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Sri Devaraj Urs University Act, 2012

Sri Devaraj Urs University Act, 2012

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This Act establishes Sri Devaraj Urs University in Karnataka to provide higher education. It is a unitary university created by the Sri Devaraj Urs Education Trust for Backward Classes. The law sets up the university's governance structure, including the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and various governing bodies like the Board of Governors and Academic Council. It defines the roles of these bodies and outlines the functions of constituent colleges and study centers. The Act ensures the university operates under the supervision of the State Government and the Visitor, maintaining academic standards and facilitating education across the state.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  4. 3. Proposal for the establishment of the University
  5. 4. Government.
  6. 5. Grants and Financial Assistance
  7. 6. Power to establish constituent College, additional campuses, Regional Centres or
  8. 7. Objects of the University
  9. 8. Powers of the University
  10. 9. University open to all classes, castes, creed, gender or nation
  11. 10. National Accreditation
  12. 11. Universities shall be as per the regulations of the National Accreditation Bodies.
  13. 12. Officers of the University.- The following shall be the officers of the University:-
  14. 13. The Visitor
  15. 14. The Pro-Visitor
  16. 15. The Chancellor.- (1) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Sponsoring Body.
  17. 16. The Vice-Chancellor.
  18. 17. The Pro Vice-Chancellor.- The Vice-Chancellor shall appoint not exceeding three pro-vice
  19. 18. Deans of Faculties
  20. 19. The Registrar.
  21. 20. The Finance Officer
  22. 21. Other Officers
  23. 22. Authorities of the University
  24. 23. The Board of Governors and its powers
  25. 24. The Board of Management
  26. 25. The Academic Council
  27. 26. The Research and Innovation Council
  28. 27. The Finance Committee.
  29. 28. Other Authorities
  30. 29. Disqualification for membership of an Authority or Body
  31. 30. Member of any of the authorities or bodies is unfit to hold the post.
  32. 31. Provisions pertaining to Agenda Matters
  33. 32. Statutes
  34. 33. Statutes how made.
  35. 34. Power to amend the Statutes
  36. 35. Regulations
  37. 36. Regulations how made
  38. 37. Power to amend Regulations
  39. 38. Fee Regulation Committee.
  40. 39. Conditions of service of employees.
  41. 40. Statues.
  42. 41. Provident or pension fund
  43. 42. Disputes as to constitution of University authorities and bodies
  44. 43. Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.
  45. 44. Filling of casual vacancies
  46. 45. Protection of action taken in good faith
  47. 46. Transitional provisions
  48. 47. Chancellor.
  49. 48. University Endowment Fund
  50. 49. General Fund
  51. 50. Development fund.
  52. 51. Maintenance of funds
  53. 52. Annual Report
  54. 53. March of each year.
  55. 54. Mode of proof of University record
  56. 55. Power of State Government to issue directions
  57. 56. Penalties
  58. 57. Power to enter and inspect
  59. 58. Power to give direction for dissolution of the University
  60. 59. Expenditure of the University during dissolution
  61. 60. Removal of difficulties.
  62. 61. Power to make rules by the State Government

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