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Shiv Nadar University Act, 2018

The Shiv Nadar University Act, 2018

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This Act provides for the establishment, governance, and operation of Shiv Nadar University as a self-financing private university in Tamil Nadu, established by the SSN Trust. It applies to university administrators, teaching and non-teaching staff, students, and state education authorities. The statute outlines the university's internal leadership structures, powers to grant degrees, curriculum formulation rules, and financial management requirements, including mandatory endowment funds. Notably, it reserves thirty-five percent of seats for resident students of Tamil Nadu. By setting clear operational and legal standards, the law ensures administrative accountability, maintains academic quality, and protects student interests during its functioning or potential dissolution.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Establishment of the University.
  5. 4. Conditions for the establishment of the University.
  6. 5. Commencement of the University.
  7. 6. Grants and Financial Assistance.
  8. 7. Objects of the University.
  9. 8. Powers of the University.
  10. 9. Admission and Standards.
  11. 10. Officers of the University.
  12. 11. The Chancellor.
  13. 12. ViceChancellor.
  14. 13. ProViceChancellor.
  15. 14. Registrar.
  16. 15. Deans and Directors.
  17. 16. Finance Officer.
  18. 17. Controller of Examinations.
  19. 18. Other Officers.
  20. 19. Authorities of the University.
  21. 20. The Governing Council.
  22. 21. The Executive Council.
  23. 22. The Academic Council.
  24. 23. The Finance Committee.
  25. 24. The Planning Board.
  26. 25. Board of Faculties, Admission Committee, Examination Committeeand other
  27. 26. Power to make Statutes.
  28. 27. Statutes, how made.
  29. 28. Power to make Ordinances.
  30. 29. Ordinances, how made.
  31. 30. Annual Report.
  32. 31. Annual Accounts.
  33. 32. Conditions of service of employees.
  34. 33. Admission to University Courses and Examinations.
  35. 34. Employees provident fund and pensions.
  36. 35. Disputes as to the constitution of Authorities and bodies.
  37. 36. Constitution of Committees.
  38. 37. Filling up of the Vacancies.
  39. 38. Proceedings of University authorities and bodies not to beinvalidated by vacancies.
  40. 39. Removal from membership of University.
  41. 40. Mode of proof of University records.
  42. 41. Permanent Endowment Fund.
  43. 42. General Fund.
  44. 43. Development Fund.
  45. 44. Maintenance of Fund.
  46. 45. Power of Government to call for information and records.
  47. 46. Dissolution of University.
  48. 47. Expenditure of the University during dissolution.
  49. 48. Derecognition of the University by the Government.
  50. 49. Power of the Government to issue directions on policy matters.
  51. 50. Status of Assets, Liabilities on Dissolution or derecognition.
  52. 51. Power to remove difficulties.

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