The Jadavpur University Act, 1981 Act 24 of 1981 Keyword(s): Affiliated, Convocation, Employee, Founder-Donor, Hall, Institution, Librarian, Minister, Non-teaching Staff, National Council, Principal, Registered Graduate, Statutes, Student, Teacher, University, University Laboratory Amendment appended: 16 of 2000 DISCLAIMER: This document is being furnished to you for your information by PRS Legislative Research (PRS). The contents of this document have been obtained from sources PRS believes to be reliable. These contents have not been independently verified, and PRS makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness. In some cases the Principal Act and/or Amendment Act may not be available. Principal Acts may or may not include subsequent amendments. For authoritative text, please contact the relevant state department concerned or refer to the latest government publication or the gazette notification. 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An Acl ro provide far the recons~itlrtionof rhe Jadavpirr University and for certain matrers incidenrul tilerelo atrd cotinec!ed d~erevith WHEREASil is expedient to reconslitule the Jadavpur University lo enable ir to function more efficiently as n University encouraging and providing for inslrucuon, leaching, mining and research in various branches of learning and courses of study, promoting advancement and dissemination of knowledge and learning, and ex tending higher education, to meet he growing needs of society and to make he consritution of various auhorities or bodies oflhe University more democratic consislent with the objectives of the Na~ionalCouncil of Education, Bengat and fie Dawn Society; 11 is hereby enacted in he Thirty-second Year of the RepubIic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- CHAPTER I Preliminary 1. (1) This Acl may be called he Jadavpur Universi~yAct, 198 1. shon tirlc and , ..... ...... ... (2) This section and section 54 shall come into force at once; and commcncc- .. ,. the remaining provisions of his Acl shall come into force on such date or dales as Lhe Sure Government may, by nolification in the OJJicial ... Gazette, appoint, and different dales may be apponted for diFferent ., -, provisions of this Act. 2. In his Act, unless here is anyrhing repugnanr in the subjecl or Dclinilions. (1) "affilialed" in relalion LO an Institution means afiliatcd lo the University of Jadavpur as consututed prior LO the .......... - ,- , --. appointed day and continuing as such immediately before .. such day or affiliated lo the University under this Acr; LForSratemen[of Objccls and Rcxons, see thc Cdcurra Gazrftc.Exrmordinury, Pyt IV or the 6rh Seplernbcr, 1980. page 2748; for rcprt of iht Sclccl Commitw, the repon 01 lhar Commirlce published in Lhc Calcurtu Gnzcrrc, Enmod;nary, Prm IV of hc 7th April, 1981, pages 9(M(55)-W(100):lor pmcccdings of Iht Wcst Bengal Lcgislarive Assembly, see hc prococdings of hat Assembly hcld on rht 10th April. 1981. Tlre Jadavprrr U~ri~lersiwAcr, 1981. - [West Hen. Act (Clraprer I.-Pre1irninnry.-Scc~inn 2.) . - ---- . --.. (2) "appointed day" mcans thc date rcferred sub- .m -.. .-. to in , , sccdon (5) of scc~ion54; ..- (3) "convoca~ion"mcnns a mee~ingor Lhe Court for rhc purpose of confening degrees, ri~les.diplomas. cerlifrcates or other academic dis~incrions; (3) "employee" in relalion lo the University means any person cmployed by ihc University: (5) "financial year" means the year ending oh the 3 1st day of March; (6) "founder-donors"means r he f~llowingpcrsons whoendawed properties during lheir life-lime on [he Narional Council of Education, Bengal, nameIy:- (a) Shri Brsjendn Kishore Roy Chowdhury of Gouripur, (b) Mahnr;?jnSuryyaKantn Acf~al-yyaCl~oivdhury Bahadur oi Mymensingh, (c) Raja Subodh Chandra Mallik; '(hA) "Covernrnenl Collegc" means 3 collcge muin~ained and managed by Lhc Slare Govemmenl; (7) "Governar" means [he Governor of the Starc of Wesl Bengal; (8) "HalI" or "Hosrel" meatis n 11nit or residence For students, Teachers, oflicers or nun-leaching staff recognized by [he Univerjiiy; (9) "Insli~ution"means a college, polylechnic, school or any olher place, by whalever name called, for Lnining, instruclion, research or study; =(I 0) "Librarian" meys a Librarian, Depuly Librarian, Assislanr Librarian or any ohcr persoti dischar~ingrhc func~ionsol a Librarian on whoIe-lime basis, by wha~evername called, appointed or recogni-zed as such by ~e Universiry; (11) "Minister" means the Minisrer-in-charge or Highcr Education appointed as such by [he Governor; (12) "non-teaching staff' means [he non-leaching slafi, no1 holding any leaching post (including pan-time reaching post), appoinled or recognized w such by rhc University, but does nor include an officer or a Librarian; (13) "Natianal Council" means the National Council or Educalion, Bengal, fomcd and rcgislered OIL the 1st day of June, 1906, undcr the Socielies Registrarion Act, 1860; 21 of 1860. 'Clausc (6A) was inscncd by 5. 2(a) or rhe Jadayur Univcrsily (Amendmcnr) A~I, 1983 (Wcsr Re" ACI V of 1983). 'C!susc (10) wa subr~i~urcdby s. Zm),itrid. The Jadavyirr Universip Acl, 1981. ( 14) "prescribed" mcans prescribed by S talutes, Ordinances, Regulations or Rules made under lhis Act: (1 5) "Principal" means the head of an Institution, by wharever name called; (1 6) "regislered graduale" means a graduate registered under this Act, at least lhree months prior to the date of eleclion of mcmbers to the COUFI,on application in the prescribed form and on payment of a fee of one rupee: Provided chat no person shall be eIigible to bc registered under this Act unless he has graduared himself horn the University at least lhree years prior to the date of election of members to the Coun; (17) "Sb~ures","Ordinances", "RegulaLions" and "Rules" mean. respectively, the S~nlutes,Ordinances, Regulauons and Rules of he Unjversiry made undcr this Act:- (18) "Students' Union" means,- (a) in rehiion to the University, the S~udcnls' Union consti~u~edin the manner prescribed; and (b) in relation to an affiliated college, [he Studenls' Union constituted in the manncr prescribed; (19) "Teacher" mcans a Professor, Reader, Principal, kcturer, Demonstrator, Tutor or any orher person, appointed or recognised as such by the Univesily, either whole-Lime or par[-time, Tor he purpose of imparting ins~ructionor conducting research in heUniversity or in an lnsli~uuon; (20) "Universi~y" means the Jadavpur Universily as cons~ituted under lhis Act; (2 1) "University Labaralory", "University Library", "University Museum" or "Universi~yInslitution" means a laboratory, n library, a museum or an instilution, as the case may be, and managed by the Universi~y,whehcr established by il or not. T~IEJaduvprrr Uttiversirjl Act, 1981. jWcsl Ben. AcL : (Cl~aplcr1I.--Tl1e Urriversiry u~rlits ofJccrz.-Scctio~rs 3, 4.) CHAPTER n The Univcrsily and ils omcers Thc 3. (1) The firs1 Chancellor and he firs1 Vice-Chnnccllor of he Univcrsi~y. Universily and the firs1 members ofthe Courl and the Execulive Council, and all persons who may hereafrer become heChancellor or [he Vice- ChancelIor '[or the Pro-Vice-Chancellor] of llie University or [hemembers of rhc Court or rhc Execurivc Council, so long as they continue lo hold such office or membership. shall consti wte a body corporate by the name of [he Jadwpur University. (2) The University shall have perpetual successon and a cammon seal and shall sue and be sued by Ihc name of thc Jdavpur University. Powcrs ot 4. The Universiry shaIl have (he rollowing powers, namely:- rhc Univmiiy. (1) Lo encourage and providc for ins~ruction,teaching. training and research in all branches of enginedng, technology, humanities and science '[and in such olher branches of learning and courses oisrudy as it may think lit. and generally to promore] ~hcadvanccment and dissemination of knowledge and Icarning and he exlension ol higher educarion; (2) to establish, mainpiin, mntlagc I[, recognize] or affiliate Institu[ions or cenlres and to take over [he mai~uenanceand managemen1 of any exisling Ins~i~urionrogerher with its assets wilh he consent of [he nuthori~itsthereof on such lerrns and condiuons as may be agreed upon; (3) ro provide for he inspection, or inveuigation inlo lhe affairs, of Institutions recognised by it or affiliated to it and to exercise general supervision and conlrol over [hem; (4) to disaffiliate an lnslitution in any subject or subjects, or lo wi[hdrarv arfilia~ionor recognition of Inslilu[ions, if necessary; (5) to institute and make appoint~nenlto Professorship, Readership, Leclureship and other teaching posls rcquired by the University; 'Words wirhin rhc squerc bnckels wcrc inscncd by s. 2 or Ihc Jadavpur Uniucrsi~y. (Arnendmcnr) Act, 2000 (Wcst Rcn. ACLXVl of ZWO). ?hc words wIrhin Ihe square bnckcu wcre subs~iiuledTor rhc wards "and lo prornorc'. by s. 3(a) ofthc Jadavgur Univesiry (Amcndmcnr) Acl, 1983 (\Yc%lBen. Act V nl1983). 'Thc word within