Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY

3. (1) There shall be established a University by the name of ‘the Gujarat Technological University’.

1. (2) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Board, the Academic Council, the Directors, the Deans, the Registrar and all other persons who may hereafter become such officers or members so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of ‘the Gujarat Technological University’.
2. (3) The University shall function as an affiliating University and it shall affiliate any other college, institution or University for the conferment of degrees, diplomas or grant certificates to the students admitted therein.
3. (4) The University shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire and hold property, to contract and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.

4. The headquarters of the University shall be at such place as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.

5. The objects of the University shall be to develop the knowledge of science, engineering, technology, management and environment for the advancement of quality of life of the mankind in general and in relation to the domain of engineering and technological development and applications. The prime objects of the University shall be to create centres and institutes of excellence in basic and applied science, engineering and technology in particular and other objects shall be as follows, namely:-

1. (i) to create institutes and centres of excellence for imparting State-of-the-art education, training and research in the fields of science, engineering, technology and management in general;
2. (ii) to create capabilities for development of knowledge, skill and competency at various levels;
3. (iii) to create capabilities for upgrading the infrastructure of global standard for education, training and research in the areas related to engineering technology and science;
4. (iv) to develop patterns of teaching and training at various levels of educational accomplishments so as to set high standards of education in science, engineering and technology;
5. (v) to function as a leading resource centre for knowledge management and entrepreneurship development in the areas of science and technology;
6. (vi) to provide inter-relationship for national and global participation in the fields of science, engineering, technology and management;
7. (vii) to establish close linkages with industry to make teaching, training and research at the University relevant to the needs of the industry at national and global levels;
8. (viii) to make such provisions as would enable affiliated colleges to undertake specialization of studies; and
9. (ix) to establish, maintain or take over by agreement and manage colleges, department, centres and institutes of research or specialised studies.

6. (1) No person shall be excluded from any office of the University or from membership of any of its authorities or bodies, committees, or from admission to any degree, diploma or other academic distinction or course of study on the sole ground of sex, race, creed, caste, class, place of birth, religious belief or political or other opinion.

1. (2) It shall not be lawful for the University to impose on any person any test whatsoever relating to sex, race, creed, caste, class, place of birth, religious belief or profession or political or other opinion in order to entitle him to be admitted as a teacher or a student or to hold any office or post in the University or to qualify for any degree, diploma or other academic distinction or to enjoy or exercise any privilege of the University or any benefaction thereof.

7. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the University shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely :-

1. (i) to administer and manage the University and to establish such Institutes and centres for research, education and instruction as are necessary for the furtherance of the objects of the University;
2. (ii) to provide for instruction, training and research in such branches of knowledge or learning pertaining to science, engineering, technology and management and allied areas;
3. (iii) to conduct innovative experiments in new methods and technologies in the field of science, engineering, technology and management in order to achieve international standards of such education, training and research;
4. (iv) to prescribe course of study and curricula and provide for flexibility in the education systems and delivery methodologies including electronic and distance learning;
5. (v) to hold examinations and confer degrees, diplomas or grant certificates and other academic distinctions or titles on persons subject to such condition as the University may determine, and to withdraw or cancel any such degrees, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions or titles in the prescribed manner;
6. (vi) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the prescribed manner;
7. (vii) to establish such special centres, specialised study centres or other units for research and instruction as in the opinion of the University are necessary for the furtherance of its objects;
8. (viii) to provide for printing, reproduction and publication of research and other works and to organize exhibitions, workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.;
9. (ix) to sponsor and undertake research in all aspects of science, technology and management;
10. (x) to offer executive developmental programmes;
11. (xi) to collaborate or associate with, advise, administer, control, develop, maintain, any educational institution with like or similar objects;
12. (xii) to develop and maintain linkages with educational or other institutions in any part of the world having objects wholly or partly similar to those of the University, through exchange of teachers, students and scholars and generally in such manner as may be conducive to their common objects;
13. (xiii) to develop and maintain relationships with teachers, researchers and experts in any part of the world for achieving the objects of the University;
14. (xiv) to regulate the expenditure, manage the finances and to maintain accounts of the University;
15. (xv) to receive grants, subventions, subscriptions, donations and gifts for the purpose of University and consistent with the object of the University and to enter into any agreement with Central Government, State Government, the University Grants Commission or other authorities or bodies for receiving any grants;
16. (xvi) to receive funds from Industry, national and international organizations or any other sources as gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests by transfers of movable or immovable properties for the purposes and objects of the University;
17. (xvii) to establish, maintain and manage halls and hostels for the residence of students and accommodation for faculty, officers and employees of the University and the guest house; (xviii) to supervise and control the residence and regulate the discipline of students of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare and cultural activities;
18. (xix) to fix, demand and receive or recover fees and such other charges as may be prescribed;
19. (xx) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, prizes, medals and other awards;

1. (xxi) to purchase or to take on lease or accept as gifts or otherwise any land or building or works which may be necessary or convenient for the purpose of the University on such terms and conditions as it may think fit and to construct, alter and maintain any such buildings or works;
2. (xxii) to sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the properties of the University, movable or immovable, on such terms as it may think fit, consistent with the interest, activities and objects of the University with the previous sanction of the State Government; (xxiii) to draw and accept, to make and endorse, discount and negotiate promissory notes, bills of exchange, cheques or other negotiable instruments;
3. (xxiv) to raise and borrow money on bond, mortgages, promissory notes or other obligations or securities founded or based upon all or any of the properties and assets of the University or without any securities on such terms and conditions as it may think fit and to pay out of the funds of the University, all expenses incidental to the raising of money, to repay and redeem any money borrowed with the previous sanction of the State Government;
4. (xxv) to invest the funds of the University in or upon such securities and transpose any investment from time to time in such manner as it may deem fit in the interest of University;
5. (xxvi) to execute conveyance regarding transfer, mortgages, leases, licenses, agreements and other conveyance in respect of the property, movable or immovable including Government securities belonging to the University or to be acquired for the purpose of the University with the previous sanction of the State Government; (xxvii) to admit the students for the courses offered by the University in the prescribed manner; (xxviii) to create academic, technical, administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto;
6. (xxix) to regulate and enforce discipline among the officers and employees of the University and to provide for such disciplinary measures as may be prescribed;
7. (xxx) to institute professorship, associate professorship, assistant professorship, honorary professorship, adjunct professorship, readership, lectureships, endowed professorship, honorary professorship, adjunct professorship and any other teaching, academic or research posts and to prescribe qualifications for the persons to be appointed on such posts;
8. (xxxi) to appoint persons as Professors, Associate Professors, Adjunct Professors, Assistant Professors, Readers, Lecturers, Registrar or otherwise as teachers or researchers of the University; (xxxii) to delegate all or any of its powers (except the power to make regulations) to any other officer or authority of the University; and (xxxiii) to do such other acts and things as the University may consider necessary, conducive or incidental to the attainment or enlargement of all or any of the objects of the University.

8. (1) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the whole of the State of Gujarat.

1. (2) No college or institution imparting education in engineering and technological subjects shall be associated in any way with or seek affiliation or admission to any privileges of any other University established by law.
2. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other State laws for the time being in force, the colleges or institutions as may be specified by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, imparting education in engineering and technological subjects and affiliated to any other University established by law of the State Legislature shall cease to be affiliated from the University to which such colleges or institutions have been affiliated and such colleges or institutions shall be deemed to be affiliated to the University from such date as specified in the said notification.
3. (4) The University may impose such terms and conditions upon the colleges or institutions referred to in sub-section (2) as it may consider necessary, conducive or incidental to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the University.

9. (1) The Governor of the State shall be the Chancellor of the University.

1. (2) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the University and preside at any convocation of the University.
2. (3) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as may be conferred on him by this Act or the regulations.

10. (1) The Chancellor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he may direct, of the University, its buildings, libraries, laboratories, museum, workshop, and equipments of any college, institution or centre maintained, or affiliated to, the University, and also of the teaching, and other work conducted by the University and of the conduct of examination held by the University; and to cause an inquiry to be made in like manner in respect of any matter connected with the administration, academic affairs and finances of the University.

1. (2) The Chancellor shall in every case give notice to the University of its intention to cause an inspection or an inquiry to be made and the University shall be entitled to be represented thereat.
2. (3) The Chancellor shall communicate to the University his view with reference to results of such inspection or inquiry and advise the University the action to be taken in the matter.
3. (4) Where the University does not, within the reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor, the Chancellor may issue such direction to the University as he thinks fit and the University shall comply with such direction.
4. (5) The State Government may, whenever it deems fit, cause a like inspection or inquiry to be made in the manner prescribed in sub-sections (1) to (3) and shall have, for the purposes of such inspection and inquiry, all the powers of the Chancellor under the said sub-sections.

11. (1) The Vice-Chancellor of the University shall be appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government from amongst three persons recommended under sub-section (3) by a Committee appointed for the purpose under sub-section (2).

1. (2) (a) The Chancellor, for the purpose of sub-section (1) shall appoint a committee which shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (i) two members to be nominated by the State Government, who shall be eminent technologists and educationists not connected with the University;
   • (ii) one member, to be nominated by the All India Council of Technical Education; and
   • (iii) one member, to be nominated of the University Grants Commission;
   • (b) The Chancellor shall appoint one of the members of the committee as its Chairman.
2. (3) The committee so appointed under sub-section (2) shall within such time and in such manner as directed by the State Government, select three persons whom it considers fit for being appointed as a Vice-Chancellor and shall recommend to the Chancellor the names of the persons so selected together with such other particulars it deems fit.
3. (4) The person to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor shall,-
   • (i) be an eminent educationist, technologist, administrator industrialist having vision for human resource development,
   • (ii) have been associated with Gujarat in terms of development, education, philanthropy, industrial or business development or exemplary administration in the services of the State, Corporation or the public bodies.
   • (iii) not have attained the age of 65 years on the date of nomination or re-nomination.
4. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-nomination to that office for a further term of three years only.
5. (6) The emoluments and other terms and conditions for the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be determined by the State Government.
6. (7) Whenever a temporary vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor and it cannot be conveniently and expeditiously filled up in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), one of the Directors nominated by the Chancellor shall carry on the current duties of the office of the Vice-Chancellor.
7. (8) The Vice-Chancellor may resign from his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor and his resignation shall take effect from the date of acceptance by the Chancellor.

12. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at any convocation of the University and shall preside at the meeting of the Academic Council and the Finance Committee.

1. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall preside at the meeting of the Board and shall be entitled to be present with the right to speak at any meeting of any authority or body of the University. The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure that the provisions of this Act and the regulations are faithfully observed and he shall have all powers necessary for this purpose.
2. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall,-
   • (i) exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the University;
   • (ii) ensure implementation of the decisions of the authorities of the University;
   • (iii) be responsible for imparting of instruction and maintenance of discipline in the University; and
   • (iv) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by or under this Act or the regulations or as may be delegated to him by the Board or by the Chancellor.
3. (4) In any emergency which, in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor requires that immediate action should be taken, he shall take such action as he deems necessary and shall at the earlier opportunity thereafter furnish information regarding his action to such authority, body or officer as would have in the ordinary courses dealt with the matter: Provided that if such authority, body or officer is of the opinion that such action ought not to have been taken by the Vice-Chancellor, it may refer the matter to the Board which may either confirm the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor or annul the same or modify it in such manner as it thinks fit and thereupon the action shall cease to have effect, or as the case may be, shall take effect in such modified form. However, such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done by or under the order of the Vice-Chancellor.
4. (5) Where the exercise of the powers by the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section (4) involves the appointment of any person, such appointment shall be confirmed by the competent authority empowered to approve such appointment in accordance with provision of this Act and the regulations not later than six months from the date of the order of the Vice-Chancellor, otherwise such appointment shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months from the date of the order of the Vice-Chancellor.