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The Maulana Azad University, Jodhpur Act, 2013

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This legislation provides for the establishment, incorporation, and governance of Maulana Azad University in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, sponsored by the Marwar Muslim Educational and Welfare Society. It regulates the university's administrative structure, degree-granting powers, self-financed financial framework, fee structure approval, merit-based admission procedures with state reservations, and compliance with national regulatory bodies. The Act applies to the sponsoring body, university officers, faculty, staff, and enrolled students. It matters because it enables private investment to expand higher education and research opportunities in Rajasthan while maintaining governmental oversight to ensure academic standards, financial propriety, and protection of student interests.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Jodhpur.
  5. 4. The objects of the University
  6. 5. Powers and functions of the University.- The
  7. 6. University to be self-financed
  8. 7. No power of affiliation
  9. 8. Endowment Fund
  10. 9. General Fund
  11. 10. Application of General Fund
  12. 11. Board of Management.
  13. 12. Statutes to be the officers of the University.
  14. 13. Statutes.
  15. 14. Provided that before taking an action under this sub- section, the President shall be given an opportunity of being heard.
  16. 15. The Provost
  17. 16. The Proctor.- (1) The Proctor shall be appointed by the
  18. 17. The Dean of Faculty
  19. 18. The Registrar
  20. 19. The Chief Finance and Accounts Officer.- (1) The
  21. 20. Statutes.
  22. 21. Authorities of the University
  23. 22. Statutes to be the authorities of the University.
  24. 23. The Academic Council
  25. 24. Other authorities
  26. 25. Disqualification for membership of an authority
  27. 26. Vacancies not to invalidate the proceedings of any authority of the University
  28. 27. Filling up of emergent vacancies
  29. 28. Committee
  30. 29. The constitution of such committees and their duties shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
  31. 30. Statutes shall come into force from the date of such publication.
  32. 31. University with or without such modifications.
  33. 32. Ordinances made thereunder, for the conduct of their own business and that of the committees appointed by them.
  34. 33. Fee structure
  35. 34. Examinations
  36. 35. The Government may, thereon, issue such directions as it may deem fit for the compliance of the schedule.
  37. 36. Convocation
  38. 37. Accreditation of the University
  39. 38. University to follow rules, regulations, norms, etc. of the regulating bodies
  40. 39. Annual report
  41. 40. Annual accounts and audit
  42. 41. Management shall issue such directions, as it may deem fit and compliance shall be reported to the State Government.
  43. 42. Powers of the State Government to call for information
  44. 43. Dissolution of the University by the Sponsoring
  45. 44. Special powers of the State Government in certain circumstances
  46. 45. Body from such date.
  47. 46. Power to remove difficulties
  48. 47. Legislature.
  49. Schedule I. Schedule I
  50. Schedule II. Schedule II
  51. Schedule III. Schedule III

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