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Bare Act

The Patna University Act, 1976

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This Act establishes and incorporates Patna University with headquarters in Patna, giving it perpetual succession and the power to sue and be sued. It defines key terms such as college, hostel, teacher, and university fund to govern the institution's operations. The law grants the university jurisdiction over specific colleges and departments, including Patna College and Bihar College of Engineering, and transfers existing institutions and assets from the previous 1961 Act. By setting up the university's legal structure and administrative framework, the Act provides the foundation for higher education governance in the region.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment and incorporation of University
  4. 4. III of 1962, and such Colleges which lie within the jurisdiction of the University are transferred on the same terms and conditions which were applicable before the commencement of this Act.
  5. 5. Purposes and powers of the university
  6. 6. University open to all classes, castes and creeds
  7. 7. Teaching of the University
  8. 8. Officers of the University
  9. 9. Transfer of Officers
  10. 10. The Chancellor
  11. 11. The Vice-Chancellor
  12. 12. Removal of the Vice-Chancellor
  13. 13. Arrangement of work during temporary absence of the Vice-Chancellor
  14. 14. Pro-Vice-Chancellor
  15. 15. The Dean of Students Welfare
  16. 16. The Registrar
  17. 16A. Proctor
  18. 17. The Finance Officer
  19. 18. Authorities of the University
  20. 19. The Senate
  21. 20. Term of office of members of the Senate
  22. 21. Meetings of the Senate
  23. 22. Powers and duties of the Senate
  24. 23. The Syndicate
  25. 24. The Syndicate shall have perpetual succession and any of its acts or proceedings shall not be invalid merely because of any vacancy or vacancies in its membership.
  26. 25. The Academic Council
  27. 26. Provided that any member elected or nominated shall be deemed to vacate office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the body which elected or nominated him.
  28. 27. The Faculties
  29. 28. The Departmental Council
  30. 29. In between its two meetings, there shall not be an interval of more than three months.
  31. 30. Provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint the question setters and examiners from the panel of names submitted by the Examination Board.
  32. 31. The Planning and Evaluation Committee
  33. 32. The Research Council
  34. 33. Other authorities of the University
  35. 34. The Statutes
  36. 35. Post for appointment shall not be created without prior sanction of the State Government
  37. 36. Statutes, how made
  38. 37. Ordinance
  39. 38. Ordinance, how made
  40. 39. Provided that any ordinance having financial implication shall not be enforceable unless prior approval of state Government has been obtained.
  41. 40. Rules
  42. 41. Consultation with the Bihar Inter-University-Board shall be necessary in the matters relating to making of Statutes, etc
  43. 42. Residence
  44. 43. Hostels
  45. 44. The Students Union
  46. 45. Annual report of the University
  47. 46. The University Fund
  48. 47. Contribution by Government to the University
  49. 48. Annual estimates of income and expenditure of Colleges and University
  50. 49. The Budget shall be approved by the State Government
  51. 50. Consideration of estimates by the Senate
  52. 51. Restriction on expenditure in the Budget
  53. 52. Objects to which the University Fund may be applied
  54. 53. Audit and account of the University
  55. 54. Power of the State Government to have accounts of the University audited
  56. 55. Finance Committee
  57. 56. Appointment of teachers and officers
  58. 57. The Academic council shall send name of not less than two member belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes category.

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