Chapter VI-A AUTONOMOUS COLLEGES, AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION AND AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS

42A.

1. (1) Any affiliated college or University college or a recognised institution or a University Department may, by a letter addressed to the Registrar, apply to the Executive Council to allow the college, institution or, as the case may be, Department, to enjoy autonomy in the matters of admission of students, prescribing the courses of studies, imparting instructions and training, holding of examinations and the powers to make necessary

42B.

1. (1) For the purpose of enabling it ot exercise the power conferred on it under section 42A, and autonomous college, autonomous recognised institution or autonomous University Department shall appoint a Standing Committee consisting of such members, including the Chairman, as may prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) The Standing Committee shall exercise such of the powers of the college, institution or Department under section 42A as the college, institution or Department may delegate to it.
3. (3) The Standing Committee may appoint a special committee or committees for the purpose of exercising such power and performing such function of an authority of the University other than the Court, the Executive Council and the Academic Council, in relation to the collage, institution or Department as the Standing Committee may, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit to impose, assign to it or them.

42C.

1. (1) Every autonomous college, institution or Department shall furnish such reports, returns and other information as the Executive Council may require to enable it to judge the efficiency of the college, institution or Department.
2. (2) The Executive Council shall cause every autonomous college, institution or Department to be inspected from time to time by one or more competent persons authorised by it in this behalf.

42D.

1. (1) Where in respect of an autonomous college, institution Department the Executive Council is of opinion that the efficiency of the college, institution or Department has so deteriorated that in the interest of education it is necessary to withdraw the powers conferred on the college, institution or Department under section 42A, the Executive Council shall send an intimation to that effect to the Principal of the college, or head of the institution or Department stating that any explanation in writing submitted within the period specified in the intimation on behalf of the college, institution or Department will be considered by the Executive Council: Provided that the period so specified may if necessary be extended by the Executive Council.
2. (2) On receipt of the explanation or on the expiry of the period referred to in sub-section-(1), the Executive Council, after considering the explanation, if any, and after such inspection by a competent person or persons authorised by the Executive Council in this behalf and such futher inquiry as may appear to it to be necessary and after consulting the Academic Council, shall pass a resolution recommending the withdrawal of powers conferred under section 42A: Provided that no resolution of the Executive Council recommending the withdrawal of the powers conferred under section 42A, shall be deemed to have been passed by it unless the resolution has obtained the support of two-thirds of the members present at the meeting of the Executive Council such majority comprising not less than one-half of the members of the Executive Council.
3. (3) The Registrar shall submit the proposal and all proceedings, if any, of the Academic Council and the Executive Council relating thereto, to the State Government which, after such further inquiry, if any, as may appear to it to be necessary, shall make such order as it deems fit and communicate it to the Executive Council.
4. (4) Where in the case of an autonomous college, autonomous recognised institution or autonomous University Department the rights conferred under section 42A are withdrawn by an order made under sub-section (3), the college, institution, or as the case may be, the Department shall cease to be an autonomous college, institution or Department from the date specified in the order.