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The Azim Premji University Act, 2010

The Azim Premji University Act, 2010

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This Act establishes and governs Azim Premji University as a self-financing private university in Karnataka, sponsored by the Azim Premji Foundation. It applies to the university's management, faculty, staff, and students, outlining the framework for campus operations, academic programs, degrees, distance education, and constituent colleges. The statute details the university's administrative structure, including the Visitor, Chancellor, Board of Governors, and Academic Council, along with rules for financial funds, employee service conditions, fee regulation, and government oversight. By creating a dedicated legislative framework for education and teacher development, it enables private philanthropic initiatives to contribute systematically to higher education and social development in India.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Proposal for the establishment of the University
  5. 4. Establishment of the University
  6. 5. Grants and Financial Assistance
  7. 6. Power to establish constituent college
  8. 7. Objects of the University
  9. 8. Powers of the University
  10. 9. University open to all classes, castes, creed and gender
  11. 10. National Accreditation
  12. 11. Powers of the sponsoring body
  13. 12. Officers of the University
  14. 13. The Visitor
  15. 14. The Chancellor
  16. 15. The Vice-Chancellor
  17. 16. The Pro Vice-Chancellor
  18. 17. Deans of faculties
  19. 18. The Registrar
  20. 19. The Finance Officer
  21. 20. Other Officers
  22. 21. Authorities of the University
  23. 22. The Board of Governors and its powers
  24. 23. The Board of Management
  25. 24. The Academic Council
  26. 25. The Research Council
  27. 26. Distance Education Committee
  28. 27. The Finance Committee
  29. 28. Other Authorities
  30. 29. Proceedings not invalidated on account of vacancy
  31. 30. Provisions pertaining to Agenda Matters
  32. 31. Statutes
  33. 32. Statutes how made
  34. 33. Power to amend the Statutes
  35. 34. Regulations
  36. 35. Regulations how made
  37. 36. Power to amend Regulations
  38. 37. Fee Regulation Committee
  39. 38. Conditions of service of employees
  40. 39. Right to appeal
  41. 40. Provident fund and pension
  42. 41. Disputes as to constitution of University authorities and bodies
  43. 42. Constitution of Committees
  44. 43. Filling of casual vacancies
  45. 44. Protection of action taken in good faith
  46. 45. Transitional provisions
  47. 46. Permanent Statutory Endowment Fund
  48. 47. University Endowment Fund
  49. 48. General Fund
  50. 49. Development fund
  51. 50. Maintenance of funds
  52. 51. Annual Report
  53. 52. Account and audit
  54. 53. Mode of proof of University record
  55. 54. Power to dissolve the University
  56. 55. Expenditure of the University during dissolution
  57. 56. Removal of difficulties
  58. 57. Power to make rules by the State Government
  59. 58. Repeal and Savings

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