Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY

1. (1) The Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University and the first members of the Court, the Executive Council and the Academic Council of the University, and all persons who may hereafter become such executives, officers and members, so long as they continue to hold office or membership are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of “ The Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth ”, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by that name.
2. (2) The University shall be competent to acquire and hold property, both movable and immovable, to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any movable or immovable property which may vest in or be acquired by it for the purposes of the University, and to contract and to do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act.
3. (3) The headquarters of the University shall be at such place as the State Government may, by notification in the *Official Gazette*, appoint :

Objects and medium of instruction and examination of the University

1. (1) The University shall be deemed to be established and incorporated for the following purposes, namely :—
   • (i) providing for education in agriculture and allied sciences and humanities ;
   • (ii) furthering the advancement of learning and research, in agriculture and allied sciences ;
   • (iii) undertaking and guiding extension education programmes for the improvement and development of agirulcuture in the State.
   • (iv) integrating and co-ordinating the teaching of subjects in the different Faculties of the University ;
   • (v) co-ordinating agricultural education, research and extension education activities ;
   • (vi) teaching and examining students in such manner, and conferring such degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions, as the University may deem fit ;
   • (vii) providing integrated agricultural education activities at all levels for maximum effectiveness and at minimum cost ;
   • (viii) such other purposes, not inconsistent with the foregoing provisions of this Act, which the State Government may, on application by the University, by notification in the *Official Gazette*, specify in this behalf.
2. (2) The University shall endeavour to promote the use of Marathi as the medium of instruction and examination : Provided that, English may be the medium of instruction and examination in such subjects, and for such period or periods, as may from time to time be prescribed by the Statutes.
3. (3) The University shall commence to provide in Marathi, within a period of five years, the text-books which may be required for all the subjects, in which instruction is imparted, and examinations are conducted, by the University.

The University shall be open to all persons, who or whose parents have resided in the State of Maharashtra for not less than ten years, and no person shall be excluded from admission to any degree, diploma, certificate or other academic distinction or course of study on the ground only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth or political or other opinion :

Provided that, the University may, subject to the previous sanction of the State Government, reserve certain seats for purposes of admission as students in any college or institution maintained or controlled by the University for the following classes of persons, namely :—

1. (i) the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, (

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the University shall have the following powers and functions, namely :—

1. (i) to provide for instruction in agriculture and allied sciences and in such other branches of learning as the University may deem fit;
2. (ii) to make provision for conduct of research and dissemination of the findings of research and technical information through extension education programmes;
3. (iii) to institute courses of study and to hold examinations for and to confer degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on persons who have—

1. (a) pursued a course of study as prescribed, or
2. (b) carried out research in the University or in an institution recognised in this behalf by the University as may be prescribed;
   • (iv) to institute degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;
   • (v) to confer honorary degrees and other distinctions as may be prescribed;
   • (vi) to provide lectures and instruction for field workers, farmers and other persons not enrolled as regular students of the University and to grant certificates to them as may be prescribed;
   • (vii) to establish and maintain laboratories, libraries, research stations, institutions, demonstration centres, museums and aquariums for teaching, research and extension education and such other facilities as may be deemed appropriate for University students and employees;
   • (viii) to institute and maintain colleges, schools, centres, home science wings, workshop wings and other institutions relating to agriculture and allied sciences and hostels thereof;
   • (ix) to supervise and control the residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and welfare;
   • (x) to institute teaching, research and extension education posts required by the University and to appoint persons to such posts;
   • (xi) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to appoint persons to such posts;
   • (xii) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships and prizes in accordance with the Statutes;
   • (xiii) to fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed;
   • (xiv) to co-operate with other Universities and Government Departments in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine;
   • (xv) to make provision for consumers' co-operative societies to serve the needs of students and staff of the University and of the colleges and institutions under its control;
   • (xvi) to do all such acts and things, whether incidental to the powers and functions or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Agricultural University (Krishi Vidyapeeth) Act, 1967, the colleges of agriculture at Parbhani, Nagpur and Akola and the Veterinary College at Nagpur shall cease to be constituent colleges of the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, and shall pass to and be maintained by the University as its constituent colleges, from such date as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify : Provided that, the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth shall be competent to declare the results and to award degrees, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions to the students of the said colleges or to any post-graduate or other students, who may have appeared at any examination held by or on behalf of that University before such specified date.
2. (2) The control and management of the colleges specified in sub-section
3. (1) as from the said date shall stand transferred to the University, and all properties and assets and liabilities of the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth in relation there to shall stand transferred to, and vest in, the University.
4. (3) Where before the date notified under sub-section (1), the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth has made any contract in relation to any of the said colleges, that contract shall be deemed to have been made by the University, and any reference therein to the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth shall be construed as a reference to the University.
5. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Statutes and Regulations made thereunder, any student of a college specified in sub-section (1), or any post-graduate or other student who immediately before the said date was studying or was eligible for any examination of the Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefor, and the University shall provide for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed for the instruction, teaching, training and examination of such students in accordance with the courses of studies of the concerned University.
6. (5) The control and management of such research and other institutions of the Department of Agriculture and of other Departments of the State Government as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf shall, from such date as may be specified in that notification, be transferred to the University ; and thereupon all properties and assets and liabilities of the State Government in relation to such institutions shall also likewise stand transferred to, and vest in, the University.
7. (6) Within a period of three years from the date on which this section comes into force, ¹[or such further period as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify,] the State Government shall arrange to transfer to the University, and the University shall thereupon assume responsibility for, the maintenance of agricultural schools, gramsevak training centres, home science wings, workshop wings, soil conservation training centres and short term courses such as gardening or mali training, oil engine training in the use and maintenance of oil engines, stockmen training, poultry training, mass training, refresher training, and the like, which are situated in the University area and which are or may be under the control of the Department of Agriculture or any other Department of the State Government.²* * * * * ¹[(7) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore in this section contained, with effect from the date of commencement of the Marathwada Agricultural University (Krishi Vidyapeeth) Act, 1972, the college of agriculture at Parbhani and certain other institutions shall cease to vest in the University and shall pass to and be maintained by the other University as provided in section 7 of that Act.]

**Transfer of management and maintenance of certain agricultural schools from Zilla Parishads to the University.**

7A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961, with effect from such date or dates, not being later two years from the commencement of the Maharashtra Agricultural Universities and Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis (Amendment) Act, 1973, as may be appointed and subject to such terms and conditions (if any) as may be specified, by the State Government by notification in the *Official Gazette*, the management and maintenance of agricultural schools (together with any property appertaining thereto) vesting in the *Zilla Parishads* and situated in the University area shall cease to vest in the *Zilla Parishads* and shall stand transferred to the University. The University shall thereupon assume responsibility for the management and maintenance

**7B. Transfer of certain institutions to Government.**

7B. If in the opinion of the University, any college, research institution, school, centre, activity or other institution transferred and vesting in it under section 7 or 7A, is surplus to its requirements, the University may request the State Government that the same may be transferred to the State Government. Upon such request, the State Government may, by notification in the *Official Gazette*, direct that such institution shall, from such date and subject to such terms and conditions (including those relating to the employees serving therein or thereunder) as may be specified in the notification, cease to vest in the University and pass to and be maintained by the State Government ; and thereupon all properties and assets and liabilities of the University in relation to such institution shall stand transferred to, and vest in, the State Government. The

1. (1) The Chancellor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made, by such person or persons as he may direct, of the University, its buildings, farms, and laboratories, libraries, museums, workshops and equipment of any college, institution or hostel maintained or administered by the University, of the teaching and other work conducted by the University, or under its auspices, and of the conduct of examinations or other functions of the University, and to cause an inquiry to be made in respect of any matter connected with the administration and finances of the University.
2. (2) The Chancellor shall, in every case, give due notice to the University of his intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made, and the University shall be entitled to appoint a representative who shall have the right to be present and to be heard at such inspection or inquiry.
3. (3) The Chancellor shall communicate to the University 1[his views] with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry, and may, after ascertaining the opinion thereon of the University, advise the University upon the action to be taken, and fix a time limit for the taking of such action.
4. (4) The University shall, within the time limit so fixed, report to the Chancellor the action which has been taken or is proposed to be taken on the advice tendered 2[by him].
5. (5) The Chancellor may, where action has not been taken by the University to his satisfaction within the time limit fixed, and after considering any explanation furnished or representation made by the University, issue such directions as the Chancellor may think fit, and the University shall comply with such directions.
6. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding sub-sections, if at any time the Chancellor of the opinion that in any matter the affairs of the University are not managed in furtherance of the objects of the University or in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes and Regulations or that special measures are desirable to maintain the standards of University teaching, examinations research or extension education, the Chancellor may indicate to the University any matter in regard to which he desires an explanation and call upon the University to offer such explanation within such time as may be specified by him. If the University fails to offer any explanation within the time specified or offers an explanation which, in the opinion of the Chancellor, is not satisfactory, the Chancellor may issue such directions as appear to him to be necessary, and the University shall comply with such directions.
7. (7) The University shall furnish such information relating to the administration and finances of the University as the Chancellor may from time to time require.
8. (8) The University shall furnish to the State Government such returns or other information with respect to its property or activities as that Government may from time to time require.