Shekhawati University, Sikar Act, 2012
No: 29 Dated: Oct, 17 2012
THE SHEKHAWATI UNIVERSITY, SIKAR ACT, 2012
(Act No. 29 of 2012)
[Received the assent of the Governor on the 14th day of October, 2012]
An Act to establish and incorporate Shekhawati University at Sikar in the State of Rajasthan and to provide for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Shekhawati University, Sikar Act, 2012.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from 23rd August, 2012.
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University as constituted under section 21;
(b) "affiliated college" means an educational institution admitted to the privileges of the University;
(c) "autonomous college" means an educational institution declared as such under the provisions of this Act;
(d) "Board" means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section 19;
(e) "Comptroller" means the Finance officer of the University appointed under section 14;
(f) "constituent college" means a college maintained by the University;
(g) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
(h) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University constituted under section 25;
(i) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations;
(j) "Principal" means the Chief Executive Officer of a college or any person duly appointed to act as such;
(k) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 13;
(l) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University made under sections 42, 44 and 46 respectively;
(m) "student of the University" means a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted;
(n) "teacher" means a person appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction or conducting and guiding research and includes a person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher;
(o) "University" means the Shekhawati University, Sikar incorporated under section 3;
(p) "University Department" means a Department maintained by the University.