Chapter VII STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive Council may make the Statutes to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (i) conferment and withdrawal of honorary degrees and other academic distinctions; (ii) holding of convocation to confer degrees and diplomas; (iii) powers and duties and functions of the officers of the University; (iv) constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the University; (v) institution and maintenance by the University, of departments, institutes of research or specialized studies, post-graduate centers in affiliated colleges and hostels; (vi) acceptance and management of bequests, donation and endowments; (vii) manner of utilization of the University Fund; (viii) registration of graduates and maintenance of register of registered graduates; (ix) manner and rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at the meetings including the quorum of the meeting, of the authorities of the University and for the transaction of business; (x) qualifications of professors, readers, lecturers and teachers in affiliated colleges and recognized institutions; (xi) the maximum number of students to be admitted in a college; (xii) suitable and adequate physical facilities such as buildings, laboratory, library books, equipments required for teaching and research, hostels; (xiii) to conduct various research programmes; (xiv) qualification, salary, allowances, emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the Director General and Registrar, Assistant Director General and Finance and Accounts Officer; (xv) manner of appointment of the Registrar and Finance and Accounts Officer; (xvi) preparation of the financial estimates for the ensuing year; (xvii) all maters which by or under this Act are to be or may be prescribed by the Statutes. (2) The Statutes may be made, amended or repealed by the Executive Council in the manner hereinafter provided. (3) The Executive Council may take into consideration the draft of a Statutes either of its own motion or on a proposal by any other authority of the University. The Executive Council, if it thinks necessary may also obtained the opinion of any officer, authority or body of the University in regard to any draft Statutes which is before it for consideration: Provided that where any such draft Statutes pertains to academic matters, the Executive Council shall obtain the opinion of the Academic Council before considering the same. (4) Every Statutes passed by the Executive Council shall be presented to the Chancellor who may give or withhold his assent thereto or refer it back to the Executive Council for reconsideration. (5) No Statutes passed by the Executive Council shall be valid or shall come into force until assented to by the Chancellor. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions, the Chancellor, on the advice of the State Government direct the University to make provisions in the Statutes in respect of any matter specified by him and if the Executive Council fails to implement such a direction within sixty days of its receipt, the Chancellor may, after considering the reasons, if any, communicated by the Executive Council for its inability to comply with such direction, make or amend the Statutes suitably as advised by the State Government.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive Council may make the Ordinances to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (i) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to courses of studies for degrees, diplomas, and other academic distinctions; (ii) the conditions governing the appointment and the duties of examiners; (iii) conduct of examinations; (iv) recognition of teachers of the University; (v) the conditions of residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the University; (vi) the recognition of hostels; (vii) the inspection of affiliated colleges, recognized institutions, approved institutions and hostels; (viii) rules to be observed and enforced by colleges and recognized institutions and approved institutions in respect of transfer of students; (ix) the mode of execution of contracts or agreements for, or on behalf of the University; (x) all other maters which, by or under this Act may be required to be provided. (2) The Executive Council may make, amend or repeal Ordinances in the manner hereinafter provided. (3) No Ordinance concerning the matters referred to in clauses (i) to (viii) of sub-section (1), or any other matter connected with the maintenance of the standards of teaching and examinations within the University, shall be made by the Executive Council unless a draft thereof has been proposed by the Academic Council. (4) The Executive Council shall not have the power to amend any draft proposed by the Academic Council under sub-section (3) but may approve the draft Ordinances or either reject or return it to the Academic Council for reconsideration, in whole or in part, together with any amendments which the Executive Council may suggest. (5) All Ordinances made by the Executive Council shall have effect from such date as it may direct, but every Ordinance so made shall be submitted to the Chancellor within a period of two weeks. The Chancellor shall have the power to direct the Executive Council, within four weeks of the receipt of the Ordinances, to suspend its operation, and he shall, as soon as possible, inform the Executive Council of his objection to it. He may, after receiving the comments of the Executive Council, either withdraw the order suspending the Ordinances or reject the Ordinances, and his decision shall be final.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive Council may make Regulations consistent with the provisions of this Act to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (i) constitution of committees for specific purposes, and members and Chairperson of such committee under subsection (11) of section 24; (ii) time, place and period of the meetings of the Academic Council and rules of procedure for transaction of business at such meetings, including the quorum of the meeting under sub-section (3) of section 25; (iii) fee for attending the meeting and facilities for travel, transport and accommodation for visits in discharge of function under sub-section (5) of section 29; (iv) salary, allowances payable to the Fellow, in accordance with the scheme of Fellowships of the University Grants Commission under sub-section (11) of section 29; (v) all other maters which, by or under this Act may be reqired to be provided.