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The Venkateshwara Open University Act, 2012

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This Act establishes and governs the Venkateshwara Open University in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, sponsored by the Padmawati Educational Trust. It regulates the university's academic administration, organizational structure, appointment of officers, degree offerings, fee structures, and financial management. The law applies to university administrative bodies, faculty, employees, and prospective as well as enrolled students across regular, distance, and online education programs. By formally authorizing a private self-financed open university, the legislation expands accessible higher education and vocational training opportunities in the region while setting mandatory standards aligned with national regulators and giving the state government oversight power to ensure institutional compliance.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Establishment of University
  5. 4. Conditions for the establishment of the University
  6. 5. Starting of the University
  7. 6. Objects of the University
  8. 7. Power of the University
  9. 8. Admissions and Standards
  10. 9. University opens to all classes and creeds
  11. 10. Officers of the University
  12. 11. The Chancellor
  13. 12. the Pro-Chancellor
  14. 13. The Vice-Chancellor
  15. 14. The Pro-Mce€hancellor
  16. 15. Dir€cto(s)rPrinclpal(s)
  17. 16. The Registrar
  18. 17. DeaqofFaculty
  19. 18. The Treasurer
  20. 19. Finance Office
  21. 20. Other Officer
  22. 21. Authorities of the University
  23. 22. The Court
  24. 23. The Executive Council
  25. 24. The Academic Council
  26. 25. The Distance Educatlon Council
  27. 26. The Finance Commitlee
  28. 27. The Planning Board
  29. 28. Board ol Faculty, Admission Coinmittee, Examination Committee and other authorities of the University
  30. 29. Power to make Statut6
  31. 30. Power to make Ordinances
  32. 31. Annual Report
  33. 32. Annual Accounts
  34. 33. Conditions of Service of employees
  35. 34. Right to Appeal
  36. 35. Employees Provident Fund and pension
  37. 36. Disputes as to the constitution of Authorities and bodies
  38. 38. Fillings of the vacancies
  39. 39. Invalidity of proceeding
  40. 40. Mode of proof of University records
  41. 41. Publication of statutes and ordinances
  42. 42. Endowment Fund
  43. 43. General Fund
  44. 44. Development Fund
  45. 45. Maintenance of Fund
  46. 46. Financial Condition
  47. 47. Fees
  48. 48. Power of State Government to call the info.mation and lgcords
  49. 49. Dissolution of Univercity
  50. 50. Expenditure of the University during dis3olution
  51. 51. De-r€cognition of the University by the State Govemment
  52. 52. Power of the Staie Government to issue directions on policy matter8
  53. 53. Status of Assets/Liabiliti6 on DissolutionrDe-recognition
  54. 54. Power to remove difficulties
  55. 55. Powe6 to make rules
  56. 56. Savings

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