MZU Acts & Statute
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MIZORAM UNIVERSITY THE ACT AND STATUTES [Updated as on August 2009) 1 CONTENTS THE ACT 1. Short Title and Commencement 5 2. Definition 5 3. Establishment of the University 7 4. Objects of the University 7 5. Powers of the University 7 6. Transfer of Properties of North-Eastern Hill University 10 7. Jurisdiction 10 8. University open to all classes, castes and creed 10 9. The Visitor 11 10. The Chief Rector 13 11. Officers of the University 13 12. The Vice-Chancellor 13 13. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor 14 14. The Deans of Schools 14 15. The Registrar 14 16. The Finance Officer 15 17. The Librarian 15 18. Other Officers 15 19. Authorities of the University 15 20. The Court 15 21. The Executive Council 15 22. The Academic Council 16 23. The College Development Council 16 24. The Boards of Studies 16 25. The Finance Committee 16 26. Other Authorities of the University 16 27. Powers to make Statutes 16 28. Statutes how to be made 18 29. Powers to make Ordinances 19 30. Regulations 20 31. Annual Reports 20 32. Annual Accounts 20 33. Returns and Information 21 34. Transfer of service of certain employees of the North-Eastern Hill University 21 35. Conditions of service of Employees 21 36. Procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary 2 cases against students 22 37. Right to Appeal 22 38. Provident and Pension Funds 23 39. Disputes as to constitution of University Authorities and Bodies 23 40. Filling of casual vacancies 23 41. Proceedings of University Authorities and Bodies not invalidated by vacancies 23 42. Protection of action taken in good faith 23 43. Mode of proof of University Record 23 44. Power to remove difficulties 24 45. Transitional provisions 24 46. Completion of courses of studies in Colleges or Institutions affiliated to the University 25 47. Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid before the Parliament 25 48. Amendment Act 24 of 1973 26 THE STATUTES 1. The Vice-Chancellor 27 2. Powers and Duties of the Vice-Chancellor 28 3. Pro- Vice-Chancellor 29 4. Registrar 30 5. Finance Officer 31 6. Deans of Schools of Studies 32 7. Heads of Departments 33 8. Proctor 33 9. Librarian 33 10. Composition of the Court 34 Meetings of the Court 35 11. Composition of the Executive Council 35 Quorum for meetings of the Executive Council 36 12. Power and functions of the Executive Council 36 13. Composition of the Academic Council 37 Quorum of the Academic Council 38 14. Power and functions of the Academic Council 38 15. Schools of Studies and Departments 39 16. Boards of Studies 40 17. Finance Committee 40 18. Selection Committee 41 19. Special mode of appointment 45 20. Appointment for a fixed tenure 45 21. Recognised Teachers 46 3 22. Committee 46 23. Terms and condition of service and code of conduct of the teachers, etc. 46 24. Terms and condition of service and code of conduct of other employees 46 25. Seniority List 47 26. Removal of Employees of the University 47 27. Honorary Degrees 48 28. Withdrawal of Degrees 48 29. Maintenance of discipline among students of the University 49 30. Maintenance of discipline among students of colleges, etc. 49 31. Admission of colleges, etc., to the privileges of the University 49 32. Convocations 51 33. Acting Chairman of meetings 51 34. Resignation 51 35. Disqualification 51 36. Residence condition for memberships and office 52 37. Membership of authorities by virtue of membership of other bodies 52 38. Alumni Association 52 39. Students’ Council 52 40. Ordinances how made 53 41. Regulations 53 42. Delegation of Powers 53 43. Controller of Examinations 54 44. Dean of Students’ Welfare 54 45. College Development Council 55 46. Procedure of Arbitration 56 47. Procedure of Appeal 56 48. Management of Colleges & Institutions maintained by the University 56 49. Pension Fund/Provident Fund 57 4 THE MIZORAM UNIVERSITY ACT, 2000 No. 8 of 2000 [25th April, 2000] An Act to establish and incorporate a teaching and affiliating University in the State of Mizoram and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. (1) This Act may be called the Mizoram University Act, Short title and 2000. Commencement (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of Definition the University; (b) “Academic Staff” means such categories of staff as are designated as Academic staff by the Ordinances; (c) “Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies of the University; (d) “College Development Council” means the College Development Council of the University; (e) “College” means a College maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the University; (f) ‘Court” means the Court of the University; (g) “Department” means a Department of Studies and includes a Centre of Studies; (h) “Distance education system” means 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 one such means; (i) “Employee” means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University; 5 (j) “Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the University; (k) “Hall’ means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the University, or of a College or an Institution, maintained by the University; (l) “Institution” means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the 24 of 1973 University; (m) “North-Eastern Hill University” means the University established under section 3 of the North-Eastern Hill University Act, 1973. (n) “Principal” means the Head of a College or an Institution maintained by the University and includes, where there is no Principal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as Principal, and in the absence of the Principal, or the acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such; (o) “recognised Institution” means an institution of higher learning recognised by the University within the State of Mizoram; (p) “recognised teachers” means such persons as may be recognised by the University for the purpose of imparting instructions in a College or an Institution admitted to the privileges of the University; (q) “Regulations” means the Regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act for the time being in force; (r) “School” means a School of Studies of the University; (s) “Statutes” and “Ordinances” mean, respectively, the Statutes and the Ordinances of the University for the time being in force; (t) “Teachers of the University” means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in any College or Institution maintained by the University and are designed as teachers by the Ordinances; 6 (u)“University” means the Mizoram University established and incorporated as a University under this Act; (v) “Vice-Chancellor” and “Pro Vice-Chancellor” mean, respectively, the Vice-Chancellor and Pro ViceChancellor of the University; 3. (1) There shall be established a University by the name of Establishment of “Mizoram University”. the University (2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Aizawl. (3) The first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted body corporate by the name of “Mizoram University”. (4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name. 4. The objects of the University shall be to disseminate and Objects of the University advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may seem fit, to make provisions for integrated courses in humanities, natural and physical sciences, social sciences, forestry and other allied disciplines in the educational programmes in the University; to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching learning process, inter-disciplinary studies and research; to educate and train manpower in the development of the State of Mizoram; and to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of the State, their intellectual, academic and cultural development. 5. The University shall have the following powers, namely:- (i) to provide for instructions in such branches of learning Powers of the University as the University may, from time to time, determine and to make provisions for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge; (ii) to grant, subject to such conditions as the University may determine, diplomas or certificates to, and confer degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of 7 examinations, evaluation or any other method of testing, on persons, and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or other academic distinctions for good and sufficient cause; (iii) to organise and to undertake extramural studies, training and extension services; (iv) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribed by the Statutes; (v) to provide facilities through the distance education system to such persons as it may determine; (vi) to institute Principalships, Professorships, Readerships, Lecturerships and other teaching or academic positions, required by the University and to appoint persons to such Principalships, Professorships, Readerships, Lecturerships, or other teaching or academic positions; (vii) to recognise an institution of higher learning for such purposes as the University may determine and to withdraw such recognition; (viii) to recognise persons for imparting instructions in any College or Insitution admitted to the privileges of the University.