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Bare Act

The Goa Private Universities Act, 2020

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This law establishes a framework for creating private universities in the state of Goa. It allows organizations like societies, trusts, and companies to set up these institutions to offer higher education. The main goal is to ensure that private universities provide quality education that is relevant to the industry. The Act also sets rules to manage how these universities operate, ensuring they follow proper standards and regulations. By doing this, it aims to improve the higher education system in Goa and maintain accountability among private educational institutions.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Conditions for the establishment of the University.
  5. 4. Submission of proposal for establishment of a University.
  6. 5. Evaluation of proposals.
  7. 6. Issuance of letter of intent and submission of compliance report by sponsoring body.
  8. 7. Permission to operate the University.
  9. 8. Incorporation of the University.
  10. 9. University to be self-financed.
  11. 10. Not authorized to grant affiliation.
  12. 11. Starting of operations by the University.
  13. 12. Objects of the University.
  14. 13. Powers of the University.
  15. 14. Admission and Standards.
  16. 15. University open to all classes and creeds.
  17. 16. Officers of the University.
  18. 17. The President.
  19. 18. The Vice-Chancellor.
  20. 19. The Pro-Vice Chancellor.
  21. 20. The Registrar.
  22. 21. Dean of Faculty.
  23. 22. Finance Officer.
  24. 23. Other Officers.
  25. 24. Authorities of the University.
  26. 25. The Governing Body.
  27. 26. The Executive Council.
  28. 27. Academic Council.
  29. 28. Finance Committee.
  30. 29. Planning Board.
  31. 30. Board of Faculty, Admission Committee, Examination Committee and other
  32. 31. Disqualification for membership of the authority.
  33. 32. Vacancies not to invalidate the proceedings of any authority or body of the University.
  34. 33. Filling up of emergent vacancies.
  35. 34. Committees.
  36. 35. Power to make statutes.
  37. 36. Power to make Ordinances.
  38. 37. Annual Report.
  39. 38. Annual Accounts.
  40. 39. Regulatory Authority.
  41. 40. Powers of the Regulatory Authority.
  42. 41. Conditions of service of employees.
  43. 42. Right to Appeal.
  44. 43. Employees Provident Fund and Pensions.
  45. 44. Disputes as to the constitution of Authorities and bodies.
  46. 45. Constitution of Committees.
  47. 46. Filling of the vacancies.
  48. 47. Invalidity of proceeding.
  49. 48. Mode of proof of University records.
  50. 49. Publication of Statutes and Ordinance.
  51. 50. Permanent Endowment Fund.
  52. 51. General Fund.
  53. 52. Development Fund.
  54. 53. Maintenance of Funds.
  55. 54. Financial Condition.
  56. 55. Fees.
  57. 56. Convocation.
  58. 57. Power of Government to call for information and records.
  59. 58. Dissolution of University.
  60. 59. Expenditure of the University during dissolution.
  61. 60. Power of the Government to issue directions on policy matters.
  62. 61. Status of Assets/ Liabilities on dissolution /de-recognition.
  63. 62. University shall belong to the Society in case of dissolution of the University.
  64. 63. Power to make rules.
  65. 64. Power to remove difficulties.
  66. 65. Disputes to be settled in a Court in Goa.

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