Territorial exercise of Power

(1) The limits of the area within which the University shall exercise its powers shall be such as the State Government may, from time to time, by notification, specify : Provided that different areas may be specified for different faculties. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any college situated within the limits of the area specified under sub-section (1) shall, with effect from such date as may be notified in this behalf by the Government, be deemed to be associated with, and admitted to, the privileges of the University and shall cease to be associated in any way with or be admitted to any privileges of any other University, and different dates may be appointed for different colleges : (3) The University shall not, itself or through franchise or agency, operate or open off any campus centre and study centre: Provided further that if the University has well maintained post graduate regional centres with all the requisite infrastructure, the same shall continue to be administered by the University.”. Explanation– For the purpose of this sub-section,- (i) “off campus centre” means a centre of the University, by whatever name called, established by it outside the main campus, operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University’s complement of facilities, faculty and staff; and (ii) “study centre” means a centre, by whatever name called, established and maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of distance education.”. Provided that:- (i) any student of any college associated with, or admitted to, the other University before the said date, who was studying for any degree or diploma examination of that University shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation thereof and the University shall hold for such student examinations in accordance with the curricula of study in force in that University for such period as may be prescribed by the statutes, ordinances or regulations; (ii) any such student may, until any such examination is held by the University, be admitted to the examination of the other University and be conferred the degree, diploma or any other privilege of that university for which he qualified on the result of such examination. The Dean of Students Welfare, if any shall be appointed by the Executive Council, on the recommendations of the Vice-Chancellor, from amongst the teachers of the University, who shall not be below the rank of Assoc. Professor, on such terms and conditions as the Vice-Chancellor may recommend to the Executive Council. Where an employee dies while in service or after retirement without receiving the amount of gratuity, and : a) leaves behind no family; or b) has made no nomination; or c) the nomination made by him does not subsist/survive, the amount of gratuity payable to him under this rule shall lapse to the University.

(i) The Executive Council shall be the competent authority to interpret the provisions of this statute in the event of any dispute arising about the same. (ii) The gratuity admissible to an employee under this statute shall be payable within a period of three months. Interest shall be payable in case of delay in payment of gratuity beyond three months unless reasons for the same are recorded and the case in placed before the Executive Council for its consideration before the expiry of the period of three months. The interest shall be payable as per the rate of interest for P.F. deposits for the year concerned, and the Executive Council shall have the power to waive off interest payments for good reasons.