Mizoram University Act, 2000
No: 8 Dated: Apr, 25 2000
The Mizoram University Act, 2000
(Act No. 8 of 2000)
An Act to establish and incorporate a teaching and affiliating University in the State of Mizoram and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement. -(1) This Act may be called the Mizoram University Act, 2000.
(2) It shall come into force on such date 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 Studies" means the Board of Studies of the University;
(d) "College Development Council" means the College Development Council of the University;
(e) "College" means a College maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the University;
(f) "Court" means the Court of the University;
(g) "Department" means a Department of Studies and includes a 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) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council 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 an Institution, maintained by the University;
(l) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the University;
(m) "North-Eastern Hill University" means the University established under section 3 of the North-Eastern Hill University Act, 1973 (24 of 1973);
(n) "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 Pri cipal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such;
(o) "recognised Institution" means an institution of higher learning recognised by the University within the State of Mizoram;
(p) "recognised teachers" means such persons as may be recognised by the University for the purpose of imparting instructions in a College or an Institution admitted to the privileges of the University;
(q) "Regulations" means the Regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act for the time being in force;
(r) "School" means a School of Studies of the University;
(s) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean, respectively, the Statutes and the Ordinances of the University for the time being in force;
(t) "teachers of the University" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in any College or Institution maintained by the University and are desi nated as teachers by the Ordinances;
(u) "University" means the Mizoram University established and incorporated as a University under this Act;
(v) "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" mean, respectively, the Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University.
3. Establishment of the University. -(1) There shall be established a University by the name of "Mizoram University".
(2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Aizawl.
(3) The first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby consti uted a body corporate by the name of "Mizoram University".
(4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
4. Objects of the University. -The objects of the University shall be to disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit; to make provisions for integrated courses in hum nities, natural and physical sciences, social sciences, forestry and other allied disciplines in the educational programmes of the University; to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching-learning process, inter-disciplinary studies and research; to educate and train manpower for the development of the State of Mizoram; and to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of that State, their intellectual, academic and cultu al development.