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THE HARYANA PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, 2006 (as amended upto 2nd May 2014) AN ACT to provide for establishment and incorporation of private universities in the State of Haryana for imparting higher education and to regulate their functions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto Short title, extent and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be called the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act. 2014. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Haryana (3) It shall come into force at once. Definitions 2. In this Act and in all the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires ( a) "All India Council for Technical Education" means All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act 52 of 1987); (aa) ‗Bar Council of India‘ means the Bar Council of India constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961);* (ab)‗campus‘ means that area of the university in which it is established;‖;* (b) "Council of Scientific and Industrial Research" means the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, an agency of the Central Government; (c) "Department of Science and Technology" means the Department of Science and Technology of the Central Government; (d) Omitted* (e) Omitted* (f) ‗employee‘ means a person appointed by the university and includes a teacher, officer and any other staff of the university;* (fa) ‗existing private university‘ means a university which has been established under the Haryana Private Universities Act, 2006 (32 of 1 2006) before the notification of the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2012;* (fb) ‗faculty‘ means a group of academic departments of similar disciplines;‖;* (g) "fee" means collection made by the university from the students by whatever name it may be called, which is not refundable; (h) "Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana; (i) "higher education" means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level; (j) ‗hostel‘ means a place of residence of the students of the university;* (k) "Indian Council of Agriculture Research" means the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860); (ka) ‗Indian Nursing Council‘ means an autonomous body constituted under section 3 of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 (48 of 1947);* (l) "Medical Council of India" means Medical Council of India, Delhi; (m) ‗National Assessment and Accreditation Council‘ means National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore, an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission;* (ma) ‗National Board of Accreditation‘ means National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi, an autonomous body of All India Council for Technical Education;* (n) ―National Council for Teacher Education‖ means the ―National Council for Teacher Education, Delhi;‖;* '(na) off-campus centre" means a centre of the university established by it outside the main campus but within the State of Haryana. operated and maintained as its constituent unit and having its complement of facilities, faculty and staff;+ (nb) off-shore campus" means a campus of the university established by it outside the country, operated and maintained as its constituent unit' and having its complement of facilities. faculty and staff;+ (o) and (p) omiited.* ―(q) ‗Pharmacy Council of India‘ means Pharmacy Council of India, Delhi;‖;* (r ) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 2 (s) "regulating body" means a body established by the Government of India for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education. such as University Grants Commission. All India Council for Technical Education. National Council for Teachers Education. Medical Council of India. Bar Council of India. Pharmacy Council of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Indian Nursing Council. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research etc. and includes the Government or any such body constituted by the Government.+ ―(t) ‗Rules‘ means the rules made by the Government under this Act;‖; (u) ―Schedule‖ means Schedule appended to this Act; (v) "sponsoring body" in relation to a university means- (i) a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860) ; or (ii) any public trust; or (iii) a company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956(Central Act 1 of 1956); (w) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the university made under this Act; (x) "student of the university" means a person enrolled in the university for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted by the university, including a research degree; (y) omitted;* ―(z) ‗teacher‘ means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or any other person required to impart education or guide research or render guidance in any other form to the students for pursuing a course or programme of study of the university;‖.* (za) "university" means a university incorporated by law in India; and (zb) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission, established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956). Objects of university. 3. Following shall be the objects of the university, namely: - 3 (1) to provide instructions, teaching and training in higher education and make provisions for research, advancement and dissemination of knowledge; (2) to create higher levels of intellectual abilities; (3) to establish state of the art facilities for education and training; (4) to carry out teaching and research and offer continuing education programmes; (5) to create centres of excellence for research and development and for sharing knowledge and its application; (6) to establish a campus;;* (7) omitted;* (8) to institute degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examination, or any such other method; ― (9) to maintain the academic standard of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions as per bye-laws and to ensure that the same are not lower than those laid down by the regulating body;‖* (10) to setup off - campus centre within the State of Haryana after obtaining approval from the University Grants Commission;+ (11) to open off-shore campus in foreign countries after obtaining due permission from the University Grants Commission. the Government. the Government of India and also from the Government of the host country .+ Clauses (12) has been omitted* + (13) to pursue any other objective as may be approved by the Government. (3A) Conditions for setting up off-campus centre.- + (1) The university shall be allowed to set up only one off campus centre within the State of Haryana on fulfillment of the following conditions. namely:- (a) it has completed five years of establishment; (b) it has been accredited "A" grade by National Assessment and Accredited Council; (c) it has never violated the conditions of Letter of Intent and the provisions of the Act; 4 (d) it has obtained the approval from the University Grants Commission; and (e) it has in its possession the land as described below:- (i) three acres of land by way of ownership or lease of thirty years. if the university intends to set up offcampus centre in a Municipal Corporation; (ii) four acres of land by way of ownership or lease of thirty years. if the university intends to set up offcampus centre in a Municipal Committee (iii) five acres of land by way of ownership or lease of thirty years. if the university intends to set up off campus centre in a rural area. (2) The off-campus centre shall be totally administered by the university and no franchise for its running shall be allowed. (3) The off-campus centre shall have adequate buildings. other infrastructure facilities and staff as per the norms and standards prescribed by the University Grants Commission and other regulatory bodies. Such facilities shall be proportionate to the size and activities of the off-campus centre. (4) The university shall furnish adequate financial guarantee as per the rules framed or as decided by the Government from time to time.". Submission of proposal for establishment of university and its evaluation. 4. (1) An application containing the proposal and the project report to establish a university by a private sector shall be made by the sponsoring body to the Government, along with such fee, as may be prescribed. At the time of submission of application the sponsoring body shall fulfill the condition regarding possession of land as per provision laid down in section 9.# Provided that the university excluding existing private university shall offer minimum three faculties at its commencement and shall provide instructions upto the level of Ph.D. in a period of three years in any of the three faculties in which it is imparting degree i.e. Humanities, Languages, Medicines, Commerce, Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Law, Agriculture and Allied Sciences, Management (Business, Hotel, 5 Hospitality, Tourism etc.), Bio-Tech, Media and Mass Communication etc. with due permission from the relevant regulating bodies:* Provided further that if a sponsoring body intends to set up Health and Medical Sciences University, it shall not be mandatory to offer minimum three faculties.* (2) The project report shall contain