) The Pro Vice-Chancellor;]\n(ii) The Director of Higher Education, Haryana;\n(iii) The Director of Technical Education, Haryana;\n(iv) The Registrar;\n(v) The Deans of Faculties;\n(vi) Three Principals by rotation on the basis of their seniority;\n(vii) The Controller of Examinations.\nII. Other members -\nII. Other members\n(i) one professor appointed by the University from each faculty by rotation on the basis of seniority;\n(ii) one University reader from each faculty, by rotation on the basis of seniority;\n(iii) one University lecturer from each faculty, by rotation on the basis of seniority;\n(iv) four eminent educationists to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from outside the University :\n(v) four persons from public sector industries of the Central and State Governments, in the State having proficiency in matters relating to industry and research, to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor :\nIII. (1) The Registrar shall be the Member-Secretary of Academic Council.\nIII.\n(2) Two-fifth of the members will form a quorum.\n(3) Save as otherwise expressly provided, the members of the Academic Council, other than Ex officio members, shall hold office for a term of two years.\n(4) The method of election shall be by simple majority voting by ballot and the elections shall be conducted in accordance with the rules framed by the Vice-Chancellor.",
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"content": "(a) to exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the University and to give directions regarding methods of instruction, co-operative teaching among colleges and institutions, evaluation of research or improvements in academic standards;\n(b) to consider matters of general academic interest either on its own initiative or on a reference by the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Executive Council or a Faculty and to take appropriate action thereon;\n(c) to recommend to the Executive Council, the creation and abolition on teaching posts;\n(d) to prescribe syallabi and courses of study for various examinations on the recommendations of the faculties;\n(e) to frame such regulations consistent with the Statutes and Ordinances regarding the academic functions of the University, discipline, residence, admissions, awards of fellowships, studentships, scholarships, medals and prizes, fee concessions, corporate life and attendance; and\n(f) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or assigned to the Academic Council by the Act, the Statutes, or the Ordinances.",
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"content": "(I) Ex officio members :-\n(a) the Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson);\n[(ai) The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Vice-Chairperson);]\n(b) the Secretary to Government, Haryana, Finance Department or a nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary;\n(c) the Secretary to Government, Haryana, Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of Director/Joint Secretary Higher Education;\n(d) the Secretary to Government, Haryana, Technical Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of Director/Joint Secretary of Technical Education, Haryana.\n(II) Other Members -\n(a) two outside members having expertise in finance to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor.\n(b) two Deans of Faculties to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.",
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"content": "(1) Faculty of Science and Technology Interface;\n(2) Faculty of Management Studies;\n(3) Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science;\n(4) Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Pharmacy;\n(5) Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Town Planning;\n(6) [Non-Conventional subjects in the] Faculty of Humanities and Foreign Languages;\n(7) Faculty of Religious Studies;\n(8) Faculty of Non-conventional Sources of Energy and Environmental Sciences;\n(9) Such other faculties as the Executive Council, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, may institute [in the emerging areas of higher education.]",
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"content": "(a) to coordinate teaching and research work of the University in the Departments assigned to the Faculty;\n(b) to recommend to the Academic Council courses of studies and syllabi for the different examinations after necessary reports from the Boards of Studies;\n(c) to receive reports from the Department for the creation and abolition of posts and to forward them to the Academic Council with such recommendations as it may consider reasonable;\n(d) to discuss and suggest to the Academic Council schemes for the advancement of standards of teaching and examinations; and\n(e) to deal with any other matter that may be referred to it by the Academic Council or the Vice-Chancellor or the Dean of the Faculty.",
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"content": "(a) if a Department has two or more professors, the Chairpersonship shall rotate only among the professors;\n(b) if a Department has only one professor, the Chairpersonship shall rotate between the Professor and the senior-most reader; provided he has an experience of five years as Reader;\n(c) if a Department has no professor, the Chairpersonship shall rotate between the two senior-most readers with an experience of five years.",
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"number": "19",
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"number": "20",
"title": "20. Selection Committees.",
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"content": "(i) The Vice-Chancellor;\n[(ia) The Pro Vice-Chancellor;]\n(ii) The Dean of the Faculty;\n(iii) The Chairperson of Department concerned, if he is a Professor;\n(iv) The senior-most Professor in the Department except where otherwise decided by the Vice-Chancellor;\n(v) Three persons in the case of Professor and two persons in the case of Reader and Lecturer, not connected with the University, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from a panel of names, drawn up by the Academic Council, on the basis of their special knowledge of, or interest in the subject with which the Professor/Reader/Lecturer will be concerned :",
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"number": "21",
"title": "21. Establishment Committee.",
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"number": "22",
"title": "22. Constitution and Function of the Planning Board.",
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"content": "(a) Vice-Chancellor;\n(b) Secretary to Government, Haryana, Finance Department;\n(c) Secretary to Government, Haryana, Education Department;\n(d) Secretary to Government, Haryana, Technical Education Department;\n(e) not more than ten persons of high standing in education and industry who shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor for a term of two years which may include the following :-\n(i) Nominee of the All India Council for Technical Education;\n(ii) Director of one of the Indian Institute of Technology;\n(iii) Director of one of the Indian Institute of Management;\n(iv) Vice-Chancellor of one of the Technical Universities of India;\n(v) Nominee of the Government;\n(vi) Five persons of high standing in Education and Industry;\n(f) the Registrar shall be the Secretary to the Board.",
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"number": "23",
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"content": "(i) The Chairperson of Departments;\n(ii) One Professor appointed or recognised by the University in the Department, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation, according to seniority;\n(iii) One reader and one lecturer appointed or recognised by the University in the Department, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, by rotation, according to seniority :\n(iv) Six teachers (including principals) of Undergraduate courses from the colleges in the subject concerned to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, by rotation, according to seniority, to be determined by the length of undergraduate teaching experience ensuring that there is not more than one such member from any one college;\n(v) Two outside experts to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Department :\n(i) The Chairperson of the Department;\n(ii) All the professors appointed or recognised by the University in the Department;\n(iii) Two readers and two lecturers appointed or recognised by the University in the Department to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation according to seniority;\n(iv) Two teachers including the Head of the Postgraduate Departments in colleges admitted to the privileges of the University in the subject concerned with at least 10 years teaching experience to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation according to the seniority to be determined by the length of Postgraduate teaching experience :\n(v) Two outside experts to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Department :\n(ii) The Boards of Studies shall also make recommendations to the Academic Council, regarding the appointments of Paper-setters and Examiners for the Undergraduate or the Postgraduate courses as the case may be.\n(iii) The Board of Studies shall deal with any other matter that may be referred to them by the Faculty. The Chairperson of the Department shall be the Chairperson of the Board. Members, other than ex officio members, shall hold office for two years:",
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"number": "27",
"title": "27. Withdrawal of degree, diploma etc.",
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"content": "(a) if the candidature of the person concerned has been cancelled or result quashed in accordance with the manner laid down by the Ordinance; or\n(b) if the candidate has misbehaved at a convocation of the University; provided that the question whether a person has misbehaved in terms of this statute shall be finally decided by the Vice-Chancellor; or\n(c) When sufficient evidence is laid before the Academic Council showing that any person conferred by the University has been convicted of what is in their opinion a serious offence, the Academic Council may recommend to the Executive Council that such a degree or diploma be cancelled.",
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"number": "28",
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"content": "(a) if the teacher fails to perform duties in accordance with the manner laid down by the Ordinances;\n(b) if sufficient evidence is laid before the Executive Council that the teacher has committed an act which in their opinion is a serious offence, the Executive Council may withdraw approval, recognition of the teacher.",
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"number": "29",
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"number": "33",
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"number": "34",
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