Venkateshwara Open University Act, 2012

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    "title": "Venkateshwara Open University Act, 2012",
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    "act_number": "(Act No. 10 of 2012)",
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            "content": "(a) \"Academic Council\" means the Academic Council of the University :\n(b) \"Distance Education Council\" means Distance Education Council of the University\n(c) \"Board\" means the Board of studies or the Planning Board, or any other Board of the University ;\n(d) \"Chancellor\", \"Pro-Chancellor\", \"Vice-Chancellor\" and \"Pro-Vice-Chancellor\" means respectively the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University :\n(e) \"Court\" means the Court of the University\n(f) \"Director/Principal\" means the Head of an Institution, a College, a Centre and a School; or the person appointed for the purpose to act as such in his absence ;\n(g) \"Department\" means a Department of Studies and includes a Centre of Studies and Research.\n(h) \"Employee\" means any person appointed by the University. and includes a teacher or any other member of the staff of the University.\n(i) \"Executive Council\" means the Executive Council of the University ;\n(j) \"Existing College\" means a college or an institution which imparts professional education and is proposed to be merged, run and maintained by the University ;\n(k) \"Faculty\" means a Faculty of the University ;\n(l) \"Hostel\" means Scholar Students Hostel of the University ;\n(m) \"Institution/College\" means a college including existing college or an Institution established or maintained by or associated or constituent to the University in accordance with this Act and the Statutes.\n(n) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by Statutes ;\n(o) \"Records and Publication\" means the Records and Publication of the University :\n(p) \"Statutes\" and \"Ordinances\" means respectively, the Statutes and the Ordinances of the University for the time being in force ;\n(q) \"Student\" means a student enrolled in the register of the University ;\n(r) \"Teacher of the University\" means Professors. Associate Professor. Readers. Assistant Professor, Lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting education/instructions of conducting research in the University and are designated as Teachers by the Ordinances\n(s) \"Treasurer, \"Registrar\", \"Deputy Registrar\", \"Finance Officer\", \"Controller of Examinations\", \"Librarian\" or \"Proctor\" means respectively the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, the Finance Officer, the Controller of Examination, the Librarian or the Proctor of the University.\n(t) \"Trust\" means Padmawati Educational Trust, 208 A. Saket, Meerut registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1882 (Act No. 2 of 1882) ;\n(u) \"University\" means the Venkateshwara Open University. Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh.",
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            "content": "(a) Innovations in education leading to restructuring of courses, new methods of teaching, training and learning including on-line learning blended learning continuing education and such other modes and integrated and wholesome development or personality ;\n(b) Studies in various disciplines ;\n(c) Inter disciplinary studies ;\n(d) National integration, secularism social equity and engineering of international understanding and ethics.",
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            "content": "(a) to provide for instruction in such branches of learning as the University may, from time to time, determine and to make provisions for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and skills ;\n(b) to impart and promote the study of science, engineering and technology, Bio and Medical Sciences, Dental Science, Pharmacy, Management Hotel and Hospitality Management. Law, Nursing and other professional courses and also History, Culture, Commerce. Economics, Humanities, Philosophy, Art etc. through in-campus off-campus offshore-campus and satellite centres or by conducting centres or by distant educational programmes etc.\n(c) to Honor educational stalwarts and persons of academic eminence with the decoration of professor Emeritus ;\n(d) to grant, subject to such conditions as the University may determine, diplomas or certificates to, and confer degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations, evaluation or any other method of testing on persons, and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or other academic distinctions for good and sufficient cause ;\n(e) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribed\n(f) to provide education and training including correspondence and such other courses, 'to such persons who are not members of the University, as it may determine ;\n(g) to institute Directorships. Principalships, Professorships, Associate Professorships, Readership, Assistant Professorships, Lecturer ships and other teaching or academic posts required by the University and to make appointments for the same ;\n(h) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto ;\n(i) to appoint, engage persons of eminence working in any other University or Organizations permanently or for a specified period ;\n(j) to co-operate, collaborate or associate with any other University or Authority or Institution' in India and abroad in such manner and for such purpose as the University may determine ;\n(k) to establish and maintain schools, centres, specialized laboratories or others unit for research and instructions as are in the opinion of the University, necessary for the furtherance of its objects.\n(l) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships. studentships, medals and prizes ;\n(m) to establish and maintain and supervise residences. hostels within the University and promote the health and general welfare activities for students and staff ;\n(n) to make provisions for research and consultancy and for this purpose to enter into such arrangements with other institutions or bodies as the University may deem necessary ;\n(o) to declare centre, and institution, a department. or school, as the case may be, in accordance with the Statutes ;\n(p) to determine standards for admissions into the University, which may include examination, evaluation or any other method of testing ;\n(q) to demand and receive payment of fees and other charges ;\n(r) to make special arrangement in respect of women and other disadvantaged students as the University may consider desirable.\n(s) to regulate and enforce discipline among the employees and students of the University and take such disciplinary measures in this regards as may be deemed necessary by the University.\n(t) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of the employees of the University ;\n(u) to receive donations and to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any property. movable or immovable for the welfare of the University.\n(v) to borrow. mortgage or hypothecate with the approval of the Trust on the security of the property of the University, money for the purposes of the University.\n(w) to appoint either on contact or otherwise visiting professors, emeritus professors, consultants, fellows, scholars, artists, course writers and such other persons who may contribute to the advancement of the objects of the University.\n(x) to organize and to undertake extra-mural studies and extension service.\n(y) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the University.\n(z) degrees, diploma, certificates awarded to in-campus and study centres students will be considered at par with that of degrees. diploma certificates awarded to the students studies as full time regular students of the University.",
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            "content": "(a) the constitution powers and functions of the authorities of the University, as may be constituted from time to time ;\n(b) the appointment and continuance in office of the members of the said authorities, filling of vacancies of members and all other matters relating to those authorities for which it may be necessary to provide;\n(c) the appointment, powers and duties of the officers of the University and their emoluments ;\n(d) the appointment of teachers of the University and other academic and administrative staff and their emoluments ;\n(e) the appointment of teachers and other academic and administrative staff working in the University or Institution for specific period for undertaking a joint project;\n(f) the conditions of service of employees including provisions for retirement benefits, insurance and provident fund, the manner of termination of service and disciplinary actions;\n(g) the principals governing seniority of service of employees;\n(h) the procedure for settlement of disputes between employees or students and the University ;\n(i) the procedure for appeal to the Executive Council by an employee or student against the action of any officer or other authority of the University ;\n(j) the conferment of honorary degrees;\n(k) the withdrawal of degree, diploma, certificate and other academic distinction ;\n(l) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships and medals and prizes;\n(m) the maintenance of discipline among the students;\n(n) the establishment and abolition of Department, Centres and other constituted institutions/Colleges etc ;\n(o) the delegation of powers vested in the authorities or officers of the University ; and\n(p) all other matters, which may be this Act are to be or may be prescribed.",
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            "content": "(a) the admission of students to the University and their enrolment as such\n(b) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees. diplomas and certificates of the University;\n(c) the medium of instruction and examination ;\n(d) the award of degree, diploma, certificate and other academic distinction. the qualification for the same and the means to be taken relating to the granting and obtaining of the same.\n(e) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the University and for admission to the examinations, degree; diplomas and certificates of the University ;\n(f) the conditions for the award of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes ;\n(g) the conduct of examinations, including the term of office and manner of appointment and the duties of examining bodies, examiners and moderators.\n(h) the conditions of residence of the students of the University\n(i) the special arrangements, if any, which may be made for the residence, discipline and teaching of women students and prescribing of special courses of studies for them within the University ;\n(j) the appointment and emoluments of employees other than those for whom provision has been made in the Statutes ;\n(k) the establishment of Centre of Studies, Boards of Studies, interdisciplinary Studies, Special Centres, Specialised Laboratories and other Committees\n(l) the manner of co-operation and collaborations with other Universities and authorities including learned bodies and association ;\n(m) the creation, composition and functions of any other body which is considered necessary for improving the academic mileage of the University ;\n(n) the remuneration to be paid to the examiners, moderators, invigilators and tabulators.\n(o) such other terms and conditions of service of teachers and other academic staff as are not prescribed by the Statutes.",
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            "content": "(a) all fees which may be charged by the University ;\n(b) all sums received from any other sources ;\n(c) all contributions made by the Trust and\n(d) all contributions made in this behalf by any other person or body which are not prohibited by any law for the time being in force.",
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            "content": "(a) development fees. which may be charged from students\n(b) all sums received from other sources for the purpose of the development of the University ;\n(c) all contributions made by the Trust ;\n(d) all contributions made in this behalf by any other person or body which are not prohibited by any law for the time being enforce and\n(e) all incomes received from the permanent endowment fund.",
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            "content": "(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath;\n(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document ;\n(c) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any office\n(d) receiving evidence on affidavits ;\n(e) any other matter which may be prescribed.",
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        "Act Number": "(Act No. 10 of 2012)",
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        "Act Year": "2012",
        "Short Title": "Venkateshwara Open University Act, 2012",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Arunachal Pradesh"
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