Chapter V STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters namely :- (a) the manner of appointment of the Vice-Chancellor or the term of his appointment, the emoluments and other conditions of his service and the powers and functions that may be exercised and performed by him; (b) the manner of appointment of Registrar, Registrar of Examination, the Finance Officer and other officers, the emoluments and other conditions of their service and the powers and functions that may be exercised and performed by each of the officers; (c) the terms of office of the members of the authorities, their daily and travelling allowances and the powers and functions that may be exercised and performed by such authorities; (d) the appointment of teachers and other employees of the University, their emoluments and their conditions of service; (e) the constitution of a pension or provident fund and the establishment of an insurance scheme for the benefit of the employees of the University; (f) the principles covering the seniority of service of employees of the University; (g) the procedure in relation to any appeal or application for review by any employee or student of the University against the action of any officer or authority of the University, including the time within which such appeal or application for review shall be preferred or made; (h) the procedure for the settlement of disputes between the employees or students of the University, and the University; (i) the conferment of autonomous status on colleges and Study Centres; (j) the allocation and disbursement of grants to colleges and institutions; (k) the conditions that are required to be fulfilled for admission of the colleges to the privileges of the University; (l) all other matters which by this Act are to be, or may be provided for by the statutes.

(1) The first statutes are those set out in the Second Schedule. (2) The Board of management may, from time to time, make new or additional statutes or may amend or repeal the statutes referred to in sub-section (1): Provided that the Board of Management shall not make, amend or repeal any statutes affecting status, powers or constitution of any authority of the University until such authority has been given a reasonable opportunity to express its opinion in writing on the proposed changes and any opinion so expressed has been considered by the Board of Management. (3) Every new statute or addition to the statutes or any amendment or repeal thereof shall require the approval of the Chancellor, who may assent thereto or withhold assent or remit to the Board of Management for reconsideration in the light of the observation, if any, made by him. (4) A new Statute or a Statute amending or repealing an existing statute shall not be valid unless it has been assented to by the Chancellor. (5) Not withstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the Chancellor may make new or additional statutes or amend or repeal the Statutes referred to in sub-section (1) during the period of three years immediately after the commencement of this Act. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-section, the Chancellor may direct the University to make provisions in the statutes in respect of any matter specified by him and if the Board of Management is unable to implement such a direction within sixty days of its receipt the Chancellor may, after considering the reasons, if any, communicated by the Board of Management for its inability to comply with such direction, make or amend the Statutes suitably.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) the admission of students, the courses of study and the fees therefor, the qualifications pertaining to degrees, diplomas, certificates and other courses, the conditions for the grant of fellowship, awards and the like; (b) the conduct of examinations, including the terms and conditions and appointment of examiners; (c) the management of colleges admitted to the privileges of the University; and (d) any other matter which by this Act or the Statutes is to be, or may be, provided for by the Ordinances. (2) The first Ordinances shall be made by the Chancellor with the previous approval of the State Government and the Ordinances so made may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by the Board of Management in the manner prescribed by the statutes.

The authorities of the University may make regulations consistent with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances for the conduct of their own business and that of the committees, if any, appointed by them and not provided for by this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances.