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The Azim Premji (Assam) University Act, 2025

The Azim Premji (Assam) University Act, 2025

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This Act establishes the Azim Premji (Assam) University as a philanthropic, non-profit institution operating across the entire state of Assam. It is designed to provide higher education in diverse fields such as science, arts, medicine, and management, alongside research and consultancy services. The legislation specifically exempts this university from the provisions of the Assam Private Universities Act, 2007, allowing it to function under its own framework. It defines the university's objects, including the creation of off-campus centers and study centers, to facilitate distance education and academic standards through various regulatory bodies.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. University.
  3. 3. Objects of the University
  4. 4. Submission of proposal for establishment of Azim Premji University and its evaluation
  5. 5. Issuance of the letter of intent and compliance report
  6. 6. Establishment of the University
  7. 7. Incorporation of the University
  8. 8. It shall have the power to acquire and hold property, both movable and immovable, and enter into contract, and may sue and be sued by its name.
  9. 9. Requirement of land
  10. 10. Restrictions on the University
  11. 11. Endowment Fund
  12. 12. General Fund
  13. 13. Application of General Fund
  14. 14. Provided further that the General Fund shall, for the objects specified under subclause (a), be applied with the prior approval of the Governing Body of the university.
  15. 15. Powers of Visitors
  16. 16. The Chancellor
  17. 17. The Vice-Chancellor
  18. 18. The Registrar
  19. 19. The Chief Finance and Accounts Officer
  20. 20. Other Officers
  21. 21. Authorities of the University
  22. 22. The Governing Body
  23. 23. The Board of Management
  24. 24. The Academic Council
  25. 25. Other Authorities
  26. 26. Disqualification for membership of an authority or body
  27. 27. Vacancies not to invalidate the proceedings of any authority or body of the University
  28. 28. Filling up of emergent vacancies
  29. 29. Committee
  30. 30. The constitution of such committees and their duties shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
  31. 31. Subsequent Statutes
  32. 32. The First Ordinances
  33. 33. Subsequent Ordinances
  34. 34. Regulations
  35. 35. Admissions
  36. 36. The test shall be framed in a way that it does not prevent students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds to obtain admission into the university.
  37. 37. Assessment
  38. 38. Declaration of results
  39. 39. Convocation
  40. 40. Accreditation of the University
  41. 41. The university shall get renewed such accreditation at an interval of every five years thereafter.
  42. 42. Annual Report
  43. 43. Annual Accounts and Audit
  44. 44. Powers of the State Government to inspect the university
  45. 45. Dissolution of the university by the Sponsoring Body
  46. 46. Special powers of the State Government in certain circumstances
  47. 47. Power to make rules
  48. 48. Power to remove difficulties
  49. 49. The Act to have overriding effect
  50. 50. Disputes to be settled in a court in Assam

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