The Aryavart International University, Tripura Act, 2023

a) This Act may be called "The Aryavart International University, Tripura Act, 2023" b) It shall come into force on the date as State Government by Notification in The Tripura Gazette appoints.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (i) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
2. (ii) "Act" means The Aryavart International University, Tripura Act, 2022;
3. (iii) "Affiliated College" means a college or an institution which is affiliated to Aryavart International University, Tripura under this Act;
4. (iv) "AICTE" means All India Council for Technical Education established under Section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;
5. (v) "AIU" means Aryavart International University, Tripura;
6. (vi) "Board" means the Board of Faculties, Board of Studies and the Planning Board, or any other Board of the University;
7. (vii) "Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University;
8. (viii) "Chancellor", "Pro-Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means respectively the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University;
9. (ix) "Constituent College" means a College or an institute maintained by the University;
10. (x) "Court" means the Court of the University;
11. (xi) "CSIR" means the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, a funding agency of the Central Government;
12. (xii) "Department" means a Department of Studies which would be under a Centre of Studies and Research;
13. (xiii) "Director" means the Head of an "Institute", "Centre" or "School" or the person appointed for the purpose to act as such in his absence;
14. (xiv) "Director/Principal" means the head of an institution, college, school, polytechnic and Industrial Training Institute, Teachers Training Institute or the person appointed for the purpose to act as such in his/her absence;
15. (xv) "Distance Education System" means and includes the system of imparting education through any means of communication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or more;
16. (xvi) "DSIR" means the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, a funding agency of the Central Government;
17. (xvii) "DST" means the Department of Science and Technology of the Central Government; (xviii) "Employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes a teacher (academic) or any other member of the non-academic staff of the University;
18. (xix) "Employee" will include teaching and non-teaching staff of the University;
19. (xx) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University;

1. (xxi) "Governing Body" means a committee constituted by the sponsoring body;
2. (xxii) "Hostel" means "Scholars/Students" Hostel of the University; (xxiii) "ICAR" means the Indian Council of Agricultural Research;
3. (xxiv) "Institute/School" means an Institute or School established by the University in accordance with this Act and the Statutes;
4. (xxv) "NAAC" means the National Assessment and Accreditation Council;
5. (xxvi) "NCC" means National Cadet Corps; (xxvii) "NCTE" means the National Council for Teacher Education under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993; (xxviii) "NMC" means The National Medical Commission (NMC) has been constituted by an act of the Parliament known as the National Medical Commission Act, 2019;
6. (xxix) "NSS" means National Service Scheme;
7. (xxx) "Off-Campus" means a campus of the University established by it outside the main campus (within the state) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University's complement facilities, faculties and staff;
8. (xxxi) "Online education" means a form of distance education where primary delivery mechanism is via the internet, allows anyone with computer access to learn and earn credits; (xxxii) "PCI" means Pharmacy Council of India constituted under Section 4 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948; (xxxiii) "Prescribed" means prescribed by statutes; (xxxiv) "Records and Publications" means the Records and Publications of the University;
9. (xxxv) "Regulatory Body" means the statutory bodies established by the Central Government from time to time such as the University Grants Commission and includes the All-India Council for Technical Education, the Bar Council of India, the Distance Education Council, the Dental Council of India, the Indian Nursing Council, the National Medical Commission, the National Council for Teacher Education, Central Council for Indian Medicine and the Pharmacy Council of India; (xxxvi) "Schedule" means schedule appended to this Act; (xxxvii) "School/Faculty" means a School/Faculty of the University; (xxxviii) "State Government" means the State Government of Tripura; (xxxix) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" means respectively the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University framed by the University for the time being in force;
10. (xl) "Student" means a student enrolled with the University;
11. (xli) "Teacher of the University" means Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and other such persons as may be appointed for imparting educational instructions, or conducting research in the University and are designated as Teachers by the Ordinances;
12. (xlii) "Treasurer", "Registrar", "Finance Officer", "Controller of Examinations", "Librarian" or "Proctor" means respectively the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Finance Officer, the Controller of Examinations, the Librarian or the Proctor of the University; (xliii) "Trust" means IRA Social Charitable Trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 on July 30, 2015, with Office of the Sub Registrar II, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh;
13. (xliv) "UGC" means University Grants Commission established under Section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

1. (i) There shall be established a University by the Trust in the name of 'Aryavart International University, Tripura';
2. (ii) The Headquarters of the University will be at Village Tilthai T.K., Dist: Dharmanagar, North Tripura, Tripura, India and it may also establish Campus/ Study Centre/Off-Campus, Study Centres at such places anywhere in the State, subject to the conditions laid down under UGC Regulations regarding private universities;
3. (iii) The University shall be an Autonomous Body;
4. (iv) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall sue and be sued by the same name;
5. (v) All existing institutes held by the Trust may be integrated within the University after being subsumed by the University in due course as may be decided by the Court and with prior approval of the State Government in Writing; Provided that every such institute so subsumed within the University shall, under no circumstances, be permitted to be used or operated as the University study centre, University Campus, off campus, off-shore campus or in any like manner within such period as may be determined by the State Government, from time to time; Provided also that the University shall have power to administer and manage, including the powers of conferring Degree, diploma, title, certificates etc. to its constituent colleges.
6. (vi) Not withstanding anything contained in this Act, any educational institution or College within the State of Tripura, may be associated in any way with or be admitted to any privilege of the Aryavart International University, Tripura or may be affiliated under the Aryavart International University, Tripura subject to the condition that, direction in that regard is issued by the Central Government in writing to the effect that the proviso to sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Tripura University Act, 2006 (Central Act No.9 of 2007), shall not apply for that educational institution or College.

Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the local limits of jurisdiction of the University (hereinafter referred to as the territorial limits of the University) shall extend to the whole of the State of Tripura.

The University will comply with the direction and guidelines issued by the state government of Tripura in this regard for the time being in force, and it shall start academic activities after creation of minimum infrastructure facilities required.