Sardar Bhagwan Singh University Act, 2016
No: 12 Dated: Jan, 19 2018
SARDAR BHAGWAN SINGH UNIVERSITY ACT, 2016
An Act to establish and incorporate a Minority Teaching University sponsored by Gaurav Bharati Shiksha Sansthan. Dehradun in Uttarakhand and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
It is hereby enacted by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in the Sixty eighth Year of the Republic of India.
1. Short Title and Commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Sardar Bhagwan Singh University Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) "Board" means the Board of Studies and the Planning Board, or any other Board of the University;
(c) "Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro Vice-Chancellor "means respectively the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University;
(d) "Court" means the Court of the University;
(e) "Director/Principal" means the Head of Institution, College, School, Polytechnic and Industrial Training Institute or the person appointed for the purpose to act as such in his absence;
(f) "Department" means a Department of Studies, and includes a Centre of Studies and Research;
(g) "Employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes a teacher or any other member of the Staff of the University;
(h) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University;
(i) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
(j) "Hostel" means Hostel of Scholars/ Students of the University;
(k) "Institution" means an Academic Institution established and maintained by the University;
(l) "Prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes;
(m) "Records and Publications" means the Records and Publication of the University;
(n) "Society" means Gaurav Bharti Shiksha Sansthan, Dehradun registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860;
(o) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" means respectively, the Statutes and Ordinaces University for the time being in force;
(p) "Student" means a student enrolled in the Register of the University;
(q) "Teacher of the University" means Professor, Associate Professors, Reader, Assistant Professor, Lecturer and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting education/instructions or conducting research in the University and is designated as Teacher by the Ordinances;
(r) "Treasurer", "Registrar", "Deputy Registrar", "Finance Officer", "Controller of Examinations", Librarian", or the "Proctor" means respectively the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, the Finance Officer, the Controller of Examinations, the Librarian or the Proctor of the University;
(s) "University" means the Sardar Bhagwan Singh University, Uttarakhand established under this Act by the society;
(t) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.
3. Establishment of University. - (1) There shall be established in Dehradun in Uttarakhand, a University by the society, in the name of Sardar Bhagwan Singh University, Uttarakhand.
(2) The University shall be a corporate body.
4. Conditions for the establishment of the University. - The sponsoring body, the society shall, for the purposes of establishing the University under this Act, shall fulfill the following conditions or have been fulfilled by it, namely-
(a) duly possesses minimum 10 acres contiguous land for the University;
(b) construct on land referred to in clause (a) buildings of more than 20000 sqm carpet area, out of which minimum 50 per cent, shall be for academic and administrative purpose;
(c) install equipments in offices and laboratories of the building as specified in clause (b) worth a minimum Rupees Four crore;
(d) Sardar Bhagwan Singh University has been established on the satisfaction of the State after examining the proposal and related records of Sardar Bhagwan Singh University on fulfilling the above mentioned all conditions by the society.
5. Starting of the University. - (1) The University shall start operation after the State Government issues to the society a letter of authorisation for the commencement of the functioning of the University.
(2) The State Government shall issue the letter of authorisation after verifying the proposal along with documents received from the society to the effect that all conditions referred to in Section 4 have been fulfilled.