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Chitkara University (Establishment and Regulation) Act

The Chitkara University (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2008

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This statute establishes Chitkara University in Himachal Pradesh as a self-financed private university sponsored by the Chitkara Educational Trust. It regulates the university's governance structure, administrative officers, financial management, academic programs, admission standards, fee structures, and examination procedures. The legislation applies to university administrators, faculty, staff, and students, while mandating adherence to national higher education regulatory standards. It matters because it legally incorporates the university, ensures public oversight, safeguards educational quality, protects student interests through mandatory seat reservations for local residents, and provides mechanisms for state intervention or dissolution in cases of administrative or financial mismanagement.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. The objects of the University.
  4. 4. Incorporation.
  5. 5. Objects of the University
  6. 6. University to be self-financed
  7. 7. No Power of affiliation
  8. 8. Endowment Fund
  9. 9. General Fund
  10. 10. Application of General Fund
  11. 11. Officers of the University
  12. 12. The Chancellor
  13. 13. The Vice Chancellor.
  14. 14. The Registrar.
  15. 15. The Chief Finance and Accounts Officer.
  16. 16. Other officers.
  17. 17. Authorities of University.
  18. 18. The Governing Body.
  19. 19. The Board of Management.
  20. 20. The Academic Council.
  21. 21. Other authorities.
  22. 22. Disqualifications.
  23. 23. Vacancies not to invalidate the proceedings of any authority or body of the University.
  24. 24. Filling of casual vacancies.
  25. 25. Committees.
  26. 26. The First Statutes.
  27. 27. The subsequent Statues
  28. 28. The First Ordinances
  29. 30. Regulations
  30. 31. Admissions.-(1) Admission in the University shall be made
  31. 32. Fee structure
  32. 33. Examinations
  33. 34. Declaration of Results
  34. 35. Convocation
  35. 36. Accreditation of the University
  36. 37. University to follow rules, regulations, norms, etc of the regulating bodies
  37. 38. Annual Report
  38. 39. Annual Accounts and Audit
  39. 40. Powers of the Government to inspect the University
  40. 41. Dissolution of the University by the sponsoring body
  41. 42. Special Powers of the Government in certain circumstances
  42. 43. Power to make rules
  43. 44. Power to remove difficulties.
  44. 45. Repeal and savings.
  45. 46. Repeal of Ordinance No. 3 of 2008 and savings

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