Pondicherry University Act, 1985
No: 53 Dated: Sep, 04 1985
THE PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY ACT, 1985
ACT NO. 53 OF 1985
An Act to establish and incorporate a teaching and affiliating University in the Union Territory of Pondicherry and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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 Pondicherry University Act, 1985.
(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) "Chancellor" and "Vice-Chancellor" mean, respectively, the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor 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) "Director" means any of the Directors referred to in clauses (3), (4) and (5) of section 11;
(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, College or Institution, provided, maintained or recognized by the University;
(l) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University;
(m) "Principal" means the Head of a College or an Institution, 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 Acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such;
(n) "Recognized institution" means an institution of higher learning recognized by the University;
(o) "Recognized Teachers" means such persons as are recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction in a College or an Institution admitted to the privileges of the University;
(p) "School" means a School of Studies of the University;
(q) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University for the time being in force;
(s) "University" means the Pondicherry University.
3. The University. - (1) There shall be established a University by the name of "Pondicherry University".
(2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Pondicherry and it may also establish campuses at such other places within its jurisdiction as it may deem fit.
(3) The first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court, the Executive Council and 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 constituted a body corporate by the name of "Pondicherry University".
(4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
4. Objects. - 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 and by the example of its corporate life, and, in particular, to make special provisions for studies in French and for integrated courses for Humanities and Science in the educational programmes of the University and to take appropriate measures for promoting inter-disciplinary studies and research in the University.