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The Tamil Nadu Private universities Act, 2019
The Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019 establishes a comprehensive legal framework for setting up and regulating self-financing, multidisciplinary private universities within the state of Tamil Nadu. It applies to sponsoring organizations such as registered trusts, societies, and non-profit companies, along with university officers, faculty, staff, and enrolled students. The legislation outlines strict creation criteria, including minimum land allocations, permanent endowment funds, academic infrastructure, and state evaluation procedures. It matters because it protects educational quality, mandates a thirty-five percent seat reservation for state residents, enforces financial transparency, and establishes government oversight to safeguard student degrees and welfare even if a university faces mismanagement or closure.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definition
- 3. Establishment of Private University
- 4. Conditions for establishment of Private University
- 5. Application for establishment of Private University
- 6. Project Report
- 7. Expert Committee
- 8. Letter of Intent
- 9. Amendment to Schedule
- 10. Commencement of Private University
- 11. Grants and Financial Assistance
- 12. Objects of Private University
- 13. Powers of Private University
- 14. Admission
- 15. Officers of Private University
- 16. Chancellor
- 17. Vice-Chancellor
- 18. Pro-Vice-Chancellor
- 19. Registrar
- 20. Deans and Directors
- 21. Finance Officer
- 22. Controller of Examinations
- 23. Other Officers
- 24. Authorities of Private University
- 25. Governing Council
- 26. Executive Council
- 27. Academic Council
- 28. Finance Committee
- 29. Planning Board
- 30. Board of Faculties, Admission Committee, Examination Committee and other Authorities of Private University
- 31. Power to make Statutes
- 32. Statutes, how made
- 33. Power to make Ordinances
- 34. Ordinances, how made
- 35. Annual Report
- 36. Annual Accounts
- 37. Conditions of service of employees
- 38. Admission to Private University Courses and Examinations
- 39. Employees provident fund and pensions
- 40. Disputes as to the constitution of Authorities and bodies
- 41. Constitution of Committees
- 42. Filling up of the vacancies
- 43. Proceedings of Private University authorities and bodies not to be invalidated by vacancies
- 44. Removal from membership of Private University
- 45. Mode of proof of Private University records
- 46. Permanent Endowment Fund
- 47. General Fund
- 48. Development Fund
- 49. Maintenance of Fund
- 50. Power of Government to call for information and records
- 51. Dissolution of Private University
- 52. Expenditure of Private University during dissolution
- 53. De-recognition of Private University by the Government
- 54. Power of the Government to issue directions on policy matters to Private University
- 55. Status of assets and liabilities on dissolution or de-recognition
- 56. Powers of Government to form regulatory body
- 57. Powers of the Government to make rules
- 58. Power to remove difficulties
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