Assam Private Universities Act, 2007

No: 12 Dated: May, 08 2007

THE ASSAM PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES ACT, 2007

ASSAM ACT NO. XII OF 2007

    An Act to provide for establishment and incorporation of private universities in the Slate of Assam for imparting higher education and to regulate their functions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient to provide for establishment and incorporation of private Universities in the State of Assam for imparting higher education and to regulate their functions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;

    It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Assam Private Universities Act, 2007.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "AICTE" means All India Council of Technical Education established under All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;

(b) "CSIR" means the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, a funding agency of the Central Government;

(c) "DEC" means the Distance Education Council established under section 28 of Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985;

(d) "distance education" means education imparted by combination of any two or more means of communication, viz. broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes and any other such methodology;

(e) "DST" means the Department of Science and Technology of the Central Government;

(f) "employee" means a person appointed by the university to work in the university, colleges, institutions or study centers and includes teachers, officers (other than the Visitor) and other employees of the university;

(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 State Government of Assam;

(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 for the students of the university, or its colleges, institutions or centers, maintained or recognized to be as such by the university;

(k) "ICAR" means the Indian Council o f A griculture Research, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860;

(l) "MCI" means Medical Council of India, Delhi;

(m) "NAAC" means the National Council of Assessment and Accreditation, Bangalore, an autonomous institution of the UGC;

(n) "NOTE" means the National Council oi l cachcr Education, Delhi;

(o) “off campus centre” means a centre of the university established by it outside the main campus operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the university’s complement of facilities, faculty and staff;

(p) "PCI" means Pharmaceutical Council of India, Delhi;

(q) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(r) "regulating body" means a body established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as UGC, AICTE, NCTE, MCI, PCI, NAAC, ICAR, DEC, CSIR etc. and includes the State Government;

(s) "Rules" means the rules made under this Act;

(t) “Schedule” means the Schedule to this Act;

(u) 'sponsoring body" in relation to a university established under this Act means-

(i) a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; or

(ii) any public trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882; or 

(iii) a company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956;

(v) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University made under this A ct;

(w) "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;

(x) "study centre" means a centre established and maintained or recognized by the university for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of distance education;

(y) "teacher" means a Professor, Reader, Lecturer or any other person required to impart education or to guide research or to render guidance in any other form to the students for pursuing a course of study of the university;

(z) "UGG" means the University Giants Commission, established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956:

(za) "university" means a university established and incorporated under section 6.