North East Frontier Technical University (NEFTU), Arunachal Pradesh Act, 2014
No: 11 Dated: Sep, 03 2014
THE NORTH EAST FRONTIER TECHNICAL UNIVEFSITY (NEFTU) ARUNACHAL PRADESH ACT. 2014
(ACT NO. 11 OF 2014)
An Act to provide for establishment and incorporation of North East Frontier Technical University. Aalo in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Whereas, with a view to keep pace with the rapid development in all spheres of knowledge in the world and the country it is essential to create world level modern research and study facilities in the State to provide state of the art educational facilities to the youth at their door steps so that they can make out of them human resources compatible to liberalized economic and social order of the world ;
And whereas, rapid advancement in knowledge and changing requirements of human resources makes it essential that a resourceful and quick and responsive system of educational research and development be created which can work with entrepreneurial zeal under an essential regulatory setup and such a system can be created by allowing the private institutions engaged in higher education having sufficient resources and institutions engaged in higher education having sufficient resources and experience to establish universities and by incorporating such universities with such regulatory provisions as ensure efficient working of such institutions;
And whereas, the The Automobile Society India, D-65, FF Enclave. Ignou road, Neb Sarai, New Delhi 110068, a Non-Profit organization registered under Indian Trust Act having its registered office at Bangalore- Karnataka is engaged in the field of education for which are imparting education in the various disciplines:
And whereas, if the said The Automobile Society India is allowed to run the University, it would contribute a long in the academic development of the people of the State;
And whereas, it is necessary to pass Bill by State Legislature for establishment of the aforesaid university and the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto;
Now, therefore, be it enacted by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legislature in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, as follows
CHAPTER 1
Preliminary
1. Short Title and Commencement. - (1) This Act may be called North East Frontier Technical University (NEFTU), Arunachal Pradesh Act, 2014.
(2) It shall come in to force on such date as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, appoints.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(2) "Act" means The North East Frontier Technical University, Arunachal Pradesh Act, 2014;
(3) "Affiliated College" means a college or an institution which is affiliated to the University;
(4) "AIU" means Association of Indian Universities;
(5) "Annual Report" means the Annual report of the university as referred to in section 48 of the Act;
(6) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the university constituted under section 24 of the Act;
(7) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the university as constituted under section 25 of the Act;
(8) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the university appointed under section 16 of the Act:
(9) "Constituent College" means a college or an institution maintained by the university;
(10) "DCI" means Dental Council of India;
(11) "DEC" means Distance Education Council;
(12) "Development Fund" means the development fund of the University established under section 46 of the Act:
(13) "Distance Education System" means the system of imparting education through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, telecasting, online over internet, other interactive methods, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talk back e learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact Programmes or a combination of any two or more of such means;
(14) "Employee" means employee appointed by the University; and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of a constituent college,
(15) "Faculty" means the faculty of the university:
(16) "Finance Officer" means the Finance Officer of the university appointed under section 20 of the Act:
(17) "General fund" means general fund of the University established under section 45 of the Act:
(18) "INC" means the Indian Nursing Council;
(19) "Internship" means on-job training, apprenticeship, or a professional training of students with academic studies;
(20) "internship Campus" means a center established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of Internship & Training or for rendering any other assistance including conducting contact classes and administering examinations required by the Students;
(21) "MCI" means the Medical Council of India;
(22) "NCTE" means the National Council for Teacher Education:
(23) "Official Gazette" means the Gazette of Arunachal Pradesh;
(24) "Off-Campus" means a Campus of a University established by it outside the main campus (within or outside the state) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the university's complement of facilities, faculty and staff;
(25) "Off-Shore Campus" means a Campus of a University established by it outside the country, operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the university's complement of facilities, faculty and staff:
(26) "PCI" means Pharmacy Council of India;
(27) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes and the rules made under this Act;
(28) "Principal" in the relation to a constituent college, means the Head of the constituent college and includes where there is no Principal the Vice-Principal or any other person for the time being as appointed to act as Principal;
(29) "Regional Centre" means a center established or maintained by the university for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of Study Centers in any region and tor performing such other functions as may be conferred on such center by the Board of Management;
(30) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under 19 of the Act;
(31) "Rules & Regulations" means the Rule & Regulations of the university;
(32) "Sponsor" means the The Automobile Society India, Bangalore;
(33) "State" means the State of Arunachal Pradesh;
(34) "State Government" means the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh;
(35) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University;
(36) "Study Centre" means a center established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance including training, conducting contact classes and administering examinations required by the Students;
(37) "Teachers" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistance Professor/Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in a constituent college or institution and includes the Principal of a constituent college or institution, in conformity with the norms prescribed by the University Grants Commission:
(38) "UGC" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956:
(39) "University" means the North East Frontier Technical University, established under this Act, within the meaning of University Grants Commission Act 1956;
(40) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 17 of the Act;
(41) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University referred to in section 15 of the Act.
CHAPTER 2
The University and its Objectives
3. Proposal for the Establishment of the University. - (1) The Sponsor shall have the right to establish the University in accordance with the provision of this Act;
(2) The application containing the proposal to establish the University shall be made to the State Government by the Sponsor:
(3) The proposal containing the following particular, namely;
(a) The objects of the University along with the detail of the Sponsor;
(b) The extent and status of the University and the availability of land:
(c) The nature and type of programmes of study and research to be undertaken in the University during a period of the next five years:
(d) The nature of faculties, courses of study and research proposed to be started:
(e) The campus development such as building, equipment and structural amenities:
(f) The phased outlays of capital expenditure for a period of the next five years;
(g) The item-wise recurring expenditure, sources of finance and estimated expenditure for each student;
(h) The scheme for mobilizing resources and the cost of capital thereto and the manner of repayments to each source:
(i) The scheme of generation of funds internally through the recovery of fee from students, revenues anticipated from consultancy and other activities relating to the objects of the University and other anticipated incomes;
(j) The detail of expenditure on unit cost, the extent of concessions or rebates in fee. free ship and scholarship for students belonging to economically weaker sections and the fee structure indicating varying rate of fee, if any, that would be levied on non- resident Indians and students of other nationalities:
(k) The history & credentials of the sponsor including years of experience and expertise in the concerned discipline at the command of the sponsor as well as the financial resources:
(l) The years of experiences and expertise in the concerned discipline at the command of the Sponsor as well as the financial resources;
(m) The system for selection of students to the course of study at the University:
(n) Status of fulfillment of such other conditions as may be required by the State Government to be fulfilled before the establishment of the University;
4. Establishment of University. - (1) Where the State Government, after such inquiry as it may deem necessary, is satisfied that the Sponsor has fulfilled the conditions specified in sub-section (3) of section 3; it may initiate proceedings of notification of University;
(2) The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette accord sanction for establishment of the University and direct Sponsor to establish the complete endowment fund within six months of notification;
(3) The headquarters of University shall be in Aalo, Arunachal Pradesh and it will operate ordinarily within the boundary of the State concerned. It may have campuses or Regional Centers, Study Centers anywhere in India and abroad with approval of the Board of Governors ; after five years of its coming into existence as per guideline of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and the UGC (establishment and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities), Regulation 2003, clause 3.3 of the Regulation and the Arunachal Pradesh Colleges and Institutions of Higher Education (Establishment and Regulations) Act, 2010.
(4) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, member of the Board of Governors, members of the Board of Management and the Academic Council for the time being holding office as such in the University so established, shall constitute a body corporate and can sue and be sued in the name of the University;
(5) The university will have a minimum of 50 acres of land.
(6) On the establishment of the University under sub-section (2). the land and other movable and immovable properties acquired, created, arranged or built by the University for the purpose of the University in the State of Arunachal Pradesh shall vest in the University;
(7) The land, building and other properties acquired for the University shall not be used for any purpose, other than that for which the same is acquired