Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities Act, 2008. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Telangana. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 18th August, 2008. (2) ... (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the academic head and the principal Executive Officer of the University and shall exercise general control over its affairs. He shall be a whole- time officer of the University. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-clause (2), the Vice- Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment to that office for another term of three years in the manner provided in sub-clause (1). (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be paid such pay and allowances as may, by order, be specified by the Government from time to time. He shall be provided with a furnished official accommodation for which he shall pay ten percent of his salary towards rent. (6) When the Vice-Chancellor is unable to exercise his powers, perform his functions and discharge his duties owing to absence, illness or any other cause or when the office of Vice-Chancellor is vacant, it shall be competent for the State Government to appoint a person to be in charge Vice-Chancellor. The person so appointed as in charge Vice-Chancellor shall exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Vice-Chancellor until the Vice-Chancellor assumes the office, or as the case may be, a new Vice-Chancellor is appointed in accordance with sub-clause (1). (7) It shall be competent for the Chancellor to accept the resignation of the Vice-Chancellor. (8) When the post of the Vice-Chancellor falls permanently vacant, either by resignation or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled by the Chancellor by appointing another person as the Vice-Chancellor and the Vice- Chancellor so appointed shall hold office for a full term of three years. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office be a member and Chairman of the Executive Council and of the Academic Senate and shall preside at the convocation of the University in the absence of the Chancellor. (10) He shall be entitled to be present and address at any stage, any meeting of any Authority of the University, but not to vote thereat, unless he is a member of the authority concerned. (11) He shall have the power to convene meetings of the Executive Council and the Academic Senate. (12) It shall be his duty to see that the provisions of this Act, the statutes, the ordinances and regulations are duly observed and he may exercise all powers necessary for this purpose. (13) He shall have power to interpret the provisions of this Act, the statutes, the ordinances and the regulations. Any person or authority aggrieved may, within such time as may be prescribed by an ordinance, appeal to the Chancellor: Provided that,- (a) if such interpretation was given at a meeting of the Executive Council, the appeal shall lie to the Chancellor direct; (b) if such interpretation was given otherwise than at a meeting of the Executive council the appeal shall be forwarded to the Chancellor through the Executive Council. The decision of the Chancellor on the appeal shall be final. (14) He shall give effect to the decision of the Authorities of the University taken in accordance with the powers conferred by or under this Act. (15) He shall have such other powers as may be prescribed. (16) (a) When, with regard to any matter in which any officer or Authority may take action, the Vice-Chancellor considers immediate action desirable, he may subject to the general control of the Chancellor take such action as may be necessary but shall as soon as may be, report the action taken to the officer or Authority concerned; (b) An appeal shall lie to the Executive Council against any action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under clause(a) affecting any person in the service of the University, at the instance of such person. Such appeal shall be filed within thirty days from the day on which such person has notice of the action taken. (1) proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the statutes.

(2) The term of office of the nominated and elected members, except the student representative, shall be three years. A member shall be entitled for re-nomination/re-election so however that no such member shall hold office successively for more than two terms.

(3) A nominated or elected member may tender resignation of his membership before the expiry of his term of membership by conveying such resignation in writing to the Vice-Chancellor and every such resignation shall come into effect from the date of its acceptance by the Government.

(4) Casual vacancies in the office of the non-official members occurring on the Academic Senate, for whatever reason shall be filled by the Government by nomination of another person who shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor. In respect of the elected members, such vacancies shall be filled in by re-election of another person who shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor.

(5) An ex-officio member shall cease to be a member of the Academic Senate when he relinquishes or ceases to hold the office by virtue of which he became a member of the Academic Senate.

(6) The Vice-Chancellor may however whenever he considers it necessary to do so, appoint, as additional members of the Academic Senate for such duration as he may determine, persons having proficiency in the subject concerned from among the employees of the University or from others.

(7) (a) The Academic Senate shall have powers of approving all courses of study as may be proposed by the Board of Studies and of determining their curriculum and have general control of teaching, research and examinations within the University and shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards thereof by the colleges;

(b) the Academic Senate shall have power to make regulations consistent with this Act and the statutes relating to all academic matters and to amend and repeal such regulations;

(c) to assist the Academic Senate in the achievement of the objects of the University, it shall have under its control, a curriculum development cell, a faculty development committee, an industrial liaison policy unit and an evaluation committee, the composition and functions of which shall be as determined by the Council by the statutes made in this behalf;

(d) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Academic Senate shall have powers,-

(i) to advise the Council on all academic matters;

(ii) to make recommendations to the Council for the institution of professorship and other teaching posts and in regard to the duties, emoluments and qualifications thereof;

(iii) to make recommendations to the Council regarding institution of fellowships and scholarships;

(iv) to formulate, modify and revise schemes for the constitution or reconstitution of departments of teaching;

(v) to make regulations regarding admission of students to all the colleges and for the intake into each faculty;

(vi) to make regulations prescribing equivalence of examinations, degrees, diplomas and certificates of other Universities, colleges, institutions and boards;

(vii) to make recommendations to the Council regarding the institution of Post-Graduate teaching and research;

(viii) to make recommendations to the qualifications to be prescribed for teaching in the constituent colleges;

(ix) to recommend to the Council, faculty development programmes on the recommendation of the faculty development committee or otherwise;

(x) to formulate, modify and revise programmes of curriculum development on the recommendations of the curriculum development committee or otherwise;

(xi) to make regulations regarding industrial training, where such training forms part of requirement for degree, diploma or certificate in consultation with the industrial liaison policy unit;

(xii) to recommend to the Council measures for promoting collaboration between industries and colleges on the recommendations of the industrial liaison policy unit;

(xiii) to make regulations for the conduct of the examinations of the University and for the assessment, evaluation and grading of the student's performance at colleges.

(xiv) to consider the reports of the evaluation committee and to advise the Council on the follow up action to be taken in the implementation of the reports;

(xv) to delegate to the Vice-Chancellor or any of the committees of the Academic Senate, any of its powers;

(xvi) to assess and make recommendations, laying down standards of accommodation, equipment, apparatus, library, maintenance and other physical facilities required for each faculty;

(xvii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or entrusted to it by or under the provisions of this Act, and

(xviii) to deal with any other matter or refer to it by the Vice-Chancellor or the Council.