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The D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University, Talsande, Kolhapur Act, 2020

The D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University, Talsande, Kolhapur Act, 2020

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This Act establishes the D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University in Talsande, Kolhapur, as a private, self-financed institution in Maharashtra. It outlines the university's governance structure, including the roles of the President, Vice-Chancellor, and various management bodies. The Act mandates that the university must be self-sufficient, requiring a ten-crore rupee Endowment Fund, and prohibits it from receiving government grants. It regulates academic standards, admission policies (including reservations), and fee structures. For citizens, this Act ensures the university operates under legal oversight, protecting student interests through mandatory accreditation, transparent examination schedules, and government-backed accountability mechanisms if the institution fails to meet its obligations.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Patil Agriculture and Technical University, Talsande, Kolhapur.
  4. 4. Patil Agriculture and Technical University, Talsande, Kolhapur, Gat number 199 and 85, Talsande, Taluka Hatkangale, District Kolhapur, Maharashtra-416112.
  5. 5. Powers and function
  6. 6. University open to all
  7. 7. University to be self financed
  8. 8. Endowment Fund
  9. 9. General Fund
  10. 10. Application of General Fund
  11. 11. Officers of the University
  12. 12. President
  13. 13. Removal of President
  14. 14. Provided that, the President shall be given a reasonable opportunity to show-cause by the sponsoring body before taking recourse to action under clauses (d) and (e) for his removal from the said office.
  15. 15. Provided that, before taking an action under this sub-section, the Vice-Chancellor shall be given an opportunity of being heard.
  16. 16. Registrar
  17. 17. Controller of Examinations
  18. 18. Chief Finance and Accounts Officer
  19. 19. Other officers
  20. 20. Authorities of University
  21. 21. Governing Body
  22. 22. Board of Management
  23. 23. Academic Council
  24. 24. Board of Examination
  25. 25. Other authorities
  26. 26. Disqualification
  27. 27. Vacancies not to invalidate the proceedings of any authority or body of the University
  28. 28. Filling of casual vacancies
  29. 29. Committees
  30. 30. First Statutes
  31. 31. Subsequent statutes
  32. 32. First Ordinance
  33. 33. Subsequent Ordinances
  34. 34. Regulations
  35. 35. Admissions
  36. 36. Fee Fixation Committee
  37. 37. Prohibition of Capitation Fee
  38. 38. Schedule of Examinations
  39. 39. The Government may, thereon, issue such directions as it may deem fit for better compliance in future.
  40. 40. Convocation
  41. 41. Accreditation of the University
  42. 42. The University shall get renewed such accreditation at an interval of every five years thereafter.
  43. 43. Annual report
  44. 44. Annual accounts and audit
  45. 45. Powers of the Government to inspect University
  46. 46. Dissolution of University by sponsoring body
  47. 47. Provided that, in case the sponsoring body dissolves the University before fifteen years of its establishment, all the assets of the University shall vest in the Government, free from all encumbrances.
  48. 48. Secretary Committee
  49. 49. Inspection by Secretary Level Committee
  50. 50. Punishment
  51. 51. Power to make rules
  52. 52. Power to remove difficulties

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