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The Bms University Act, 2023

The Bms University Act, 2023

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The BMS University Act, 2023 provides for the establishment, governance, and regulation of BMS University as a private unitary university in Karnataka, sponsored by the BMS Educational Trust. The law establishes the university's administrative framework, defining the roles of officers, governing bodies, academic councils, and statutory financial funds. It applies to university administrators, faculty, staff, students, and the sponsoring body. This legislation matters because it expands access to higher education across multiple disciplines, reserves forty percent of admissions for students from Karnataka, and establishes state regulatory oversight to enforce academic standards, control fee structures, and safeguard student interests against mismanagement.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent 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, additional campuses, Regional Centres or Study Centres
  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. Powers of the sponsoring body
  12. 11. Officers of the University
  13. 12. The Visitor
  14. 13. The Pro-Visitor
  15. 14. The Chancellor
  16. 15. The Pro-Chancellor
  17. 16. The Vice-Chancellor
  18. 17. The Pro Vice-Chancellor
  19. 18. Deans of faculties
  20. 19. Appointments in the University
  21. 20. The Registrar
  22. 21. The Finance Officer
  23. 22. Other Officers
  24. 23. Authorities of the University
  25. 24. The Board of Governors and its powers
  26. 25. The Board of Management
  27. 26. The Academic Council
  28. 27. The Research and Innovation Council
  29. 28. The Finance Committee
  30. 29. Other Authorities
  31. 30. Disqualification for membership of an Authority or Body
  32. 31. Proceedings not invalidated on account of vacancy
  33. 32. Provisions pertaining to Agenda matters
  34. 33. Statutes
  35. 34. Statutes how made
  36. 35. Power to amend the Statutes
  37. 36. Regulations
  38. 37. Academic Regulations how made
  39. 38. Power to amend Regulations
  40. 39. Fixation of fee
  41. 40. Publication of Mandatory Disclosures in the University website
  42. 41. Conditions of service of employees
  43. 42. Right to appeal
  44. 43. Provident or Pension Fund
  45. 44. Disputes as to constitution of the University authorities and bodies
  46. 45. Constitution of Committees
  47. 46. Filling of casual vacancies
  48. 47. Transitional provisions
  49. 48. Permanent Statutory Endowment Fund
  50. 49. University Endowment Fund
  51. 50. General Fund
  52. 51. Development fund
  53. 52. Maintenance of funds
  54. 53. Annual Report
  55. 54. Accounts and audit
  56. 55. Mode of proof of University record
  57. 56. Power of Government to issue directions
  58. 57. Penalties
  59. 58. Power to enter and inspect
  60. 59. Power to give direction for dissolution of the University
  61. 60. Financial and Management Provisions
  62. 61. Temporary taking over of management of the University in public interest
  63. 62. Relinquishment of management of the University
  64. 63. Penalty for obstructing officer or other person exercising powers under this Act
  65. 64. Punishment for abetment of offences
  66. 65. Offences by companies
  67. 66. Removal of difficulties
  68. 67. Power to make rules by the Government

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