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L. A. BILL No. LVIII OF 2023.

A BILL

to establish and incorporate the Marathi Bhasha Vidyapeeth for

promoting, preserving, strengthening and transforming Marathi

language, Marathi literature and culture and for development

and advancement of Marathi language in higher education

in the State of Maharashtra and for matters connected

therewith or incidental thereto.

WHEREAS it is expedient to establish and incorporate the Marathi

Bhasha Vidyapeeth for promoting, preserving, strengthening and

transforming Marathi language, Marathi literature and culture and for

development and advancement of Marathi language in higher education in

the State of Maharashtra and for matters connected therewith or incidental

thereto; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of

India, as follows:—

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Marathi Bhasha

Vidyapeeth Act, 2023.

(2) It shall come into force on such date, as the State Government may

by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Short title

and

commence-

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT

The following Bill was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the

18^th December, 2023 is published under Rule 117 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Rules.

RNI No. MAHBIL/2009/40123

(1)

BSɤÉÒ-1765-1.

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2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(i) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the

university;

(ii) “adjunct professor”, “adjunct associate professor” or “adjunct

assistant professor” means a person from industry, trade, agriculture,

commerce, social, cultural, academic or any other allied field who is

so designated during the period of collaboration or association with the

university;

(iii) “authorities” means the authorities of the university as specified

by or under this Act;

(iv) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of

the university;

(v) “centre” means a centre established, managed and maintained

by the university as prescribed by the Statutes, and includes centre for

academic services;

(vi) “Chancellor” or “Vice-Chancellor” means, respectively, the

Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor of the university;

(vii) “choice based credit system” means the curricular system that

offers multiple inter-disciplinary choices for students to select from

the courses (core, elective or minor or soft skill or skill enhancement

courses, etc.) to accumulate credits as prescribed by the Statutes;

(viii) “collaboration” means collaborative academic activity of the

university with other universities, academic institutions including local,

regional, national or international institutions, industries, research

institutions and organizations;

(ix) “Dean” means the Dean of the School of the university;

(x) “De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis)” means tribes declared as

such by the State Government, from time to time;

(xi) “department” means a department established by the university

for teaching a particular subject or a group of subjects in the university;

(xii) “Director” means a head of an institution including a centre

or a school of the university as designated by the Board of Management;

(xiii) “Economically Weaker Section” means any Economically

Weaker Section as notified by the State Government, from time to time;

(xiv) “fees” means tuition fees, other fees and charges, including

developmental charges, to be collected by the university and its sub-

centres;

(xv) “head of the university department” or “head of the university

centre” means a head of the university Department or head of the

university Centre, respectively;

(xvi) “higher education” means the pursuit of knowledge beyond

learning at the stage of higher secondary school education or equivalent

level thereof;

Definitions.

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(xvii) “hostel” means a place of residence for the students of the

university, provided, established or maintained by the university;

(xviii) “inter-disciplinary studies” means the combined academic

studies and research in different disciplines as prescribed by the

Statutes;

(xix) “Knowledge Resource Centre” means a library established by

the university on the campus or sub-centres of the university to hold

in print, electronic and audio-video format, monographs, reference

volumes, texts and review books, all types of journals and any other

material in any format useful for education, research, extension services

or for similar purposes;

(xx) “multi-disciplinary studies” means the combined academic and

research programs in different streams of a particular discipline as

prescribed by the Statutes;

(xxi) “Nomadic Tribes” means tribes wandering from place to place

in search of their livelihood, as declared by the State Government, from

time to time;

(xxii) “non-vacational academic staff” means such staff as the State

Government may classify to be non-vacational academic staff and includes

all such staff which is complimentary to academic staff but, shall not

include the staff engaged purely in discharging administrative functions;

(xxiii) “Other Backward Classes” means any socially and

educationally backward classes of citizens as declared by the State

Government and includes Other Backward Classes declared by the

Government of India in relation to the State of Maharashtra, from time

to time;

(xxiv) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Statutes or Ordinances

or Regulations, as the case may be, made by or under this Act;

(xxv)“Registrar” means the Registrar of the university;

(xxvi) “regional centre” or “sub-centre” means a comprehensive

inherent independent unit of the university for decentralization of

academic, administrative, research and extension activities, with the

objective of improving efficiency and effectiveness;

(xxvii) “regulatory authorities” means the regulatory authority

established by the Government of India, from time to time, for laying

down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher

education, such as University Grants Commission, National Council of

Teacher Education, Distance Education Council, etc.;

(xxviii) “Scheduled Castes” means such castes, races or tribes or

parts of, or groups within, such castes, races or tribes as are deemed

to be Scheduled Castes, in relation to the State of Maharashtra under

article 341 of the Constitution of India;

(xxix) “Scheduled Tribes” means such tribes or tribal communities

or parts of or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities as are

deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Maharashtra

under article 342 of the Constitution of India, residing in any part of

the State of Maharashtra;

(xxx) “School” means a school of studies maintained and managed

by the university;

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(xxxi) “Special Backward Category” means socially and

educationally backward classes of citizens declared as a Special

Backward Category by the State Government;

(xxxii) “State” means the State of Maharashtra;

(xxxiii) “State Government” or “Government” means the

Government of Maharashtra;

(xxxiv) “Statutes”, “Ordinances” and “Regulations” means,

respectively the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the university,

made by or under this Act;

(xxxv) “student” means an individual who is admitted and registered

for any academic programme of the university;

(xxxvi) “teacher” means full-time approved professor, associate

professor, assistant professor, reader, lecturer, librarian, principal,

Director of an institution, Director of Knowledge Resource Centre,

Director of Centre of Lifelong Learning and Extension, deputy or

assistant librarian in the university, Director or instructor of physical

education in any school, centre, department or sub-centre or regional

centre of the university;

(xxxvii) “university” means the Marathi Bhasha Vidyapeeth,

Riddhapur, Amravati established under section 3 of this Act;

(xxxviii) “University Grants Commission” means the University

Grants Commission established under the University Grants

Commission Act, 1956.

CHAPTER II

UNIVERSITY.

3. (1) There shall be established a non-affiliating unitary university, by

the name of the “Marathi Bhasha Vidyapeeth, Riddhapur, Amravati”.

(2) The university shall be a body corporate, by the name specified

in sub-section (1) and shall have perpetual succession and a common

seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.

(3) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the

university, the pleadings shall be signed and verified by the Registrar

or any other person authorized in this behalf, and all process in suits

and proceedings shall be issued to and served on the Registrar.

(4) The headquarter of the university shall be at Riddhapur,

Amravati, Maharashtra.

(5) The jurisdiction of the university shall extend to the whole of

the State of Maharashtra.

(6) The university shall be competent to acquire and hold property,

both movable and immovable, to transfer by way of lease, sell, mortgage,

leave and license, gift, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or

otherwise, or dispose of any movable or immovable property, which

may vest in or be acquired by it for the purposes of the university and

to contract and do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act:

Establishment

of university.

3 of

1956.

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Provided that, no such transfer by way of lease, sell, mortgage, leave

and license, gift, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or otherwise, or

disposal of such property shall be made without the valuation made thereof

by the approved valuer appointed by the university and without the prior

permission of the State Government.

4. The objects of the university, in general, shall be to disseminate,

create and preserve knowledge and understanding by teaching, research

and development, skill development, training and education, extension and

service in Marathi language and literature in general, and in particular, the

objects relating thereto shall be,-

(1) to promote education, research and training in Marathi language,

Marathi literature and culture, for the advancement of knowledge and

for betterment of the society;

(2) to make provision for research and for the advancement and

dissemination of knowledge, and generally to cultivate and promote

Marathi language and literature in various multi-disciplinary and inter-

disciplinary areas;

(3) to function as a high-level research centre in Marathi language,

Marathi literature and culture;

(4) to study various dialects of Marathi language across the State;

(5) to facilitate and promote advanced study and research in art,

culture, music, stage-plays, painting, sculpture, architecture,

archaeology, language, literature, grammar, linguistics, history, religion,

philosophy, medicine, engineering, sciences and handicrafts and the

like that have development on the basis of the Marathi language and

literature;

(6) to provide for research on ancient, medieval and modern Marathi

literature in every field keeping in view the likely future scientific

developments;

(7) to develop Marathi as a language of modern knowledge and

medium of instruction;

(8) to serve as a centre for fostering co-operation and interaction

between the academic and research community on the one hand and

industry and the Government on the other;

(9) to establish regional centers or sub-centers within the State or

beyond the State boundaries as per the directions, rules, regulations

and notifications issued in this behalf by the State Government,

University Grants Commission and other regulatory authorities, from

time to time;

(10) to promote freedom, secularism, equality, social justice as

enshrined in the Constitution of India, and to be catalyst in patriotic

socio-economic transformation by promoting basic attitudes and values

of essence to national development;

(11) to promote equitable distribution of teaching, learning, training

and other support service facilities of higher education;

Objects of

university.

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(12) to promote national integration, fraternity and preserve

cultural heritage and inculcate respect towards different religions and

diverse cultures of India through the study of different religions,

literature, history, science, art, civilizations and cultures;

(13) to promote better interaction and co-ordination among

different universities and other universities in the State, in the region,

in the nation and at global level by all such means generally to improve

the governance of the university and facility to provides for higher

education;

(14) to provide flexible and modular learning pathways thereby

enabling multi-entry and exit options;

(15) to undertake such other activities as may be required to fulfill

and in furtherance of the above objectives and the National Education

Policy of the Central Government or directives, regulations issued by

the regulatory authority.

5. The university shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-

(1) to provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and

training in such branches or subjects or disciplines and courses of study

including a choice based credit system and any other system that may

emerge in future, as the university may, from time to time, determine;

(2) to make provision for research and for the advancement and

dissemination of knowledge, and generally to cultivate and promote

Marathi language, Marathi literature and culture in various branches

of learning and their multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary areas;

(3) to determine the procedures regarding development of Marathi

language embodying in itself all the educational fields existing in the

developing world and evolving suitable approach therefor;

(4) to establish, organize, maintain and manage university schools,

departments, centres, regional centres or sub-centres, laboratories,

knowledge resource centres, learning resource centres, libraries, etc.

for teaching, learning, training, research and development or extension;

(5) to establish an International Centre for preservation and

promotion of Marathi language, Marathi literature and culture;

(6)

to establish, maintain and manage hostels, health centres,

auditoria and gymnasiums and sports facilities;

(7)

to translate books of other languages into Marathi language

according to the needs in consonance with the objectives of the

university and also to translate the books of Marathi language into

other languages;

Powers and

duties of

university.

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(8) to compile and publish Marathi words, expressions, colloquial

terms, mutual borrowings, words peculiar to industries and other

occupations which are used by Marathi speaking people in the State

of Maharashtra and also in other countries where Marathi speaking

people resides;

(9) to organize exchange programmes with other institutions of

repute in India and abroad with a view to keep abreast with the latest

developments in relevant areas of teaching and research;

(10) to grant joint degrees or dual degrees, and transfer of credits

by allowing multi-campus teaching and research with other institutes

or universities in India or abroad as per the directions, rules, regulations

and notifications issued in this behalf by the State Government,

University Grants Commission and other regulatory authorities, from

time to time, in niche areas in tune with the National Education Policy,

2020;

(11) to identify and establish linkages including Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) for long term relationships with national and

international research organizations for widening the scope of research

opportunities and funding options available to the teachers and students

of the university;

(12) to create posts of university teachers, non-vacational academic

staff, non-teaching skilled, administrative, ministerial staff and other

posts required by the university, from its funds and from the funds

received from other funding agencies (excluding State Government),

prescribe their qualifications, experience and pay-scales, and make

appointments thereto;

(13) to make appointments to the posts of university teachers,

non-vacational academic staff, non-teaching skilled, administrative,

ministerial staff and other posts created by the university and also on

the vacant posts sanctioned by the State Government, as per the

qualifications and experience specified by the State Government, the

University Grants Commission and other regulatory authorities, from

time to time;

(14) to appoint or recognize persons working in any other

university, industry, research institutes or organization as adjunct

professors, adjunct associate professors, adjunct assistant professors,

professors of practice, emeritus professors, chair professors,

distinguished professors, visiting professors of the university for

specified period;

(15) to nominate the eligible, performing and contributing

individuals from within the university on various officers’ positions as

prescribed by the Statutes;

(16) to prescribe the courses of instruction and studies, in

conventional, contemporary and futuristic modes of delivery, in choice

based credit system for the various examinations leading to specific

degrees, diplomas or certificates in a stand-alone format or joint format

with other State or national or global universities;

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(17) to decide the criteria for eligibility of admissions to various

programmes of studies in the university and to supervise, control and

regulate admission of students for various courses of study in the

academic units of the university such as multi-disciplinary and

inter-disciplinary schools, university departments, centres, including

those on sub-centres or regional centres;

(18) to institute degrees, post-graduate diplomas, post-diplomas,

and post-higher secondary diplomas, certificates and other academic

distinctions on the basis of examinations or by other to hold examinations

or evaluations and confer degrees, post-graduate diplomas, post

diplomas, and award post-higher secondary diplomas and certificates

and other academic distinctions on persons who,-

(a)

unless exempted therefrom in the manner prescribed, have

pursued approved courses of study in the university, school,

department or centre and have passed the examinations and earned

the required credits or marks or grades prescribed by the university;

or

(b)

have pursued approved courses of study in the university,

school or centre and have passed the examinations and earned the

required credits or marks or grades prescribed by the university; or

(c)

have engaged in research under the conditions provided by

the Ordinances and Regulations;

(19) to confer and award such degrees, diplomas and certificates

to, and provide for such lectures, instructions and training for blended

and distance education, open, online, blended and continuing education

courses;

(20) to confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions as

prescribed by the Statutes;

(21) to build up financial self-sufficiency by undertaking academic

teaching, training and allied programmes, research, development,

consultancy and testing activities for public and private industries,

Governmental organizations at local, regional, national and global level

and resource generative services in a cost-effective manner;

(22) to monitor and evaluate the academic performance of

university schools, departments, centres and for periodical

accreditations;

(23) to hold and to manage trusts and endowments and to institute

and award fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship,

medals and prizes for teachers and students of the university;

(24) to fix, demand and receive or recover such fees and other

charges, as may be regulated by the Ordinances, from time to time;

(25) to supervise, control and regulate the conduct and discipline

of the students of the university, schools, departments, centres and

hostels;

(26) to provide for mobility of students from formal to non-formal

stream and vice-versa, and also among the other universities in the

State, outside the State and Country;

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(27) to provide facilities for revision or in-service courses for

teachers of the university;

(28) to provide for the training and education in the domain of

quality assurance, intensive workshops or learning exercises on

enhancing quality and also mechanism for setting up of internal quality

assurance for quality improvement of teachers and non-teaching

employees;

(29) to provide for periodical assessment of the performance of

teachers and non-teaching employees in the university in accordance

with the norms prescribed by the University Grants Commission or

other regulatory authorities and the State Government, as the case

may be;

(30) to regulate and provide for attendance of the teachers and

non-teaching employees on the premises of the university during

teaching hours and beyond teaching hours, as prescribed and to prohibit

teachers from taking or conducting private tuitions or private coaching

classes;

(31) to prescribe and enforce students’ charter;

(32) to establish, maintain and manage, whenever necessary,—

(a) Knowledge Resource Centre;

(b) university schools, departments, centres or cells;

(c) information bureaus;

(d) training and placement cell and career guidance bureau; and

(e) such other activities as may be necessary and possible to

fulfill the objects of the university;

(33) to make provision for participation of students in,—

(a) National Service Scheme (NSS);

(b) National Cadet Corps (NCC);

(c) home guards and civil defense;

(d) national sports organization;

(e) physical and military training;

(f) extra-mural teaching and research;

(g) programmes related to lifelong learning and extension;

(h) any other programmes, services or activities directed towards

cultural, economic and social betterment as may be necessary and

possible, to fulfill the objects of the university;

(34) to provide for special training or coaching for competitive

examinations, for recruitment to the public services, public sector

undertakings and other competitive employment opportunities;

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(35) to co-operate and collaborate with any other university,

institution, industry, authority or organization, for research and

advisory services and for such purposes to enter into appropriate

arrangement with other universities, institutions, industry, authorities,

or organizations to conduct certain courses as the situation may demand,

to offer research solutions and consultancy;

(36) to transfer or receive transfers of any movable property on

behalf of the university;

(37) to manage, regulate and administer the revenue, finance,

accounts, investments, properties, business and all other administrative

affairs of the university and for that purpose to appoint such agent or

agents as it may deem fit;

(38) to appoint in order to execute an instrument or transact any

business of the university, any person as attorney of the university with

such powers as it may deem fit;

(39) to explore the possibilities of augmenting the resources of the

university by exploring or innovating activities such as research and

development, consultancy and testing, training programmes and

providing services for different clients from universities, research

institutions, profit and non-profit organizations, industry, trade,

professional associations, industry associations, other organizations in

India or overseas or any other Non-Governmental Organizations;

(40) to undertake academic collaboration programmes, research

and advisory services with universities and institutions abroad, with

prior approval of the Board of Management:

Provided that, these shall not be in contravention of the State

Government policies in this regard;

(41) to receive funds for collaboration programmes from foreign

agencies, within the rules and regulations of the Central Government

and the State Government in that regard;

(42) to create development corpuses out of surplus that the

university may generate through its teaching, learning, training,

research and development, consultancy and testing, and any other

academic and extension and outreach activities and to invest it in

professional manner and use the interest generated through it for the

growth and development of academic, human resources, research and

development, academic and physical infrastructure development and

any other infrastructure;

(43) to lay down such instructions or directions for university

teachers as, in the opinion of the university, may be necessary in

academic matters;

(44) to undertake development programmes in higher education,

research, consultancy based projects and training programmes for

outside agencies, by charging fees, so as to generate revenue and

resources;

(45) to take appropriate measures in order to increase the gross

enrolment ratio;

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(46) to promote by itself, or in co-operation with other universities

or organizations, the study of Indian and Foreign languages in general

and Asian languages in particular;

(47) to evolve an operational scheme for ensuring accountability

of teachers, non-vacational academic and non-teaching staff of the

university;

(48) to create knowledge and disseminate it and foster high quality

research which is contemporary, globally competitive and locally as

well as regionally and nationally relevant;

(49) to have a learner-centric approach and perform the role of

being knowledge creator;

(50) to develop products, services and technologies for industry

and society and generate revenue and other resources for the university;

(51) to create a comprehensive digital university framework for

both, e-learning and e-administrative services to exploit the power of

‘learning by collaboration’ and ‘participation’ with use of information

and communication technology;

(52) to set-up research parks, technology incubators and other

engagement entities to translate university research to commercial

domain and co-ordinated projects involving multiple faculty groups

from several disciplines that address some important issues before the

State, Country and society at large;

(53) to identify skills to which students need to be exposed to, by

taking into account the local needs, training facilities available, emerging

needs and new employment opportunities;

(54) to provide an environment for the all-round development of

youth by exposing them to the rich cultural heritage of the Country

and creating opportunities for development of skills in technology;

(55) to offer mechanism and facility of credit banking or transfer

system to create options of multi-entry and exit and opportunities for

movement across universities or domains or sectors;

(56) to ensure introduction of choice based credit system with

transferable and receivable credit points from four streams, namely,

the academic stream, the technology stream, the professional and social

stream and the personality and cultural development stream;

(57) to facilitate mobility of teachers for collaborating institutions

such as industries, research and development laboratories, professional

associations, industry associations and Non-Governmental

Organizations, engaged in societal development, to enable translation

of knowledge to viable real-life applications and in turn enrich the

university programmes;

(58) to comply with and carry out any directives issued by the

State Government, from time to time, with reference to above powers,

duties and responsibilities of the university;

(59) to conduct academic and administrative audit of the university

schools, departments and centres at regular intervals;

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(60) to establish regional centres or sub-centres, within State,

outside States and foreign countries with the respective permission of

the Board of Management, the State Government and the Central

Government;

(61) to appoint on contract or otherwise visiting professors,

emeritus professors, consultants and such other persons who may

contribute to the advancement of the objects of the university;

(62) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary for,

or incidental or conducive to, the attainment of all or any of its objects.

6. (1) No citizen of India shall be excluded from any office of the university

or from membership of any of its authorities, bodies or committees, or from

appointment to any post, or from admission to any degree, diploma,

certificate or other academic distinction or course of study on the ground

only of sex, race, creed, class, caste, place of birth, religious belief or

profession or political or other opinion.

(2) The university shall adopt Government policy and orders issued,

from time to time, in regard to the reservation for the Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other

Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections for appointment to

different posts of teachers and non-teaching employees and for the purpose

of admission of students in the university.

(3) The university shall adopt the general policy of the State Government

in regard to the welfare of various categories of weaker sections of the

society, minorities, women and persons with disabilities, as directed by the

State Government, from time to time.

7. (1) Without prior permission of the State Government, the university

shall not,-

(a) create new posts of teachers, officers or other employees, which

will impose additional financial liability on the State Government

ex-chequer;

(b) revise the pay, allowances, post-retirement benefits and

other benefits of its teachers, officers and other employees, who are

appointed and established on the State Government sanctioned

posts;

(c) grant any special pay, allowance or other extra remuneration

of any description whatsoever, including ex-gratia payment or other

benefits having financial implications, to any of its teachers, officers

or other employees of the university appointed on the State Government

sanctioned posts from the State Government funds;

(d) divert any earmarked funds received from the State Government

for any purpose other than that for which it was received;

University

open to all.

Control of

State

Government

on university.

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(e) incur expenditure on any development work from the funds

received from the State Government or University Grants Commission

or any person or body for the purposes other than the purposes for

which the funds are received;

(f) transfer by sale or lease of immovable property.

(2) The university shall be competent to incur expenditure, in consonance

with the policies and directives of the State Government issued from time

to time, from the funds received from,-

(a) various funding agencies without any share or contribution

from the State Government;

(b) contributions received from individuals, industries, institutions,

organizations or any person whosoever, to further the objectives of the

university;

(c) contributions or fees for academic or other services offered by

the university for aided and self-supporting academic programmes;

(d) charges received from sponsored research and consultancy and

testing;

(e) development fund or any other fund established by the university;

for the purposes of,-

(i) creation of posts in various cadres;

(ii) granting pay, allowances and other benefits to the posts

created through its own funds provided those posts are not held

by such persons, who are holding the posts for which government

contribution is received;

(iii) starting any academic programmes on self-supporting

basis;

(iv) granting remunerations or incentives to its employees for

performing any task assigned to them other than their regular

duties and responsibilities;

(v) incurring expenditure on any development work and on

welfare activities of its students and employees:

Provided that, there is no financial liability, direct or indirect,

immediate or in future on the State Government.

(3) The State Government may, in accordance with the provisions

contained in this Act, for the purpose of securing and maintaining uniform

standards in all universities in the State, by notification in the Official

Gazette, prescribe a Standard Code providing for the classification, manner

and mode of selection, appointment, induction and advance training, field

exposure, deputation and reservation of post in favour of members of the

Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis),

Nomadic Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker

Section (EWS), duties, workload, pay, allowances, post-retirement benefits,

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other benefits, conduct and disciplinary matters and other conditions of

service of the officers, teachers and other employees of the university and

the teachers where such Code is prescribed, the provisions made in the

Code shall prevail, and the provisions made in the Statutes, Ordinances and

Regulations made under this Act, for matters included in the Code shall,

to the extent to which they are inconsistent with the provisions of the Code,

be invalid.

(4) (a) qualifications and experience for the purpose of appointment of

teachers in the university shall be in accordance with the norms laid down

by the University Grants Commission or any other regulatory authorities,

as the case may be.

(b) qualifications and experience for the purpose of appointment of non-

teaching employees in the university shall be such, as may be prescribed.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if the circumstances

so require and the State Government considers it necessary to do so, it may

appoint, on deputation, a suitable person possessing the requisite

qualifications to perform the duties of the Registrar, Finance and Accounts

Officer and Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, for a period

of not more than one year at a time and not more than three years in the

aggregate.

(6) The State Government through any officer not below the rank of

Joint Director of Higher Education or Joint Director of Technical Education,

shall have right to cause inquiry or inspection of the university with respect

to any complaint received by the Government.

(7) In case of failure of the university to exercise powers or perform

duties specified in section 5, or where the university has not exercised such

powers or performed such duties adequately, or where there has been a

failure to comply with any order issued by the State Government, or under

any other circumstances as the State Government may deem fit, the State

Government may make enquiry and may issue a directive to the university

for proper exercise of such powers or performance of such duties or comply

with the order within such period as specified by the State Government;

and it shall be the duty of the university to comply with such directions.

In case the university fails to comply with the directives, the State

Government shall call upon the university to give reasons in writing, within

such period as specified by the State Government, as to why the directives

were not complied with. If the university fails to give the reasons within

the period specified by the State Government or the State Government is

not satisfied with the explanation, it may refer the matter to the Chancellor

for taking necessary action under sub-section (3) of section 8.

(8) The State Government shall carry out, test audit or full audit of the

accounts of the university regularly at such intervals, as it may deem fit

or at any time.

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CHAPTER III

OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY.

8. (1) The Governor of Maharashtra shall be the Chancellor of the

university and the Chancellor, by virtue of his office, shall be the Head of

the university.

(2) The Chancellor, when present, shall preside over the convocation

of the university and may issue directions to the Vice-Chancellor to convene

the meeting of any authority of the university for specific purposes, whenever

necessary, and the Vice-Chancellor shall submit the minutes of such meeting

to the Chancellor for his perusal and necessary action.

(3) The Chancellor,-

(a) shall, on receiving a reference from the State Government under

the provisions of sub-section (7) of section 7 in such matter; or

(b) may, in any matter suo motu or otherwise,

call for a report or an explanation or such information and record

relating to such matter or any matter or affairs of the university, within

such period as may be specified by the Chancellor and shall, after

considering such report or explanation, or information or record, issue

such orders including imposition of penalty for its non-compliance

thereupon, as may be deemed fit in the interest of the university or

students or larger interest of the public, and his orders shall be final

and binding and shall be complied with by the university forthwith.

(4) The Chancellor may, after taking report in writing from the Vice-

Chancellor, suspend or modify any resolution, order or proceeding of any

authority, body, committee or officer which in his opinion, is not in conformity

with this Act, Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations made thereunder, or is

not in the interest of the university and the university, authority, body,

committee and officer, shall comply with the same:

Provided that, before making any such order, the Chancellor shall call

upon the university, authority, body, committee or, as the case may be,

officer to show cause why such an order shall not be made, and if any cause

is shown, within the time specified by the Chancellor, he shall consider the

same and wherever he deems it necessary, after consulting the State

Government, decide the action to be taken in the matter, and his decision

thereon shall be final.

(5) Where, in the opinion of the Chancellor, the conduct of any nominated

or appointed member is detrimental to the smooth functioning of the

university or any authority or body or committee, he may, after giving such

member an opportunity to offer his explanation in writing and after

considering such explanation, if any, and satisfying himself that it is

necessary so to do, disqualify such member or suspend him for such period,

as he may deem fit.

(6) The Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such

other duties as may be conferred upon or vested in him by or under this

Act.

Chancellor

and his

powers.

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9. The following shall be the other officers of the university, namely:-

(1) Vice-Chancellor;

(2) Registrar;

(3) Dean of School;

(4) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

(5) Director, Board of Students’ Development;

(6) Director, Knowledge Resource Centre;

(7) Finance and Accounts Officer;

(8) such other officers in the service of the university, as may be

prescribed by the Statutes.

10. (1) There shall be a Vice-Chancellor who shall be the principal

academic and executive officer of the university and ex-officio Chairperson

of the Academic Council, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Board of

Research and Innovation, Board of Planning and Development, Board of

Students Development and Finance and Accounts Committee. In absence

of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor shall preside at any convocation for

conferring degrees.

(2) Save as otherwise provided, pay and allowances, terms and conditions

of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such, as may be determined by

the State Government, from time to time.

(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor in the

manner stated hereunder:–

(a) there shall be a search-cum-selection committee consisting of

the following members to recommend suitable names to the Chancellor

for appointment of Vice-Chancellor, namely:-

(i) a member nominated by the Chancellor, who shall be a person

of eminence in the sphere of higher education and shall be either

an eminent scholar of national repute or a recipient of Padma Award

in the field of education;

(ii) the Secretary of Higher and Technical Education Department

or any officer not below the rank of Secretary to Government

nominated by the State Government;

(iii) the Director or Head of an institute or organization of national

repute working for preservation and promotion of Marathi language

and literature, nominated by the Board of Management and the

Academic Council, jointly;

(iv) a member nominated by the Chairman, University Grants

Commission.

(b) The member nominated by the Chancellor under sub-clause (i)

of clause (a) shall be the Chairman of the committee.

Officers of

university.

Vice-

Chancellor

and his

appointment.

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(c) The members nominated on the committee shall be persons

who are not connected in any manner with the university.

(d) No meeting of the committee shall be held unless all the

members of the committee are present.

(e) The committee shall recommend a panel of not less than five

suitable persons for the consideration of the Chancellor for being

appointed as the Vice-Chancellor. The names of the persons so

recommended shall be in alphabetical order without any preference

being indicated. The committee shall prepare a report accompanied

by a detailed write-up on suitability of each person included in the

panel and submit the same to the Chancellor.

(f) A person recommended by the committee for appointment as

Vice-Chancellor shall,-

(i) be a person possessing highest level of competence, integrity,

morals and institutional commitment;

(ii) be a distinguished academician, in the field of Marathi

language and literature with a minimum ten years’ of experience

as a professor in university or ten years of experience in a reputed

research or academic administrative organization in the field of

Marathi language and literature, with proof of having demonstrated

academic leadership;

(iii) be able to provide leadership by his own example;

(iv) be able to provide vision; and have ability to translate the

same into reality in the interest of students and society;

(v) possess such additional educational qualifications and

experience, as may be specified by the State Government, by an

order published in the Official Gazette, in consultation with the

Chancellor:

Provided that, the educational qualifications and experience shall

be in consonance with the norms prescribed by the University Grants

Commission or any other regulatory authority, as the case may be;

(g) The eligibility conditions and the process for recommendation

of names for appointment as Vice-Chancellor shall be given wide

publicity to ensure the recommendation of most suitable candidates.

(4) The Chancellor may appoint one of the person, included in the panel

recommended by the committee to be the Vice-Chancellor:

Provided that, if a person selected by the Chancellor does not take over

the charge of the post of the Vice-Chancellor, the Chancellor may select

another suitable person from the remaining persons from the panel or he

may call for a fresh panel either from the same committee or after constitution

of a new committee for the purpose, from such new committee:

Provided further that, if the Chancellor does not approve any of the

persons so recommended, he may call for a fresh panel either from the same

committee or after constitution of a new committee for the purpose, from

such new committee.

BSɤÉÒ-1765-3.

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(5) The process of preparing the panel of the suitable persons for being

appointed as the Vice-Chancellor, shall begin at least six months before the

probable date of occurrence of the vacancy of the Vice-Chancellor, and the

process of appointment of the Vice-Chancellor shall be completed at least

one month before the probable date of occurrence of the vacancy of the Vice-

Chancellor.

(6) The Registrar shall initiate the process with the approval of the

Chairperson of the Board of Management in consultation with the

Chancellor’s office.

(7) The person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor shall, subject to the

terms and conditions of contract of service, hold office for a period of five

years from the date on which he takes charge of his office or till he attains

the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier and he shall not be eligible

for re-appointment.

(8) The person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor shall hold a lien, if

any, on the substantive post held by him prior to the appointment.

(9) In any of the following circumstances, the exigency whereof shall

solely be judged by the Chancellor, namely:-

(i) where the committee appointed under clause (a) of sub-section

(3) is unable to recommend any name within the time limit specified

by the Chancellor;

(ii) where the vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor

because of death, resignation or otherwise, and it cannot be conveniently

and expeditiously filled in, in accordance with the provisions of sub-

sections (3) and (4);

(iii) where the vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs

temporarily because of leave, illness or other causes; or

(iv) where there is any other emergency, the Chancellor may appoint

any suitable person not below the rank of Professor, to act as the Vice-

Chancellor for a term not exceeding six months, in the aggregate, as

may be specified in his order:

Provided that, the person so appointed shall cease to hold such

office on the date on which the person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor

in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4), assumes

office or the Vice-Chancellor resumes office.

(10) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a full-time salaried officer of the

university and shall receive pay and allowances, and other facilities, as may

be determined by the State Government. In addition, he shall be entitled

to free furnished residence, a motor car including its maintenance and repairs

and fuel required therefor, with the service of a chauffeur, free of charge.

(11) If a person receiving an honorarium from the Consolidated Fund

of the State, or a university teacher is appointed as Vice-Chancellor, his

terms and conditions of service shall not be altered to his disadvantage

during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor.

(12) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections,

the person referred to in sub-section (8) shall stand retired from his original

post in accordance with the terms and conditions of service of that post.

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(13) The Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his signature addressed

to the Chancellor, after giving one month’s notice resign from his office and

shall cease to hold his office on the acceptance of his resignation by the

Chancellor or from the date of expiry of the said notice period, whichever

is earlier.

(14) The Vice-Chancellor may be removed from his office if the Chancellor

is satisfied that the incumbent,-

(a) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent

court; or

(b) has been convicted by a court for any offence involving moral

turpitude; or

(c) has become an un-discharged insolvent and stands so declared

by a competent court; or

(d) has been physically unfit and incapable of discharging functions

due to protracted illness or physical disability; or

(e) has willfully omitted or refused to carry out the provisions of

this Act or has committed breach of any of the terms and conditions

of the service or any other conditions, prescribed by the State

Government under sub-section (2), or has abused the powers vested in

him or if the continuance of the Vice-Chancellor in the office is

detrimental to the interests of the university ; or

(f) is a member of, or is otherwise associated with, any political

party, any organization which takes part in politics, or is taking part

in, or subscribing in aid of, any political movement or activity.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-clause, whether any

party is a political party, or whether any organization takes part in

politics or whether any movement or activity falls within the scope of

this sub-clause, the decision of the Chancellor thereon shall be final:

Provided that, the Vice-Chancellor shall be given a reasonable

opportunity to show cause by the Chancellor before taking recourse for his

removal under sub-clauses (d), (e) and (f).

11. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and executive

officer of the university responsible for the development of academic

programmes of the university. He shall oversee and monitor the

administration of the academic programmes and general administration of

the university to ensure efficiency and good order of the university.

(2) He shall be entitled to be present, with the right to speak, at any

meeting of any other authority or body or committee of the university, but

shall not be entitled to vote thereat, unless he is the Chairperson or member

of that authority or body.

(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene the meeting

of any of the authorities, bodies or committees, as and when he considers

it necessary to do so.

(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure that directions issued by the

Chancellor and the State Government are strictly complied with or, as the

case may be, implemented.

Powers and

duties of

Vice-

Chancellor.

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(5) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the directives

of the Board of Management, if any, and the provisions of this Act, Statutes,

Ordinances and Regulations are strictly observed and that the decisions of

the authorities, bodies and committees which are not inconsistent with this

Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations are properly implemented.

(6) The Vice-Chancellor may defer implementation of a decision taken

or a resolution passed by any authority, body or committee of the university

if, he is of the opinion that the same is not consistent with the directives

of the Board of Management or with the provisions of the Act, Statutes,

Ordinances and Regulations or that such decision or resolution is not in

the interest of the university and at the earliest opportunity refer it back

to the authority, body or committee concerned for reconsideration in its

next meeting with reasons to be recorded in writing. If differences persist,

he shall within a week, giving reasons submit it to the Chancellor for decision

and inform about having done so to the members of the authority, body or

committee concerned. After receipt of the decision of the Chancellor, the

Vice-Chancellor shall take action as directed by the Chancellor and inform

the authority, body or committee concerned, accordingly.

(7) If there are reasonable grounds for the Vice-Chancellor to believe

that there is an emergency which requires immediate action to be taken,

or if any action is required to be taken in the interest of the university, he

shall take such action, as he thinks necessary, and shall at the earliest

opportunity, report in writing the grounds for his belief that there was an

emergency, and the action taken by him, to such authority or body as shall,

in the ordinary course, have dealt with the matter. In the event of a difference

arising between the Vice-Chancellor and the authority or body whether

there was in fact an emergency, or on the action taken, where such action

does not affect any person in the service of the university, or on both, the

matter shall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be

final:

Provided that, where any such action taken by the Vice-Chancellor

affects any person in the service of the university, such person shall be

entitled to prefer, within thirty days from the date on which he receives

notice of such action, an appeal to the Board of Management.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section, action taken by the

Vice-Chancellor shall not include disciplinary action taken against any

employee of the university.

(8) Where any matter is required to be regulated by the Statutes,

Ordinances or Regulations, but no Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations are

made in that behalf or where there is an exigency to amend Statutes,

Ordinances or Regulations, the Vice-Chancellor may, for the time being,

regulate the matter by issuing such directions as he thinks necessary, and

shall, at the earliest opportunity thereafter, place them before the

appropriate authorities or bodies concerned for approval. He shall, at the

same time, place before such authority or body for consideration the draft

of the Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations, as the case may be, required

to be made in that behalf:

Provided that, drafts of such Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations as

the case may be, shall be approved by the appropriate authorities of the

university, within six months of issuing of such direction, failing which such

direction shall automatically lapse.

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(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the appointing and disciplinary authority

for the university teachers.

(10) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the appointing and disciplinary

authority for officers of the university of the rank of Assistant Registrar

and of the rank equivalent thereto and above excluding the post of Finance

and Accounts Officer.

(11) As the Chairperson of the authorities or bodies or committees, the

Vice-Chancellor shall be empowered to suspend member from the meeting

of the authority, body or committee for persisting to obstruct or stall the

proceedings or for indulging in behaviour unbecoming of a member, and

shall report the matter accordingly, to the Chancellor.

(12) The Vice-Chancellor shall have right to cause inspection to be

made by such person or persons or body of persons as he may direct, of the

university, its buildings, laboratories, libraries, museums, workshops and

equipment and halls or hostel maintained or recognized by the university,

and of the examinations, teaching and other work conducted by or on behalf

of the university, and to cause an inquiry to be made in a like manner

regarding any matter connected with the administration or finance of the

university.

(13) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform

such other duties, as may be conferred upon him by or under this Act.

12. (1) The Registrar shall be a full time officer of the university and

shall be appointed by the Board of Management.

(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the

Registrar for appointment under sub-section (1) shall be such as laid down

by the University Grants Commission and approved by the State Government,

from time to time. The Registrar shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor

on the recommendation of a selection committee constituted for the purpose,

under this Act.

(3) The Registrar shall work directly under the superintendence,

direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.

(4) Appointment of the Registrar shall be for a term of five years or

till he attains the age of superannuation whichever is earlier and he shall

not be eligible for re-appointment.

(5) When the office of the Registrar falls vacant or the Registrar is, by

reason of illness or absence or any other cause, unable to perform the duties

of his office for a period not exceeding three months, the Vice-Chancellor

shall appoint a suitable person to officiate temporarily as the Registrar

until the new Registrar assumes duty or the Registrar resumes duty, as the

case may be.

(6) The Registrar shall,-

(a) act as a Member-Secretary of the Board of Management, Academic

Council and such other authorities, bodies and committees, as prescribed

by or under this Act;

Registrar and

his powers

and duties.

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(b) be the appointing and the disciplinary authority of the employees

of the university other than the teachers, non-vacational academic staff

and officers below the rank of Assistant Registrar and other officers

holding posts equivalent thereto. An appeal by a person aggrieved by

the decision of the Registrar may be preferred within thirty days from

the date of communication of such decision, to the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) be the custodian of the records, the common seal and such other

property of the university as the Board of Management may, commit

to his charge;

(d) prepare and update the handbook of the Statutes and

Regulations approved by the authorities, bodies or committees, from

time to time, and make them available to all members of the authorities

and officers of the university;

(e) receive complaints and suggestions in regard to the improvement

of administration and consider them for appropriate action;

(f) render necessary assistance for inspection of the university, its

buildings, class rooms, laboratories, libraries, Knowledge Resource

Centre, museums, workshops and equipment which is made by such

person or persons or body of persons, as directed by the Vice-Chancellor;

(g) organize training and orientation of non-teaching employees in

the university;

(h) have the power to enter into agreements, sign documents and

authenticate records on behalf of the university, subject to the decision

of the authorities of the university;

(i) place before the Board of Management a report of the

development activities of the university every six months;

(j) have the power to seek information in regard to any matter of

the university, from the Deans, Finance and Accounts Officer and any

other officer of the university for submission to the State Government

and other external agencies;

(k) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as

prescribed by or under this Act or assigned to him, by the Vice-

Chancellor, from time to time.

13. (1) There shall be a Dean for each school, who shall be nominated

by the Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The person to be nominated as a Dean shall possess qualification

and experience required for the post of Professor.

(3) The Dean of school shall hold office for a term of five years or till

he attains the age of superannuation whichever is earlier.

(4) The Dean of School of Studies shall be the Head of the School of

Studies and shall be responsible for the conduct and standard of teaching

and research in the School of Studies. He shall work directly under the

superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.

Dean and his

powers and

duties.

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(5) The Dean shall,-

(a) be responsible for academic planning and academic audit of the

programmes and implementation of academic policies approved by the

Academic Council in respect of academic development, maintenance of

quality of education including standards of teaching and research and

training of teachers within the School;

(b) be responsible for development and application of quality

benchmarks or parameters for various academic and administrative

activities of higher education;

(c) facilitate the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive

for quality education;

(d) arrange for feedback responses from the students, teachers,

non-teaching staff, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related

institutional processes;

(e) ensure appropriate actions, as are needed for maintenance of

quality of teaching spelt out by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell;

(f) ensure that the teachers appraisal by students is carried out

and the reports thereof are sent to the university authorities concerned;

(g) be responsible for dissemination of information on the various

quality parameters of higher education, as may be defined by various

national level bodies dealing with assessment and accreditation of quality

in educational institutions;

(h) organize inter-institutional and intra-institutional workshops,

seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;

(i) co-ordinate quality-related activities, including adoption and

dissemination of good practices, development and maintenance of

institutional database, through management information system for

the purposes of maintaining or enhancing the institutional quality;

(j) be responsible for development of quality culture in higher

education;

(k) prepare Annual Quality Assurance Report of programmes within

his faculty, based on the quality parameters or assessment criteria,

developed by the relevant quality assurance bodies, in the prescribed

format;

(l) be responsible for bi-annual development of quality parameters

and ranking of integral units of higher education based on the Annual

Quality Assurance Report;

(m) interact with State Quality Assurance Cell in the pre-

accreditation and post-accreditation quality assessment, sustenance

and enhancement endeavours;

(n) recommend to the Board of Management proposals for the

institution of fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship,

medals and prizes and making Regulations for their award;

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(o) be responsible for ensuring academic development of the School

of Studies under his purview and proper implementation of the decisions

of the Board of Management, Academic Council and Board of

Examinations and Evaluation in respect of the School concerned;

(p) be responsible for creation of a repository of questions with

model answers which shall be continuously updated and expanded;

(q) enquire into any malpractices committed in any academic

programmes in the School of Studies by a university department or

centre, on being directed by the Academic Council and submit a report

of the findings to the Academic Council;

(r) render necessary assistance for redressal of grievances of the

students in the School;

(s) prepare proposals for award of fellowship, scholarship and other

distinctions in the School of Studies for submission to the Academic

Council;

(t) prepare reports as required by the various authorities or bodies

of the university, the State Government, the Central Government, the

Central Educational Commissions or Councils, Commission and any

such other body;

(u) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as

prescribed by or under this Act or assigned to him by the Vice-Chancellor,

from time to time.

14. (1) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be

full-time salaried officer and shall work directly under the directions and

control of the Vice-Chancellor. He shall discharge his functions under the

superintendence, direction and control of the Board of Examinations and

Evaluation, and shall be concerned with the implementation of the policies

and directives given by the Board of Examinations and Evaluation.

(2) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be

appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst faculty member of the

university on the recommendation of a selection committee constituted for

the purpose, as prescribed in the Statues.

(3) The term of Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall

be five years or till he attains the age of superannuation, whichever is

earlier:

Provided that, in case if vacancy occurs because of death, resignation

or otherwise, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint officiating Director till the

new Director is appointed.

(4) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall,-

(a) be the principal officer-in-charge of the conduct of the university

examinations, tests and evaluation, and declaration of their results;

(b) be the Member-Secretary of the Board of Examinations and

Evaluation;

(c) be responsible for making all arrangements necessary for holding

examinations, tests and evaluation, and for timely declaration of results;

Director,

Board of

Examinations

and

Evaluation

and his

powers and

duties.

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(d) evolve and implement in consultation with the Examinations

and Evaluation Cell, processes for proper and smooth conduct of

examinations and evaluation;

(e) prepare and announce in advance the programme of

examinations, after seeking approval of the Board of Examinations and

Evaluation;

(f) postpone or cancel examinations, in part or in whole, in the

event of malpractices or if the circumstances so warrant, and take

disciplinary action or initiate any civil or criminal proceedings against

any person or a group of persons alleged to have committed malpractices,

with approval of the Vice-Chancellor;

(g) take disciplinary action wherever necessary against the

candidates, paper setters, examiners, moderators, or any other persons

connected with examinations and evaluation, found guilty of

malpractices in relation to the examinations and evaluation;

(h) strive to declare the results of every examination and evaluation

conducted by the university within fifteen days from the last date of

the examination for that particular course and shall in any case declare

the results as provided in section 55 and in case of delay, prepare

detailed report outlining the reasons;

(i) take all steps for implementation of all academic and

administrative decisions taken by the Board of Examinations and

Evaluation;

(j) implement decisions taken by the various university authorities,

connected with the examination and evaluation process;

(k) implement all policy and operative decisions with reference to

the choice based credit system, at the under-graduate, post-graduate

levels and in other teaching programmes;

(l) organize workshops for teachers in the subjects concerned, in

order to acquaint them with new trends in the assessment processes,

such as cognitive and summative assessment, creation and use of

repository of questions, use of technology in paper setting and conduct

of examinations, tests and evaluation;

(m) ensure innovative and effective use of information and

communication technology in the entire process of the conduct of

examinations and evaluation;

(n) arrange for proper assessment of performance of candidates at

the examinations and process the results;

(o) ensure that answer books for all examinations are assessed

through a mechanism and system, as prescribed in the Ordinances;

(p) ensure that every teacher and non-teaching employee in the

university, renders necessary assistance and service in respect of

examinations of the university and in evaluation process;

(q) carry out all other duties and functions assigned to him by the

Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

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(r) undertake any other task assigned to him by the university

authorities to carry out the objectives of the Board of Examinations and

Evaluations, and to ensure that the objects of the university are

accomplished;

(s) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as

may be prescribed by or under this Act or assigned to him by the Vice-

Chancellor, from time to time.

15. (1) The Director of Board of Students’ Development shall work

directly under the superintendence, directions and control of the Vice-

Chancellor.

(2) The Director, Board of Students’ Development shall be a full-time

salaried officer. He shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst

the teachers having minimum teaching experience of ten years and desirable

exposure in the field of extra-curricular and extension activities on the

recommendation of a selection committee constituted for the purpose, as

may be prescribed in the Statues.

(3) The term of Director, Board of Students’ Development shall be five

years or till he attains the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier.

(4) The Director Board of Students’ Development shall,-

(a) work towards promotion of cultural, recreational and welfare

activities of students of university;

(b) conduct leadership training programmes for students;

(c) ensure that there are mentors and counselling cells for the

students in the university;

(d) organize anti-ragging committees and squads and ensure that

all necessary measures are taken to prevent ragging in the university;

(e) address grievances and ensure general welfare of the students;

(f) help in building-up the all-round personality of students and

to groom them to be future leaders and confident adults;

(g) organize cultural and recreational activities jointly with regional,

national and international bodies;

(h) promote the interest of the youth and develop their skills for

appreciation of the fine and performing arts, pure arts and literary

skills;

(i) organize the university, State, National and International level

competitions, skills development workshops and interactive

programmes in various fields for the students;

(j) train the students for the State, National and International

level competitions in various cultural activities;

(k) to prepare the report of the activities of the Board of Students’

Development to be submitted before the Board of Management;

Director,

Board of

Students’

Development

and his

powers and

duties.

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(l) undertake any other task assigned to him by the university

authorities to carry out objectives of the Board of Students’ Development;

(m) work towards promotion, co-ordination and conduct of different

activities under the National Service Scheme (NSS);

(n) organize the university, State, National and International level

workshops, seminars, camps and competitions for National Service

Scheme volunteers;

(o) train the students for State, National and International

competitions relating to National Service Scheme activities;

(p) undertake any other task assigned to him by the State National

Service Scheme co-ordinator to carry out the objectives of National

Service Scheme;

(q) train students for regional, National and International

competitions in various sports;

(r) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as

may be prescribed by or under this Act or assigned to him by the Vice-

Chancellor, from time to time.

16. (1) The Director of Knowledge Resource Centre shall be a full-time

salaried officer of the university and shall be in-charge of the Knowledge

Resource Centre in the university. He shall work directly under the

superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The qualifications, experience and terms and conditions of service

of the Director, Knowledge Resource Centre shall be as recommended by

the University Grants Commission and adopted by the State Government.

(3) The appointment of the Director of Knowledge Resource Centre

shall be made by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection

committee prescribed by the University Grants Commission.

(4) The Director of Knowledge Resource Centre shall,-

(a) be a Member-Secretary of the Knowledge Resource Centre

Committee and shall ensure proper implementation of the decisions

taken by the Knowledge Resource Centre Committee;

(b) be the custodian of all books, periodicals, manuscripts, journals

in print, audio and digital format, and equipment in the Knowledge

Resource Centre;

(c) evolve and implement such processes and procedures to ensure

that the books, periodicals, manuscripts, journals and equipment in the

Knowledge Resource Centre are not lost or damaged, and no

irregularities take place in the Knowledge Resource Centre;

(d) cause periodical verification of stock, prepare appropriate

reports that includes losses, and place it before the Knowledge Resource

Centre Committee;

(e) be responsible for the development, modernization, up-keeping

and management of the University Knowledge Resource Centre;

Director,

Knowledge

Resource

Centre and

his powers

and duties.

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(f) render assistance and guidance to the concerned officer at

Knowledge Resource Centre of the university;

(g) conduct training programmes and workshops to update the

skills and knowledge of librarian’s working in other universities in the

State;

(h) create awareness among the students of various departments

of the university regarding the availability of resources, information,

search techniques and databases through the information literacy

programme;

(i) undertake any other task assigned to him by the university

authorities to ensure that the objectives of the Knowledge Resource

Centre are accomplished;

(j) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as

may be prescribed by or under this Act or assigned to him by the Vice-

Chancellor, from time to time.

17. (1) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall be the principal finance,

accounts and audit officer of the university. He shall be a full-time salaried

officer and shall work directly under the superintendence, direction and

control of the Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall be appointed by the Vice-

Chancellor on the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted

for the purpose under this Act, who shall be a Chartered Accountant or a

Cost Accountant, with professional experience of not less than five years

or by deputation from the Maharashtra Finance and Accounts Services not

below the rank of Deputy Director.

(3) The appointment of the Finance and Accounts Officer shall be for

a term of five years or till he attains age of superannuation, whichever is

earlier.

(4) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall,-

(a) exercise general supervision over the funds of the university

and advise the Vice-Chancellor as regards the finances of the university;

(b) hold and manage the funds, property and investments, including

trust and endowed property, for furthering the objects of the university

with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) ensure that the limits fixed by the university for recurring and

non-recurring expenditure for a year are not exceeded, and that all

allocations are expended for the purposes for which they are granted

or allotted;

(d) keep watch on the state of the cash and bank balances and

investments;

(e) ensure effective revenue management by keeping watch on the

process and progress of collection of revenue and advise the Vice-

Chancellor on the methods to be employed in this regard;

Finance and

Accounts

Officer and

his powers

and duties.

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(f) perform the duties under clauses (a) to (e) as per the Maharashtra

Public Universities Account Code;

(g) get the accounts of the university audited, regularly;

(h) ensure that the registers of buildings, land, equipment,

machinery and other assets are maintained up-to-date and that the

physical verification and reconciliation of these assets and other

consumable material in all offices, workshops and stores of the university

are conducted regularly;

(i) propose to the Vice-Chancellor that explanation may be called

for unauthorized expenditure or other financial irregularities from any

academic member or non-vacation academic staff or an officer of the

university of the rank of the Assistant Registrar or equivalent and

above;

(j) propose to the Registrar that explanation may be called from

any non-academic member of the university, other than the teacher,

non-vacational academic staff and an officer of the university below the

rank of Assistant Registrar or equivalent, for unauthorized expenditure

or irregularities in any particular case, and recommend disciplinary

action against the persons in default;

(k) call for, from any office, centre, laboratory or department of the

university, any information and returns that he thinks necessary for

the proper discharge of his financial responsibilities;

(l) maintain the minutes of the meetings of the Finance and Accounts

Committee;

(m) be responsible for preparation and maintenance of accounts

either by following double entry accounting system, on accrual basis,

presenting the annual financial estimates (budget), statement of accounts

and audit reports, to the Finance and Accounts Committee and to the

Board of Management;

(n) prepare financial reports as required by the various authorities

or bodies of the university, the State Government, the Central

Government, University Grants Commission and All India Council for

Technical Education and any such body providing funds to the

university;

(o) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as

may be prescribed by or under this Act or assigned to him by the Vice-

Chancellor, from time to time.

18. All salaried officers, members of the authorities, committees or

bodies, teachers of the university and other employees of the university,

shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of

the Indian Penal Code.

Officers,

members of

authorities,

committees

or bodies and

employees of

the university

to be public

servants.

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19. The person appointed on the tenure post shall hold a lien, if any,

on the substantive post held by him prior to the appointment and such

person shall stand retired from his original post in accordance with the

terms and conditions of service of that post.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, “tenure post” shall means

the post which an individual may not hold for more than a limited period

as may be specified by or under this Act.

CHAPTER IV

AUTHORITIES OF UNIVERSITY.

20. The following shall be the authorities of the university, namely:-

(1) Board of Management;

(2) Academic Council;

(3) Board of Planning and Development;

(4) Board of Studies;

(5) Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

(6) Board of Research and Innovation;

(7) Board of Students’ Development;

(8) such other bodies of the university, as may be designated by

the Statutes, to be the authorities of the university.

21. (1) The Board of Management shall be the principal policy making

and executive authority of the university and shall be responsible for

administering the affairs of the university and carrying out such duties,

which are not specifically assigned to any other authority.

(2) There shall be not less than four meetings of the Board of Management

in a year.

(3) The procedure for conduct of business to be followed at a meeting

including the quorum at the meeting and such other matters in relation

to meetings as may be necessary, shall be such, as may be prescribed by

the Statutes.

(4) The Board of Management shall consist of the following members,

namely:-

(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) two eminent persons from the field of education, out of whom

one shall be a person having an outstanding contribution in the field

of Marathi language and literature, to be nominated by the Chancellor;

(c) two Deans for a period of two and half years, by rotation to be

nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(d) the Secretary, Higher and Technical Education or his nominee

not below the rank of Deputy Secretary of Higher Education;

(e) the Director of Higher Education or his nominee not below the

rank of Joint Director, Higher Education;

(f) the Registrar, Member-Secretary.

Lien of other

officers

appointed on

tenure post

and their

retirement.

Board of

Management.

Authorities of

university.

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22. The Board of Management shall have the following powers and

duties, namely:-

(1) to review and deliberate on short and long term reforms in academic,

research and development activities, finances, management and governance

that are taking place at the national and global level with a view to allow

them to imbibe in the functioning of the university;

(2) to study and decide upon the operative mechanism for the reforms

in all the domains of the university;

(3) to make such provisions, as may enable the university to undertake

specialized studies and courses, and where necessary or desirable, organize

and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, museums and

equipments for teaching and research;

(4) to establish schools, departments, centers, cells for research and

specialized studies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council;

(5) to give permission to apply for formation of companies under section

8 of the Companies Act, 2013 to promote research and innovation by teachers

and students;

(6) to make, amend or repeal Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations;

(7) to control and arrange for administration of assets and properties

of the university;

(8) to discuss and approve with modifications, if any, the annual financial

estimates or budget, that is to say the fund which may be received from

the State Government, university funds and other funding agencies

separately, as received from the Finance and Accounts Committee;

(9) to consider proposals to enter into, amend, carry out and cancel

contracts, Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) or Agreements on behalf

of the university;

(10) to determine the form of common seal for the university and provide

for its use;

(11) to accept, on behalf of the university the transfer of any trusts,

bequests, donations and transfer of any movable, immovable and intellectual

property to the university;

(12) to create immovable assets in the form of land, building and other

infrastructure out of reserve funds, for its campus, centres and sub-centres;

(13) to borrow, lend or invest funds on behalf of the university as may

be recommended by the Finance and Accounts Committee;

(14) to lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the

university for specific purposes;

(15) to provide buildings, premises, furniture, equipments and other

resources needed for the conduct of the work of the university;

(16) to approve the conferment of honorary degrees and academic

distinctions, as recommended by the Academic Council;

Powers and

duties of

Board of

Management.

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(17) to institute and confer such degrees, diplomas, certificates and

other academic distinctions as recommended by the Academic Council and

arrange for convocation for conferment of the same, as may be provided by

the Ordinances;

(18) to institute fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship,

studentship, exhibitions, awards, medals and prizes and prescribe

Regulations for their award;

(19) to make regulations for collaborations with other universities,

institutions and organizations for mutually beneficial academic programs

recommended by the Academic Council;

(20) to create posts of university teachers and non-vacational academic

staff from the funds of the university and from the funds received from

other funding agencies (excluding the State Government), on the

recommendation of the Academic Council, as and when required, and

prescribe their qualifications, experience and pay-scales and to approve the

selection and appointments made by the university through the selection

process, as may be prescribed by the Statutes;

(21) to create posts of officers, non-teaching skilled, administrative,

ministerial staff and other posts from the funds of the university and from

the funds received from other funding agencies (excluding State Government),

as and when required, and prescribe their qualifications, experience and

pay-scales and to approve the selection and appointments made by the

university through the selection process, as may be prescribed by the Statutes;

(22) to prescribe honoraria, remunerations, fees and travelling and other

allowances for paper-setters and other examination staff, visiting faculty,

and fees or charges for any other services rendered to the university;

(23) to receive and consider report of the development activities of the

university, received from the Registrar every six months;

(24) to assess and approve proposals for academic programmes received

from the Academic Council;

(25) to consider and approve the annual report, annual accounts and

audit report in respect of the State Government funds, university funds and

funds received from other agencies, separately;

(26) to delegate, any of its powers, except the power to make, amend

or repeal Statutes and Ordinances, to the Vice-Chancellor or such officer

or authority of the university or a committee appointed by it, as it thinks

fit;

(27) to define the functions, duties, powers and responsibilities of non-

teaching employees in the university, in respect of the posts created from

the funds of the university and from the funds received from other funding

agencies;

(28) to approve the various fees recommended by the Fee Fixation

Committee;

(29) to accept donations, gifts and other forms of financial support from

alumni, philanthropists, industries and other stakeholders and prescribe

the procedure to be followed by the university for accepting such donations,

gifts, etc.;

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(30) to develop and adopt students’ charter;

(31) to appoint statutory auditor for annual audits of the university;

(32) to conduct biannual external peer review of each department or

centre by experts appointed by the Board of Management. The Board shall

also review the results of the ranking in national and international approved

agencies and suggest corrective action, if any.

23. (1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic authority

of the university and shall be responsible for regulating and maintaining

the standards of teaching, research and evaluation in the university. It shall

also be responsible for laying down the academic policies in regard to

maintenance and improvement of standards of teaching, research, extension,

collaboration programmes in academic matters and evaluation of work load

of the teachers.

(2) The Academic Council shall meet not less than four times in a year.

(3) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members,

namely:-

(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) all Deans of Schools;

(c) all heads of sub-centres;

(d) all heads of the university departments and Directors of the

university Centres;

(e)

six teachers of which two Professors, two Associate Professors

and two Assistant Professors who are not the members of the Board

of Studies, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor:

Provided that, out of six teachers to be nominated, one shall be

woman and one shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or

Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic

Tribes or Other Backward Classes, by rotation;

(f) not less than three eminent experts having outstanding

contribution in promotion of Marathi language, Marathi literature and

culture, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(g) Director of Higher Education or his nominee, not below the

rank of the Joint Director, Higher Education;

(h) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

(i) Director, Board of Research and Innovation;

(j) Registrar, Member-Secretary.

24. (1) The Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties,

namely:-

(a) to ensure that the university becomes a vibrant hub for

promotion of research and development, interactions and linkages with

industries, cultivation of intellectual property rights and

entrepreneurship and incubation of knowledge linked industries;

Academic

Council.

Powers and

duties of

Academic

Council.

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(b) to consider and approve with modifications, if any, the matters

referred to it by the School;

(c) to ensure that there are choice based credit systems for all

certificates, diplomas, degrees, post-graduate programmes and other

academic distinctions;

(d) to ensure that the spirit of research and entrepreneurship imbibe

in to all schools, departments and centres of the university;

(e) to recommend to the Board of Management the fees, other fees

and charges as recommended by the Dean of School through the Fee

Fixation Committee;

(f) to recommend to the Board of Management the institution of

degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;

(g) to propose draft of Ordinances relating to the academic matter

to the Board of Management;

(h) to make, amend or repeal Ordinances and Regulations relating

to academic matters;

(i) to prescribe qualifications and norms for appointment of paper

setters, examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct

of examinations and evaluation;

(j) to consider and make recommendations to the Board of

Management for creation of posts of university teachers and non-vacational

academic staff, required by the university from the funds of the

university and from the funds received from other funding agencies

(excluding the State Government) and prescribe their qualifications,

experience and pay-scales;

(k) to recommend to the Board of Management the comprehensive

perspective plan as prepared by the Academic Council;

(l) to approve new courses, inter-disciplinary courses and short-

term training programmes referred to it;

(m) to approve the course syllabi, paper-setters, examiners and

moderators and evaluation schemes of various courses recommended

by the School concerned;

(n) to approve major and (multiple) minor degree programmes;

(o) to advise the university on all academic matters and submit to

the Board of Management feasibility reports on academic programmes;

(p) to create policy, procedure and practice for choice based credit

system for all academic programmes;

(q) to create policy for mobility of students among various

universities of the country and also lay down the policy for giving

flexibility to choose and learn different course modules among

different departments, school and centers in a university or other

universities;

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(r) to work out the procedures, policies and practices to introduce

more flexible approach to education and of ‘adaptive pace of learning’

with minimum and maximum duration for completion of a degree and

other academic programmes;

(s) to introduce more flexible approach to education and of ‘adaptive

pace of learning’ with minimum and maximum duration for completion

of a degree and other academic programmes;

(t) to ensure that the research projects are an integral part of

choice based modules for post-graduate programmes;

(u) to prepare academic calendar of the university for the subsequent

academic year as per the guidelines from the regulatory authorities,

three months before the expiry of the current academic year;

(v) to recommend to the Board of Management establishment of

schools, departments, and centres;

(w) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties,

as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Statutes,

Ordinances and Regulations.

(2) The Academic Council shall refer all matters or decisions involving

financial implications to the Board of Management through the Finance and

Accounts Committee for its approval.

25. (1) The Board of Planning and Development shall be the principal

planning body of the university and also be responsible for the monitoring

of the developments of the university in accordance with the objectives of

the university. It shall be responsible to plan development of the university,

both physical and academic development and monitoring of teaching and

non-teaching resources, providing a Broad vision and policy framework,

and it shall conduct academic audit of the departments and centres of the

university.

(2) The Board of Planning and Development shall consist of the following

members, namely:-

(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) Vice-Chancellor of the Deccan College Post Graduate and

Research Institute, Pune;

(c) Vice-Chancellor of any language university in India;

(d) President of Maharashtra Rajya Sahitya aani Sanskriti Mandal;

(e) President of Vishwakosh Mandal;

(f) Chairperson of Bhasha Sallagar Samiti, Maharashtra State;

(g) one person actively working in the field of computational

linguistic in Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC)

or Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), to be nominated by the Vice-

Chancellor;

(h) one eminent expert in the field of Historical Research, Inter-

disciplinary Studies, social linguistics, etc., to be nominated by the

Vice-Chancellor;

Board of

Planning and

Development.

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(i) two eminent experts having outstanding contribution in

promotion and development of Marathi language and literature

nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(j) one eminent expert in the field of Maharashtra studies,

performing arts, etc., to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(k) Deans of Schools;

(l) Director of Higher Education or his representative, not below

the rank of Joint Director;

(m) Heads of the sub-centres;

(n) one member nominated by the Board of Management from

amongst themselves;

(o) one member nominated by the Academic Council from amongst

themselves;

(p) Registrar, Member-Secretary.

(3) The Board of Planning and Development shall meet at such intervals

as it may deem expedient, but it shall meet at least thrice a year.

26. The Board of Planning and Development shall exercise the

following powers and perform the following duties, namely:-

(1)

to recommend to the Board of Management the broad

development programmes in education, having regard to the objectives

of the university;

(2)

to review the maintenance of standards in instruction,

education, research, training and examinations within the university;

(3)

to arrange for inspection of university departments and

centres, with a view to assessing their academic performance and

needs;

(4)

to advise the Board of Management and Academic Council on

any matter which it may deem necessary for the fulfilment of the

objects of the university;

(5)

to prepare university perspective development plans, both

short term and long term, keeping in view the objectives of the

university as laid down in the Act, and with due regard to the State and

National Educational Policy and submit the same to the Board of

Management for approval;

(6)

to recommend to the Board of Management, the development

and collaborative programmes for the departments and centres of the

university;

(7)

to monitor and report the progress of all such approved

development

and

collaborative

programmes

to

the

Board

of

Management;

(8)

to evaluate and assess the use of grants by the university

departments and centres in respect of development projects and send

the report to the Academic Council;

Powers and

duties of

Board of

Planning and

Development.

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(9)

to assess the manpower requirements of trained persons in

different fields, such as, commerce, industry, social service, science and

technology and make necessary recommendations to the Academic

Council introducing and strengthening of relevant courses of study;

(10) to organize academic audit of development and collaborative

programmes of the university, according to the guidelines of University

Grants Commission or National Assessment Accreditation Council at

least once in three years or earlier, if deemed necessary and make

necessary recommendations to the university for implementation;

(11) to encourage Marathi as a medium of instruction and

communication;

(12) to prepare textbooks as resource material in the print format

and electronic format for the under-graduate and post-graduate

students;

(13) to translate academic classic works particularly from English

and other modern languages in Marathi in print format and electronic

format for students:

(14) to undertake the translation of English books in various

subjects in collaboration with other universities and colleges as a

consortium;

(15) to make extensive use of information and communication

technology to enrich and spread Marathi language and literature;

(16) to undertake advance research in Marathi related to cultural

and linguistic relation to other languages, carry out translation of

works of literature from other languages into Marathi keeping in mind

inter-culturalism;

(17) to encourage conceptual, critical, creative and theoretical

thinking in Marathi;

(18) to prepare and offer courses of professional and applied

nature in Marathi;

(19) to carry out research of variance of Marathi language in

different regions;

(20) to facilitate publishing reports, monographs, books, research

volumes in Marathi;

(21) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties,

as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Statutes,

Ordinances and Regulations.

27.

The university shall have the following Schools of Studies, namely:–

 (1)

School of Linguistics and Language Engineering.—This School

includes the following university departments and centres, namely:-

(i)

Department of Language and Scriptology.—This Department

shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training

in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:-

(a) Philosophy of language, language planning, concept of

language family;

Schools of

Studies. 

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(b) historical, descriptive and comparative linguistics;

(c) scriptology and study of various scripts of Marathi language

i.e. Modi, Mahanubhav, Brail, Argot, etc;

(d) study of signs, symbols of inscription or petrograph and

scripts on shilalekh, copper plates, coins, historical documents,

old manuscripts and creation of pictorial and descriptive

dictionaries in Marathi;

(e) study of mythology in Marathi literature.

(ii)

Department of Language Engineering and Computational

Linguistics.— This Department shall provide for instructions, extension,

teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and

disciplines, namely:–

(a) information extraction and text mining;

(b) sentimental analysis of conversation discourse;

(c) machine translation;

(d) natural language interface;

(e) phonetic software, spell-check boards in Marathi;

(f) development of citation multimode reader, plagiarism

checker, fog index search reader or machine;

(g) development of teaching aids, such as language acquisition

software, chat bots, message boards, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

tools, image classification, speech transcription software, etc.;

(h) teaching of computer languages, simulation games, etc.;

(i) use of language lab for teaching and research programmes.

(iii) Department of Psycho-cognitive and Neurolinguistics.-This

Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning

and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:–

(a) comprehension of speech, speech therapy and therapeutic

linguistics;

(b) study of dysphemia and hearing loss;

(c) tests of early reading ability, preschool literacy, phonological

awareness, nonverbal intelligence, etc.;.

(iv) Department of Socio-Linguistics and Dialectology.-This

Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning

and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:–

(a) socio-linguistics theories, dialect geography, survey of

dialects, study of dialects and making grammar and dictionaries;

(b) phonological editing and preservation of dialects; study of

Argot dialects;

(c) bridging the gap between dialects, tribal languages and

standard Marathi.

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(v) Department of Language Teaching, Training and Research.-

This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching,

learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines,

namely:–

(a) teaching, training and research in language; teaching-

learning methods such as the direct method, grammar translation,

developing oral ability, acquiring vocabulary;

(b) communicative language teaching, language pedagogy;

(c) task-based language learning, etc.

(vi) Department of Indian and Foreign Languages and Translation

Studies.- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension,

teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and

disciplines, namely:–

(a) teaching of Indian languages Antarbharti project (Gujrati,

Kannad, Telugu, Malyali, Bangala, Sindhi, Panjabi, etc.);

(b) teaching of foreign languages -Vishva Bharati Project

(English, French, Japani, Arebic, etc.);

(c) translation studies (academy of translation studies and

interpretation services).

(vii) Department of Lexicography.- This Department shall provide

for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the

following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:-

(a) use of languages in administration, education, judiciary,

legislature, mass communication, etc., in accordance with the

language policy of India;

(b) development of dictionaries in Marathi terminology in

various fields;

(c) teaching and research programmes of lexicography,

theories of dictionary components and structures, data organization,

etc.;

(d) making of electronic dictionaries, hypertext writing, etc.

(2) School of Arts and Literature.- This School includes the following

university departments and centres, namely:–

(i) Department of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Applied Arts and

Crafting.- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension,

teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and

disciplines, namely:-

(a) fine arts, performing arts, applied arts, calligraphy;

(b) design and decoration of practical objects, fashion designing,

etc. (Ceramic art and sculpture, furniture design);

(c) industrial design, architecture, interior designing, graphic

design;

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(d) ‘kalabhavan’ for performances in music, dance, drama,

etc..

(ii)

Department of Classical Languages and Medieval Marathi

Literatures.- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension,

teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and

disciplines, namely:–

(a) study of classical languages and literature such as Sanskrit,

Prakrut, Pali, Parsian, Dakhani;

(b) social and literary contribution of Mahanubhav, Warkari,

Jain, Sufi, Veershaiva, Buddhism, Nath or Shakt Sects, Panditi

and Bakhar Literature, etc.;

(c) study of modern and contemporary Marathi literature,

influence study, various trends and movements in literature.

(iii) Department of Philosophy, Oriental and Oxidental aesthetics,

stylistics and hermeneutics.-This Department shall provide for

instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following

subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:–

(a) Indian and Western Philosophy;

(b) Aesthetics and Poetics (Oriental and Oxidental);

(c) Stylistics and practical criticism;

(d) History of Marathi poetics and criticism;

(e) Philosophical thinkers and literary critics in Marathi.

(iv) Department of Creative and Professional Writing in Marathi.-

This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching,

learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines,

namely:–

(a) children literature, fiction writing, drama and cyberpunk

writing;

(b) value education through literature with special reference

to National Education Policy, 2020;

(c) tradition and modernity in creative writing.

(3) School of Maharashtralogy and Social Sciences.- This School includes

the following university departments and centres, namely:–

(i) Department of Maharashtralogy and Cultural Studies.-This

Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning

and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:–

(a) indology and maharashtralogy conceptual framework and

methodology;

(b) cultural history of Maharashtra (socio-political-cultural

institutions, caste system, rural-urban society, philosophical schools

and traditions, natural and human resources, class-struggle, ethical

and aesthetical values, social transformation, art, literature, science,

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traditions, agriculture, industry, business, public administration,

human rights, social reforms);

(c) regional and sub-cultural Studies (Folklore, Folk-culture,

Folk-literature and Arts, Subaltern Studies, underworld culture,

traditional gender roles, women’s rights and feminist movement);

(d) contemporary social trends of Marathi society;

(e) cyber-cultural shift and its impact on Maharashtra.

(ii)

Department of Brihan Maharashtra Studies.- This Department

shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training

in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:–

(a) history and culture of Marathi provinces (Outside of

Maharashtra i.e. Tanjavore, Baroda, Gwalior, etc.);

(b) administrative and social reforms in Marathi provinces;

(c) art, literature, culture, language and dialects in Marathi

provinces.

(iii) Department of Social Sciences.- This Department shall provide

for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the

following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:-

(a) History, Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology;

(b) Political Science, Public Administration, Law;

(c) Economics, Population Studies;

(d) Geography, Natural Resources and Environment.

(4) School of Interdisciplinary Studies.- This School includes the following

university departments and centres, namely:–

(i) Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.-This

Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning

and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:–

(a) Communication Science,

(b) Print Media,

(c) Mass Media,

(d) Digital Media,

(e) Wired or Online Journalism,

(f) Advertising,

(g) Animation,

(h) Cyberpunk,

(i) Electronic Neighbourhood,

(j) Media Criticism, etc.

BSɤÉÒ-1765-6.

¦ÉÉMÉ {ÉÉSÉ-+-57-6.

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(ii)

Department of Commerce and Management.-This Department

shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training

in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:–

(a) business and marketing, insurance, debentures, share

capital and share market;

(b) advertising, branding, copyright and commercial writing

patterns and methods.

(iii) Department of Library and Information Science.- This

Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning

and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely:—

(a) library and information science;

(b) organization, access, information extraction methods,

collection and regulation of information, dissemination of

information sources;

(c) documentation science;

(d) history of library and archival science;

(e) classification system and record management;

(f) indexing and reference services.

28. The university shall establish following centres for Academic

Services, namely:–

(1) Centre for Knowledge Resources, Translation and Interpretation

Services.-This centre shall provide basic learning material and translations

of reference books, etc. to this and other universities and required services

of any other translation and interpretation in Marathi, training programmes

in curriculum designing, question banks, creativity and invention methods

and collaborative knowledge production.

(2) Centre for Audio-Video and Computational Literature Production.-

This Centre shall provide for.—

(a) concept of university on online teaching-learning programmes

through Audio-Visual (AV) Studio;

(b) production of Audio-Visual (AV) teaching learning material and

broadcast-telecast lessons of experts in various fields through knowledge

transmission channels.

(3) International Centre for Promotion of Marathi Language, Marathi

Literature and Culture.- This centre shall provide for,-

(a) collaboration programmes with foreign universities and Marathi

organizations to promote Marathi language, Marathi literature and

culture;

(b) cultural exchange programmes, collaborative research activities,

etc.

Centres for

Academic

Services.

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(4) Library and Information Centre.- This centre shall provide,–

(a) services to students and faculty members, the record of thoughts,

ideas through reference books and reference services;

(b) collection of reference books, digital books and periodicals;

(c) a collection of films, photographs and other non-book material,

newspapers, pamphlets, tapes, micro films, graphs, charts, etc.

(5)Museum and Archaeology Centre.-This centre shall provide,–

(a) museum of Marathi manuscripts, rare books, Audio-Visual of

kirtan, performances of drama, music, folk loves collection of cultural

objects related to Marathi culture and history, musical instruments,

etc.

(b) preservation of the literary and cultural heritage of Maharashtra.

(6) Computational Linguistic Lab.- This centre shall provide for,–

(a) phonetic lab for speech analysis, speech recognition, forensic

analysis;

(b) use of multispeech video phonetic electrograph and software

for teaching language programmes;

(c) Computational Linguistic Laboratory for machine learning, deep

learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), etc., facilities of speech synthesizer,

machine translation, corpus annotation tools for fascinating new area

of research in linguistics, etc.

(7) Psycholinguistic Laboratory.- Psycholinguistic laboratory shall

provide for various languages tests such as test for early reading ability,

comprehensive test of phonological processing, test of pre-school early

literacy, primary test of non-verbal intelligence.

(8) Centre for Book Production and Printing Services.- This centre shall

provide for, –

(a) publish various reference books in Marathi;

(b) translation of monographs and research material in Marathi;

(c) editing of text-books and support reading material and

transformational texts;

(d) services of content editing, language-editing, copy-editing, proof-

reading, layout designing, etc.

29. (1) Each School shall have one Board of Studies.

(2) The Board of Studies shall be the principal academic authority of

each School in respect of studies and research in relation to the subjects

or group of subjects taught in the university departments and centres under

the aegis of the School. The Board of Studies shall consist of the following

members, namely:–

(a)

Dean of the School-Chairperson; 

(b)

Heads of Departments and Heads of Centres under the School; 

Board of

Studies.

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(c)

two to five eminent professors from the School nominated by

the Vice-Chancellor;

(d)

two associate professors and two assistant professors from

the School, other than heads of the department or centre, according

to seniority for a period of two and half years by rotation ;

(e)

three  members nominated by the Academic Council from

outside the university, having special knowledge in any subject assigned

to the School or in any allied branch of knowledge;

(f)

one associate professor from the School to be nominated by

the Dean of the School - Member-Secretary.

30. The Board of Studies shall have the following powers and functions,

namely:–

(1) to co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the departments

and centres under the School; 

(2) to appoint committees to organize the teaching and research

work in subjects or areas which are related to more than one department

or centre under the School, or which do not fall within the purview

of any department or centre, and to supervise the work of such

committees. The composition, powers and functions of such committees

shall be prescribed by the Regulations; 

(3) to recommend to the Academic Council the courses or

programmes of study as recommended by the university department

or centre under the School; 

(4) to consider and recommend to the Academic Council the post-

graduate courses or programmes of study in the university;

(5) to recommend to the Academic Council names of examiners and

moderators, except in respect of research degrees; 

(6) to recommend to the Academic Council the creation and abolition

of teaching posts after considering proposals received from departments

and centres;

(7) to frame general rules for the evaluation of seasonal work; 

(8) to approve, on the recommendation of the Committee for

Advanced Studies and Research, the award of research degrees to

candidates who are eligible for award of such degrees, in accordance

with the Ordinances framed in that behalf;

(9)

to consider schemes for the advancement of the standards of

teaching and research, and to submit such proposals to the Academic

Council; 

(10) to promote research within the School and to submit research

reports to the Academic Council; 

(11) to frame the general time-table of the School of Studies; 

(12) to consider any proposals regarding the welfare of the students

of the School which the university Students’ Council may submit; 

Powers and

duties of

Board of

Studies.

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(13) to prepare the academic perspective plan of the university

departments and centres under the School and recommend the same

to the Board of Management through the Academic Council for approval;

(14) to perform all other functions which may be prescribed by the

Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances, and to consider all such matters

as may be referred to it by the Management Council, the Academic

Council, any authority or the Vice-Chancellor.

(15) to delegate to the Dean, or any other member of the Board

or to a Committee such general or specific powers, as may be decided

upon by the Board, from time to time.  

31. (1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be the authority

to deal with all matters relating to examinations and evaluation. The Board

of Examinations and Evaluation shall also oversee the conduct of

examinations in the university departments.

(2) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall meet at least twice

in an academic year or as and when required. The quorum for the meeting

shall be six members.

(3) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall consist of the

following members, namely:-

(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) Deans of all Schools;

(c) two heads of the university departments or centres, nominated

by the Vice-Chancellor;

(d) one Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation from other

university or Dean of Academics of other higher learning institutes of

repute, nominated by the Board of Management;

(e) one evaluation expert nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(f) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Member-

Secretary.

32. (1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall have the

following powers and duties, namely:–

(a)

to devise policy, mechanism and operational strategies to do

the tasks relating to assessment of performance of students efficiently

and in a time bound manner;

(b) to ensure proper organization of examinations and tests of the

university, including moderation, tabulation, evaluation and timely

declaration of results;

(c) to prepare the financial estimates relating to examinations and

evaluation for incorporation in the annual financial estimates (budget)

of the university and shall submit the same to the Finance and Accounts

Committee;

(d) to arrange for strict vigilance during the conduct of examinations

so as to avoid use of unfair means by the students, teachers, invigilators,

supervisors, etc.;

Board of

Examinations

and

Evalution.

Powers and

duties of

Board of

Examinations

and

Evaluation.

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(e) to establish procedures and devise operative mechanism for

credit assessment in the modular structure by the teachers and use

computer technology for the entire process of assessment and evaluation

including creating and effectively using a repository of question banks;

(f) to ensure that the assessment of answer books shall be done

centrally through central assessment system by following system of

masking and de-masking of answer books or by on-screen assessment

for ensuring the objective of secrecy;

(g) to undertake examination and evaluation reforms to bring

objectivity and transparency in the examination and evaluation system;

(h) to appoint paper-setters, examiners and moderators from

amongst the persons included in the panels prepared by the respective

School and where necessary, having regard to the recommendations

made by the committee under clause (b) of sub-section (5), remove them

or debar them;

(i) to approve detailed programme of examinations and evaluation

as prepared by the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;

(j) to consider the reports of review of results of university

examinations forwarded by the Director, Board of Examinations and

Evaluation;

(k) to hear and decide the complaints relating to conduct of

examinations and evaluation;

(l) to exercise such other powers in relation to examinations and

evaluation, as may be assigned to it by or under this Act.

(2) In case of any emergency requiring immediate action to be

taken, the Director of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or

any other officer or person authorized by him in that behalf, shall take

such action as he thinks fit and necessary, and shall report the action

taken by him at the next meeting of the Board of Management.

(3) (a) In order to appoint paper-setters, examiners and moderators,

the Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall constitute committees

for every faculty consisting of,—

(i) Dean of concerned School- Chairperson;

(ii) Heads of the Departments;

(iii) Director of Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall

act as a Secretary of such committee.

(b) No member of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or

the committees constituted under this section shall be appointed as a

paper-setter, examiner, moderator or referee:

Provided that, a course teacher shall set the question paper of the

course instructed by him in the academic term:

Provided further that, the Vice-Chancellor shall have power to

appoint a member of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or the

committees constituted under this section, as a paper-setter, examiner,

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moderator or referee where no teacher relating to such subject who

is not a member of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or the

committees is available.

(4) It shall be obligatory on every teacher and on the non-teaching

employee of the university, to render necessary assistance and service

in respect of examinations of the university and evaluation of students

as prescribed by Statutes. If any teacher or non-teaching employee fails

to comply with the order of the university, in this respect, it shall be

treated as misconduct and the employee shall be liable for disciplinary

action. In case of failure on the part of the teaching or non-teaching

employee of university, to comply with the order of the university in

this respect, the Vice-Chancellor shall have power to take an appropriate

action against them, which may include imposing penalties including

suspension of approval to the appointment of a teacher, as may be

prescribed by the Statutes.

(5) (a) In order to investigate and take disciplinary action for failure

to comply with the order of the university for rendering assistance or

service in respect of examinations by or on behalf of the university or

evaluation of students or formal practices and lapses on the part of

candidates, paper-setters, examiners, moderators, referees, teachers

or any other persons connected with the conduct of examinations

including the pre-examination stage and the post-examination stage or

at any stage whatsoever, the Board of Examinations and Evaluation

shall constitute a committee of not more than five persons of whom one

shall be the Chairperson.

(b) Such committee shall submit its report and recommendations

to the Vice-Chancellor, who may direct the Director, Board of

Examinations and Evaluation, the disciplinary action to be taken against

the person or persons involved in the malpractices, directly or indirectly,

and the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall proceed

to implement the decision of the Vice-Chancellor.

33. (1) There shall be a Board of Research and Innovation for creation

and cultivation of an enabling environment to propagate the concept of

innovation and to convert the innovative ideas into working models through

a process of incubation which shall finally lead to the creation of enterprise.

(2) The Board of Research and Innovation shall consist of the following

members, namely:–

(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) Deans of all Schools;

(c)

five eminent persons from industry, management, research

parks, incubation centres, etc., to be nominated by the Board of

Management;

(d)

one Chief Finance officer or equivalent officer from the

industry, corporate or bank nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

Board of

Research and

Innovation.

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(e)

two teachers from university departments and centres, who

are active in research and development and innovation, to be nominated

by the Vice-Chancellor;

(f)

two persons from Research and Development organizations,

nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(g)

Dean of any School to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor

as the Member-Secretary.

(3) There shall not be less than four meetings of the Board to be conducted

in the year.

34. The Board of Research and Innovation shall have the following

functions and duties, namely:-

(a) to approve the topic of thesis or dissertation in the subject;

(b) to recommend to the Vice-Chancellor a panel of referees for

thesis or dissertations for awarding post-graduate, doctorate and higher

degrees, based on the criteria, as approved by the Academic Council;

(c) to recommend to the Dean of the respective School, by following

appropriate process, names of post-graduate teachers, research

scientists in the recognized research and other institutions, active

research and development experts having not less than ten years’

experience in research and development laboratories or centres in

variety of industries, for recognition as approved research guides;

(d) to undertake any other task in academic and research and

development matters, as may be assigned to it by the Deans and the

Academic Council.

35. (1) There shall be a Board of Students’ Development to plan and

oversee the various cultural, welfare, sports and extension activities of the

students in the university departments. The activities of the Board of

Student’s Development shall be carried out by the Director of Board of

Students’ Development.

(2) The Board of Students’ Development shall consist of the following

members, namely:-

(a) Vice-Chancellor as the Chairperson;

(b) one professional each, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, in the

fields of performing arts, fine arts, sports and National Service Scheme

(NSS);

(c) one teacher each, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, who

are involved in cultural, welfare, sports, National Service Scheme (NSS)

activities out of whom two shall be women;

(d) not more than two office bearers of university Students Council,

nominated by the Director- Board of Students’ Development;

(e) National Service Scheme (NSS) co-ordinator of the university;

(f) Director, Board of Students’ Development as the Member-

Secretary.

Functions

and duties of

Board of

Research

and

Innovation.

Board of

Students’

Development.

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36. The Board of Students’ Development shall have the following powers

and duties, namely:-

(a) to take necessary steps for promotion of culture, sports,

extension and other students’ development activities in the university;

(b)

to establish links with regional and national bodies in the

various cultural and sports activities and to promote various activities

jointly with them;

(c)

to take up activities to promote interest and skills for

appreciation in the field of performing arts, pure art and painting skills,

sports and other extension activities;

(d)

to hold university level competitions, skills development

workshops, interactive activities in order to bring the society closer

to the university;

(e) to establish rapport with groups (excluding political parties),

societies and other professional bodies so as to involve them in activities

of the Board of Students’ Development;

(f) to devise, develop and implement innovative schemes of students’

development including Earn and Learn Scheme, Education Loan,

Directors Aid Fund, Endowment Schemes, Student Exchange Schemes,

etc.;

(g) to devise a mechanism of grievance redressal of student and

prevention of sexual harassment and ragging of students and to prepare

and submit the report of annual activities related to the students’

development, National Service Scheme (NSS) and sports to the Board

of Management for its approval;

(h) to take necessary measures to ensure participation of well-

trained teams in various regional, national and international level

competitions, and cultural, recreational, sports and other activities;

(i) to devise, develop and implement schemes of career counselling,

psychological counselling and rehabilitation and upliftment of differently

abled students;

(j) to co-ordinate activities of National Service Scheme (NSS) and

National Cadet Corps (NCC) in the university;

(k) to recommend to competent authority to make alternative

arrangements regarding examinations for students participating in the

inter-university or national or international sports, cultural competitions

or National Cadet Corps (NCC) or National Service Scheme (NSS) events

during the relevant schedules of examinations, as may be prescribed

by the Ordinances;

(l) to undertake any other task, as may be assigned by the university

authorities so as to carry out objectives of the Board;

(m) to take up activities in the university departments to promote

interest and also skills in various sports as per the policy of the

university and also national policies in the field of sports;

(n) to hold the university level competitions, sports skills

development camps, interactive activities and also training workshops

Functions

and duties of

Board of

Student’s

Development.

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in various sports in order to bring the society closer to the colleges,

institutions and universities;

(o) to recommend to the competent authority to make alternative

arrangements regarding examinations of students participating in the

inter-university or national or international sports tournaments or

events during the relevant schedules of examinations, as may be

prescribed by the Ordinances;

(p) to assist students on the issues and difficulties in various facets

related to their day to day life and other aspects connected with their

academic world, personality development and healthy campus life;

(q) to advise the Students Grievance Redressal Cell at the

university to resolve the Grievances of Students and to suggest to the

higher authorities different ways and means to minimize and prevent

such grievances.

37. The constitution, powers, functions and duties of the authorities

of the university, not laid down under any of the provisions of this Act shall

be as prescribed by the Statutes.

38. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the term of other than

ex-officio member of every authority constituted under this Act shall be

five years from the date on which he enters the office.

(2) The process of nomination shall be commenced at least six months

before expiry of the term of members other than ex-officio members of the

authority.

39. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Statutes

made thereunder, where a person, nominated or appointed, as the case may

be, as an officer of the university or a member of any of the authority or

bodies of the university by virtue of his being eligible to be so nominated

or appointed as such officer or member under any of the categories of officers

or members specified by or under the relevant provisions of this Act in

relation to such office, authority or body, he shall cease to be such officer

of the university or member of such authority or body as soon as he ceases

to belong to such category and shall be deemed to have vacated his office

as such officer or member.

40. A person shall be disqualified for being a member of any of the

authorities, bodies and committees of the university and voting to the

authorities, bodies and committees, if he,-

(a) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent

court; or

(b) is an un-discharged insolvent and stands so declared by a

competent court; or

(c) has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude; or

(d)

is conducting or engaging himself in private tuitions or private

coaching classes; or

Powers,

functions and

duties of

authorities.

Term of office

of members

of authority.

Cessation of

membership.

Disqualification

of member of

authority.

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(e) has been punished for indulging in or promoting unfair practices

in the conduct of any examination and evaluation, in any form, anywhere;

or

(f) has willfully omitted or refused to carry out the provisions of

this Act, Statutes, Regulations or Ordinances, or has acted in any

manner detrimental to the interests of the university; or

(g) has been punished in any form, by the competent authority for

committing a misconduct; or

(h) discloses or causes to disclose to the public, in any manner

whatsoever, any confidential matter, in relation to the examination and

evaluation, the knowledge of which he has come to be in possession,

due to his official position:

Provided that, the right of voting of the person in respect of clauses

(e) and (g) shall remain suspended during the term of punishment under

the said clauses.

41. Save as otherwise provided by or under the provisions of this Act,

each authority of the university while acting and exercising its powers and

discharging functions or duties assigned to it by or under the provisions

of this Act, shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to deal with and decide the

matters assigned to it and discharging functions or duties assigned to it by

or under the provisions of this Act.

42. (1) A member, other than an ex-officio member, may resign by writing

under his signature. A nominee of the Chancellor may resign by writing

under his signature addressing to the Chancellor, and any other member

may resign by writing under his signature addressing to the Chairperson

of the Board of Management or the Vice-Chancellor. The person shall cease

to be a member upon his resignation being accepted by the Chancellor, or

the Chairman of the Board of Management or the Vice-Chancellor, as the

case may be, or upon expiry of thirty days from the date of resignation,

whichever is earlier.

(2) If a person nominated or appointed to any authority or body remains

absent without prior permission of the authority or body for three consecutive

meetings, he shall be deemed to have vacated his membership and he shall

cease to be a member from the date of the third such meeting in which he

has remained absent.

43. (1) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, all matters with regard

to the conduct of meetings of the authorities, bodies or committees, if any,

constituted by the university, shall be such, as may be prescribed by the

Statutes.

(2) A meeting of an authority or body shall be convened on the date

determined by the Chairperson by a notice issued by its Secretary.

(3) Except as otherwise provided, the quorum for a meeting shall

ordinarily be one-third of the number of the sitting members. If there is

no quorum, the meeting shall be adjourned by the Chairperson to a specific

time on the same day, or on a later date and no quorum shall be necessary

for such adjourned meeting. No quorum shall be necessary on the following

day of the continued meeting.

Conclusiveness

of decision of

authority.

Resignation

of

membership.

Meetings of

authorities.

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(4) Where no provision is made by or under the Statutes for a Chairperson

to preside over a meeting of any authority or body of the university or when

the Chairperson so provided for is absent and no provision is made for any

other person to preside, the members present shall elect a person from

amongst themselves to preside at the meeting.

(5) Save as otherwise provided, all items, questions, matters or proposals

on the agenda shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present.

(6) The Chairperson shall have a vote. In case of equality of votes, the

Chairperson shall have the casting vote. The secretary, if not a member,

shall have the right to participate in the deliberations but shall not have

the right to vote.

44.

When any vacancy occurs in the office of a member, other than

an ex-officio member the vacancy shall be filled, within a period of three

months, from the same category.

CHAPTER V

STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS.

45. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for

all or any of the following matters, namely:-

(1) conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions;

(2) establishment and maintenance of the sub-centres, university

departments, schools and hostels;

(3) constitution, powers, duties and functions of authorities and bodies

of the university not laid down under any of the provisions of this Act;

(4) closure of university schools, departments or centres;

(5) rules of procedure for conduct of business at the meetings of

authorities of the university;

(6) appropriation of funds of the university for furtherance of the

objects of the university;

(7) acceptance and management of trusts, bequests, donations,

endowments and grants from individuals or organizations;

(8) disciplinary action against defaulting teachers, officers and other

employees of the university;

(9) conditions of residence, conduct and discipline of the students of

the university, and the action to be taken against them for breach of

discipline or misconduct, including the following, namely :-

(a)

use of unfair means in an examination, or abetment thereof;

(b)

refusal to appear or give evidence in any authorized inquiry

by an officer in charge of an evaluation and examination, or by any

officer or authority of the university; or

(c)

disorderly or otherwise objectionable conduct, whether within

or outside the university;

Filling of

vacancy.

Statutes and

their subject

matters.

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(10) mechanism and procedure for redressal of grievances of the

students;

(11) functions and duties of Students’ Council in the university;

(12) norms and procedure to be followed while nominating members

on authorities, boards and committees by the Vice-Chancellor under this

Act;

(13) procedure to be followed for purchases under sub-section (6) of

section 62;

(14) any matter which is to be prescribed by Statutes or which is

necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act.

46. (1) The Board of Management may, from time to time, make new

or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the Statutes in the manner

hereinafter provided:

Provided that, the first Statutes shall be made within one year from

the appointed date.

(2) The Statutes Committee shall be constituted by the Board of

Management as follows, namely:—

(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;

(b) Dean of each School of university;

(c) one Professor of university;

(d) Registrar of university, Member-Secretary;

(e) one legal advisor or counsel appointed by the Board of Management.

(3) The Statutes Committee shall prepare and propose draft Statutes

concerning the matters referred to in the last preceding section and shall

present to the Board of Management.

(4) Every Statutes passed by the Board of Management shall be submitted

to the Chancellor who may give or withhold his assent thereto or send it

back to the Board of Management for reconsideration. The Chancellor may

send the draft Statutes to the State Government for its views, if there are

implications, financial or otherwise, on the part of the State Government

in the implementation of such Statutes.

(5) No Statutes passed by the Board of Management shall be valid or

shall come into force until assented by the Chancellor.

(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections,

the Chancellor, either suo moto or on the advice of the State Government,

may, direct the university to make provisions in the Statutes in respect of

any matter specified by him and if the Board of Management fails to initiate

to adopt the direction within thirty days of its receipt, the Chancellor may,

after considering the reasons, if any, communicated by the Board of

Management for its inability to comply with such direction, make or amend

the Statutes in that respect, suitably.

Making of

Statutes.

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(7) The Board of Management may take into consideration the draft

of a Statutes either of its own motion or on a proposal by the Statutes

Committee. In the case of a draft which is not proposed by the Statutes

Committee, the Board of Management, before considering the same, shall

obtain the opinion of the Statutes Committee:

Provided that, if the Statutes Committee fails to submit its opinion

within three months from the date on which it receives the draft, the Board

of Management may proceed to take the draft into consideration.

(8) The Board of Management if it thinks necessary may obtain the

opinion of any officer, authority or body of the university with regard to

any draft Statutes which is before it for consideration:

Provided that, if any such draft Statutes pertains to academic matters,

the Board of Management shall obtain the opinion of the Academic Council

before considering the same.

(9) The Board of Management, shall pass the Statutes and shall submit

it to the Chancellor for his assent.

47. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Ordinances may provide

for all or any of the following matters, namely:-

(1) norms and process of fixation of fees, other fees and charges for

courses and programms to be adopted by Fee Fixation Committee under

this Act;

(2) conditions governing the appointment and duties of examiners;

(3) conduct of examinations, other tests and evaluation, and the

manner in which the candidates may be assessed or examined by the

examiners;

(4) constitution, powers, duties and functions of the Equal Opportunity

Cell including provisions for establishing a Cell in accordance with the

provision of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the

guidelines and directives of the University Grants Commission, issued

from time to time;

(5) mechanism for prevention of ragging of students of the university;

(6) mechanism for prevention of sexual harassment of teachers,

employees, students of the university and redressal of grievances relating

to sexual harassment, incidences and penalty for those who indulge in

sexual harassment, in accordance with the provisions of the Sexual

Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and

Redressal) Act, 2013;

(7) any academic matter which, by or under this Act or the Statutes

is to be prescribed by the Ordinance or which is necessary to give effect

to the provisions of this Act.

48. (1) The Board of Management may, from time to time, make new

or additional Ordinances or may amend or repeal the Ordinances in the

manner hereinafter provided.

(2) No Ordinance concerning academic matters shall be made, amended

or repealed by the Board of Management unless a draft thereof has been

proposed by the Academic Council.

Ordinances

and their

subject

matters.

Ordinances

and its

making.

14 of

2013.

49 of

2016.

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(3) All Ordinances made by the Board of Management shall have effect

from the date of the meeting or from such date as it may direct, but every

Ordinance so made shall be submitted to the Chancellor within two weeks

from the date of the Board of Management meeting. The Chancellor shall

have the power to direct the Board of Management, within four weeks of

the receipt of the Ordinances, to suspend its operation, and he shall, as soon

as possible, inform the Board of Management of his objection to it. He may,

after receiving the comments of the Board of Management either withdraw

the order suspending the Ordinances or disallow the Ordinances, and his

decision shall be final.

49. (1) Subject to the provisions prescribed by or under this Act, the

Board of Management may make Regulations consistent with this Act,

Statutes and Ordinances, for,-

(a) institution of fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship,

studentship, medals and prizes and for their award;

(b) collaborations with other universities, institutions and

organizations for mutually beneficial academic programmes;

(c) preservation of record of the university;

(d) providing for all or any of the matters which, by or under this

Act, Statutes or Ordinances, are to be or may be provided by Regulations;

(e) all non-academic matters for which provision is, in the opinion

of the Board of Management, necessary for the purposes of this Act,

Statutes or Ordinances.

(2) Subject to the provisions prescribed by or under this Act, the

Academic Council may make Regulations relating to the academic matters,

consistent with this Act, Statutes and Ordinances.

(3) The Deans of schools shall draft and place for approval of the

Board of Management or the Academic Council, as the case may be, the

Regulations, providing for the matters referred to in sub-sections (1) and

(2) and for all or any of the matters which, by or under this Act, Statutes

or Ordinances, are to be or may be provided by Regulations.

CHAPTER VI

GRIEVANCES OF TEACHERS, EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS.

50. (1) There shall be a Grievances Redressal Committee in the university

to deal with all types of grievances; except grievances against the State

Government including its officials, teachers and other employees of the

university, which are not within the jurisdiction of the university Tribunal

and Students Grievances Redressal Cell of the university.

(2) The university shall establish a Grievances Redressal Cell headed

by the officer of the university not below the rank of the Assistant Registrar

for providing administrative assistance to the Grievances Redressal

Committee.

(3) The Grievances Redressal Committee shall consist of the following

members, namely:-

(a) retired Judge not below the rank of the District Judge,

nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson ;

Regulations.

Grievances

Redressal

Committee.

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(b) one Dean of School, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) one member of the Board of Management, nominated by its

Chairperson of Board of Management;

(d) Registrar, Member-Secretary;

(e) one teacher belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes

or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other

Backward Classes and one non-teaching employee of the university

nominated by the Board of Management;

(f) one legal advisor, or counsel appointed by the Board of

Managment:

Provided that, one member shall be a woman.

(4) The nomination of a retired Judge as the Chairperson and a Dean

of a School as the member of the Grievances Redressal Committee, shall

be for such period, not exceeding three years in aggregate, as the Vice-

Chancellor may, from time to time, in each case decide.

(5) The Chairperson of the Grievances Redressal Committee shall be

entitled for remuneration and conveyance charges, as may be determined

by the university.

(6) The Grievances Redressal Committee shall hear, settle and decide

grievances as per the law, as far as may be practicable, within three months,

from the date of filing of the complaint.

(7) It shall be lawful for the Grievances Redressal Committee to entertain

and decide grievances or complaints relating to service of the employees,

which are not within the jurisdiction of the University and College Tribunal,

after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to both the parties.

(8) There shall be Students Grievance Redressal Cell at the university

to resolve the Grievances of Students and to suggest to the higher authorities

different ways and means to minimize and prevent such grievances. The

functional mechanism of working of Students Grievance Redressal Cell shall

be as prescribed by the Statutes, prepared in accordance with the provisions

of the University Grants Commission (Grievance Redressal) Regulations,

2012, or any other regulations for the time being in force.

51. (1) The Tribunal established for the Sant Gadge Baba University,

Amravati shall be the Tribunal for the purposes of this Act, for adjudication

of disputes between the employees of the university and university, with

regard to the matters specified in sub-section (1) of section 81 of the

Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016.

(2) The other details and procedures provided in sections 80, 81, 82,

83, 84 and 85 of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 shall be

applicable mutatis mutandis to the university.

CHAPTER VII

ADMISSIONS, EXAMINATIONS, EVALUATION AND OTHER

MATTERS RELATING TO STUDENTS.

52. Subject to all the reservation policies of the State Government for

the admission in educational institutions, the admissions to all the courses

in the university schools, departments, centres, sub-centres or regional

centres shall be made by the university, on the basis of competitive merit,

Tribunal.

Admissions.

Mah. VI

of 2017.

Mah. VI

of 2017.

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in accordance with the notifications, orders or rules made or issued by the

State Government, from time to time, and the same shall be published by

the university before the commencement of the academic session :

Provided that, having regard to the maintenance of discipline, the

authority concerned shall have the power to refuse admission to a student,

except at the entry point of any academic program.

53. All the disputes relating to admissions to the university Schools,

departments and centres including sub-centres or regional centres, shall

be adjudicated by the university Students Grievance Redressal Cell as per

sub-section (8) of section 50.

54. Before the end of each academic year, the Board of Examinations

and Evaluation shall prepare and publish a schedule of examinations for

the next academic year and choice based credit system of evaluations for

each and every course wherever applicable, conducted by the university and

shall strictly adhere to the schedule. Failing which the concerned authority

or officer of the university shall have to make a reasoned report to the

Board of Management within thirty days and the directions or decisions

of the Board of Management in this regard shall be final and binding:

Provided that, in case the university is unable to follow the said schedule

due to reasons and circumstances beyond its control, it shall, as soon as

practicable, submit a report to the Chancellor and to the State Government

incorporating the detailed reasons for making a deviation from the published

schedule.

Explanation.- “Schedule of examinations” means a table giving details

about the time, day and date of the commencement of each paper which is

a part of a scheme of examinations and shall also include the details about

the practical examinations.

55. The university shall strive to declare the results of every examination

conducted by it within fifteen days from the last date of the examination

for that particular course and shall in any case declare the results latest

within thirty days thereof:

Provided that, if for any reasons whatsoever, the university is unable

to finally declare the results of any examination and evaluation within the

aforesaid period of thirty days, Director, Board of Examinations and

Evaluation shall prepare a detailed report incorporating the reasons for

such delay and submit the same through Vice-Chancellor to the Chancellor,

to the Board of Management and to the State Government and the direction

of the Chancellor in this regard shall be final and binding.

56. No examination or evaluation of the results of an examination or

evaluation shall be held invalid only for the reasons that the university has

not followed the schedule of examination.

57.

The authorities of the university shall frame appropriate

Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to ensure that the students selected

to represent their classes, as the case may be, for sports, culture and all

other extra-curricular activities are selected entirely on the basis of merit,

through open merit competition.

Disputes

relating to

admissions.

Examination

and

evaluation.

Declaration

of results.

Examinations

and

evaluation

not invalid

for non-

compliance

with

schedule.

Sports and

extracurri-

cular

activities.

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CHAPTER VIII

COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES.

58. The following shall be the Committees and Councils constituted

under this Act, namely:-

(i) Students’ Council;

(ii) Finance and Accounts Committee;

(iii) Buildings and Works Committee;

(iv) Purchase and Sales Committee;

(v) Knowledge Resource Committee;

(vi) Fee Fixation Committee;

(vii) Selection and Appointment Committee;

(viii) Internal Quality Assurance Committee.

59. (1) There shall be a Students’ Council to look after the welfare of

the students and to promote and co-ordinate the extra-curricular activities

of different student’s associations for better corporate life. The Students’

Councils shall not engage in political activities.

(2) The Students’ Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-

(a) Director, Board of Students’ Development as the Chairperson;

(b) General Secretary, elected by the members of Students’ Council

from amongst themselves, as the Member Secretary;

(c) Gymkhana Secretary;

(d) one lady student representative, nominated by the Vice-

Chancellor;

(e) one student representative belonging to Scheduled Castes or

Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic

Tribes or Other Backward Classes or Special Backward Category, by

rotation, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of

Director, Board of Students’ Development, National Service Scheme

(NSS) and sports, as prescribed;

(f) one student each from ,—

(i) National Service Scheme (NSS) or National Cadet Corps (NCC),

(ii) Sports, and

(iii) cultural activities, nominated by the Director, Board of

Students’ Development, from amongst the students of the university

Departments who are engaged in National Service Scheme (NSS),

National Cadet Corps (NCC), sports and cultural activities

respectively, as prescribed.

(3) The first meeting of the university Students’ Council shall be presided

over by the Vice-Chancellor and shall be attended by such other officers,

as he may deem fit.

Councils and

Committees.

Students’

Council.