The Netaji Subhas University Act, 2018
The Netaji Subhas University Act, 2018
The Netaji Subhas University Act, 2018, establishes a new independent private university in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. It regulates the university's governance, academic standards, fee structures, and admissions. This legislation directly applies to the university's administrators, teachers, support staff, and students. The law matters because it expands higher education opportunities in Jharkhand while protecting public interests. It accomplishes this goal by mandating fair merit admissions, offering scholarships to poor students, and ensuring that at least twenty five percent of student enrollment and fifty percent of other university jobs are reserved for local state residents, while also requiring official national quality academic accreditation.
- 1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Establishment of University
- 4. Properties of the University and its Application
- 5. Restrictions and obligations of the University
- 6. Objects of the University
- 7. University open to all irrespective of sex, religion, class, colour, creed, or opinion
- 8. Powers and functions of the University
- 9. Bar to affiliation
- 10. The Visitor
- 11. Officers of the University
- 12. The Chancellor
- 13. The Vice Chancellor
- 14. Removal of the Vice Chancellor
- 15. The Pro Vice-Chancellor
- 16. Director(s)/Principal(s)
- 17. Registrar
- 18. The Chief Finance and Accounts Officer
- 19. The Controller of Examinations
- 20. Other Officers
- 21. Authorities of the University
- 22. The Governing Body
- 23. The Board of Management
- 24. The Academic Council
- 25. The Finance Committee
- 26. The Planning Board
- 27. Other Authorities
- 28. Disqualification for membership of an authority or body
- 29. Vacancies not to invalidate the constitution of, or the proceedings of any authority or body of university
- 30. Constitution of Committees
- 31. First Statute
- 32. Subsequent Statutes
- 33. First Ordinance
- 34. Subsequent Ordinances
- 35. Regulations
- 36. Powers of State Government to give directions
- 37. Endowment Fund
- 38. General Fund
- 39. Annual Report
- 40. Audit and Annual Accounts
- 41. Winding up of University
- 42. Dissolution of University
- 43. Special powers of State Government under certain circumstances
- 44. Power of the State Government to make Rules
- 45. Completion of courses of students
- 46. Power to remove difficulties
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