Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985
No: 50 Dated: Sep, 02 1985
The Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985
(Act No. 50 of 1985)
An Act to establish and incorporate an Open University at the national level for the introduction and promotion of open university and distance education systems in the educational pattern of the country and for the co-ordination and determination of standards in such systems.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may be notification in the Official Gazette appoint.
2. Definitions.— In this Act, and the Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires.
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University;
(c) "Board of Management" means the Board of Recognition of the University;
(d) "College" means a College or other academic institution established or maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University;
(e) "Distance education systems" means the system of imparting education through any means of communication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence course, seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or more of such means;
(f) "Employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other academic staff of the University;
(g) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University;
(h) "Governing Body", in relation to a College, means any body (by whatever name called-charged with the management of the affairs of the College and recognized as such by the University;
(i) "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the University;
(j) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of co-ordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres and recognized and for performing such other functions as may be co0nferred on such centre by the Board of Management;
(k) "Regulations" means the Regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act for the time being in force;
(l) "School" means a School of Studies of the University
(m) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean, respectively, the Statutes and Ordinances of the University for the time being in force;
(n) "Student" means a student of the University, and includes any person who has enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University;
(o) "Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;
(p) "Teachers" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons as may be designated at such by the Ordinance for imparting instruction in the University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University;
(q) "University" means the Indira Gandhi National Open University established under this Act;
(r) "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" mean, respectively, the Vice-Chancellor and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University;
3. Establishment and incorporation of the University.—(1) There shall be established a University by the name of "the Indira Gandhi National Open University";
(2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Delhi and it may establish or maintain Colleges, Regional Centres and Study Centres at such other places in India as it may deem fit. Provided that the University may, with the prior approval of the Visitor, also establish Study Centres outside India.
(3) The first Vice-Chancellor, the first Pro-Vice-Chancellors and the first members of the Board of Management, the Academic Council and the Planning Board 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 a body corporate by the name of "the Indira Gandhi National Open University".
(4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.