Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY

(1) There shall be constituted in and for the State of Andhra Pradesh a University by the name of the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University which shall consist of a Chancellor, a Vice Chancellor, a Rector, if any, a Executive Council and an Academic Senate. (2) The headquarters of the University shall be at such place in the State as may be notified by the Government and it may establish campuses at such other places within the State as it may deem fit. (3) The University shall be a teaching residential and affiliating University. (4) The University shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said Corporate name. (5) No institution affiliated to, or associated with or recognised or maintained by, any other University in the State shall be affiliated to or associated with or recognised by the University for any purpose, except with the prior approval of the Government and the concerned University and the management of the institution concerned.

(1) The Executive Council shall consist of the following persons, namely:- Class I- Ex-Officio Members (i) the Vice-Chancellor; (ii) the Rector; (iii) the Secretary to Government in the Education Department or an Officer in the Education Department nominated by the Government; (iv) the Secretary to Government in the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department or an Officer in the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department nominated by the Government; (v) the Director of Higher Education/the Commissioner of Collegiate Education; (vi) the Director of Cultural Affairs. Class-II- Other Members (i) one senior professor of the University/Colleges to be nominated by the Government; (ii) one Principal/Dean of the University Colleges to be nominated by the Government; (iii) One Principal of the affiliated Colleges to be nominated by the Government; (iv) four eminent persons connected with Telugu language, literature and culture as the Government may consider useful to the University, to be nominated by the Government. (2) Every member of the Executive Council other than Ex-Officio member shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor. (3) The Executive Council shall meet atleast once in three months and may meet often if necessary. (4) Upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than one-third of the total number of members of the Executive Council, the Vice-Chancellor shall convene a meeting there of on a date appointed by him which shall not be later than seven days from the date of receipt of requisition aforesaid. (5) In the absence of the Vice-Chancellor from any meeting of the Executive Council the members present at the meeting shall choose one among themselves to preside over the meeting. (6) The quorum for a meeting of the Executive Council shall be one-third of the total number of members or six persons whichever is less.

The Executive Council shall have the following powers, namely:- (1) to make statutes and amend or repeal the statutes; (2) to co-operate with other Universities, academic authorities and colleges in such manner and for such purposes as it may determine; (3) to provide for research and advancement and dissemination of knowledge in Telugu language, literature, culture and allied fields and for this purpose to establish such schools, Departments and Centres of Study as may be considered necessary from time to time in addition to those specified in the schedule; (4) to institute lectureships, readerships, professorships and any other teaching or research posts required by the University; (5) to institute degrees, titles, diplomas and other academic distinctions; (6) to confer degrees, titles, diplomas and other academic distinctions on persons who shall have carried on research under conditions prescribed; (7) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on the recommendations of not less than two-thirds of the members present at the Executive Council; (8) to establish and maintain halls and hostels; (9) to institute fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, bursaries, exhibitions, medals, incentives and prizes and to award the same in accordance with the statutes; (10) to consider and take such action as it may deem fit on the annual report, the annual accounts and the financial estimates; (11) to institute a publication bureau with necessary equipment and to maintain it; (12) to enter into any agreement with the Central or any State Government or with a private management for assuming the management of any institution and for taking over its properties and liabilities or for any other purposes not repugnant to the provisions of this Act; (13) to make statutes regulating the method of election to the authorities of the University and the procedure at the meetings of the Executive Council and other authorities of the University and the quorum of members required for the transaction of business by the authorities of the University; (14) to hold, control and administer the properties and funds of the University; (15) to direct the form, custody and use of the common seal of the University; (16) to regulate and determine all matters concerning the University in accordance with this Act and the statutes; (17) to administer all properties and all funds placed at the disposal of the University for specific purposes; (18) (a) to appoint lecturers, Readers, Professors, Visiting Professors, Researchers, Senior Artists and Junior Artists, Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, and fix their emoluments, if any, define their duties and the conditions of their services and provide for filling up of temporary vacancies; (b) to make statutes specifying the mode of appointment of administrative and other similar posts and fix their emoluments, if any, define their duties and the conditions of their services and provide for filling up of temporary vacancies; (19) to suspend and dismiss or reinstate the University teachers and other employees of the University; (20) to accept, on behalf of the University endowments, bequests, donations, grants and transfers of any movable and immovable properties made to it; (21) (a) to raise, on behalf of the University loans from the Central or any State Government or the public or any corporation owned or controlled by the Central or any State Government; (b) to borrow money with the approval of the Government on the security of the property of the University for the purposes of the University; (22) to recognise hostels not maintained by the University and to suspend or withdraw recognition of any hostel which is not maintained in accordance with the statutes and the conditions imposed thereunder; (23) to arrange for, and direct, the inspection of hostels; (24) to prescribe the qualifications of teachers and other employees; (25) to charge and collect such fees as may be prescribed; (26) to make statutes regarding the admission of students to the University; (27) to appoint members to the Boards of Studies; (28) to appoint examiners, after consideration of the recommendations of the Boards of Studies and to fix their remuneration; (29) to supervise and control the residence and discipline of the students of the University and make arrangements for securing their health and well being; (30) to institute and manage libraries, museums, institutes of research and other institutions established or maintained by the University; (31) to manage hostels instituted by the University; (32) to promote research within the University and to call for reports, from time to time of such research; (33) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by this Act or the statutes; and (34) to delegate any of its powers to the Vice-Chancellor or to a Committee appointed in accordance with the statutes.

(1) The Executive Council shall meet at such times and places and shall, subject to the provisions of clauses (2) and (3) observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be prescribed: Provided that the Executive Council shall meet atleast once in every six weeks and may meet more often if necessary. (2) The Vice-Chancellor or in his absence any member chosen by the members present shall preside at a meeting of the Executive Council. (3) Upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than one third of the total number of Members of the Executive Council, the Vice-Chancellor shall convene a meeting of the Executive Council on a date appointed by him which shall not be later than seven days from the date of receipt of requisition aforesaid. (4) All questions at any meeting of the Executive Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the case of an equality of votes, the Vice-Chancellor or the members presiding as the case may be, shall have and exercise a second or casting vote. (5)(a) The Executive Council may, for the purpose of consultation, invite any person having special knowledge or practical experience in any subject under consideration to attend to any meeting. Such person may speak in, and otherwise take part in the proceedings of meetings but shall not be entitled to vote;

The Academic Senate shall consist of the following persons, namely:- CLASS I - EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: (1) all members of the [Executive Council]; (2) all Deans of Faculties; (3) all Ex-Vice-Chancellors of the University concerned; (4) the Director of Technical Education; (5) the Director of Medical Education; (6) the Director of School Education; (7) the Director of Adult Education; (8) the Director of Intermediate Education; (9) the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education or in his absence the Vice-Chairman thereof; (10) the Director, Telugu Academy; (11) all members of the University Planning and Monitoring Board; (12) the Chairman of the Official Language Commission of the State. CLASS II-LIFE MEMBERS: All persons who donate an amount of not less than Rs. 5,00,000 to the University. CLASS III-MEMBERS TO BE NOMINATED BY THE GOVERNMENT: (1) one Telugu Professor from each University in the State. (2) two persons representing institutions doing research in Telugu language/linguistics anywhere in India. (3) one Librarian of any constituent college or a college affiliated to any University in the State. CLASS IV-ELECTED MEMBERS: (1) Five teachers to be elected from among the teachers of the University Colleges from among themselves according to the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the Statutes; (2) Five teachers to be elected from among the teachers of the affiliated colleges in the State from among themselves according to the procedure prescribed by the Statutes; (3) Five members of the Legislative Assembly to be elected from among themselves by the members of the Legislative Assembly of whom one each shall belong to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes. The election shall be held according to the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and according to the procedure prescribed by the Statutes.