Chapter IV AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

14. The following shall be the authorities of the University, namely:---

1. (1) The Court,
2. (2) The Executive Council,
3. (3) The Academic Council,
4. (4) The Faculties,
5. (5) The Board of post graduate Teaching and Research,
6. (6) The Boards of Studies, '[(6A) The Finance Committee, (6B) The Planning Board.]
7. (7) such other Boards and bodies of the University as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the University.

15.

1. (1) The court shall consist of the following members, namely: Class -I EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS (A)
   • (i) The Chancellor,
   • (ii) The Vice-Chancellor, 2[(iii) The last Ex-Vice-Chancellor of the University residing in the State] 3[(iiia) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor],
   • (iv) The Registrar. (B)
   • (i) 4[*The Director of Higher Education], or an officer not below the rank of a Joint 4[Director of Higher Education] designated by such Director;
   • (ii) The Director of Technical Education, or an officer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Technical Education designated by such Director; 5[(iii) The Director of Health and Medical services and Medical Education or an officer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Health and Medical Services and Medical Education designated by such Director;] '[(iv) The Chairman of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board;]
   • (v) The Director of Employment and Training, if any or an Officer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Employment and Training designated by such Director; (C)
   • (i) The Heads of the University Departments,
   • (ii) Deans of Faculties;
   • (iii) Principals of degree College;
   • (iv) Heads of recognised institutions. Class-II ORDINARY MEMBERS
   • (A) Elected as specified below :,
     • (i) Such number of members as is specified below against each Faculty by teachers (other than Heads of University Departments, Principals and Heads of recognised institutions) in the subject or subjects comprised in each such Faculty in the following manner as prescribed by Statutes:,
   • (a) Teachers in Arts (from amongst themselves) 2
   • (b) Teachers in Science (from amongst themselves) 2
   • (c) Teachers in Commerce (from amongst themselves) 2
   • (d) Teachers in Law (from amongst themselves) 1
   • (e) Teachers in Education (from amongst themselves) 1
   • (f) Teachers in Rural Studies (from amongst themselves) 1
   • (g) Teachers in each such additional Faculty as may be prescribed by the

16.

1. (1) The Court shall, on a date to be fixed by the chancellor meet once a year at a meeting to be called the annual meeting of the Court.
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor may, whenever he thinks fit, and shall, upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than one third of the total number of members of the Court, convene a special meeting of the Court.

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> ¹[17. Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Court shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:, > >

1. (a) to review from time to time, the broad policies and programmes of the University and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the University;

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(viii-a) One teacher of the affiliated college other than a Principal nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation from amongst such members of the Court who are teachers of affiliated colleges, in the manner specified by the Statutes;]

1. (ix) One member of the Academic Council who is a teacher elected by the Academic Council from amongst the members of the Court; 1[* * * * * * *] 2[(xa) 3[Two persons] nominated by the State Government from amongst distinguished educationists, scholars, social workers, women and such other class of persons, irrespective of whether they are members of Court.]
2. (xi) One representative of the donors and of managements of the affiliated colleges, elected by the Court from amongst its members: Provided that a nominated member or an elected member shall cease to hold office as such member if he ceases to be a member of the Court or, as the case may be, of the Academic Council, or to be a Dean, a University teacher, a Principal or, as the case may be, a teacher.

1. (2) The term of office of the elected and nominated members shall be three years.

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1. (1) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, the Executive Council shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:,
   • (i) to hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University;
   • (ii) to enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the University in the exercise or performance of the powers and duties assigned to it by or under this Act or the Statutes;
   • (iii) to determine the form and provide for the custody and regulate the use of the common seal of the University;
   • (iv) to administer funds placed at the disposal of the University for specific purposes;
   • (v) to frame the annual financial estimates of the University and to place them before the Court for suggestions; (vi)
   • (a) to adopt annual financial estimates after considering the suggestions, if any, of the Court;
   • (b) to reduce the amount of any budget grant;
   • (c) to sanction the transfer of any amount within a budget grant from one minor head to another, or from a subordinate head under one minor head to a subordinate head under another minor head; and
   • (d) to sanction the transfer of any amount within a minor head from one subordinate head to another, or from one primary unit to another;
     • (vii) to make provision for buildings, premises, furniture, apparatus and other means needed for carrying on the work of the University;
     • (viii) to accept, on behalf of the University, bequests, donations and transfers of any movable or immovable property to the University;
     • (ix) to transfer any movable or immovable property on behalf of the University;
     • (x) to recommend to the Court, the raising of public loans on the security of the assets of the University with the previous approval of the State Government;
     • (xi) to manage and regulate the funds, finances, accounts and investments of the University;
     • (xii) to institute and manage,
   • (a) Printing and Publication Department;
   • (b) University Extension Boards;
   • (c) Information Bureaux;
   • (d) Employment Bureaux; and
   • (e) Such other institutions or organisation as may be necessary for the functioning of the University;
     • (xiii) to make provision for the following activities and activities allied thereto,
   • (a) for continuing Education and Adult Education;
   • (b) for extramural teaching and extension courses and research and other recognised educational activities;
   • (c) physical education, National Cadet Corps, National Service Scheme, National Sports Organisation, military training and such other recognised activities;
     • (xiv) to manage and maintain colleges, departments, institutes of research or specialized studies, laboratories, libraries, museums and hostels of the University;
     • (xv) to establish within the University area or outside that area such field stations and specialized laboratories and such other units for research and instruction as are necessary for the furtherance of object of the University;
     • (xvi) to recognize hostels, to inspect such hostels and to withdraw recognition therefrom;
     • (xvii) to provide housing accommodation for University teachers and other employees, to the extent the finances of the University permit; (xviii) to register secondary schools situate outside the State of Gujarat as may be provided by Statutes;
     • (xix) to recommend to the State Government to affiliate colleges;
     • (xx) to arrange for and to direct the inspection of affiliated colleges, recognised or approved institutions and hostels, to issue instructions for maintaining their efficiency and for ensuring proper conditions of employment, including salary scales and allowances for members of their teaching, other academic and non-teaching staff, and in case of disregard of such instructions, to recommend modification of the conditions of their affiliation or recognition or to take such other steps as it may deem proper;
   • (xxi) to recommend to the State Government,
   • (a) the withdrawal, either in whole or in part, or to modify, the rights conferred on a college by affiliation;
   • (b) the withdrawal or reduction of a grant to a college which makes default in carrying out the conditions of affiliation;
   • (xxii) to withdraw recognition or approval of institutions or to modify the right conferred on an institution by recognition or approval; (xxiii)
   • (a) to control and co-ordinate the activities of, and to give financial aid to, affiliated colleges and recognized or approved institutions, and
   • (b) to regulate the fees to be paid by the students in affiliated colleges, recognised and approved institutes;
   • (xxiv) to call for reports, returns and other information from colleges, recognised or approved institutes, or hostels;
   • (xxv) to supervise and control the residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the affiliated colleges, University colleges, University Departments and recognised and approved institutions and to make arrangement for promoting their health and general welfare, and to take disciplinary action against the students;
   • (xxvi) to recommend to the Court, the institution and conferment or grant of degrees, diplomas and certificates, in the manner prescribed by the Statutes; (xxvii) to recommend to the Court, the conferment of honorary degrees, and other academic distinctions in the manner prescribed by Statutes; (xxviii) to institute and award fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals, prizes and other awards;
   • (xxix) to appoint academic, administrative and other staff of the University, fix their emoluments, if any, and define their duties and the conditions of their service, and to take disciplinary action against them;
   • (xxx) to recognize a member of the staff of an affiliated college or recognised or approved institution as a professor, reader, lecturer or teacher of the University, and to withdraw such recognition;
   • (xxxi) [to fix remuneration of examiners] and to arrange for the conduct and publication of the results of University examinations and other tests; (xxxii) to fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by Ordinances; (xxxiii) to make, amend and cancel Ordinances; (xxxiv) to make provision for instruction, teaching and training in such branches of learning and courses of study as it may think fit for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge;
   • (xxxv) to make such provision as will enable affiliated colleges and recognised or approved institutions to undertake specialisation of studies; (xxxvi) to organize and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, museums and other equipment for teaching and research; (xxxvii) to institute professorships, readerships, lecturerships and other posts of teachers required by the University; (xxxviii) to lay down and regulate salary scales, allowances and conditions of service of officers, members of teaching, other academic and non-teaching staff of the University; (xxxix) to lay down and regulate the salary scales, allowances and conditions of service of the members of the teaching, other academic and non-teaching staff of affiliated colleges and recognised or approved institutions;
   • (xl) to recommend to the Court, the institution of new Departments and Faculties in the University;
   • (xli) to enter into any agreement for the incorporation in the University of any other institution and for taking over its rights, properties and liabilities and for any other purpose not repugnant to this Act;
   • (xlii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations; (xliii) to exercise all powers of the University not otherwise provided for in this Act or the Statutes and all other powers which are requisite to give effect to the provisions of this Act or the Statutes.
2. (2) The Executive Council shall not transfer any immovable property in exercise of its powers under clause
   • (ix) of sub-section
3. (1) except with the previous sanction of the Court; and no transfer of immovable property which is not made with such previous sanction shall be binding on the University.
4. (3) The powers and duties under clauses
   • (xix) to (xxii),
   • (xxvi) to (xxviii), (xxx), (xxxiii) to (xxxvii) and
   • (xl) of sub-section
5. (1) shall not be exercised by the Executive Council except upon the recommendations made by the Academic Council. [(3A) The powers and duties under clauses (xxxviii) and (xxxix) of the Executive Council, in so far as they relate to the laying down and regulating salary scales and allowances of officers, members of the teaching, other academic and non-teaching staff of the university, affiliated colleges and recognised or approved institutions are concerned, shall be subject to the approval of the State Government.]
6. (4) The Executive Council, may by Ordinances appoint Committees to carry out its administrative work and define their constitution, functions and tenure.
7. (5) The Executive Council, shall make a report of every case of acceptance of property under clause
   • (viii) of sub-section
8. (1) to the Court.

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1. (1) The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the University and shall consist of the following persons, namely :,
   • (i) The Vice-Chancellor, Ex-Officio Chairman; ²[(ia) The Pro-Vice-Chancelllor, if any, ex-officio;]
   • (ii) The Deans of the Faculties; ³[* * * * * *]
   • (iv) One member, other than the Dean, elected by each Faculty from amongst its members; ⁴[(v) not more than five Head of the University Department to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation, in the manner specified by the Statutes;
   • (vi) One Head of the recognised institution to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation from amongst the Heads of recognised institutions, in the manner specified by the Statutes;] ⁵[(vii) two principals of colleges to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation, in the manner specified by the Statutes]: ⁶[ Provided that a member specified in any of the clauses
   • (ii) to ⁷[(vii)] shall cease to hold office as such member if he ceases to be a Dean of a Faculty, a member of a Faculty, a Head of the University Department, ⁸[a Head of the recognised institution or, as the case may be a Principal of a college].
2. (2) As soon as the Academic Council is constituted under sub-section (1), it may co-opt as its additional members, two eminent persons who are experts in any of the subjects taught in the University, whether those persons are or are not connected with the University as its members, teachers or otherwise.
3. (3) The term of office of the members of the Academic Council other than Ex-Officio members shall be three years.

21.

1. (1) The Academic Council shall have the control and general regulation of, and be responsible for the maintenance of the standards of teaching and examinations with the University.
2. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, the Academic Council shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:,
   • (i) to approve Regulations made by the Faculty concerned laying down courses of study;
   • (ii) to approve Regulations made by the Faculty concerned laying down special courses of study;
   • (iii) to arrange for co-ordination of studies and teaching in affiliated colleges and recognised and approved institutions;
   • (iv) to promote research within the University;
   • (v) to approve proposals for allocating subjects to the Faculties;
   • (vi) to make proposals for the establishment of Departments, Institutes of Research and specialised studies, Libraries, Laboratories and Museums;
   • (vii) to recommend the institution of professorships, readerships, lectureships and any other posts of teachers required by the University and for prescribing the duties of such posts;
   • (viii) to recommend proposals for the institution of fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships and medals and other awards and to make Regulations for their award;
   • (ix) to make Regulations regarding the examinations of the University and the conditions on which students shall be admitted to them;
   • (x) to make and approve Regulations prescribing the equivalence of examinations;
   • (xi) to approve Regulations prescribing the manner of granting exemption from approved courses of study in the University or in affiliated colleges for qualifying for degrees, diplomas and certificates;
   • (xii) to recommend to the Executive Council the institution and conferment of degrees, diplomas and certificates in the manner prescribed by Statutes.
   • (xiii) to recommend to the Executive Council the conferment of honorary degrees and other academic distinctions in the manner prescribed by Statutes.
   • (xiv) to recommend to the Executive Council the institution of Departments and Faculties;
   • (xv) to recommend to the Executive Council the affiliation of colleges and recognition or approval of institutions;
   • (xvi) to refer any academic matter to the relevant University authority or body for consideration;
   • (xvii) generally to advise the University on all academic matters; and (xviii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, statutes and ordinances.

22.

1. (1) The University shall include the Faculties of Arts, Education, Science, Law, Commerce and Rural Studies and such other Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes. Each Faculty shall comprise such subjects as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) Each Faculty shall consist of,
   • (i) All Chairmen of the Boards of Studies for the subjects comprised in the Faculty; ¹[* * * * * *]
   • (iii) the University professors of subjects comprised in the Faculty and not covered by clauses
   • (i) and (ii); ²[(iv) One University reader of the subject comprised in the Faculty to be nominated by Vice-Chancellor by rotation, in the manner specified by the Statutes;
   • (v) One member who is a teacher to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation from amongst the members of the Board of Studies other than the Chairman in the manner specified by the Statutes.] ³[(2A) As soon as the Faculty is constituted under sub-section (2), it may co-opt as its additional members two persons who are experts in the subject comprised in the Faculty, whether they are or are not connected with the University as its members, teachers or otherwise.]
3. (3) A teacher in a subject included in more Faculties than one shall, within one month from the date on which he becomes a member of the Court, select by intimation in writing to the Registrar, any one of such Faculties to which he wishes to be assigned. If he fails to make such selection, the Executive Council shall assign to him any one of such Faculties. A selection or assignment so made shall be irrevocable for the entire term of his membership.
4. (4) All Faculties shall be located at the head quarters of the University: Provided that in respect of any of the Faculties the State Government after consulting the University may, by notification in the Official Gazette direct that the Faculty specified in the notification shall be located at such place outside the head quarters of the University as may be specified in the notification and there upon the Faculty shall be located accordingly. ¹[(5) The term of office of a member of the Faculty shall be three years.]

23.

1. (1) Each Faculty shall have the general control and power of regulation of, and be responsible for, the maintence of standards of teaching and examinations of the University for the subject comprised in it.
2. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, each Faculty shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:,
   • (i) to make Regulations in consultation with the Boads of Studies concerned, laying down courses of study in the Faculty;
   • (ii) to make Regulations regarding special courses of study in the Faculty;
   • (iii) to make Regulations for the standards of passing the relevant examinations in the Faculty and for awarding classes at such examinations;
   • (iv) to make proposals for promoting research in the subject assigned to the Faculty;
   • (v) to make proposals for allocating subjects to the Faculty;
   • (vi) to make proposals for the establishment of departments, institutes of research and specialized studies, libraries, laboratories and museums concerned with the Faculty;
   • (vii) to make proposals for the institution of professorships, readerships, lectureships and other posts of teachers in the Faculty and for prescribing the duties of persons occupying such posts;
   • (viii) to make proposals for the institution of fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals, prizes and other awards, and to make Regulations for their grant;
   • (ix) to make Regulations prescribing the minimum teaching work for every subject and the minimum laboratory work and any other prescribed work to be done by students for any subject in the Faculty;
   • (x) to make Regulations prescribing the manner of granting exemtion from approved courses of study in the University or in affiliated colleges for qualifying the degrees, diplomas and certificates in the Faculty;
   • (xi) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by the Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations; and
   • (xii) generally to advise the University in all academic matters pertaining to the coures of study in the Faculty.

24. ¹[(1) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be nominated by Vice-Chancellor by rotation from amongst the Heads of the University Departments related to the subject comprised in the Faculty, in the manner specified by the Statutes.

1. (2) The Dean shall hold office for a term of three years. ]
2. (3) The Dean shall be the principal executive authority of the Faculty and shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:,
   • (i) he shall be the Chairman of the Faculty and shall preside at its meeting;
   • (ii) he may attend the meeting of any Board of Studies in the Faculty;
   • (iii) he shall supervise and co-ordinate the work of the different Boards of Studies under the Faculty;
   • (iv) he shall plan and organise seminars, refresher courses, and work-shops pertaining to the subjects under the Faculty;
   • (v) he shall inspect and guide University Departments, affiliated colleges, recognised institutions and approved institutions in respect of subjects under the Faculty; and in cases where he considers it necessary to do so, also make a report of such inspection to the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (vi) he shall recommend to the Executive Council for approval, proposals for the programmes of visiting teachers and for the exchange of teachers;
   • (vii) he shall be responsible for the due observance of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations relating to the Faculty;

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1. (1) There shall be a Board of Studies for every subject or group of subjects as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) Each Board of Study shall consist of the following members, namely :,
   • (i) Head of the University Departments, in the subject or each of the subjects with which the Board is concerned (hereinafter in this section referred to as "the subject") pertaining to the Board;
   • (ii) Professors of the University Departments in the Subject;
   • (iii) One Reader and one Lecturer of the University Department in the subject to the nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in the manner specified by the Statutes;
   • (iv) Head of the Department in the subject in the degree colleges, and recognised institutions,
   • (v) One teacher in the subject from each of the degree colleges, teaching the subject, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in the manner specified by the Statutes;
   • (vi) A post-graduate student in the final year of the Master's Degree Course, who has obtained the highest number of marks in the subject at the previous examination held by the University;
   • (vii) Not more than three experts in the subject to be co-opted by the Board from amongst those University teachers who do not belong to the class of teachers represented under any of the clauses
   • (i) to
   • (v) and who have teaching experience of atleast five years in the subject, or from amongst persons who are qualified in the subject or who possess pratical experience of the subject.
3. (3) Each Board shall consist of atleast four members: Provided that where the number of members is less than four the Vice-Chancellor shall nominate such number of members as may be necessary to make up the deficiency subject however, to the condition that the total number of co-opted and nominated members shall not exceed three.
4. (4) The Head of the University Department shall be the Chairman of the Board : Provided that,
   • (a) where there are on the Board more than one University Department represented by its Head, the Head of such University Department as may be determined by the Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Board; ¹[(b) Where there is no such Head of the University Department on the Board, the Chairman shall be nominated by rotation by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the other members of the Board in the manner specified in the Statutes.]
5. (5) The term of office of the members of the Board of Studies other than the student specified in clause
   • (vi) of sub-section
6. (2) shal be three years and that of the student member specified in the said clause
   • (vi) shall be period expiring on the expiry of the academic year in which he is appointed.

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1. (1) The powers and duties of the Boards of Studies shall be as follows:,
   • (i) to recommend cources of studies in the subject or subjects with which the Board is concerned (hereinafter in this section referred to as "the subject");
   • (ii) to recommend and prescribe, where necessary, books for study in the subject;
   • (iii) to recommend programmes for extension services and research in the subject;
   • (iv) to recommend organization of seminars, refresher courses and workshops to the Dean of the Faculty concerned;
   • (v) to recommend programmes for experiments and research in the courses of study prescribed in the subject;
   • (vi) to recommend schemes for preparation and translation of book in the subject and suggest bibliographies of books for study;
   • (vii) to propose regulations pertaining to the courses of study and examination in the subject;
   • (viii) to review periodically the terminology current in the subject;
   • (ix) to prepare panels of examiners for the subject at the different examinations including the panels of applicants who fulfil the qualification laid down by the Academic Council for appointment as examiners and to suggest from among the panels, persons particularly suited for any branch or any paper of a subject;
   • (x) to bring to the notice of the relevant University authority important matters connected with examinations in the subject and also to address the Faculty concerned on any matters connected with improvement of courses in the subject;
   • (xi) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) Any two or more Boards may, and at the request of the Executive Council or the Academic Council or the Dean of the Faculty shall hold a joint meeting and make a joint report upon any matter which lies within the purview of both. In such cases the joint meeting shall elect its own Chairman and the quorum for such a joint meeting shall include the full quorum of each Board represented, no member present being counted more than once for the purpose of determining the quorum.

27.

1. (1) There shall be a Board of Post-Graduate Teaching and Research to deal with all matters relating to Post-Graduate instruction and research in the various subjects taught in the University.
2. (2) The constitution, powers and duties of the Boards shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

28.

1. (1) The University may establish a Board of Extra-mural Studies, a Board for Hostels and Community Life, a Board for Students Welfare, an Academic Planning Board, and such other as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) The Constitution, powers and duties of each of the Boards established under sub-section
3. (1) shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

29. The constitution, powers and duties of such other bodies as may be declared by Statutes to be authorities of the University shall be as prescribed by the Statutes.