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PUDUCHERRY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ACT, 2019

The Puducherry Technological University Act, 2019

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This legislation establishes Puducherry Technological University by upgrading the existing Pondicherry Engineering College into a full-fledged teaching, research, and affiliating university. It governs the institution's administrative structure, academic authorities, faculty appointments, financial management, degree-granting powers, and the affiliation of technical institutions across the Union Territory of Puducherry. The law applies to university leadership, staff, faculty, students, and affiliated colleges offering education in engineering, technology, management, architecture, and advanced sciences. By creating a dedicated technological university, the Act matters because it enhances regional higher education standards, promotes innovative research, fosters industry-academic partnerships, and creates skilled technical manpower to drive economic development.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 2A. Functions of the Controller of Examinations.
  4. 3. Establishment of the University.
  5. 3A. Functions of the Finance Officer.
  6. 4. Jurisdiction.
  7. 5. Incorporation of the University.
  8. 6. Objects of the University
  9. 7. Powers and Functions of the University
  10. 8. University open to all races, classes, castes and creeds.
  11. 9. Power to establish off-campus and study centres.
  12. 10. Power of Affiliation.
  13. 11. Officers of the University.
  14. 12. The Chancellor.
  15. 13. The Pro-Chancellor.
  16. 14. The Vice-Chancellor.
  17. 15. Powers and duties of Vice-Chancellor
  18. 16. The Registrar, the Controller of Examinations, the Finance Officer, the Directors and the Deans
  19. 17. Authorities of the University
  20. 18. The Board of Governors
  21. 19. Functions of the Board of Governors
  22. 20. Terms of Office and vacancies among Members of the Board of Governors.
  23. 21. Academic Council.
  24. 22. Functions of the Academic Council.
  25. 23. Finance Committee.
  26. 24. Planning Board.
  27. 25. Research Committee.
  28. 26. Boards of Studies.
  29. 27. Affiliation and Academic Enhancement.
  30. 28. Selection Committee.
  31. 29. Building and Works Committee.
  32. 30. Other Authorities of the University.
  33. 31. Letter of appointment of Officers and employees.
  34. 32. Removal of Teachers and Employees.
  35. 33. The University Fund.
  36. 34. Accounts and Audit.
  37. 35. Submission of Annual Report.
  38. 36. Contributory Provident fund or General Provident fund.
  39. 37. Inspection.
  40. 38. Statutes.
  41. 39. Power to make Statutes.
  42. 40. Ordinances.
  43. 41. Regulations.
  44. 42. Delegation.
  45. 43. Examinations and Admissions
  46. 44. Making Amendment, Repeal and Operations of Regulations
  47. 45. Annual report
  48. 46. Annual Accounts
  49. 47. Association of Other Persons with the Board of Governors
  50. 48. Constitution of Committees by Authorities of the University
  51. 49. Disputes about Constitution of Authorities and Bodies
  52. 50. Removal from Membership of an Authority
  53. 51. Absorption of employees
  54. 52. Power to remove difficulties
  55. 53. Transitional provisions
  56. 54. Proceedings of University Authorities or Bodies not invalidated by vacancies
  57. 55. Protection of action taken in good faith
  58. 56. Mode of proof of University record
  59. 57. Official Gazette Publications
  60. SCHEDULE - I. Constituent Colleges
  61. SCHEDULE - II. OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

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