Chapter V THE STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: - (a) conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions; (b) establishment and maintenance of the sub-campuses university departments, institutions, conducted colleges, institutions of higher learning, research or specialised studies and hostels; (c) constitution, powers, duties and functions of authorities of the university not laid down under any of the provisions of this Act; (d) abolition of university departments or institutions and conducted colleges; (e) rules of procedure for conduct of business at the meetings of authorities of the university; (f) appropriation of funds of the university for furtherance of the objects of the university; (g) norms for grant of autonomy to university departments or institutions, affiliated/constituent colleges and recognised institutions, subject to the approval of the State Government; (h) acceptance and management of trusts, bequests, donations, endowments and grants from individuals or organisations; (i) disciplinary action against defaulting teachers, officers and other employees of the university, affiliated/constituent colleges and recognised institutions other than the colleges or institutions managed and maintained by the State Government or the Central Government or local authorities; (j) conditions of residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the university, colleges and recognised institutions, and the action to be taken against them for breach of discipline or misconduct, including the following: - (a) use of unfair means in an examination, or abetment thereof; (b) refusal to appear or give evidence in any authorised inquiry by an officer in-charge of an evaluation and examination, or by any officer or authority of the university; or (c) disorderly or otherwise objectionable conduct, whether within or outside the university; (k) conditions and procedure for grant of approval to the appointments of the teachers in the colleges and recognised institutions and suspension or withdrawal thereof; (l) inspection of colleges, recognised institutions, halls and hostels; (m) procedure to be followed while granting permission for transfer of management; (n) norms and procedure to be followed while nominating members on authorities, boards and committees by the Vice-Chancellor under this Act; (o) norms of grant and withdrawal of affiliation to colleges and institutions; (p) transferring, in public interest, of the management of a college or institution by the university and the conditions for such transferring, subject to the approval of the State Government; (q) qualifications, recruitment, code of conduct, terms of office, duties and conditions of service including periodic training and advance training, field exposure, deputation, assessment of teachers, officers and other employees of the university and affiliated/constituent colleges except those colleges or institutions which are maintained by the State Government or the Central Government or the local authority, retirement benefits and the manner of termination of their services as approved by the State Government, provided it shall not be in contravention of State Government policies in this regard; (r) any matter which is to be prescribed by Statutes or which is necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act.

(1) The State Government shall proposed a model Statutes to be followed by all the Public Universities. (2) The model Statute provided by the State Government shall to be enacted by the University prescribed by the law. (3) In case of any deviation or exceptions or amendment to seek in the model Statute, the University Board of Management shall get ratified the amendment from the State Government. (4) The Statute Committee shall be constituted by the Board of Management as under:- (a) One each member of Board of Management, Executive Council and Academic Council, (b) One Dean, (c) One Professor of university department or affiliated/constituent colleges, (d) One Principal of affiliated/constituent college, (e) Law Officer of the university, (f) Registrar of the university as Member-Secretary. Such Statute Committee shall prepare and propose the draft Statutes and shall present to the Board of Management for its recommendations to the State Government, for any improvement in the model Statutes proposed by the State Government. (5) The Board of Management, if it thinks necessary, may obtain the opinion of any officer, authority or body of the university with regard to any draft Statute which is before it for consideration. (6) Every change in the model Statute passed by the Executive Council and the Board of Management shall be submitted to the State Government which may give or withhold approval thereto or send it back to the Board of Management for reconsideration. (7) No changes in the model Statute passed by the Board of Management shall be valid or shall come into force until assented to by the State Government. (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the State Government shall have power to prescribe uniform Statutes on the subjects by notification published in the Official Gazette, which shall be binding on the university.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: - (a) conditions under which students shall be admitted to courses of study for degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (b) fees for affiliation and recognition to colleges and institutions; (c) conditions governing the appointment and duties of examiners; (d) conduct of examinations, other tests and evaluation, and the manner in which the candidates may be assessed or examined by the examiners; (e) recognition of teachers of the university and the conditions subject to which persons may be recognised as qualified to give instruction in the university departments, colleges and recognised institutions; (f) norms to be observed and enforced by colleges and recognised institutions regarding transfer of students; (g) The constitution, powers, duties and functions of the Equal Opportunity Cell including provisions for establishing a Cell in accordance with the provision of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the guidelines and directives of the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued from time to time; (h) Mechanism for prevention of ragging of students of university and affiliated/constituent colleges; (i) any academic matter which, by or under this Act or the Statutes is to be prescribed by the Ordinance or which is necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act.

(1) The Board of Management may make, amend or repeal Ordinances in the following manner, namely:- (2) The Board of Deans shall prepare and propose draft Ordinances concerning the matters referred to in section 21. (3) No Ordinance concerning academic matters shall be made, amended or repealed by the Board of Management unless a draft thereof has been proposed by the Academic Council. (4) All Ordinances made by the Board of Management shall have effect from the date of the meeting or from such date as it may direct, but every Ordinance so made shall be submitted to the State Government within two weeks from the date of the meeting.

(1) Subject to the provisions prescribed by or under this Act, Board of Management may make Regulations consistent with this Act, Statutes and Ordinances, for, - (a) institution of fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, medals and prizes and for their award; (b) collaborations with other universities, institutions and organisations for mutually beneficial academic programme; (c) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to courses of study for degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (d) preservation of record of the university; (e) providing for all or any of the matters which, by or under this Act, Statutes or Ordinances, are to be or may be provided by Regulations; (f) all non-academic matters for which provision is, in the opinion of the Board of Management, necessary for the purposes of this Act, Statutes or Ordinances. (2) Subject to the provisions prescribed by or under this Act, the Academic Council may make Regulations relating to the academic matters, consistent with this Act, Statutes and Ordinances. (3) The Board of Deans shall prepare a draft of regulations and place it for the approval of the Board of Management or the Academic Council, as the case may be, providing for the matters referred to in sub-sections (1) and (2) and for all or any of the matters which, by or under this Act, Statutes or Ordinances, are to be or may be provided by Regulations.