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PRINCIPAL ACT AND THE AMENDING ACTS

The Bharathidasan University Act 1981

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This Act establishes the Bharathidasan University as a legal entity to oversee higher education in specific districts of Tamil Nadu. It provides the legal framework for the university's operations, including its authority over affiliated colleges, teachers, and students. The law defines the university's powers, the status of its colleges, and the regulations governing academic activities. By doing so, it ensures a structured and recognized system for higher learning and research within the designated university area, facilitating the administration of degrees and professional education.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. The University
  4. 4. Objects and powers of the University
  5. 5. Colleges not to be affiliated to any other University and recognition of institutions by the University
  6. 6. Disqualification for membership
  7. 7. Restriction for election or nomination to Senate, Standing Committee on Academic Affairs and Syndicate in certain cases
  8. 8. Visitation
  9. 9. Officers of the University
  10. 10. The Chancellor
  11. 11. The Pro-Chancellor
  12. 12. The Vice Chancellor
  13. 12A. Removal of Vice-Chancellor
  14. 13. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor
  15. 14. The Registrar
  16. 15. The Finance Officer
  17. 16. The Controller of Examinations
  18. 17. Authorities of the University
  19. 18. The Planning Board
  20. 19. Vice-Chancellor and other Officers, etc. to be public servants
  21. 20. The Senate
  22. 21. Senate to review the broad policies and programmes of the University
  23. 22. Meetings of the Senate
  24. 23. The Standing Committee on Academic Affairs
  25. 24. The Syndicate
  26. 25. Powers of the Syndicate
  27. 26. Meeting of the Syndicate
  28. 27. Annual Report
  29. 28. Annual accounts
  30. 29. Constitution and functions of Faculties
  31. 30. The Boards of Studies
  32. 31. Constitution of other authorities
  33. 32. Finance Committee
  34. 33. Statutes
  35. 34. Statutes, how made
  36. 35. Ordinances
  37. 36. Ordinances, how made
  38. 37. Regulations, how made
  39. 38. Admission to University Courses
  40. 39. Admission to University examinations
  41. 40. Attendance qualifying for University examination
  42. 41. Residence and hostels
  43. 42. General Funds
  44. 43. Pension, gratuity, etc
  45. 44. Conditions of Service
  46. 44-B. Application of certain rules to the officers, teachers and employees of the University
  47. 44A. Selection Committees
  48. 45. Terms and conditions of service of Heads of Departments
  49. 46. Deans of Faculties
  50. 47. Filing of casual vacancies
  51. 48. Proceedings of the University authority and bodies not invalidated by vacancies
  52. 49. Removal from membership of the University
  53. 50. Disputes as to constitutions of University authorities and bodies
  54. 51. Constitution of committees
  55. 52. Power to obtain information
  56. 52-A. Power to give directions
  57. 53. Registration of graduates
  58. 54. Appointment of the first Vice-Chancellor
  59. 55. Appointment of the first Registrar
  60. 56. Transitory powers of the first Vice-Chancel/or
  61. 57. Transfer of service of certain employees of the University of Madras to the University
  62. 58. Transfer of accumulations in provident fund and other like funds
  63. 59. Payment of certain amount by the University of Madras
  64. 60. Tamil Nadu Act VII of 1923 not to app/y
  65. 61. The Librarian
  66. 62. Special mode of appointment
  67. 63. Report on affiliated colleges
  68. 65. Power to remove difficulties
  69. Schedule. The First Statutes of the University

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