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The Ramkrishna Dharmarth Foundation (RKDF) University Act, 2018

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This Act establishes the Ramkrishna Dharmarth Foundation (RKDF) University as a comprehensive educational institution in India, granting it statutory powers to offer diverse academic programs from undergraduate to doctoral levels while mandating mechanisms for quality assurance, administrative autonomy, and academic excellence. It provides for the governance structure including a Board of Management, Senate, and various councils that oversee teaching, examinations, and research operations. The Act emphasizes adherence to higher education standards prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and establishes accountability frameworks for institutional management and financial administration, ultimately serving students, faculty, researchers, and society by fostering accessible, high-quality higher education opportunities.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Establishment of University.
  5. 4. Properties of the University and its Application.
  6. 5. Restrictions and obligations of the University.
  7. 6. Objects of the University.
  8. 7. University open to all irrespective of sex, religion, class, colour, creed, or op
  9. 8. Powers and functions of the University.
  10. 9. Bar to affiliation.
  11. 10. The Visitor.
  12. 11. Officers of the University.
  13. 12. The Chancellor:
  14. 13. The Vice Chancellor:
  15. 14. Removal of the Vice Chancellor.
  16. 15. The Pro Vice-Chancellor:
  17. 16. Director(s)/Principal(s):
  18. 17. Registrar:
  19. 18. The Chief Finance and Accounts Officer:
  20. 19. The Controller of Examinations:
  21. 20. Other Officers: Manner of appointment and power and duties of the other officers
  22. 21. Authorities of the University:
  23. 22. The Governing Body:
  24. 23. The Board of Management.
  25. 24. The Academic Council.
  26. 25. The Finance Committee.
  27. 26. The Planning Board.
  28. 27. Other Authorities.
  29. 28. Disqualification for membership of an authority or body.
  30. 29. Vacancies not to invalidate the constitution of, or the proceedings of any author
  31. 30. Constitution of Committees.
  32. 31. First Statute.
  33. 32. Subsequent Statutes.
  34. 33. First Ordinance.
  35. 34. Subsequent Ordinances.
  36. 35. Regulations.
  37. 36. Powers of State Government to give directions.
  38. 37. Endowment Fund.
  39. 38. General Fund.
  40. 39. Annual Report.
  41. 40. Audit and Annual Accounts.
  42. 41. Winding up of University.
  43. 42. Dissolution of University.
  44. 43. Special powers of State Government under certain circumstances.
  45. 44. Power of the State Government to make Rules.
  46. 45. Completion of courses of students.
  47. 46. Power to remove difficulties.
  48. Schedule. Schedule

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