West Bengal University of Technology Act, 2000
No: 15 Dated: Jul, 20 2000
THE WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000
West Bengal Act XV of 2000
An Act to establish and incorporate a technology university in West Bengal and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whereas it is necessary to promote the creation of centres of excellence in education and research in science, technology, engineering and management, particularly in emerging areas;
And Whereas it is necessary to improve the quality of education being imparted by the existing engineering and technological colleges affiliated to various universities established under any Bengal or West Bengal Act for the time being in force;
And Whereas it is necessary to support the establishment of engineering and technological colleges and centres of study in basic and applied sciences, particularly in the multi-disciplinary areas;
And Whereas it is necessary to develop facilities for research in engineering and technology as well as basic and applied sciences;
And Whereas it is necessary to impart education and carry out research in management responsive to the global changes in technology and the need of West Bengal;
And Whereas it is expedient to establish a technology university in West Bengal;
It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the University of Technology, West Bengal] Act, 2000.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
(3) This section and section 24 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(2) "academic year" means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of July or such other period of twelve months, commencing on such date, as the Executive Council may specify;
(3) "affiliated institution" means a college or an institution affiliated to the University, and includes a college or an institution deemed to be an affiliated college or institution under this Act;
(4) "All India Council for Technical Education" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;
(5) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;
(6) "General Council" means the General Council of the University;
(7) "Department" means a department of studies of the University;
(8) "Director" means the Director of a School of Studies of the University;
(9) "employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes a Teacher or any other full-time member of the staff of the University;
(10) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University;
(11) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University;
(12) "Minister" means the Minister-in-charge of the Higher Education Department of the State Government;
(13) "non-teaching employee" means a non-teaching employee, other than an officer, not holding any teaching post (including part-time teaching post), appointed or recognized as such by the University;
(14) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(15) "officer" means an officer of the University;
(16) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
(17) "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University;
(18) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University;
(19) "regulations" means the regulations made under this Act;
(20) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(21) "School of Studies" means a School of Studies of the University;
(22) "State Government" means the Government of West Bengal in the Higher Education Department;
(23) "student" means a student of the University, and includes any person enrolled by the University for pursuing any course of study of the University;
(24) "Teacher" means [a Principal, Professor, Associate Professor, Reader, Assistant Professor] or such other person, holding a teaching post or a part-time teaching post, appointed or recognized by the University or appointed by any affiliated institution;
(25) "the University" means the West Bengal University of Technology constituted under this Act;
(26) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
(27) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.
3. Constitution of the University. - (1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be constituted a University by the name of the [Maulama Abdul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal] which shall consist of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Directors, the members of the General Council, the members of the Executive Council, and the members of the Academic Council and the Registrar.
(2) The University shall be a body corporate by the name as aforesaid, having perpetual succession and common seal, and shall sue and be sued by the name of the [Maulama Abdul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal].
(3) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University, the pleadings shall be signed and verified by the Registrar and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to, and served on, the Registrar.
(4) The headquarters of the University shall be located at such place within West Bengal as the State Government may, by notification, specify.