Nalanda University Act, 2010
No: 39 Dated: Sep, 21 2010
Nalanda University Act, 2010
(Act No. 39 of 2010)
An Act to implement the decisions arrived at the Second East Asia Summit held on the 15th January, 2007, at Philippines and subsequently at the Fourth East Asia Summit held on the 25th October, 2009, at Thailand for the establishment of the Nalanda University in the State of Bihar as an international institution for pursuit of intellectual, philosophical, historical and spiritual studies and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS, the Second East Asia Summit held on the15th January, 2007 in the city of Cebu, Republic of Philippines, agreed to strengthen regional educational co-operation by tapping the East Asia Region's centres of excellence in education and for the revival of the Nalanda University located in the State of Bihar to improve regional understanding and the appreciation of one another's heritage and history;
AND WHEREAS, the Fourth East Asia Summit held on the 25th October, 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand, supported the establishment of the Nalanda University and encouraged the networking and collaboration between the proposed Nalanda University and existing centres of excellence in the East Asia Summit so as to participating countries to build a community of learning where students, scholars, researchers and academicians can work together symbolising the spirituality that unites all mankind;
AND WHEREAS, it is considered expedient to make provision for implementing the decisions arrived at in the aforesaid East Asia Summits for establishment of the Nalanda University in the State of Bihar and declare it to be an institution of national importance.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Nalanda University Act, 2010.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
2. Declaration of Nalanda University as an institution of national importance. - Whereas the objects of the institution known as the Nalanda University are such as to make the institution one of national importance, it is hereby declared that the institution known as the Nalanda University is an institution of national importance.
3. Definitions. - In this Act, 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 Statutes;
(c) "Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University in any place in India or in East Asia region for the purposes of coordinating and supervising the work of centres in such place or region and for performing such functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Governing Board;
(d) "East Asia region" means the region comprising the territories of the Member States of the East Asia Summit;
(e) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University;
(f) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
(g) "Finance Officer" means the Finance Officer of the University appointed under section 17;
(h) "Governing Board" means the Governing Board of the University constituted under section 7;
(i) "Hall" means a unit of residence, by whatever name called, for students of the University provided, maintained or recognised by it;
(j) "Member States" means the Member States of the East Asia Summit;
(k) "Nalanda Mentor Group" means the group of persons constituted by the communication dated the 28th June, 2007 of the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs, inter alia, to examine the framework and structure of International co-operation and partnership which would govern the establishment of the University;
(l) "Ordinances" means the Ordinances of the University;
(m) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances or by Regulations;
(n) "recognised institution" means an institution of higher learning maintained or recognised by, or associated with, the University;
(o) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 16;
(p) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University;
(q) "School" means a school of studies of the University;
(r) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University;
(s) "teacher" means professor, associate professor, assistant professor and research staff of the University appointed or recognised by the University for imparting instructions or conducting research in the University or for giving guidance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University and are designated as teachers by the Statutes;
(t) "University" means the Nalanda University established and incorporated under section 4.