Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY

1. (20) “Pro-Vice Chancellor” means the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University;
2. (21) “recognized institution” means an institution for research or special studies, other than an affiliated college, recognized as such by the University;
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4. (23) “senate” means the Senate of the University;
5. (24) “State” means the State of Kerala;
6. (25) “Statutes”, “ordinances”, “Regulations”, “bye-laws”, and “rules” means respectively the “Statutes”, “Ordinances”, “Regulations”, “bye-laws” and “rules” of the University;
7. (26) “student” means a part-time or full time student receiving instruction or carrying on research in any of the colleges or recognized institutions;
8. (27) “Students’ Council” means the Students’ Council of the University;
9. (28) “Syndicate” means the Syndicate of the University;
10. (29) “teacher means a principal, professor, associate professor, assistant professor, reader, lecturer, instructor, or such other person imparting instruction or supervising research in any of the colleges or recognized institutions and whose appointment has been approved by the University;
11. (30) “teacher of the University” means a person employed as teacher in any institution maintained by the University; (30A) ‘un-aided college’ means a private college which is not entitled to any financial assistance from the Government or the University;
12. (31) “University” means the Mahatma Gandhi University constituted under this Act;
13. (32) “University Area” means the area to which the jurisdiction of the University extends under sub-section
14. (1) of section 4;
15. (33) “University Fund” means the Mahatma Gandhi University Fund established under sub-section
16. (1) of section 46;
17. (34) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

9. a Translation and Publication Bureau; and 10. co-operative societies and other similar institutions for promoting the welfare of students and employees of the University;

1. (xvi) to co-operate with other Universities or any authorities or associations in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine;
2. (xvii) to do all such other acts and things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University as a teaching and examining body, and to cultivate and promote arts, science and other branches of learning; (xviii) to take and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested in it for the purpose of the University by purchase, grant, testamentary disposition or otherwise and to grant, demise, alienate or otherwise dispose of all or any of the properties belonging to the University and also to do all other acts incidental or appertaining to a body corporate;
3. (xix) to direct, manage and control all immovable and movable properties transferred to the University by the Government;
4. (xx) to co-ordinate, supervise, regulate and control the conduct of teaching and research work in the affiliated colleges and the institutions recognized by the University;

1. (xxi) . to define the powers and duties of the officers of the University other than those provided in this Act;
2. (xxii) . to provide for the inspection of affiliated colleges and to issue such directions as the University may deem fit; (xxiii). to establish, maintain and manage colleges, institutes of research and other institutions of higher studies;
3. (xxiv) . to affiliate to itself colleges in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations and to withdraw affiliation of colleges;
4. (xxv) . to institute professorships, readerships, lecturerships and any other teaching and research posts required by the University and to appoint persons to such professorships, readerships, lecturerships and other teaching and research posts;
5. (xxvi) to establish, maintain and manage hostels; (xxvii) with the previous sanction of the Government as regards the purpose and amount of loan and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government as to security and rate of interest, to borrow any sum of money from the Central Government, any other Government, or any other incorporated body; and (xxviii). generally to do such other acts for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 6. University open to all classes and creeds University open to all classes and creeds.—No person shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence language, political opinion or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against, in respect of any employment or office under the University or membership of any of the authorities or bodies of the University or admission to any degree or course of study in the University: Provided that the University may, in consultation with the Government, affiliate any college or recognise any institution, exclusively for women either for education, instruction or residence, or reserve for women or members of socially and educationally backward classes or of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, places for the purpose of admission as students in any college or institution maintained or controlled by the University.