The Tezpur University Act, 1993
| Coming into Force | 15 January 1994 |
| Record Number | 199345 |
| Date | 01 June 1993 |
| Enactment Date | 01 June 1993 |
| Act Number | 45 |
| Court | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
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THE TEZPUR UNIVERSITY ACT, 1993
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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SECTIONS
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. The University.
4. Objects of the University.
5. Powers of the University.
6. Jurisdiction.
7. University open to all classes, castes and creed.
8. Residence of students.
9. The Visitor.
10. Officers of the University.
11. The Chancellor.
12. The Vice-Chancellor.
13. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
14. Deans of Schools.
15. The Registrar.
16. The Finance Officer.
17. Other officers.
18. Authorities of the University.
19. The Board of Management.
20. The Planning and Academic Committee.
21. The Academic Council.
22. The Planning Board.
23. The Boards of Schools.
24. The Finance Committee.
25. Other authorities of the University.
26. Power to make Statutes.
27. Statutes how to be made.
28. Power to make Ordinances.
29. Regulations.
30. Annual report.
31. Annual accounts.
32. Conditions of service of employees.
33. Procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary cases against students.
34. Right to appeal.
35. Provident and pension funds.
36. Disputes as to constitution of University authorities and bodies.
37. Constitution of Committees.
38. Filling of casual vacancies.
39. Proceedings of University authorities or bodies not invalidated by vacancies.
40. Protection of action taken in good faith.
41. Mode of proof of University record.
42. Power to remove difficulties.
43. Transitional provisions.
44. Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid before
Parliament.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE.
THE SECOND SCHEDULE.
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THE TEZPUR UNIVERSITY ACT, 1993
ACT NO. 45 OF 1993
[1st June, 1993.]
An Act to establish and incorporate a teaching and residential University in the State of Assam at
Tezpur and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Tezpur University Act, 1993.
(2) It shall come into force on such date
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as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwise
requires,—
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) “academic staff” means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the
Ordinances;
(c) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University;
(d) “Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies of the University;
(e) “Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor” and “Pro-Vice-Chancellor” mean, respectively, the
Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University;
(f) “College” means a College maintained by the University;
(g) “Department” means a Department of Studies, and includes 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 more such means;
(i) “employee” means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other
staff of the University;
(j) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee 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 of an Institution, maintained by the University;
(l) “Institution” means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by the University;
(m) “Planning and Academic Committee” means the Planning and Academic Committee of the
University;
(n) “Planning Board” means the Planning Board of the University;
(o) “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;
(p) “recognised institution” means an institution of higher learning recognised by the University;
(q) “recognised teachers” means such persons as may be recognised by the University for the
purpose of imparting instructions in a College or an Institution maintained by the University;
(r) “Regulations” means the Regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act
for the time being in force;
(s) “School” means a School of Studies of the University;
1. 15th January, 1994, vide notification No. G.S.R 22(E), dated 15th January, 1994, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(i)
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