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Goa University Act, 1984

Goa University Act, 1984

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This legislation establishes the framework for governing Goa University by defining the roles of top officials like the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Registrar, who manage the institution and sign official documents. It outlines how the university’s academic affairs are handled through Boards of Studies, which approve course details and academic standards for different degree levels. The Act also defines various institutions and colleges associated with the university and sets up financial oversight through committees to ensure proper management. Overall, this framework regulates how the university operates, educates students, and handles its affairs.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Substitution of section 15A
  3. 3. Amendment of section 15C
  4. 5. Powers of the University
  5. 6. Jurisdiction
  6. 7. The University open to all classes, castes and creeds
  7. 8. Chancellor
  8. 9. Officers of the University
  9. 10. The Chancellor
  10. 11. The Vice-Chancellor
  11. 12. Deans of Faculties
  12. 13. Short title and commencement
  13. 14. Definitions
  14. 15. The University
  15. 15A. Retirement age
  16. 15B. Bar on University and its authorities
  17. 15C. Provision for giving effect over other existing provisions
  18. 16. Objects
  19. 16A. Deleted Section 16
  20. 17. The “Court”
  21. 18. The Executive Council
  22. 19. The Academic Council.
  23. 20. Other authorities of the University.
  24. 20A. Deleted Section 20
  25. 21. Planning Board.
  26. 22. Statutes.
  27. 23. Statutes how made.
  28. 24. Ordinances.
  29. 25. Regulation.
  30. 25A. Prior approval of the Government on certain proposals of the University
  31. 25B. Power to make rules
  32. 26. Annual Report.
  33. 27. Annual Accounts
  34. 28. Conditions of service of employees
  35. 29. Procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary cases against students
  36. 30. Right to appeal
  37. 31. Pension or provident funds
  38. 32. Disputes as to constitution of University authorities and bodies
  39. 33. Filling of casual vacancies
  40. 34. Proceedings of University authorities or bodies not invalidated by vacancies
  41. 35. Protection of action taken in good faith
  42. 36. Mode of proof of University record
  43. 37. Power to remove difficulties
  44. 38. Transitonal provisions
  45. 39. Completion of courses of study in colleges or institutions affiliated to the University of Bombay or South Gujarat
  46. 39A. Taking over of charge of Centre for Post-graduate Instruction and Research
  47. Schedule. The Statutes of the University

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