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section 3

Establishment and Incorporation of the University

The Apex Professional University Act, 2012
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Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY AND THE SPONSORING BODY

Statutory text
  1. (1) There shall be established a university called by the name of "Apex Professional University" for furthering objectives set out in section 4.
  2. (2) The University shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
  3. (3) The headquarter of the University shall be at Pasighat, District East Siang in the State of Arunachal Pradesh with provision to establish necessary Branch Campus for furtherance of its objectives in the all districts of Arunachal Pradesh at such places as may be determined by the University. The main campus of the University be at such place as may be decided by the sponsoring body in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
  4. (4) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Board of Governors, the Board of Management, and the Academic Senate of the University and all such persons as may be appointed at such office or as members so long as they continue to hold such office or membership.
  5. (5) The University will have Centres of Excellence for promoting professional and vocational education in and outside the country through formal, non-formal, face-to-face, regular, research, industry integrated, part-time, open, online and virtual education modes.
  6. (6) The sponsoring body shall comply with the following provisions:
    • (a) Establish the endowment fund in the manner prescribed in this Act;
    • (b) Acquire a minimum ten acres of land in anywhere in the State as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher;
    • (c) Construct or arrange a minimum 10,000 square feet of covered space in any where in the State or as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher for administrative purpose and for conducting academic programmes;
    • (d) Invest rupees twenty lacs or as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher, on books, journals, computers, library networking and other facilities so as to make library facilities adequate for contemporary teaching and research;
    • (e) Procure equipments, computers, furniture and other immovable assets and infrastructure facilities (other than buildings, referred to in clause (c) above) worth not less than rupees fifty lacs or as per the norms of regulating bodies, whichever is higher;
    • (f) Land, building and properties acquired, created and arranged or built for the university shall not be used for any other purpose, other than that for which the same is acquired;
    • (g) Appoint adequate number of teaching and non-teaching staff in each Faculty to be started by the University;
    • (h) Establishment of provident fund and take up welfare programmes for the employees of the university; and
      • (i) Fulfil such other academic standards in accordance with the guidelines of the UGC, AICTE, NCTE and other regulatory bodies established by the law of Union or State Government.
  7. (7) The sponsoring body shall, within a period of five years, submit an unambiguous affidavit to the State Government along with documents to the effect that all conditions referred above in this Act have been fulfilled.
  8. (8) The State Government may extend time to comply with the above provisions of this Act for further period of three years, if such request is made by the sponsoring body and the State Government is satisfied in respect of the reasons given by sponsoring body for the extension.

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