Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota Act, 1987
No: 35 Dated: Nov, 07 1987
Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota Act, 1987
Act No. 35 of 1987
An Act to establish and incorporate on Open University for the promotion of distance education system in the educational pattern in the State of Rajasthan.
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Thirty-eighth Years of the Republic of India as follows;-
CHAPTER-I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota Act, 1987
(2) It shall and shall be deemed to have 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 constituted under section 12;
(b) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section 11;
(c) "Distance Education system" means the system of imparting education through correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes, broadcasting, telecasting or any other means of communication;
(d) "Employee" means any person appointed in or by the University, other than teachers and other members of the academic staff of the university;
(e) "Ordinance" or an "Ordinance of the University" shall mean an Ordinance made under section 17;
(f) "Planning Board" means the planning board constituted under section 14;
(g) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University for co-ordinating or supervising the work of study centres in any region and for performing other functions assigned by the Board of Management;
(h) "Regulations" means the regulations made by any Authority of the University under this Act;
(i) "State" means the State of Rajasthan and "State Government" means the Government of Rajasthan;
(j) "Statutes" mean the Statutes of the University contained in the Schedule as amended from time to time;
(k) "Student" includes a person enrolled for pursuing a course of study in the University;
(l) "Study Centre" means a centre established, or recognised by the University for advising or rendering any assistance to students;
(m) "Teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Reader, Lecturer or Assistant Professor and includes any other person required to impart education or to give guidance or to render any assistance to students for pursuing a course of study of the University;
(n) "University" means the Kota Open University established by and under this Act; and
(o) "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means respectively, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-ChanccIIor of the University.
CHAPTER-II
Establishment of the University and its objects and functions.
3. Establishment of the University. - (1) There shall be established a University under this Act by the name of the Kota Open University.
(2) The University shall be a body corporate having a perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by its corporate name.
(3) The headquarters of the University shall be at Kota in the State of Rajasthan and it may establish or maintain a Regional Centre or study centre at any place.