Chapter 2 Chapter 2

The University and its Objectives

1. (1) The Sponsor shall have the right to establish the University in accordance with the provision of this Act;
2. (2) The application containing the proposal to establish the University shall be made to the State Government by the Sponsor;
3. (3) The proposal shall contain the following particular, namely;
   • (a) The objects of the University along with the detail of the Sponsor;
   • (b) The extent and status of the University and the availability of land;
   • (c) The nature and type of programmes of study and research to be undertaken in the University during a period of the next five years;
   • (d) The nature of faculties, courses of study and research proposed to be started;
   • (e) The campus development such as building, equipment and structural amenities;
   • (f) The phased outlays of capital expenditure for a period of the next five years;
   • (g) The item-wise recurring expenditure, sources of finance and estimated expenditure for each student;
   • (h) The scheme for mobilizing resources and the cost of capital thereto and the manner of repayments to each source;
     • (i) The scheme of generation of funds internally through the recovery of fee from students, revenues anticipated from consultancy and other activities relating to the objects of the University and other anticipated incomes;
   • (j) The detail of expenditure on unit cost, the extent of concessions or rebates in fee, free ship and scholarship for students belonging to economically weaker sections and the fee structure indicating varying rate of fee, if any, that would be levied on non-resident Indians and students of other nationalities;
   • (k) The history and credentials of the sponsor including years of experience and expertise in the concerned discipline at the command of the sponsor as well as the financial resources;
   • (l) The years of experiences and expertise in the concerned discipline at the command of the Sponsor as well as the financial resources;
   • (m) The system for selection of students to the course of study at the university;
   • (n) Status of fulfillment of such other conditions as may be required by the State Government to be fulfilled before the establishment of the University;

1. (1) Where the State Government, after such inquiry as it may deem necessary, is satisfied that the Sponsor has fulfilled the conditions specified in sub-section (3) of section 3; it may initiate proceedings of notification of University:
2. (2) The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette accord sanction for establishment of the University and direct Sponsor to establish the complete endowment fund within six months of notification;
3. (3) The headquarters of University shall be at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh and it will operate ordinarily within the boundary of the State concerned. It may have campuses or Regional Centers, Study Centers anywhere in India and abroad with approval of the Board of Governors; after five years of its coming into existence as per guideline of the UGC Act 1956 and the UGC (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003 Clause 3.3 of Regulation and the Arunachal Pradesh and other Institutions of Higher Education) Establishment and Regulation Act, 2010.
4. (4) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, member of the Board of Governors, members of the Board of Management and the Academic Council for the time being holding office as such in the University so established, shall constitute a body corporate and can sue and be sued in the name of the University;
5. (5) The university will have a minimum of 50 acres of land.
6. (6) On the establishment of the University under sub-section (2), the land and other movable and immovable properties acquired, created, arranged or built by the University for the purpose of the University in the State of Arunachal Pradesh shall vest in the University;
7. (7) The land, building and other properties acquired for the University shall not be used for any purpose, other than that for which the same is acquired.

The university shall comply with the direction and guidelines issued by the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh in this regard for the time being enforce.

The university shall come into existence on the date of appointed day in term of sub-section (2) of section 1 and subject to such terms and conditions as may be stipulated by the state government by notification published in the Official Gazette under this section.

The University shall be self-financing and shall not make a demand to any grant-in-aid or any other financial assistance from the State Government.

1. (1) The University may have Constituent Colleges, Regional Centers, Campuses, Off-Campuses, Off-shore Campuses, Internship Campuses and Study Centers; after five years of its coming into existence as per guideline of the UGC Act 1956.
2. (2) The University may with the prior approval of the Board of Governors, affiliate any college or other institutions.

The objectives for which the university shall be established are as follows.-

1. (i) to provide for instruction in the disciplines specified but not limited in Schedule and to make provisions for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge;
2. (ii) to grant, subject to such conditions as the University may determine, diplomas or certificate, and confer degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations, evaluation to any other method of testing on persons, and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or other academic distinctions for good and sufficient cause;
3. (iii) to organize and to undertake extra-model studies and extension service;
4. (iv) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner as may be prescribed;
5. (v) to provide instruction, including correspondence and such other coursed, as it may determine;
6. (vi) to institute Professorships, Readerships, Lectureships and other teaching or academic posts required by the University and to make appointment thereto;
7. (vii) to create administrative, academically and other posts and to make appointments thereto;
8. (viii) to appoint persons working in any other university or organization having specific knowledge permanently or for a specified period;
9. (ix) to co-operate, collaborate or associate with any other university or authority or institution in such manner and for such purpose as the University may determine;
10. (x) to establish study centers and maintain schools, institutions and such centers, specialized laboratories or other units for research and instructions as are in the opinion of the University, necessary for the furtherance of its object;
11. (xi) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes;
12. (xii) to establish and maintain hostels for students of the university ;
13. (xiii) to make provisions for research and consultancy, and for that purpose to enter into such arrangements with other institutions or bodies as the University may deem necessary;
14. (xiv) to determine standards for admission into the University, which may include examination, evaluation or any other method of testing;
15. (xv) to demand and receive payment of fees and other charges;
16. (xvi) to supervise the residences of the students of the University and to make arrangements for the promotion of their health and general welfare;
17. (xvii) to make special arrangements in respect of women students as the University may consider desirable; (xviii) to regulate and enforce discipline among the employees and students of the University and take such disciplinary measures in this regard as may be deemed necessary by the University;
18. (xix) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of the employees of the University;
19. (xx) to receive donations and acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any movable or immovable property;

1. (xxi) to borrow money with the approval of the Sponsoring Body for the purposes of the University;
2. (xxii) to mortgage or hypothecate the property of the University with the approval of the Sponsoring Body; (xxiii) to establish examination centers; Counseling centers; information centers;
3. (xxiv) to set up off campus centre or information centers within the State of Arunachal Pradesh or any part of India and Abroad;
4. (xxv) 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.
5. (xxvi) to establish a campus at Itanagar in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and to have affiliated institutions, colleges, schools, and approved study centers Academic Centers, off Campus program Centers or Institutions and to establish Regional Campus(es) at different places in India and other countries. (xxvii) to create higher levels of intellectual abilities. (xxviii) to establish state of the art facilities for education, training and research.
6. (xxix) to offer programs through multi modal form of education.
7. (xxx) to institute degrees, diplomas, certificated and other academic distinctions on the basis of examination, or any other mode of evaluation ad assessment as laid down by the academic council.
8. (xxxi) to ensure that the standard of the degrees, diplomas, certificated and other academic distinctions of high standard. (xxxii) to offer continuing distance education both formal and/or informal. (xxxiii) to confer honorary degrees and other academic distinctions in the manner laid down in the statutes. (xxxiv) to encourage and promote research activities and set up independent research institutions for pure and applied research, and institute awards and fellowship at institutions other than the University for undertaking research.
9. (xxxv) to affiliate or collaborate with any other college or university, research institution, industry association, professional association or any other organization, in India or overseas, or conceptualize, design and develop specific educational and research programs, training programs and exchange programs for students, faculty members and others. (xxxvi) To recognize the various courses and programs offered by the individuals, institutions, and organizations in various streams of education offered in the multimode methodology of teaching. (xxxvii) to undertake surveys, studies and consultancy for any organization in India of overseas. (xxxviii) to undertake programs of the training and development of faculty members of the University and other institutions in India or overseas. (xxxix) to undertake collaborative research with any organization in India or overseas, and undertake commercialization of technologies.
10. (xxxx) to develop, register and license all forms of intellectual property rights, including, inter-alia, trademarks, copyrights, know-how and patents etc. (xxxxi) to conceptualize, design, develop and commercialize various products, equipment and machinery as part of the research and development activity. (xxxxii) to provide "Education For All" which includes Formal modes of instruction keeping in view the literacy and the educational needs of deprived sections of the society by establishing informal educational centers in and out side the State of Arunachal Pradesh, to achieve cent percent literacy and education at least up to the level of Matriculation. (xxxxiii) to bring higher education within the reach of Majority of the youth aspiring higher qualification and/or research by a network of formal institutions such as regional campuses, off-campus programme centers and academic centers through out the country in accomplishment of the prime objective "Desired Education For All". (xxxxiv) to encourage sports, cultural, extra curricular and co-curricular activities for students and staff. (xxxxv) to do all such other things which may be deemed necessary or expedient to promote the above objectives. (xxxxvi) to pursue any other objective as may be approved by the Board.

1. (1) The University shall have the following powers, namely :-
   • (a) To establish, maintain and recognize such Regional Centers, Campuses, Off-Campuses, Off-Shore Campuses, Internship Campuses, Examination Centres and Study Centers as may be determined by the University from time to time in the manner laid down by the Statutes;
   • (b) To carry out all such other activities as may be necessary or feasible in furtherance of the object of the University;
   • (c) To confer degrees, diplomas, charters, certificates, preuniversity certifications or other academic distinctions etc. in accordance with the Statutes;
   • (d) To institute and award fellowship, scholarship and prizes etc. in accordance with the Statutes;
   • (e) To launch any academic and research programmes and courses, discipline of education which deemed suitable for meeting the objects of the University as provided in section 7 of this Act.
   • (f) To determine, demand and receive fees, bills, invoices and collect charges to fulfill the objects of University, as the case may be;
   • (g) To make provision for extracurricular activities and trainings for students and employees;
   • (h) To appoint the faculties, teachers, officers and employees of the University or a Constituent college, Affiliated college, Regional Centres, Study Centers, Campuses, Off-Campuses, Off-shore Campuses and Internship Campuses located in India and abroad;
     • (i) To receive donations and gifts of any kind to acquire, hold, manage, maintain, lease, mortgage and dispose of any movable and immovable property, including trust and endowment properties for the purpose of University or a Constituent College, or a Regional Centers or a Off-Campus Centre or a Study Centers;
   • (j) To establish and maintain halls and to recognize places of residence for students, officers, teachers and employees of the University or a constituent college for students of the University or a constituent college or any other at the main campus and other campuses in India and abroad;
   • (k) To supervise and control the residence, and to regulate the discipline among the students and all categories of employees and to lay down the conditions of service of such employees, including their Code of Conduct;
   • (l) To create, academic, administrative and support staff and other necessary posts;
   • (m) To co-operate and collaborate with other Universities and institutions in such a manner and for such purposes as the University may determine from time to time;
   • (n) To offer regular, distance learning, continuing education, industry integrated, collaborative industry based education programmes and the manner in which such Programmes are to be offered by the University;
   • (o) To organize and conduct refresher courses, orientation courses, workshops, seminars and other Programmes for students, industry executives, teachers, developers of courseware, evaluators and other academic staff;
   • (p) To determine standards of admission to the University, Constituent Colleges, Affiliated Colleges, Regional Centers, Study Centres, Campuses, Off-Shore Campuses, Off-Campuses and Internship Campuses with the approval of Academic Council;
   • (q) To make special provisions for students belonging to the State of Arunachal Pradesh for admission in course of the University or in a constituent college, affiliated college, regional centre, campus or study centre;
   • (r) To do all such other acts or thing whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be necessary to further the objects of the University;
   • (s) To prescribe such courses of Bachelor, Masters, Doctorate and Research Degrees and such other Degrees, Diplomas, Charters, Certificates, Pre-University Certificates etc;
   • (t) To provide for the preparation of instructional materials including films, cassettes, tapes, video cassettes, CD, VCD and other software;
   • (u) To recognize examinations or period of study (whether in full or part) of other Universities, institutions or other places of learning as equivalent to examinations or period of study in the University and to withdraw such recognition at any time;
     • (v) To create industry academic partnership by inviting Industry in the University Campus and other University centres for mutual benefit;
   • (w) To raise, collect, subscribe and borrow money with the approval of the Board of Management whether on the security or the property of the University, for the purpose of the University;
     • (x) To enter in to, carry out, vary or cancel contracts;
   • (y) To create, amend and cancel the rules and regulations to fulfill the objects of the University;
   • (z) To carry out all such other activities as may be necessary or feasible in furtherance of the object of the University;
   • (aa) To do all things necessary or expedient to exercise the above powers;

The University shall be opened to all irrespective of class, caste, Creed, religion, region, language or gender; Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the University from making special provisions for admissions to students of the socially and economically weaker section of the society, especially for the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

1. (1) The University will seek accreditation from respective national and International accreditation bodies;
2. (2) The University shall obtain prior permission/ approval from National Accreditation bodies like NCTE, BCI, AICTE etc before commencing any course required permission or recognition from concerned bodies, if required by any law for the time being in force, shall be obtained;
3. (3) As regards other Programmes on technical education the relevant laws, rules, regulations etc. in the matter of obtaining approval, recognition or maintain standards shall apply to the University;

1. (1) The Campus of University shall be at any place in Itanagar and ordinarily within the State of Arunachal Pradesh and it may have Campuses, Regional Centres, Study Centres anywhere in India or Abroad; after five years of its coming into existence as per guideline of the UGC Act 1956, and the UGC (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulation, 2003 Clause 3. 3 of Regulation and the Arunachal Pradesh Colleges and other Institution of Higher Education) Establishment and Regulations Act, 2010.
2. (2) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, members of the Board of Governors, Members of the Board of Management and the academic council for the time being holding offices as such in the university so established, shall constitute a body corporate and can sue and be sued in the name of University;
3. (3) The Board of Governors will decide the usage of land, building and other properties acquired by the university, which is for the benefits of university.