The Kerala University of Health Sciences Act, 2010

• • ' ·~ © Government of Kcrala adhro§ CT\Jc3c06Xlc3 2011 Reg No rocil mmJm Kl/IV(N)/12/2009-20 11 • Vol LVI } ()J:JPJ_,\o 56 KERALA GAZETTE v ~cfua>~ (f)CTUOO EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ~wlce,::>colce,O)::>m>l Ln.J~li'ID6)~~5JcmiDJcmm1 Tluru vananthapu ram, Monday (())lm~rumomnJ~roo, (())l!!huO 24th January 20 II 2011 [2ffi~()J(!)l24 4th Magha 1932 1932 OXlneJo 4 GOVJ:RNMI:""NT OF KERALA Law (Legislation-H) Department NOTIFICATION No. } 172 CTXnJtn No 15194/Lcg H112010/Law Dated 'fluruvananthapuram, 24th January, 20Jl 4th Magha, /932 The followmg Act of the Kcrala State Legislature IS hereby published for general mformatwn The Bill as passed by the Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 22nd day of January, 2011 By order of the Governor, K MADHUSUDANAN NAIR, Specwl Secretary (Law) PRJN I FD AND PUBLI~H[D DY THf SUPLRINTfNDfNT OF GOV[RNMFNT PRESS a AT THE GOVeRNMeNT CfNTRAL PRES~ TIIIRlNANANTHfiPURAM 2011 331352/2011101 p ACT 4 Ol' 2011 Ill!. KLRALA UNIVI·RSI'IY or IILALril SCII:NCES ACr,_2010 An Au to e\tabft,h and Jn(_OJpOiate a Unn·e1 \II)' of 1/ea/th Suences 111 the State of Keuda and to p1 u1·1de j01 mat1e11 umncued the1 e>tllh or lllUdental thereto p, eamble --W111 Rl A~. tt 1'> cxpcdtcnt to c-,tdbhsh and mcorporatc a Umvcrstty of I Icalth Sctcncc~ for the purposc.f' of cn~unng proper and systemattc mstruct10n, teachmg, trammg and research exclustvely m Modem Mcdtcme, llomoeopathy and lndtan Syc;tem~ ofMedzcmc mcludmg Ayur\'eda, Szddha, Yoga, Naturopathy. Unanz and alhcd sc1cnce<. m the State of Kerdla and to have umfonmty 111 the Vdnous academic programme<> m mcdtcal and allzcd ~ubject~ m the State, and to provzde for mdttcrs connected therewzth or mczdeutal thereto, B1 tt cna<-tcd m the Stl'ty-Jirst Ycdt of the Rcpubltc of Indta a<, follows- CiiAI'IIR I PRHJML'-lARY 1 Short tllle and GommenGement -( 1) I ht' Act may be called the Kerala Umvcr~lly of llealth Sc1enccc; Act 2010 (2) II shall be deemed to have come mto force on the 7th day of December, 2009 2 Dejimllon' -In th1s Act unlc<.~ 'ihe context otherWI'>e requues,- (d) "Acadcmtc Serv1ccc; Umt" mcdn<> d Umver-,tty department of study and rec;earch 1ncludmg schoob dnd centres, Academzc Staff College, Umvcrs1ty Computmg Re!>ource Centre, Ltbrary, InstmmentJI!on or dzagnosttc facthty or any other unit provzdmg -;pectaltscd ~cf\ tcc~ for the promotton of any of the obJecllve!> of the Umvcr<.zty, (b) "Affiltated College or InstitutiOn" mean-> a college or mc;tllul!on unpattmg educauon m hcdlth and dlltcci sctcncec; whzch I'> affiltdlcd to the Untver~lly m accordance w1th the provi'>!Ons of th1c; Act and the Statute!>, (c) "A1ded College or lnstllutwn" mean<. a pnvdte college or lll!>lltutton whtch 1~ ent1tled to have financ1dl a'i'IStdnce from the Government , • 1 ,. , I I ~ I I I • 3 (d) "Approved In~tl\utJOns" mean recogmsed mst1tut1ons such a~ hospttal, health centre or such other mstltut!Oil'i rccogm'icd by the· Umverslty as an mst1tut10n m wh1ch a person may undergo trammg, 1f any, reqUired by a course of 'itudy before the confcrnng of any degree, d1plomd or other academic distmct10n of the Umvcrs1ty. (c) "Authont1cs" mcdn the authont1cs of the Umverstty as provided m section 19 of th1!> Act, (f) "Autonomy" means a pnvllcge of the Umvcrslty conferred by regulatiOns pcrn11ttmg a college, m~titutiOn or a department of the Umvcrslty to · conduct academic programmes dnd exammat10ns, develop syllabus for the respective subjects and Issue certificates of passmg the cxammat10ns etc , and havmg full academic, adnumstrat1vc and financial autonomy, subject to the proviSions of th1s Act and Statutes, (g) "Autonomou<; College", "Autonomous InstitutiOn" or "Autonomous Department" mean'> a college, lllS!ItutiOn or department to wh1ch autonomy IS granted and IS designated to be so hy Statutes, (h) "Central or State Councils" mean vanous Councils ofmed1cal and allied !.Cicnces constituted by the Central Government or State Government such as Medical Council, Nursmg Council. Pharn1acy Council and other Councils, (1) "CollaboratiOn" means collaboratiVe academic act1vtty of the Umvers1ty w1th other umvcrsiiiC!., academic mst1tut10n~ (local, rcg10nal. natiOnal or mtcrndllonal), rc~:.earch m!>tltutions and orgamsatJOns. (J) "College" means an ms!ltut10n 1mpartmg education m medical and dlhcd sciences, conducted by the Umvers1ty or affiliated to the Umversl!y Situated 111 the State of Kcrala, (k) "Constituent college" means a college mdmtamed and managed by the UmvcrsJty, (!) "EducatiOnal agency" means any person or body of persons who or wh1ch establishes or mamtams one or more pnvate college or cducauonalmslltutiOn~, (m) "Government" means the Government of Kerala, (n) "Government College" means a college mamtamcd by the Government and affiliated to the Umvcrs1ty, (o) "Jiostc!" mean!. a umt of re'iJdencc for the student<> of the Umvcrs1ty mamtamed or rccogmscd by the Umverslly 111 dCcordancc with the proviSIOn'> of th1s Act or Stat~tes, 4 (p) "Indian System~ of Medicine" Includes 1\yurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unam and su~.-h other disciplmes a~ may be notified by the Government, (q) "Mandgcment" medn'> the trustees, or the managmg or govcrnmg body by whatever name edlled, of any tru<>t or society registered under the relevant laws, responsible for management and adnumstrat1on of the educatiOnal m~tltUtions or colleges and m relatiOn to any college or mstJtution c<.,tabh~hcd or mamtamed by the Ccntrdl Government or StdtC Government or a soc1cty or agency, c<>tabhshcd by the Central Govcmment or State Government or a local authonty, such dS panchdyath, mumc1pahty, 11 means, rcspcc(lvcly, the Central Government or the State Government or the society or agency, or the concerned local authonty, such as the pdnchayath, mumclpdhty as the case may be, (r) "llcalth Sc.Icnccs" mean sc1entdic med1cmc m alll!s branches conccrnmg preventive, promotive, curative and rchabihtaiivc health of human bcmgs mcludmg Modem MediCine, Dental Science<,, Pharmacy, the Indian Sy~tcm~ of Med1cme m aJI 1ts branches mcludmg 1\yurvcda, Siddha, Yoga, Naturopahty, Undlll and Ilomocopathy and alhcd sciences mcludmg tho~c concerned w1th mterdisciplmary areds related to health, nur~mg, other medical, para mcd1cal and alhed subJects and all 1ts branche<>, (s} "Presenbed" means prc~~.-nbed by Stdtutes, Ordmances or RegulatiOns made by or under this 1\ct, (t) "Pnvate college" medn~ a college mamtamcd by an educational agency other thdn the Government or Local Self Government ln<>tllutwns or the Umverslty and affiliated to the Umvcrstty, (u) "Profc~s10nal college" mcdns a wllcgc or hkc IOStllutiOn 10 wh1ch IOStrucuon IS given 10 dny of the <>Ub]ech that come~ Iinder the Umvcrs1ty mdudmg Modern Mcdicme and all 1ts branches, 1\yurvcda, ·llomocopathy, Siddha, Unam, Yoga, Naturopathy, Pharmacy, Nur<>mg, Paramedical and other allied subJects mc!ud10g Mcdicdl Laborawry !'cchnology, Physiotherapy, Optometry, Radiology, /\ud10~ogy, Speech Pathology, Mcd1cal Anatomy, Mcd1cal Bwchcmistry, Mcd1cal MicrobiOlogy etc , or any other subJect<; as may be notified by the Government, . (v) "Rccogmscd Jnslltut10n" means an mst11ut10n of h1ghcr learnmg, research or ~pcc1ahsed studie<;, other than an affiliated college and recogn1sed to be so by the Umvcrslly, (w) "Scheduled Castes" mean such ca<;tcs, race~ or tnbcs or parts of or groups withiO cdstes, races or tnbcs as arc deemed to be Scheduled Castes, 10 relatiOn to the State of Kcrala under article 341 of the Constllutlon of India, • • • I l i ~ • • • 5 (x) "Scheduled rnbcs" mean such tnbcs or tnbal commumtlcs or parts of or ~roups w1thm such tnbcs or tnbal commumt1cs as arc deemed to be Scheduled Tnbcs m relauon to the State of Kcrala under article 342 of the ConstitutiOn of India, (y) "Statutes", "Ordmances" and "Regulations" mean respectively the Statutes, Ordmances and Regulations of the Umvcrslty, (z) "Student" mcam a part-time or full-t1mc student reccivmg mstruct.wn or undcrgomg house surgency/mtcrnshiplrcsidency programme or carrymg on research m any of the Colleges, UmvcfSity Departments/Schools or rccogm;.cd mstllutwns, (za) "Un-aided college or mstitution" mean~ a pnvatc college or mstltut1on wh1ch Is. not entitled to have financial assistance from the Government or Umvcrs1ty, (lb) "Umvcrs1ty" means the Kerala Umvcrsity of Health Sciences established under sectiOn 3 of th1s Act, (1c) "Umverslty Grants CommiSSion" means the CommiSSIOn c~tabhshcd under section 4 of the Umvcrslty Grants CommiSSion Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956) CHAP II R II ll IE UNIVERSITY 3 E\tablrshment and tncorporatwn of the Kerala Umverstty of /lealth Suenc_es --( \) There shall, be established a Umvcrs1ty by name "the Kcrala Umvcrs1ty of Health Sciences'', which ~hall be d body corporate havmg perpetual successiOn and a common seal, With power, subJeCt to the prov1s10ns of the Act, to acqUire and hold property, to wntract and shall, by the ~a1d name sue and be sued (2) Notw1thstandmg anythmg contamcd many other law for the tunc bcmg m force, the tern tonal JUIISdiction of the Umvcrs1ty shall extend to the whole of the State of Kcrala (3) The headquarters of the Umvers1ty shall be at Thnssur (4) In all sutts and other legal procecdmgs by or agamst the Umvcrslty the plcadmgs shall be s1gncd and venfied by the Registrar or any other person authonsed by h1m m tlllS behalf and all processes m such SUits and procccdmgs shall be 1ssued to and served on the Registrar · (5) The Umver~1ty may cstab!Jsh study centres at such other places w1thm the State ofKcrala With the approval of the Governmg Council and at places outside the State of Kcrala w1th the pnor approval of the Government (6) The University shall be bo.th a tcachmg and an affihatmg Umvcrs1ty 6 4 CompO Ill/On of the Unn e1 \If} I he Umvcr<>lly ~hall be compo<>cd of the followmg ndmcly (A) ln-;t!luttom of the Umvcr<aty whtch shdll mcludc the followmg -- (1) School of ~tudtc., and re~cdrch Ill area~ as may be decided by the Umvcr.,tty from time to wne, (11) Con.,tllucnt College-,, matnly focu~mg on undergraduate and po<>t-grddUdtc tedchmg dtrcctly managed by the Untver.,Ity. (B) Affiltatcd college.,, both 111 the Gove111mcnt dnd pnvate aided or unatdcd o;cctor-,, (C) Rccogm ... ed ln~tllutiOt}S 5 'l he uhjeUI ofthC' lfnt..,el 111_1 followmg, ndmely l he object-, of the Untvcr~Ity '>hdll be the (1) to advdnce dnd dt~-,emmdtc lcdrnmg dnd knowledge m hcdlth ~ctcnccs and d)lted fields by fostenng dnd promottng medtcdl rc~carch, (u) to dc~tgn new cour-,e~ and cumcula bd~cd on the advance~ tn the ticld of hedlth c;;uence, (111) to regulate the aLddemtL '>tanddrd<> of the affdtdted colleges or m~lltuttons, (tV) tO promote preventiVe LUrattVC and rchabJII(d(tVC a~pCC[~ of hedJth, I (v) to organt<>c progrdmmc., to tackle health problem., of the society, (vt) to give ]eddci<>Illp to the medical humdn re<,ourcc development 111 • the State, (v11) to giv<.: lcader'>hip to the hedltb plannmg dnd health policy fonnulation • for the Stdte • (vlll) to g1ve thru~t to epldemtOiogJcal o.;tudJe'-, momtonng and ~urvetlldnce !.ystcm of the dl'>ea~es prevdlcnt 111 the State, (IX) to act a~ the nodal dgeney for lmkdgc" wtth other ndtiOnal dnd mterndtiOndl lll~tiiUtiOII<;, (x) to develop a platform for the dtalogue between different c;;ystcm<., of hedlth care , (xi) to exploH: the po'>~tbtlttles of JOint resedrch programmes and mtcgratton between thffer~nt ~y.,tcms of medicme, J ' • • • 7 (xn) to promote eqUitable dtqnbuuon of facthttes for education m health and alhed sctences, (Xllt) to promote acqui<>ttwn of knowledg~ m a rapidly developmg and changmg soctety and to contmually offer opportumtles for upgradmg knowledge and tmpartmg trammg and development of skllb Ill the context of mnovatwns, re~earch and dt~covery 111 alliield-. of human endeavour by e~tabh<>hmg educatiOnal network related to health !>Cienees wtth u~c of modern eommumcat1on medtd and technologic~ appropnate fm a leammg ~octety, (xtv) to gtve more thrust for the development of lndtan System~ o_f MedJcme and all Its branche~ a.nd Homoeopathy by cncouragmg re~earch and other dCddemic actiVtttcs m the related areas o Po">~ er.1 and funuwm of the Umvently- rhc powers and functions of the Umvcr~Ity ~hall be tnc followmg, namely - (I) to prov1dc In'>truction dnd trdmmg 111 !>Uch branchc~ of learnmg reldted to health and alhcd science<; a~ the Umverstty may deem fit, (11) to make provi<;Ions for researcl1and for advancement and d1ssemmat1on of knowledge m hedlth and alhed science$, , (111) to In<;titutc and award degrees, diplomc~s, certificates and other academ1c d1stmctwn~. (1v) to hold exammatJons and to confer degrees and other acc~dcmtc d1stmctwm for persons who shall hc1vc pur~ued approved cour~e<; of <>tudy 111 d Un1vers1ty, college or an aftihated or recogm!>cd college or m<>tllUtlon unlc<><; exempted therefrom m the manner pre~cnbed and "hall l)ave pa!>,.ed the prescnbed exammatwns of the Umvc1sity or shall hc~ve earned on re~earch satl<>factonly unde1 condltwn~ a~ may be pre<>cnbcd and whtch has been duly evaluated, (v) to confer honorary degrees or other dlstmctJOn!> on d1stmgut~hcd person~ m accordance with the conditiOns a~ may be prescnbed, (vi) to prescnbe condition<; under wh1ch the award of any degree, t1tlc, diploma and other academic distmctiOn'> may be wtthheld, (v11) to wtthdraw or cancel degree, tttlc, dtploma, certificates or other d1stmctton~ under conditions that may be pre<;cnbed by the Statutes alter g1vmg the per,.ons affected a reasonc~blc opportun1ty to present their case, (v111) to estabh!>h, mamta.m and admtm!>ter colleges, schools, centre._, hospitals. laboratonc~ and l!branc-. or other m~tttutJOn<> necc~sary to carry out the obJectives of the umvcrs!ly, 8 (1x) to prcscnbc conditiOn'> for recogmt10n of m<;titUtlOns for conductmg re-.earch or other programmes of the Umvcr<aty' and to grdnt rccogmtlon to mslltutiOns sat1~fymg the condttlons dnd to withdraw such recognitiOn, (x) to c<>tabh<>h, maitJtdin and ddmmistcr hostels and to rccogmsc hostcb not mandgcd by the Umver~1ty and to ~u~pend or withdraw such rccogmtion, (XI) to provide for c'>tabhshmcnt of campus for '>Crvmg a group of affiliated colleges and dlso to provide for dnd mamtam common resource centres m such campu~cs m the fonn of hbrdnes, labordtoncs, computer centres dnd the hkc centres of icdmmg, (xu) to establish centres for conductmg research programme and to create rco;carch po~ts and appomt '>Ullablc per~ons to these posts, (x111) to create posts of director ... , pnne1pal'>, teachers and other non-vacatiOn academic po~ts required by the Umvcrslly and to prcscnbc by the Stdtutcs the scales of pay for <;uch post<; wtth the pnor dpproval of the State Government, and to prcscnbc their qudhficat!On", method~ of dppomtment dnd to mdkc dppomtments thereto, (xiv) to appomt or rccogni~e teacher~ workmg 111 any other Umvcrs1ty or organt<;atlon as teachers of the Umvcrsny for specified penod, (xv) "to create non-tcachmg, skilled, ddmmistratJvc, mimstcnal and other posts and prc~cnbe through Statutes pay -.calc<> for ~uch post'>, with pnor approval of the State Government and to fix the method of appomtmcnt and to make appOintments thereto, Provided that the recrUitment to the non-tcachmg ~taff other than the officers of the Umvcrs1ty mentiOned m clause 9 <;hall be through Kcrala l'ubhc Service Commi~::.Ion (xv1) t6 facllllatc mobility of tcdchcr~ w1thm the Umver'>liY and to other Umver~Itie'> 1f nece~~ary, (xvu) to make provi/'IOn wherever fed'iible 111 the lJn1vcr~Ity departments, dffihated college~, recogmsed m-.tnution:., centre<; and <;chool-., for survey dnd collection of '>tdti~tiLs, datd and other particular' relevant to vanouo; developmental activities mcludmg evaluatiOn of the developmental schemes under the State and Central Plans w1th the partiCipdtlon of the <,tudent-; a~ a part of their curncular aCIIVltieS, (xvm) to control and regulate admiS'>IOn of student-; for vanous courses of study m UnJvcrslly department~, affiliated colleges, mstitulloris, -.chools, centres and recogm~ed mslltutwns, • • • I ., l I I j I I 9 (xtx) to dcstgnatc a department of the Umverstty, an affiliated college, mstttutwn, school or centre as an autonomouo. Umvcnaty department or mslltullon or school, as the case may be, m accordance wtth the gUldclmcs, tf any, latd down by the Umvcrstty Grants Commts~ton or Government of Kerala or other Central Counctl, .. (xx) to mom tor and evaluate the academic perfom1ancc of affiliated colleges and rccogmscd mstllullons for grantmg contmuatton of affiliallon and pcnodtcal accredllatwn, (xxt) to mspcct, where necessary, affiliated colleges and rccogmscd mstttutt6ns through suttablc machmery cstabli~hcd for the purpose, and take measures to ensure that proper standards of mstructton, tcachmg and trammg arc mamtamed by them and adequate library, laboratory, hospttal, faculty and other acadcmtc facillltcs arc provtdcd for, ' (xxu) to mstttutc award~. fellowship~. travcllmg fellowships, sciJOlaro.hip'>, studcnt~htp, medals and pnzcs for teachers and students of the University and affiliated colleges, (xx111) to make arrangements for promotmg welfare of the employees of the University, (xxiv) to provtde for the trammg and quahty Improvement of teachers and non-teachmg employees, : f (xxv) to provtdc for pcnodJcal a~sc~smcnt of the performance o( teachers and non-tcachuig employees of the college~, msfltuttOns, schools, centres and Umvcrslty departments m accordance wtth the Statutes, (xxvi) to regulate attendance of the teachers m the prcmt~es of the Umvers1ty or college or mstttutwns dunng teachmg hours•and beyond tcachmg hours, as may be prc~cnbed and to prohtbll teachers from takmg or conductmg pnvate tUitiOn or pnvate coachmg classes or domg pnvatc climcal practice, • (xxvu) to prcscnbc by Statutes conduct and dJsctplinc rules for tcachmg and non-tcachmg stdff and to cn~urc the enforcement thereof, . ' (xxv111) to prc~cnbc a code of conduct for managements of affiliated or rccogmscd colleges or mstttutlons, (xxix) to c~tablish, mamtam and manage, whenever necessary, - (a) a Pnntmg and Pubhcat10n Department, (b) Umverstty Extcnswn Boards, 10 (c) lnfol!nat1on Bun:au~. (d) employnH.:nt gUJdJJKe bureau" Jnd "uch other dCl!Vttte.'. JS mJy be necc""ary ,md po:...,,b(e to fulfill the objccttve~ of the Unl\ cr~lly. (xxx) to co-oper<tte or collJborate wtth dny other UnJver"1ty, m"tltUtlon, authonty or org,mll,ttlon fo1 re!-oCdrch <tnd Jdv1"ory <>crv1cc" <tnd to ente1 Into appropndte Mrangement w1th other lJnlvcr"itlc", m~tltutton!>, Juthontte..,, ot organlldtton.'. to conduct cou1 '>C" and f01 "uch purpo<;c!> a" the "'tuat1on may dcmJnd, (xxxt) to rescmd affii!Jtion grJnted to the college!> tn v10lat10n of Statute~ of the Umvcr<>lty, (nxn) to cxplmc the po""tbiiitJC<; of Jugmcnttng the rc"ource~ of the Umvcr<;Jty by cxplonng or mnovatmg aetlviiic" -.uch <.11> rc"earch and development, con~ultancy, trJmmg progromme$ ond prov1dmg <;ervtcc" to chen!<; from mduqry, trJdc 01 ,my other non-govcrmnent orgJI1I"dtlon;; f.xxxlll) to 1ccommcnd to the Govcmmcnt to tJke ovcl, 111 the public mterc..,t, the management of Jn JlfiiiJtcd college, m"tltUtlon or dutonomou<; college 111 case where mcgu)Mttle" or commi~\IOih (')r omi~!>Ion" of cnmmJI n<tturc by the ' mJndgcment of "uch college or IIhlltutiOn dre pnmd-fdcte evident to the committee of enquiry dppomtcd by the LnJver"liY (xxx1v) to ICLetvc lund" for col!Jbordtlon programme~ fror>1 forc1gn agenc1e~ subJect to rule" Jnd n:guldtiOn" of the Ccntl ,tl Govcmment Jnd Stdtc Govcmmcnt 111 thdt behdl f, (xxx v) to lJy down for teJchcr-. of JffihJted college" Jnd Un1veNty teacher-., ~crvtce cond1tton" mdudmg code of conduct, worklodd, nonn!> of performance dpprat..,al, dnd ~uch other 111!>1ructtnn" or dtrcettom d-., 111 the op11110n of the Un1vei "tty, mdy be nece'-"<11)' 111 dU!demtc mdtter~. (xxx\ 1) to exeill'>e contnil ove1 the qudent.'. of the Umvcr!:>Ity, to secure the1r health, well betng Jnd di~c1phm: ,md to exetchc through the Jffil!,!lcd wllege!> control for ~nmlar purpo"e" over the "tudent<> of alfthated college~. ("\XXVII) to accept, hold and manage any endowment<>. donatiOI1'-. or fund.; wh1ch mJy become ve"ted 111 It fm the purpo"e" of the Umver~lly by grant, te..,tJmentJIY dt..,po~ttton or otherwl'-.e, ,md to lllVe"t ~uch endowment'-., donation~ or lund!> 111 .tny manner that the Univcr~Ity mJy deem ftt Jnd to In-.tttute scholar!>hlp~. nJedJI<> etc from "ueh fund-. ~UbJeCt to the condition that any donatton from " loretgn country, forc1gn fountiJ\IOn 01 any person 111 '-.Uch country • i • 11 or foundatton shall be accepted by the Uinvcrstty only tn accordance wtth the rule<> and gutdance of the Central Govcmmcnt dnd State Govcmmcnt. (xxxvnt) to borrow money wt\h or Without ~ecunty for ~uch purpose, a:, may be approved by the Government, from the Central Govcmmcnt, the Untvcr"IIY Grants CommtS"IOn or other mcorporatcd bodtes subject to the prov1s1on~ of th1s Act, (xxx1x) to fix fcc" and to demand and collect ~uch fcc~ ,m the manner dS may be prcscnbcd, (xl) to undertake pubhcallon of works of mcnt and rcscdrch pcrtammg to health and dlhcd ~ucncc~, (xlt) to tn<;tttutc dnd provtdc funds wherever nccc~saty for the mamtcnance of,- (a) a Student~· Advt<;ory Bureau (b) an [mploymcnt Bureau, (c) a LJmvctstty Student<; Umon, (d) Umvers!ly Athlcttc Club~. (c) the Nat10nal Cadet Corp.,, (f) the Nat tOnal Servtcc Scheme, (g) Untvcrslly Lxtcn.,1on Board~. (h) Students· Cultural and Dcbdtmg Soetcl!c~, (1) d Pubhcatton Bureau, and (J) Co-opcrattve soetettcs and other stmtl~r mstttuttons for promotmg the welfare of <>tudcnts and employees of the Un1ver;.1ty, (xlu) to do all such other acts and thmg~ or make such other provt<;tons as may be deemed ncccs'>ary or dcstrablc to further the objects of the Umver!>tty \ Cllt\1'11 RIll TilL CHANCELLOR, PRO-CIIANC[LLOR AND On JCI RS OF 'J IJ[ UNlV[RSirY 7 1 he Chana/lor-( I) I he Govemor of Kcrala shall, by vtrtue of ht;, office, be the Chancellor and the I lead of the Umverstty (2) I he Chanccl101, when present: shall prestde over the convocatton of the Umvcr~!ly and mdy t~!>uc dtrect10ns to the V1ce-Chanccllor to convene the mcetmg 12 of any duthonty of the Umver..,Ity for spec1fic purpo~c'>, whenever necessary, and the V!Ce-Chanccllor ~hall subm1t the mmutc~ of such meetmg to the Chancellor for the Chancellor's pcru~al (3) I he Chdnccllor mdy call for ..,uch mformdt1on dnd record relatmg to any affa1r~ of the Umvcr-.1ty and IS'>Ue su<:..h d1rectlon~ thereupon as the Chancellor may deem fit m the mtcrc'>t of the UniVersity, and the authontlC'> and officers of the Umvers1ty "hall comply w1th such dlrccllon.., ( 4) I he Chancellor mdy d ftcr takmg report 1n wntmg from the V!cc­ Chanccllor su<>pcnd or mod!ly any rcsolutJOn, order or procccdmg~ of dny authonty, body, committee or officer, which m the opm10n of the Chancellor '" not 111 .confonmty w1th this Act, Statute-;, Ordmdnccs or RegulatiOn'> or IS not 1n the 111tcrcst of the Umvcrsity dnd the Umvcr"'ty authonty, body, committee and officer shall comply With the same Prov1ded that, before mdkmg any such order, the Chancellor ~hall call upon the lmivcr~Ity, authonty, body, conumttcc or, a~ the Cd~c mdy be, the officer to show cau~c Withm the pcnod spcuficd, why such an order ~hould not he mdde, Jnd 1f any cau'>e IS <;hown, the Chancellor ..,hallcon-;Ider the <;dmc and wherever he deems II necc~-;ary, after con..,ultmg the Government, decide the action to be tJkcn 111 the matter, and <;uch dcci<>Ion ~hall be find! (5) Where, 111 the opmion of the Chancellor, the conduct of any elected or nom111Jtcd or apporntcd or co-opted member m the bodic~ of the Umversity I<; dctnmentdl to the .,mooth fuoct10nmg of the llnivcr~Ity or dny authonty or body or conumttcc, the Chancellor may, <~her givmg ..,ucb membe1 an opportumty to offer explandtion 111 wntmg and dftcr cons1dcnng ~uch explanation, If any, and bcmg satisfied that II IS neccs~ary -;o to do, .,u~pend or di'>quahfy ~uch member lor -;uch pcnod a" the Chancellor mJy deem fit (6) (I) I he Chancellor '>hall have the nght to cam.c an mspcction to be made by -;uch per-;on or person-; or body of person'>, as he may direct, of the Umvcr<;1ty. II/> bulid111gs, ho~pllab, !Jbrancs. museums, work.,hops and equir.ment<. ol any college, 111<;1Jtutwn or ho;,tel mamtdmcd admmi<>tcrcd or rccogmscd by the lJmvcrsity and of the tcachmg dnd other work conducted by or on behJif of the ljmvcrslty 01 under Its au~piccs and of the conduct of cxammation!> or other functions of the Umvcr'>Ity and to eau~c an mqu1ry to be made 111 like manner regardmg any mdtlcr connected With the ddmmi'>tratlon or finances of the Umver"'ty, (n) 'J he Chancellor shall, m every cJ..,e, give due nollee to the Umvcrs!ly of hi'- mtention to cau'>c an 111spcct1on or mqUiry to be made and the Un1vcr'>1ty shdll be cntnkd to dppomt a rcprc.,cntdtivc, who shdll hdvc the ught to be present and to be heard at the mspcct1on or enqUiry, J • f • 13 (m) After an mspccllon or mqu1ry ha<> been caused to be made, the Chancellor may address the V1cc-Chancellor on the result of such m~pect10n or mqUJry and the V1cc-Chancellor shall commumcate to the Senate or Govemmg Councll the views of the Chancellor and call upon the Senate or Governmg Council to commumcate to the Chancellor through !urn Its opm10n thereon w1thm '>uch t1mc as may have been '>pec1ficd by the Chancellor If the Senate or Governmg Council commumcatcs Its opm10n w1thm the spec1f1cd time hm1t, after takmg mto consideratiOn that optmon or where the Senate or Governmg Counc1l fat!~ to commumcate Its opmton m t1me, after the ~pccdled tune-lnmt IS over, the Chancellor may proceed and adv1cc the Senate or Govcrnmg Council upon the acllon to be taken by It, and fix a tlme-hm1t for takmg such act10n, (tv) The Senate or Govemmg Counctl shall, w1thm such time hmtt a~ fixed, report to the Chancellor through the VIce-Chancellor the actiOn wh1ch has been taken or IS propose.d to be taken on the advice tendered by h1m, (v) The Chancellor may, where actiOn has not been taken by the Senate or Governmg Councll to h1s sattsfdctiOn wtthm the t1me-ltmtt fixed and Jfter cons1denng any explanatiOn furmshed or representatiOn made by the Senate or Govemmg Council, 1ssue such d1rect1ons as the Chancellor may thmk fit and the Senate or Govemmg Counctl and other authonty concerned shall comply wtth such d1rcct1on<;, (vt) Notwtthstandmg anythmg con tamed m the preccdmg clauses, tf at any t1mc the Chancellor IS of the opm10n that m any matter the affans of the Umvcrstty are not managed m furtherance of the obJectives 'of the Un1verstty or m accordance w1th the prov1s1ons ofth1s Act, Statutes and Regulattons or that spec1al meac;ures are des1rable to mawt.tlll the standards of Umvers1ty teachwg, exammat10ns, research, admm1strat1on or finance~, the Chancellor may md1catc to the Senate or Govermng Councll through the V1cc-Chanccllor any matter 1n regard to wh1ch he des1rcs an explanatiOn and call upon the Senate or Govemmg Counctl to offer such explanatiOn wllhm such t1mC as may be specified by hm1 If the Senate or Governmg Councll falls to offer any explanation w1thm the lime ~pec1fied or offers an explanatiOn wh1ch m the opm10n of the Chancellor, IS not c;ausfactory, the Chancellor may 1sst.ie such dJrect10ns as appear to h1m to be necessary, and the Senate or Governmg Council and any other authonty concerned shall comply w1th such dJrectJOns, (vu) The Govermng Council shall furn1sh such mformat10n rclatmg to the admm1strallon .tnd finances of the, Umverslly as the Chancellor may, from umc to time, reqUJre 14 (7) (1) l he ChJIKcllor '>hall when an emergency ames hdve the nght to ~u'>pend or diSllll'>~ Jny of the authonttes of the Un1ver~11y and take mea~ure~ for the mtenm admlnt~tratton of the Umver~1ty, (11) An Jppcal ~hJlllle to the Chancellor agdm-.t Jny order of dtsnmsal pas ... ed by the Govemmg Counctl or the Yrce-Chanccllor agam~t any pcr~on 111 the ..,en tcc of the Umver~tty (111) An dppe,ll under the above cldu">c ~hdll be filed Wtthmth1rty day~ from the date of ~crvmg the order of dr<.mt~~dl on the pers~n~ conccrn~.:d, ' (n') 1 h~.: Chancellor ~!Mil before pa'>~tng any ordct on an appeal d'> abmc, refe1 the 111Jttcr for Jdvlcc to d lltbunal appomted by htm for the purpose (X) l he Chancellor sh.1ll have the power to remove the Y1ce-Chancellor or Pro- Vtce-Ch,lllcellol from offtce by an order 111 wnt1ng on charge~ of rmsappropndtlon. 111l..,conduct, 1111~!11dndgement of funds or any other good and suffictent n.;a~on PrO\'tded thdt before tJkmg actwn under th1~ sub-.<,ectwn '>Ucb charge<; shall he proved by an mqutry conducted by d pen.on who J<; or ha'> been a Judge of the I hgh Court or the Supreme CoUI t. dppomtcd by the Chancellor for the purpo..,e l'rov1ded furthct that Y1ce-Chanccllor or Pro- Ytce-ChJnccllol ~hall not . he removed under thl\ scct1on unk:-.<; he has been gtvcn a reJ\onablc opportumty of .,110wmg CdU">C agam">t the actton prop(hCd to be tdken agam::.t h11n (9) I he Chancellor "hall exerc1~e such other power-. Jnd perform ~uch other dutte~ d~ may be conferred upon or vested 111 the Chancellor by or under th·1~ Act or StJtute.., 8 1/w f>lo-Ciwnccl/oJ - (I) l he Mnmtcr m chJrge of I I edith or Mcd1cal l·ducauon 111 KerJia shall be the l'ro-ChJncellor of the Umver..,1ty (2) In the db~encc of the ChJnccllor or dunng lm mabtltty to act, the Pro-Chdnccllor shall exerct'>e all the power ... cllld perJoml dll the functions of the Chdnccllor mcludmg pre::.tdmg over of the eonvoedtlon of the Umver<;tly . (3) J'he dnnual programme of work of the Un•vcr~1ty ..,hall be referred to the Pro-Chancellor for h1~ mformatton and any <>uggest1on made by hun may he con'>ldered by the Govemmg Counctl , (4) l he Pro-ChJncellor shdll al-.o cxcrcl'>e such powers and pcrfom1 .,uch dut1c~ ol the ChJncellor d'> the Chancellor mJy, by order 111 wntmg , • I I • I ,, J • • • 15 delegate to the Pro-Chancellor and such dclegat1on mdy be subject to such rc~tncttons and condttton~ as may be !>pcctlicd 111 <>uch order • 9 Of}lce1 v of the Um1'e1 sily- ( 1) I he lol\owmg shall be the officers of the Umvcrstty, namely--- (1) the Vtce-Chanccllor, • (n) the Pro-Vtcc-Chanccllor, (m) the Regn,trar. (1v) the Dean, (v) the hndnce Officer, (VI) the Controller of EAdmmallon, and ~ueh other officer~ ,111 the <>erv1ce of the Umvcr<>tty a<; may be pre.,cnbed (2) J he VIce-Chancellor <>hall be the pnnc1pal executive and academ1c officer of the Umvers1ty dnd ex-oflic10 ChalrpCl'>On of the Senate, the Govemmg Council the Academ1c Counc1l and Fmance Committee dnd shall pres1de 111 the absence of the Chancellor or Pro-Chancellor, any convocatiOn for confernng degrees · (3) rhe Pro-VIce-Chancellor shall be rcspon:-lble for the dutieS dllottcd to l11m ~pectlically by the Vtcc-Chanccllor w1th the approval of the Govemmg Council or under th1!> Act or Statutes and the Pro- V1ce-Chancellor ~hall pres1de over the meetings of the authont1e<> of the Un1vcrs1ty 111 the dbsence of the Vtce-Chancellor (4) I'he emolument' and terms and conditions of servtce of the Vtce­ Chancellor shall be such a~ may be determmed by the Government (5) I he other olf1cers of the Umvcrs1ty shall be appmnted m such manner and exerct">e ">uch powers and perform such dut1es as ,prov1ded under th1<; Act and Statutes of the Umverwy (6) The cond1t1on'> of ~erv1ce of the other officers of the Umvers1ty <;hall be such dS mdy be prescnbed by Stdtutcs I 0 Appomtmenl of Vue-Chancellor -(I) rhe V!ce-Chanccllor ~hall be appomted by the "Chancellor from among the panel of names recommended by the Search Comml!tee consl<>tmg of th<: lollowmg members, namely - 16 (1) One member nommdtcd by the Chancellor, (u) One member elected by the Govcmmg Council, and (111) One member nommdted by the Chdmnan of the Un1vers1ty Grants Comml'\SIOn I he Chdneellor ~hdll appomt one of the member.'> of the Commll!ce to be the Convenor ' (2) 1 he procc~" of prcpdnng a panel shall begm at least three months before the probdblc ddtc of occurrence of the Vdcancy of the VJcc-Chanccllor "dnd .'>hdll be completed w1thm the llmc-llmlt f1xcd by the Chancellor l he Chancellor, however, may extend <>uch tune-limit, 1f, In the ex1gcncy of the Clrcum~tance~, 11 '" ncee-,<,ary to do so However, the pcnod so extended -;hall not exceed th1cc month" 111 the aggregate (3) I he Commlltce ~hall recommend undmmously a pdnel of not lc~s than three su1tablc person" from among the cmmcnt pcr;,ons m the field of health and a1 lied ~c1enccs '1 he name-; .'>hall be m alphabcl!cal order !'he report shall be accompamcd by a dcta1led wntc-up on the sultdbdJty of each pcr-;on tncludcd m the panel In case the Commntce fdil., to mdke a undnlmou<; recommendatiOn as prov1dcd, Cdch member of the Comm1ttcc mdy -;ubnut a panel of three names to the Chancellor 1 he non-~ubmJS.'>IOn of the panel by any member of the Comm1tlce .'>hall not mvdhdate the dppomtmcnt of the Vice-Chancellor (4) (1} lf the Chancellor dbes not approve any of the persons so recommended by the Comm1ttce, he may cdll for a fresh panel c1thcr from the ~dme comm1ttec or after con<;lltutJOn of a new committee for the purpose, from such a new committee (11) 1 he fir-;t Y!Lc-Chanccllor shall be appmnted by the Chancellor on the recommendatiOn of the Government .. (5) (1) The pcr-;on appomtcd as the VJcc-Chancellor .'>hall, o;ubject to the terms dnd condlllons of Jus contract of scrv1cc hold office for a contract penod of five years from the date on wh1ch he enter.'> upon office or t1ll he attatn.'> the age of .'>evenly years, wh1chcver ~~ carhcr (11) l he persons appomtcd ao; Y!ec-Chancellor wlll be chg1blc for rc-appomtment for a .'>CLond term of f1vc year~ subject to not attammg the max1mum age prcscnbcd as above , ' I I I • i • 17 (6) In any of the followmg ctrcumstances, the extstence whereof shall <>olely be Judged by the Ch,mcellor. the Chancellor may appomt any ~uttable person to act a!> the Vtcc-Chancellor for a term not exceedmg '>IX months m the .1ggregate,- (1) where the commlttee appomted under sub-sectiOn (I) '" unable to recommend any name wttlun the tlme-ltmtt specified by the Chancellor, (n) where the vacancy occurs m the office of the Vtcc-Chancellor because of death, rc<>tgnatwn or otherwtse, and tt cannot be conveniently and cxpcd1t1ously filled up m accordance with the provtstono; of sub-scct10ns (I) to (4) above, ' (111) where the vacancy m the office of the Vtcc-Chanccllor occur<; temporanly because of leave, tllnes~ or other cau~cs. (tv) where the term of Vtce-Chanccllor has exptrcd, or ' (v) where there 1s any other emergency I he person so appomted shall cea:-e to hold such office on the date on whtch the Vtce-Chancellor resume-; office or the persons duly appomted as the V1ce-Chancellor m accordance with the prov1s1on!> of <>ub-scct1ons ( 1) to ( 4 ), as!.umes office (7) fhe Vtce-Chanc~llor shall be a whole-lime salaned officer of the Umverstty (8) Such sumptuary allowan~e shall be placed at the dtsposal of the VIce-Chancellor as the Government may approve, from time to ttme or as prescnbed by Statutes (9) The VIce-Chancellor may, by wn tmg under ht!> own Signature addres!>ed to the Chancellor, after gtvmg one month's notice, restgn from that office and '>hall cease to hold that offtce, on the acceptance of the re<;tgnatlOn by the Chancellor or from the date of exptry of the satd notice penod whichever ts ear her (10) The Vtce-Chancellor may be removed from the offtce tf the Chancellor ts Sdttsfied provtded that he,- • ·(1) has become msane and stands so declared by a competent authonty. 33/35212011101 p 18 (u) ha~ been conv1ctcd by a court for any offence mvolvmg moral turpitude, (lll) hds become an und1~charged m~olvent and ~land-. so declared by d competent Juthonty, (1v) has become physicdlly unfit Jnd mcapablc of dJ<;chargmg functiOns due to protracted Illness or physiedl di~abiilty I he mwmbcnt VIce-Chancellor ~hall be given a rca~ondble opportumty to show cau~e by the Chancellor before takmg rccour~e for h1s removal under ' cldu~e (1v)· II Appomtment o[P10- Vu .. e-Ciwnce//or ( 1) J he ChJncellor, m comultatwn w1tli the VILe-Chancellor ~hdll appolllt a suitable person, who IS an emmcnt medical educationist as the Pro-VIcc-ChJnccllor of the Umve1 s1ty (2) !"he tcnn ofPro-Vtcc-Chanecllor shJJI be five years or till he attam<; the age of Sixty-five years, whichever ~~ carltcr, provided that d person shdll not be appOinted as Pro-VH.:e-Chdncellor for more than two term..,, (3) I he Pro-VIce-Chancellor ~hall be a full-time <.,J}aned officer of the Umver..,tty, and the pay and allowance ... admi~sJb1e to hun a~ well a~ the term'> and conditJOm, of hi'> ~crv1ee shall be ~uch a" may be dctennmed by the Government (4) When the office of the l'ro-VJee-Chanccllor fall'> Vdcant or when the Pro- VIce-Chancellor IS, by rca~on~ of dl!les<: or ab~cncc or any other cause, undble to perform the dut1e~ of hi" office. the Chancellor, upon the recommendatiOn of the VIee-Chdncellot, may appomt a ~uttablc person, among medical educatwna!J'>to; till the Pro-VIce-ChJneellor re<;umes ofhce; or new Pro-Vtce-Chancellor duly appomted a<.,<;Ume.., dutie'>. a~ the eao;;e may be 12 Po wen of the Vic_e-ChanU'!lor -(I) I he VIce-Chancellor shall be the pnnLtpJI acddemic dlld necutlvc offtcer of the Umver~tty lie o;;hall be re..,pon~Iblc for the development of academiL programmes of the Umvers1ty lie ~hdll over~ce and momtor the admini"trati<;m of the academic progiaJlllTIC<; and general Jdmmistration of the Univer~lly lo cn~ure efficiency Jnd good order of the Univer<;Jty • • (2) Ilc ~hall be cnlltlcd to be pre ... cnt, w1th the nght to ~pedk, at any meetmg of any other duthonty or body of the Univer"ty but, ~hall not be entitled to vote there unles~ he IS the Chmrpcro;on or member of that authonty or body In the event of equality of vote'> at any mcctmg of the Sen ale the Academic ' i I j ~ j ' I • 19 Council or of any other authonty, at wh1ch the VIce-Chancellor IS the Chairman, he ~hall have and exerCise a castmg vote (3) rhc Vtcc-Chanccllor shall have the power to convene mcctmgs of any of the authon!lcs, bod1es or commlltccs. as and when he con-;1dcrs II nece~sary so to do • (4) ·r he Vtcc-Chanccllor ~hall ensure that d1rcct1on<; 1ssucd by the Chancellor arc stnctly complied w1th or, as the case mdy be, 1mplc_mcntcd (5} It -;hall be the duty of the Vtce-Chancellor to ensure that thl! proceedmgs of the Umverstty arc earned out m accordance wtth the prov1ston!> of th1s Act, Statutes and RegulatiOns and that the dectstons of the authonttcs, bodtcs and commtttee~ arc not mcon~tstent wtth thts Act or Regulattons (6) l'hc Vtce-Chancellor may defer nnplcmentat1on of a dccts1on taken or a re~olut10n passed by any authonty, body .or commmec of the Umvcrstty 1f, he 1~ of the opm10n that the same ~~ not consistent wtth the prov1s1ons of thts Act, Statutes or Regulauons or that such dects1on or resolution 1s not m the mtercst of the Umver<>lly and at the earliest opportumty refer 11 bdck to the authonty, body or COJmmttcc concerned for rcconstderatwn tn tt'> next mcctmg, v.1th reasons to be recorded m wntmg lfdtfferenees per<ast, he shall wtthm a week, gtvmg reason, ~ubmil 1t to the Chancellor for dec1<>10n and mform about havmg done so to the members of the authonty, body or commtttcc concerned After rcce1pt of the deci'>Ion of the Chancellor, the VIce-Chancellor shall take the action a~ directed by the Chancellor and mform the authonty, body or comn11ttee concerned dCCOrdmgly (7) If there arc reasondble grounds for the Vtce-Chancellor. to belteve that there IS an emergency wh1ch reqUires unmed1ate act1on to be taken, he shall, take such act10n as he thmk~ nece~sary. and <>hall at the earliest opportumty, report m wntmg, the grounds for the emergency dnd the actton taken by htm to such dUthonty or body which, m the ordmary course, would have dealt w1th the matter ln the event of a difference ansmg between the Ylcc-Chanccllor and the authonty, on the tssue of extstence of such an emergency, or on the action taken or on both, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor whose deci<>Jon shall be fmal Prov1ded that where any such actiOn taken by the V1ce-Chancellor affect<> any person 10 the ~ervice of the Umvcrslty, such person shall be ent1tlcd to prefer, wtthtn thtrty day~ from the date of rccc1pt of the nottcc of such acttOn, an appeal to the Chancellor • ... 20 (8) Where any matter 1~ rcqutred to be regulated by Statute~ or Rcguldtton<; but no Stdtute~ or RegulatiOn!> hdvc been made m that behalf, the Vtce-Chaneellor mdy, for the ttme bcmg, regulate the matter by l~'>uing such directiOn<; as the VIce-Chancellor thmks nece.,sMy, and ~hall at the carhe~t opportumty thereafter, pldce them before the Govcrmng Counctl or other authonty or body concerned for approval I he Vtce-Chdncellor mdy, at the ~arne lime place before ~uch authonty or body for cons1derat10n the draft of Statutes­ or Regulation-. rcqmred to he made m that behalf (9) l he Vtcc-Chancellor shall appomt the Umverstty teachers ba-,cd on the recommendatiOn~ of the -,elecllon committee con~lltuted for the sa1d purpose 111 such manner as nldy be pre~cnbed by Statutes and w!lh the approval of the Govemmg Counc1l ( 10) 'I he Ytce-Chancellor shdll appomt all Officers of the Un1vcrs1ty of and above the rdnk of Deputy Reg1strar ba<tcd on the rccommendatum.., of the Selection Committee con~tttuted 111 ~uch manner.as may be pre-;cnbed by Statute<, and w1th the approval of the Govcmmg Council ( 11) /\<;the Chatrper~on of the authonttc~ 01 bodtc<; or commtttee~ of the Umver<>Ity, the V1ce-Chancellor ~hdll be empowered to su~pend d member from the meetmg of the authonty, body or commtttee for ob~tructmg or <.tailing the procecdmg" or for mdulgmg m bchdv!Our unbecommg of a member and shall report the mdttcr accordingly, to the Chancellor . ( 12) l he Y!ct-Chancellor ~hdll place before the Senate and Govemmg Counul a report of the work of the Umvcr-.tty penod!Cdlly as prov1ded under the Statutes ( 13) Notwllhstandmg ,mytlung eon tamed m th1s /\ct or 111 the Statute~ or RegulatiOn~ made or deemed to have been made thereunder, the Y1ce-Chancellor mdy 1f he ~~ <,dtt~fied that the number of exammcr.., m the panel of exammer-; approved by the Govcrnmg Counc1l for the conduct of an cxammat10n IS not c;uffic1ent for the conduct of the exammat1on dnd that dpproval of another panel of exammer::. by the Govemmg Council w11l entatl delay 1n the conduct of such exammalton, nommate such add1t1onal number of exam mer~ a-. may be necessary for the conduct of !>uch exammat1on /\ny pen.on nomtnated by the Vtce-Chancellor under lhts sub- ... ccllon shall be deemed to be an exam mer mcluded m the panel approved by the Govemmg Council .( 14) 1 he Vtcc-Chdneellor -.hall appotnt the exammers and quc•>t10n papcr- st;.llcr~ for the wnduct of cxammat10n~ from the panel approved by the Board of cxammatwns .. • I I l ~ I i .~ j 1 i • 21 (15) 1 he Vtcc-Chancellor shall con~tttute the vtgtlance squad for the mspectlon of Umvers1ty exammatLOns ( 1 6) The VLce-Chanccllor shall cxcrc1sc such other powers and perfom1 such other dut1e~ as may be conferred upon the YJce-Chancellor by or under th1s Act and Statutes • 13 Appotntment, Powen and functtOn5 of the Dean -( l) There shall be a Dean for a Faculty, who shall be a teacher m the concerned subject not below the rank of Profc!>sor and With teachmg expenence and such other quahficat10ns dS mdy be prescnbed m 'the Statutes The Dean shall be an i\cademtc Officer of the Umverslty concerned and responsible for ImplementatiOn of the academtc pohctes dpproved by the i\cddem1c Council m respect of dcademtc development, mamtcnance of standards ofteachmg and trammg of teachers wtthm the concerned l acuity · (2) 1 he Dean of every raculty shall be nom mated by the Vtce-Chancellor from among the member!> of the faculty - (3) The Dean shall convene meetmgs of the Faculty, as and when requtred, m con~ultdtton wtth the Ytce-Chancellor and shall prestde over the same I he Dean shall formulate the poh.cLes and development programmes of the Faculty and pre<>ent the same to appropnatc authontte'> for thetr constdcratton ( 4) 'I he Dean shall be responstble tpr the academtc development of the raculty and shall ensure propl!r tmplementatJOn of the deetstons of the Senate, Govemmg Council, i\cademtc Counctl and the Board of Exammattons m respect of the coneei ned f dculty and the de<..tsion~ of the raculty and the Boards of Studtes under the Dean's purvtew (5) Subject to the supenntendcncc, dtrectton and control of the Ytcc-Chancellor, the Dean shall, after takmg such advice a~ the -Dean thmks necc!>sary decide upon the gnevdnees of students regardmg the enrolment, eligLbLllty, mtgrat1on, scholdrslHps. "tudent~l11p.., or frce~htps, grant of tenns and adtnL\'iton to Umverstty exammatLOns (6) I he Dean <>hall enqutre, on bemg dtrectcd by the A<..adcm1c Council, mto any malpractice related to any academtc programmes• under the concerned r acuity conducted by a Umver~1ty department. affiltated or con~tttuent college or ~chool or centre or recogmsed mstJtutton and report the findmg to the Academ1c Counc!l (7) I he Dedn shall prepare proposals for the award of fellowship~. scholarslups and other d1stmct1ons m the concerned Faculty for subm1~s1on to the i\cadcm1c Counc1l ) '22 14 Appomtment. Powc1' and fimuwn\ of the Reg1~11 m (I) 'I he Registrar shall be appomtcd by the VJce-Chanccllor w1th the approval of the Govcrnmg Councd on the recommendation of a ScleLtJOn Commrttcc constituted for the purpo~c a~ may be prc~cnbcd by Statute~ (2) I he Regrstrar !>hall be the Chref J\dm1mstrat1Ve Officer of the Umver~Jty lie ~hall be a full-t1mc ... alaned off1cer and ">hall work d1rectly under the supenntcndence, dlrect1on and control of the V1cc-Chancellor (3) J\ppomtmcnt of the RegJ<.trdr shall be for a term of five yedrs and he shall be chg1ble for re-appomtment I he quahficdtJons and cxpcnencc for the purpo">c of selection of the RegJ<>trar ">hdll be a-, approved by the State Government I he tcnn of dppmntment of RcgJ~trdr !.hall be five year' or till he attam~ the age of ">IXty yedr~. wh1chcve1 1<; carhc1, provided th<~t a per-;on ~lldll not be dppomtcd a.., Rcg1~trar for more thdn two tenn' (4) When the office of the Rcg1strar fdlls vacant or when the Rcg1~tral 1s, by rcdson of Jlinc<;s or absence or any other cau~e. unable to perfonn the dutJc<> ofh1.;; office for a pcnod not cxcecdmg '>IX month..,, the Ylcc-Chanccllor shdll appomt a '>Uitablc person to officldtc d~ the Reg1o;;trar until J new RegJ ... trar 1s appomtcd dnd a<;<;umc office or the Rcg1strar reo;;umc"> duty, a~ the case may be (5) Inc Rcg1~trar shdll dlt dS Secretary of the Senate, Governmg Council, J\cadcm1c Council dnd <>uch other authOJJtJc<.,, bod1c<; and comm1ttccs a.., prov1dcd by 01 under th1s J\ct dnd Statutes (6) I h<; Rcgl">trar shdll be the appomtmg and dl'>llplmary duthonty of the employee<> of the Umvcr!.lty of the rank of As~Jstant Rcgl'>trar dnd below other th,m the tedchcr::. An appeal by a person aggneved by the deciSIOn of the Rcg1~trar may be preferred, w1thm thirty day.;; from Lhe ddtc of commumcat1on of ~uch dCCI">IOn, to the VJcc-C:lldnccllor (7) SubJCll to the deLl~ Jon-; of the duthontlc~ of the Umvcr<>Jty, the Rcg1strar shall have the power to enter mto agreements, s1gn document' and dUthcntJcatc records on bchalt of the Umverslty (8) I he RLgJ,trar shall be the cu~tod1an of record<,, the common seal dnd ~u-h other property of the Unrvcr<>tty a!> the Scndtc or the Govcnung Councrl m v, cntru<>t w1lh h 1m ' ~ 1 i 23 (9) fhe Registrar shall conduct electiOns m dtfferent bodte'> of the Umvcrstty as per the programme approved by the Vtce-Chancellor (I O) 1 he Regtstrar shall prepare and update the I I.mdbook of the Statutes and RegulatiOns approved by the authontte~. bodtes or eommtttees from time to tnnc, and make them available to all the respective members of the authontte~ and officers of the Umver~tty (II) 1 he Regtstrar shafl recetve complamts and suggcstton<; m regard to the Improvement of admtm~tralion dnd constder them for appropnatc actton ( 12) rhc Regtstrar -,hall excrctse such other powers and perform such other duttcs a'> provtded by or under thts Act or as may be prescnbed by Statutes or asstgned to htm, from tnne to tnne by the Vtce-Chancellor 15 Appomtment, PoweJ.\ and functlom ofthe Con/lollerofl0.mnmatwm­ (I) Controller' of l:xamtnatwns shall be appointed by the Vtce-Chancellor, on the recommendatJ{)n of a selectto.n committee con<;tttuted for the purpose a<; may be pre~cnbed by the Statutes The Controller shall be a full­ time salaned officer of the Umverstty and shall work dtrectly under the control of the Vtce-Chancellor (2) The appomtment of the Controller of Exammalions shall be for a tcnn of five year'> or till he attams the age of stxty years, whtchever I!> earlier, provided that a person <>hall not be appomted as Controller for more than I\\ o terms -,he quah ficdtiOn'> and cxpencncc for the purpose of selectiOn of the Controller shall be ~uch as may be pres1-nbed by Stdtutes (3) ·1 he Controller of I:xammdttons shall be the pnnctpal officer-m-charge of the conduct of exammatwns and te~ts of the Umverstty and declarJtton of thetr results and shall dtschargc the functiOns under the supenntendcnce, dtrcctton and gUidance of the BoJrd of Exammatwns (4) 1 he Controller shall be the Member-Secretary of the Board of J:xammattons and of the committee<; appomtcd by the Board, except the comnuttecs constituted for appomtmcnt of paper-setters and exammers (5) Wtthout prcJudtce to the generality of the provisiOn<; ofsub-~cctiOn (2), the Controller shall be respon<;tblc for makmg all arrangements neccso;ary for holdmg exammatton., Jnd tests and declaratiOn of rc~ults (6) ·r he Controller shall cxcrct'>e such other powers and perform '>uch other dutte~ a~ may be prcscnbcd by Statutes or a<;stgned to the Controller, from tunc to t1me, by the Board of l:xammJilons 16 Appozntment, Powe1 \ and functwn5 of Fmance Officer- (I) (1) 1 he rmance Officer ~hall be the pnnctpal fmance, Account<> and Audit Officer of the Untvcrsity The rmance Officer <>hall be a full-ttmc salaned officer and shall work d1rcctly under the control of the VKc-Chanccllor, - • 24 (11) Inc lmancc O!ficer ~hall be dppomted by the Vicc-Chdnccllor C!thcr . by drrcct rccrurtment or on deputdtron dnd m case of drrect recrurtmcnt. the I rnancc Officer '>hall be appomted on the recommcnddtron o! the o;clectron commntce constituted for thr~ purpo~e, a~ may be pre~cnbed by the Statutes. (rn) I he quahficatJOns, ~alary and other cond1tron~ of :-,ervKe of the lmance Officer dppomtcd on dnect recrUitment c;hdll be ~uch a~ may be prcscnbed by the Stdtute~ (2) 'I he l rnancc Officer shall be the Convener of the rmance Commrttee and 'hall have the nght to be prc~ent, ~peak dnd othcrwrse take part rn the procccdmg<; of the Senate or Govcnung Councrl on matter!> whrch have financral rmphcatron<; but .;;hall not be entitled to vote (3) I he I rnance Off1cer ~hall mJlnlam mmutc~ of the mectmg~ of hnancc Comm1ttee and the ~ub-comn11ttec~ Jppomtcd by the I mt~nce Comml[tee (4) the !lndncc Of[lccr ~hall be re .. pon~rhlc for preparatiOn and pre<;entmg of the annut~l hudget. Statement of account) and aud1t report!>. to the rmdncc Commrttce dnd the Governmg Councd (5) l he rrnancc Officer shall exerc1sc !>Uch power~ and perform such dut1c~ as may be pre~cnbed by the Statutes 17 All offiu''-' of Unne1.\il)' to be pubhc .wrmnts t\11 ~al,med officer", member~ of the authontH;<;, commrttee" or bod1e~, tedcher" of the Umver<;rty and other employees of the Umvcrslty, ~hdll be deemed to be pubhe servants wl!hm the meamng of ~ectwn 21 of the lnd1an Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860) \8 Appomtmcnt~ to be nulljtcd l he appomtment of the VKe-Chancei\OI, the Pw- VKc-( hanccllor. the RegJ<;trar, the Controller of LxammatJOn~ and the I manee Officer shall be notified by the Umvers1ty m the Ga;ette ~ I I ,, I I I 1 • • • 25 Ctti\1' II'R IV AUlllORrt li:S Ol !III- UNIVlXSI ry 19 Autholltte\ of the Umve/:;tty -·1 he followmg shall be the authonues of the Umver<>lly, namely - (I) the Sendte, (u) thl: Governmg Council, (Ill) the Academic Council, (Iv) the Board of LxdmtnatiOns, (v) the Board of Studic~, (vi) the racultiC'>, (v1I) the rmance Committee, (VIII) the Pldnnmg Committee, (IX) the Rescdrch Council, (x) the Umversity Quality A~surdnce Counctl, (X1) the Umverslly EthiC'> Commlltcc, (xu) the Student<; C-ouncil. and such other bodie<> of the Untversity as Jrc de~tgndted by Statutes to be the authontie~ of the Umversity .. 20 7 he Senate--( I) l he Senate ~h~ll con~I~t of the followmg members, namely- 1:'>.-0ffic 10 Membe1:, (I) the Chdncellor, (n) the Pro-Chancellor, (m) the Vtce-Chancellor, (Iv) the Pro-Vtce-Chancellor, (v) the Secrctdry to Government, Health Department m-charge of Medtcal l:ducatton, (V1) the Secretary to Government, Iltghcr EducatiOn Department or an oflicer not below the rank of Jomt Secretary nommdted by him, (vtt) the Secretaiy to Government, fmancc Department or an Officer not hclow the rank of Jom't Sccretdry nommated by l11m, (V1n) the Director ot Medical Education, (IX) the Director of Health Service<>, • 26 (x) the Dncctor of Ayurveda MedH .. al I dueation. (x1) the D1rCL!01 of Ind1Jn Sy~tcm-. of Med1cme Dcpdrtmcnt, (xn) the Dm:cto1 01 Ptmupdl dnd Controlltng Officer m Government I lomoeopathtc Med1cal College~ 111 the Stdtc, (xm) the D1.1 ect0r of Ilomoeopdthy, (x1v) a member ofthc Kc1ala State Illgher I ducatton Councd nomtnatcd by the Chd1m1an of the C:ounul, (xv) the Chd1ffildn ol the Un1ver~lly Student~ lJmon, (X\1) the Reg1strar, (xv11) All Dean-. ol the I aeult1c~ of the Umvcr'>tty Nomuwted Membe1 \ (1) l1vc llcJd~ ol ln11ver~1ty Department\ or Schools who arc not otherw1~e members of the Senate, to be nommJted by the Chancellor, tn the order of -.cmonty by rotation. mcludmg at lea~t one from lnd1an Systems of Med1c111c and one from llomocopJthtc Med1cmc (tt) Stx l'nncJpdl-. compn::.lllg of one l'nne1pdl from dfftllatcd Government McdJcal College-., one l'nnctp,ll from Government Ayurveda Mcdtcal College~ one l'nnupJI from Ciovcmmcnt llomoeopatluc Mcdtcdl College-; one Pnnc1pdl liwn Government Dental McdJLJI College~. one Pnnupal from Government Nur~mg College-. Jnd one l'nnc1pdliProfe,sor from Government PhdrmJcy Collegc::./Government PJramcdtcal College~ to be nommated by .the Government, (u1) Nme per~ons to be nom mated by the Govc1 nment from among person~ havmg knowledge or mtcre-.t 111 Health Sc1cnce", out of wh1ch five w!ll be from Modern :--1cd1cmc, two !rom Ayurvcd1c Mcdtcmc, one from llomoeopath1c ;'vh J1cme Jnd one I rom Soual Sc1cncc:,, ~ubject to ~he cond1t10n thdt, out of thes.: onl ~hdll be a pcr,\lll belongmg to Scheduled Ca~tes, one bclongmg to Scheduled lnl'e~ and one fn,m bJckw,1rd cla-.::. commun1t1c-. and one ::.hall be a wo'man • 27 Elected Memben (1) I 1vc persons to be elected by rcgi~tcrcd Clas!> A mcd1cal p1 Jctitioncr., m Modem Mcdicmc m the State from among them!>clves, of whom, - .. (a) one shall be a member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled I nbc, and (b) one ~hall be a woman, ( 11) one person elected from dmong the registered Clas~ A medicdl prdctitJOncrs m Dentistry 111 the Stdtc, (III) rwo persons elected from among rcg1~tcrcd Clds~ i\ mcdiCdl practitioner~ 111 Ayurvcd1c Mcdicmc 111 the State of whom one shall belong to the Scheduled Cdstc or Scheduled rnbe, (Iv) one person elected from among the reg1stered Cia.,~ A med1cal pract!lioncrs 111 Homocopath1c Med1cmc m the State, (v) (a) one Pnhctpal to be elected from among the Pnnctpals of the afiihatcd pnvatc Mcdtcal Colleges m the State, (b) one Pnnctpalto be elected from among the Pnnctpdl'> of the affiliated pnvate Dental CoiJeges m the State, (c) one Pnnc1palto be elected from among the Pnnctpals of the affiltatcd pnvate Ayurvcda Medical College!> 111 the State, (d) one Pnncipal to be elected f10m among the Pnncipals oftlu: affiliated pnvatc llomocopathtc Mcd1cal Colleges m the State, (c) one Prmctpal to be elcctc:d from among the Pnncipal\ of dffihatcd pnvatc Nurl.mg College<> 111 the State, . (f) one Pnnctpal to be elected from among the affiliated pnvate Phdrmdcy Colleges m the State, (g) one Pnncipal to be elected from dmong the PnncipJls of afiihdted­ pnvatc S1ddha Medical Colleges m the State (vi) four members elected by the Member-; of the Legtslaltvc A~scmbly ol Kerala from among them~clves, of which one bclongmg to schedule caste and one shall be a woman, 28 (v11) (d) two member~ elected by the tedcher~ of the Umver~lly from among themselves. of will(.~ one o;hJII be a woman, (b) tbzee membet~ elected by the teJcher~ of the Government Med1cal College~ m the State from among them~clvc-.. of whom one -.hdll be a woman, (c) one _member elected from among the teJehcrs of Government Dental College' 111 the State, (d) one member elected by the tcJchers of the Govcnuncnt Ayurvcda College~ 111 the Stdtc from anwng thcm<>clve-., (c) one member elected by the tcJchcr-. of the Govez nmcnt llomoeopJthK Colleges m the Stdte from dmong themselvc~, (f) one member_elcctcd by the teacher~ of the Govemmcnt Pharmdcy College~ m !he Stdtc from dmong thcm<>clve~. (g) one member elected by the teachers of thS Government ::-\ur~mg College-; m the Stdte from dmong them~clve~. (h) one member elected from among the teacher-. of pdramedzcal courses m the Government Medzcal College~ zn the State, (1) one member elected from among the teacher<> of the aflihJtcd pnvatc Mcd1cdl College-; 111 the StJtc, (j) one member elected from among the teacher~ of affihated pnvdte Dental College~ 111 the StJte, (k) one member elected from among the tedcher<> of the affzhated pnvatc Ayurveda dnd S1ddha College~ 111 the State, (l) one menlbc.r elected fzom among the teachers oral fihated pnvatc llomoeo Colleges 111 the State ' (m) one member ekcted from Jmong the teachers of the pnvate Nw ~mg College' m the StJte, (n) one member elected from Jmong the teacher.., ot the pnvate Ph.:,macy College" m the Stdtc, (o) one member elected from among the tcdchcrs of the aflihated pnvatc Phy'>J•ltherdpy College.., m the Stdte. i ~ • 29 (p) one member elected from among the managers of_ pnv&tc Paramedtcal Colleges, mcludmg m Mcdtcal Laboratory 1 echnology, m the State, (q) two members elected from among the managers of pnvate medtcal and allied colleges m the State, ( Vlll) ten students' representatives elected from among the members of the Generat Council of the Untverst,ty Umon wuh representation of at least one for each Faculty, of whtch one-thtrd shall be woman, (tx) one person elected from among the non-teachmg employee!> of the Umver<;lty, (x) one per~on elected from among the non-tedchmg employees of the affiliated Govemment Colleges 111 the State (2) The Regtstrar shall be the ~x-officto Secretary of the Senate (3) rhc Vtce-Chancellor or tn the absence of the Vtce-Chancellor, the Pro-Ytcc-Chancellor shall normally prestde over the Senate (4) ,rhe quorum for the mcetmg of the Senate shall be twenty-five or one-four.th of the total members whtchevcr ~~ less (5) fhe term of 9ffice of the Senate shall be five years from the date of 11~ conslltutlon by the Chancellor and the Chancellor shall reconstitute the Senate on the exptry of 11~ term (6) The· manner dnd method of constttutton of the Senate and nommatton or electiOn of the members of the Senate and the term of members ~hall be as pre<;cnbed m the Statutes (7) The Senate shall meet at least twtce a year on dates to be fixed by the Ytce-Chancellor and one of such meetmgs shall be called the annual mcetmg (8) A report on the workmg of the Umvcrslly dunng the previOus year, together wtth a Statement of recetpts and expendtture, the financial c~ttmatcs and the last audit report shall be presented befot c the Senate a't the annual meetmg of the Senate convened under sub-section (7) ' . , (9j rhc Ytcc-Chanccllor may, whenever he thmks fit and shall, upon a requt'>tllon m wntmg ~tgned by not less than one-fourth members of the Senate, convene a spectal meetmg of the Senate 30 21 Powe1 s of the Senate I he SenJte ~hall have the followmg power!>, na1_11cly (1) to formulate the broJd pohctcs and programme'> of the Umvcrstty, (11) to ~uggeq mea..,urc~ for the tmprovcmcnt and development of the Umvcr~tly, (111) to con..,tder the JnnuJI report, the annual account!>, the audtt report ,md the development plan'> of the Lntvef"tly and gtve rccommendalton~ to the Vtcc­ Chanccllor dnd Govemmg Lounctl, (tv) to confer honorary degTce" or other acadcmtc dtMmcttons on the recommenddtton of the Govermng Counctl, (v) to revtew current Jcadcm1c programme~ and collaborative progrdmmc..,, (vt) to ~uggest new' acJdcmtc programme'> con~1stent w1th the '>OCtal requirements 111 Yted1cal J:ducat1on, (vn) to sugge~t 111'>tllutton of new degree-;, d1plomas. certificates and other acadcmtc d1stmct10m, (v111) to cxcru~c ... uch other power~ dnd pcrfom1 such other duttes dS may be conferred or a<.,s1gncd by thas Act or the Statute~ 22 1 he Gove1 ntng Counul (I) I he Govcmmg Councal !>hall con~•~t of the follow111g member~, ndmcly (t) the Vacc-Chanccllor Chaarpcr.,on, (11) the Pro-Yace-Chancellor. _ (111) the Secretary to Government, Health Department 111-charge of Mcdtcal l:ducauon, (1v) the D1recto1 of Med1cal l'ducatwn, (v) the D1rcctor of Ayurvcdtc McdacJI Lducal!on (vt) the D1rcctof or the Pnnctpal and Controllmg Officc1 of I Iomocopathtc Mcdtcal College<> 111 the State, (vu) three c~menl pcr~ons with expenen~,_,e m the area of mcd1cal educatiOn to be normnatcd by the Pro-Chancellor, (vm) three members elected by the Academic Councal from among 1ts member~ J~ prescnbed by Statue" one each from Modem Med1cme, Indtan Sy'>tem" of Medtune and Ilomocopathtc Mcdacne, }, I 31 (1x) three experts m the field of health dnd dlhcd l>Cicnce~ to be nommated by the Chancellor on the recommcndal!on of the Y1cc-chanccllor from dny of the rducdt!Onal or Research ln~t1tUt1on<> of h1gh repute w1thm or out~1dc the State. (x) one Bwmcd1cal Academ1c1dn or Sc1cnt1..,t bclongmg to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled rnbe nommated by the Chancellor, on the rccommcndat1on of the Pro-chancellor. (X!) one woman Bwmed1cal Academ1c1an or Sctenllst nommated by the Chancellor, on the recommenddtlon of the Pro-chancellor (2) The Rcg1strar of the Umver~1ty shall be the ex-of1ie10 Secretary of the Govermng Counctl, but shall not have the nght to vote (3) Nme member~ of the Council shall form the quorum f01 a mcetm~ (4) 'I here shall be not less than four meetmgs of the Govemmg Councrl m a year The rules and procedure for conduct of busmcss to be followed at a meetmg of the Govcrmng Councll and ..,ueh other matter~ m relauon to mcetmgs a~ IndY be necessary shall be such d~ may be prescnbed by Statutes (5) Members of the Go.,.emmg CounCil other tl1dn ex-offic10 members shall hold office for a tenn of four years from thctr date of nommat1on (6) 1 he rules and manner of nommat1on and tem1 of office of the member~ of the Govcmmg Counc1l shall be as may be prcscnbed by Stdtutcs 23 Po wen of the Gol'ermng CounCil-- rhe Govcmmg Council ~hall excrCJ~e the followmg powers subject to the ptOVl:>Jons of th1s Act (1) to make Statutel> subject to the approval of the Chancellor. (11) to make Ordmanees, (111) to hold, control and admm1stcr the propert1es and fund~ of the Umvcr:.1ty, (1v) to con~1dcr dnd pas.., the budget and findnc1al estimates of the Untvct~lty accordmg to the prov1~1om of the Stdtutes (v) to affiliate mcdtcal mstttuttons 111 accordance w1th the term~ and condnwns of such af1ihat1on prov1ded by th1s Act and Statutes, (\1) to ensure transpdrcncy m admiSSIOn and a fa1r fcc l>tructure m the affiliated colleges, (v11) to cause mspcct1on of the affdtatcd colleges and assoc1ated m~tllutJOns to ensure the acadcm1c quality and standards, (vlll) to approve the appomtmcnt of the Faculty members and other employees of the Umvers1ty and to pre~cnbe thc!f dut1cs, (1x) to take necessary steps to reallse the objecttves of the Umvcrs1ty, "' 32 (x) to fix and zeguldte the fcc~ pJyable by the ~tudent~ m college!'- Jffilzated to the Unzvcr~•ty, (x1) to excn .. 1"e ~upervz..,ton dnd contzoll over the dl..,clplme of the ~taff and -.,tudq* of the Jfftl!ated college~, (x11) to make or amend Lxdmtndllon Manual prc~cnbmg the procedure for wnduct of UnrverSily exammatJOn~ and pubiJ-.,hmg of the rc~ult..,, (xi a) to rcguldte the mternal a<;-.,c~<;ment~ and other evaluJ!Ion procedure<> conducted by the Jfftlzatcd <..ollege~ or m-,ututzon-;, (XIV) to appoml the member~ of the Board of Studte'> based upon thezr quJhfiedtlom and Jcadezmc ~tandJrd..,, . (xv) to approve the dppomtment of teacher~ 111 pnvatl' and atded colkges under dzrcct p<.~ymcnt ~y~tcm of the Government. ('<VI) to take ~teps for the mdmtcnJtKC of the acadcmtc ~tandards, quality of !'-Crvicc m Jffihated college~ or lll:>tttutzon~. (xvn) to cstablt..,h -.,chools, dcpm tmcnt<;, college~, centre:,, m~tztut1on:, of h1gher lcarnmg, rc~carch Jnd <>pcctdh<>ed ~tud1e~ on the rcwmmcndJtton of the i\cJdemtc C:oun<.-11, (xvn1) to hold, control Jnd arrange for adm1111stratton of a<;wt~ and propcrt1e<> of the Uni\Cr~lly. <.:. (xtx) to approve the budget C'>ttmate.., as received from the l'mancc Commlltcc. wtth tt<> own mod1 ficatlons, 1f any. · (xx) to dctcrmmc the fonn of d coirunofl ~cdl for the Umverslty, and provzde for It~ CU!>tody and u!>c, (xx1) to a<..qUirc any movJble or zmmovable property for the University, (xxu) to tran..,fcr by Sdlc, or othcrwi:,c, any movable property on behalf of the Umvcrs1ty, • (xx111) to borrow, lend or mvc<;t funds on behalf of Jhc Umvcr..,l!y d~ recommended by the lznJnLc Comm!l1cc, subject to the pohc1cs of the Government and a~ provided by the StJlulc<>, (xx1v) to IJy down policy for adm1mstenng funds at the d1sposal of the Umver<;lly for ~pec1fic purposes, (xxv) to provide buiidmg..,, premi'oes, furn1turc, apparatus, equzpmcnts, m~trumcnts and other means needed for the conduct of the work of the Umvcrszty and provzde h,,stel for ~tudents Jnd housmg for staff, • (x.xv1) to recommend to the Senate conferment of honorary degrees and a eadem tc dzsl.lncl!ons. ... • ' I 33 (xxw) to msututc and confer such degrees, d1plomas, certificates and other academic dJstmctwns as recommended by the AcademiC Counc1l and arrange for convocation fo1 conferment of the same, as prov1dcd by Statutes or Ordmanccs, • • (xxvm) to m<>t'itutc fcllowslups, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentsh1p~, awards, medals and pn1.es m accordance w1th the Regulation!> made 111 th1s behalf; (xx1x) to make regulatiOns for collaboration with other Umvets1t1es, mst1tut1ons and orgamsauon~ for mutually bcnefic1al academtc programmes recommended by the Plannmg Commlltcc, (xxx) to create post!' of Umvcrs1ty teachers and non-vacation acadcm1c :.taff on the recommendatiOn ot the Academic Council as and when rcquin.:d With the pnor approval of the State Government, (xxx1) to lay down by Statutes, on the basis of qualifications and term!> and condniOns of scrv1ce and other gUidelines approved by the State Govcmment from t1mc lo t1mc, the procedure for appomtment of Umvers1ty teacher~ and non­ vacation acadcmtc staff and fix the1r emoluments and nom1s of workload, conduct and diSClphnc, (xxxu) to create regular posts of officers and other employees of the Umverslly, wtth the pnor approval of the State Government; (xxx.w) to lay down by Statute'>, the procedures for appomtment of Officers and other employees of the Umvers1ty, qualifications. mode of recrUitment, pay scales, terms and cond1t1ons of scn.1ce mcludmg conduct, dtsctphnc and thctr dut1cs, (xxxtv) to arrange for and d1rect the mvest1gatwn mto the affatrs of pnvatc, affiliated colleges and to 1ssue mstructwns for cnsunng proper condtt1ons of employment of teachers, officers and other employees m all mstttuuons and colleges affiliated to the Umvers1ty, payment of adequate salanes to them and m case of d1sregard of such mstJtutiOns to modtfy the cond1llons of applicatiOn or recogmt10n or take :.uch other steps as they deem proper m th1s behalf, (AXXY) to prc~cnbc honorana, remunerations and fcc<> and travellmg and other aliowances for papcr-<>etters, exammers and other exammauon staff, VISiting faculty. and for such other scrvJCC'l rendered to the Umvers1ty, (XXXVI) to rcce1ve and cons1der report on the workmg the Umvcrslly from the V•ce-chanccJlor penod1cally as pruv1ded by the Statutes or Ordmances, (xxxw) to prepare acadcmtc call'ndar of the Umvers1ty aceordmg to the Statutes, and gUljelmes from the Umvcrsny Grant!; CommiSSIOn, vanous Central Counc1b and State Government for each academ1c year, bcfurc the expuy of the prev10us academtc year; 33''521201 1/D I I' 34 {hXXvlll) to confer autonomous ~tatu!> on Untvcr~lly departments. affiliated colleges and rccogmscd mstJtUllons on the rcwmmenddtwn of the Academic Council, subject to the norm~ approved by the State Government 1f any and havmg regard to the gu1dclmc~ of the Umverstty Grants Commi~::,wn, (xx."<!X) to consider the perspective plan for the academic devclopmei~ts of the Umvcr:,tty prepared by the Plannmg Co:nm1ttec, (xi) to d~!>es~ and approve the fcdSibiilty of propo~als from the Acddenuc Council for academic programmes, (xli) to consider dnd approve the dnnudl report, annual account-; anJ audtt report~ of the Un:ver:,Jty, (xln) to cause an mqUJry tc be made m rc'>pcct of any matter conccrnmg the proper conduct, workmg and finance~ of college~, school~. :n'>tltutwns or dcpartm<'nts of the Umvcr~lly, (xli11) to delcgdtc, any of 1ts powers, except the power to make Statutes :md Ordmanccs, to the VKe-chanccllor or such officer or authonty of the UnJvcrc;Ity or a comm1tt~.:e appomtcd by It, JS It thmko; fit :;4 1'he Academtc. Counul- (I) rhc Academic Con net! shall be rc<;ponsiblc for laymg down the academic policies m rcg.ud to mamtenance and Improvement oi stJndards of teachmg and rec;catch and collabordtton programmes (2) It shall con~1st 0f the foll\lwtng m~.:mber::,, namely­ (1) the VIce-cl•ancellor. Chairperson, (u) the Pro-VKe-chanccllor, (Ill) the Dedm. of racultJCS, {IV) Chairper'>ono; of the Boards of Studies, (v) the Head of the Plannmg Commlltce, (v1) (a) five Profe::,~ors --three from the affiliated Government Medical Colkgec; and two from the affiliated pnvate Mcdic:al.Collcgcs, (b) two Profe:-sors -one each from affihatcd Government and pnvate Dental Colleges, (c) two Profes~0ro; --one each from Government and pnvate Ayurvcda Colleges. (- ') one Profe~o;or from Government Ilomocopdthic College-;, (, ) two Profe!.~ors or Semor 1 acuity - one each from Government and pnvdte Nur-..mg Colleges, l • / 35 (f) one Professor or Semor Faculty from Government Pharmacy Colleges, (g) one teacher from Medtcal La~oratory "lechnology, and (h) one teacher from Physwtherapy m Government or Pnvate Mcdtcal Colleges, categ01y ftom (a) to (h) above to be nomtnated by the Vtcc-chanccllor, (VII) f1ve Professor!> from among the Professors m the Umvers1ty departments or mstttutwns, nommated by the VIce-chancellor, (vm) one teacher representmg each faculty to be co-opted by the Academic Counc1l from among the teachers havmg not less than ten years teachmg expertence, other than Pnnc1pals of colleges, Heads ofUmvers1ty departments and Heads of recogmsed lnstttuttons, (IX) one Head of a recogmsed msl!tutwn, nominated by the VJce-chanccllor, (x) one Head ar Director of an Academic Sen'Jces Umt of the Umvers1ty, . nommated by the VIce-chdnccllor, (XI) two emmerrt experts m the field of Health and Alhcd Sctcnccs, nommated by the Chancellor, (x1i) the Director of Med1cal Educatwn; puu) the D1rector of Ayurved1c Medical EducatiOn, (x1v) the Director or the Pnnc1pal and Contmlhng Officer of Homoeopath1c Medtcal Col:Cges m the State, (xv) one teacher belongmg to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tnbe nommatcd by the V1cc-chancellor from among the teachers of the Umvcrs1ty • Departments or affiliated Government Colleges; (xvt) three women teacher'> nommated by the VIce-chancellor from among the teachers of the UmversJty Departments or affihated Government Colleges (3) The Registrar shall act as the Secretary of the Academic Council, but shall have no nght to vote ( 4) I he Academic Council shall meet not less than thnce a year (5) 1 he term of the t\eademtc Counctl shall be four years ' 36 25 Pm'v-ers and dutw~ of the A cad emiL Counul-- (!) llte power!. and duttes of the Aeademtc Counetl shall be, - (t) to advt~e the Govermng Counctl on dtl academtc matters, (u) to make regulations, (111) to make propo~als for rc~carch and advancement and d1s~em1natJOn of knowledge, (tv) to prcscnhc the cour!.cS of studtc!t 111 the lnStttuttons mamtdtncd by or affihatcd to the UmvcrsHy, (v) to prcsenbc the quahlicallo!ls of tea<..hcrs 111 afliitatcd wllcge.., or mstttutlons or centres ct -.chools, (Vl} to pre!.enbc the quahficattons for admts<;ton of Mudcnt<> I<' the vanou!. cour~cs of studtcs and to the exammat10ns, (vu) to make provtston!. for the adnwmon of ~tudcnts to vanou!t cour!>c:. of :.tudtes on the hast<> of men! and 111 order to mamtam the !.~andards of eaucatton, (vm) to co-ordmatc the tcachmg dnd lcamtng pro<..C!t!. m the affiliated colleges or m~lllut10no; or centre~:. or ~:.chool'i, (tx) to rcwmmend to the Senate or Govemmg Councll propo~al~ rcgdrdmg mstttu!ton of degrees, dtplomas. cer!tlicatc.., and other acadcmtc dto.;tmcttons, t (x) to make propo~als for the c:.tabltshmcnt of colleges, 11\~t!lutiOns, departments of h1ghcr learn mg. rc<>carch and ~ret tdlisL"d ..,ludiC'>, academtc scrvtccs umts. hbrdncs, ldboratone!. dnd museum~ etc 111 the Umvcrstty, (x~ to consider and make f('COmmcndattOn!> rcgdrdtng new propo~als for creatiOn of the posts of Professors, Associate Profc..,sor<>, Asststant Prof('1-SOIS, Lecturers, Tutors and Non-vocatiOnal academic ~taff required by the lJmvcnaty, (xu) Ill make propoo.;ctls to the Govermng Counc1l for the mstttuuon of fcllow~h•ps, travelhng fcllowshtps, ~cholarshtps, student~ htps, mcddls and pn;c~ and make rcgulattons for thctr awards, (xm) to prcscnbc qualtlicat10ns and norm~ for appomtmcnt of papcr-<;cttcrs, exammcrs, moderators and others concerned wtth the conduct of cxammatwns, (xtv) to appomt commtttccs to rcvtcw pcrtodtcally the uoluy and pract-tcahtltty of the CXIStmg courses of study and the dcstrabtltly or nccesstty of rcvtewmg or modtfymg them m the light of new knowledge or challengmg soctal n:qlllrcmcnt!>, (xv) IP dec1dc what cxammat10r.~ of other Umvcr~tltc' may be dcccptcd ,h cqutvalcnt !1' those of the Um"crstty and 10 negottatc wnh other Umvcrstlies lo!" the recogn.tton of the cxamtnatlons of the Umvcrstty, ~ I I l I ~ j • 37 (xVJ) to make proposals for the conduct of mterdtsctphnary studtcs, common facthtJes, such as tnstrumcntatton centres, workshops, hobby centres, museums, etc , (xVll) to prescnbe nonns for recogmtton of any member of the staff of an afliltated college or rccogmsed mstltutton as a teacher of the Umvers1ty, (xVJn) to prescnbe norms for grantmg aff1ltatwn, contmuatton of rccogmt1on, extcnston of recogmtwn to mst1tut1ons ofh1gher leammg and research· for spec1ahscd stud1es: (XIX) to grant affihatton to colleges or mstJtutJons m accordance wtth the prov1s1ons of the Statutes, Ordmances and Regulations, (r.x) to accord recogmtlon to mst1tut1ons of htgher leammg, research of spec1ahsed stud1cs on the reeommcndat1on of the committees appomtcd by the Counc1l, (XXI) to recommend to the Govemmg Counctl, conferment of autonomous status on Umvcrs1ty mstltuttons, departments, affihated colleges and rccogmsed mstttutwns m accordance w1th the prov1s10n~ of Ordmances and Pohc1e~ of the State Government m th1s regard; (xxu) to make proposals to the Govemmg Counctl to prcscnbe fees and other charges, (XX111) to adv1sc the Umvcrs1ty generally on all academic matters and submll to the Govcmmg Counc1l feastbthty report~ on academiC programmes recommended by the Senate at tis last annual meetmg, (xxtv) to cxerctse such other powers and perform such other duttes as may be conferred on It by or under thl!> Act, Statutes, Ordmances and Regulattons • (2) the quorum for the meetmg of the Aeademtc Counctl shall be one-fifth of the total members or ten wh1chever 1s less; (3) A person who has become a member of the Academic Counc1l m the capactty of a student shall cease to hold the office on ceasmg to be a student. 26 The Board oft"xammatwns -{I} The Board ofExammatmns shall be the authonty for conductmg the cxammat1ons and makmg pohcy declsmns m regard to organ!~tng and holdmg exammatwns, 1mprovmg the system of cxammatwns, appomung the paper-setters and exammers and for preparatiOn of the schedule of date5 for holdmg exammattons and declaratton of the results, subject to the control and rcv1ew of the Govemmg Counetl. fhe Board of Exammatlons shall also oversee 38 and regulate the conduct of cxammatlO!l'l m the comtll.Jent colleges, m~tllutwm and Un:ver-.uy Department~ (2) I he Board of Lxammatwn~. shall deal w1th all the matters m rclauon to cxammatwns and <,hall hcdr and deode the complamts rc<-ezvcd pertazmng to any matter ansmg out of conduct of exammatzon., I he procedure to be followed by the Bodrd for their dchbcratzons shall be· pre<>cnbcd by the Statutes (3) I he Board of LxJmmatJOn!> shall cons1st of the followmg members, namely (1) the VIce-chancellor, Chairpcr~on, (u) the l'ro-VIce-chancellor, (m) the Dean of the l awlty <..onccmed. w1th the cxammation, (Iv) one head of lilllver~Ity Department, not below the rank of Associate Professor or m the ab!>encc of a I lead of the lJnivcr~lly department, a Profcs'>or from Govemment College~. nommated by the VIcc-chdnce\lor, (v) one Pnn<..Ipal other than Dean of raculty nommated by the VIce-chancellor, (v1) one tedcher other than Head~ of Department~ or Pnnc1pal<>, , nommated by the VIec-chanccllor. (vn) one evaluatiOn expert, co-opt::d by the Board, (vm) Controller of I xammdllons ~hall be the cx-offi<..Io Secretary 27 !'owen andjunuwn~ of the /Jowd ofl:xammatwn., -(1) l'he Board of Examinations shall en<.urc proper orgam<>at1on of cxammauom and tests of the Umversity, mcludmg moderdtzon, tabulatiOn and the dcclaJatwn ol results (2) !'he Board shall meet not lcs!. than twice 111 each. academic term (3) In parllcular and without preJudzce to the generality of dulles as mentiOned m sub-section (! ), the Uoard shall cxerCI!>e the fullowmg powers and perform the followmg duties, name!y -- (1) to approve panels of exammer" and questiOn pape1 setters from the list of persons proposed by the respective Boards of Studies , • (n) t(> explore, suggest and mtroduce exammallon reforms, (m) tP exercise ~uch other powers m relation to cxammatiOnb ru. may be .~ss1gned to 11 by or under this Act ,, J I l 'I ' I I l I i I j I ' l I ' • 39 (4) In c.tsc of any emergency rcqumng 1mmed1ate actwn to b~ taken, the Chairperson of the Board or any other officer or person authonsed by the Cha1rper<>on m that behalf, shall take sul-h action as considered fit dnd uecc<>sary, and at the next meetmg of the Board, the action taken c;hall be reported by such person, for ratificatiOn or approval (5) (a) I he Board of ExammdtiOns shall C<'nstllute comn11ttecs for every ~ubject or group of subject~ cons1stmg of,-~ (1) the Pro-VIce-chanccilor--Chatrpci c;on, (u) the Dean of the concerned raculty, (m) the Chairperson of the concerned Board of Stud1e1-., (1v) one member of each ~ubject from among the membe1s of the co:1cemcd Board1> of Studies to be decided by the Board of Exam:nations . Provided that, where a raculty IS to be appomted for evaluatiOn of thesis and d1ssertatton and for conduct of v1va voce exammatton!> wherever prcscnbcd for awardmg post graduate, doctorate and higher degree<;, two persons decided by the Academic Council shall also be member~ of the concemed Committee, (b) 1 hr Controller ofExammallons shail be the ex-officiO Secretary of such committees, . (c) 1 he rul~s and procedures for the perfom1ancc of the duties of the Board of [xamma!Ions, mcludmg flrocedurc for di<>ciphnary action on malprac\lccs connected With the :.:xammallons. shall be pre1>cnbed m the Statutes, (6) rhe Board shall prepare the iinanctal eshmates for the work related to exammatwns for mcorporatwn m the budget of the UmversJty and shall subm1tthc same to the f mance Officer • (7) !'he Board shal! arrange for stnct vigilance dunng the conduct of the exammdtiOns ~o a!> to av01d usc of unfair means by the c;tudcntl>, teacher~, 111VIgilators, supcrVIl>Or~ etc 28 'l11e Bam d of Stud1e1 - (I) T~ere shall be a B0ard of Studies for every subJect or group of subJects, as may be prcscnbed by the Statutes (2) I he Board of StudiCs shall cons11>t of,- ( a) the Head of the Umvers1ty department or m~tltutwn m the relevant ~UbjCCt Provtded that, where there IS no Umver"Ity department m the subject, a person nom mated by the VIce-Chancellor from among the llcdds of the Departments from an afiih:Jtcd cbllegc havmg post graduate teachmg expencnce m that subject, 40 (b) !>IX llcad!> of Departments 111 alftltatcu college<;, other than Prmctpals, havmg not less than ten y(.ar., tcachmg Cll.pcnence, nommdtcd by the Vtcc Chancellor, (c) two post grdduate teacher~ havmg not le'>!-. than ten year.., of tcdchmg expenencc from among the teachers of affihated Government College'>, one of them preferably a w0man nom mated by the Vtce-Chancellor. (d) two emment person<; nommdted by Ytce-Chancellor, who arc--­ {t) etthcr l'rofc.,~on or J\o;soctatc Profcswrs 111 other u!llvcrstttcs, or (u) pcr:.on" wuh relevant expcz zcncc.: of not less than ten year<> m na!londllaboratoncs or re:-earch mstttuttons or recogmsed tn!-.tttutton,, or (m) expert<; m telated lield, hdvtng publtshed (a) at least one book m the relevant <~ubject, or (b) four rc~earch papers 111 mdexed nattonal or mtematwnal JOUrnal'> (3) l he Cha1rperson shall be cle~.:ted by the member<> of the Board from dmong the1melves 29 Power.\ anci (unctton ~ of the JJow d of Srudte\ ( 1) I he Board of Studtcs shall have the followmg powers and limctwns, namdy - (a) to recommend, upon reference to tt by the Govcrntng Council, Acadcmtc Council or the I acuity concerned or othcrwt<;i.!, the courses o! studtes, the subjcd or group of ">Ubjects wtthm tis purv1cw, (b) to recommend book:-, mcludmg text-books, ~upplcmentaty rcadmg and reference books and other matcnal for such courc,c!> of study, (c) to advt~c the 1 acuity or 1 dcult1e" wnccmcd regdrdmg tmprovcments m the courses of study, (d) to recommend names of suttablc persons to the Board of 1 xammat10ns for mclu:.wn m the panels for appomtment of paper-setters and I xammcr~ at th(. Umvcrstty cxammattons m the subJeCt, (c) to recommend to the !bard of Lxammatwns, names of per<>ons suttablc for appomtment as cxam111ers or evaluators for cvaluallon of thesiS and l I l 41 dJ~scrtatiOns and for conduct of v1va voce exammatwns, wherever prescnbed, for awardmg post graduate doctorate and higher degrees, (f) to suggest orgam~atmn of oncntatwn and refresher course~ m the subJect; (g) to prepare reqUirements m respect of teachmg of the subject at vanouo; leveb m Jcspcct of teachers and their quahficdtJOns, library, laboratory and hoc;pJtal equipment and con~unldbles for usc m the laboratory and to recommend the same to the Planmng Comm•ttec for fonnulatmg the nonns and reqUirements for grantmg affiliation to colleges and for grantmg recogmuon to mstJtullons by the Umvcrs1ty (2) lhc tcm1 of Board of Stud1cs shall be thn.:c years or as may be prcscnbed m the Statutes 30 Faculty -(l) The I acult•c~ shall be the pnnc1pal aeadcmtc co-ordmallon authonucs of the Umvcrs1ty 111 respect of -;tudJes and 1 escarch 111 the subject~ mcludcd m the I acuity and also m respect of studies and research 111 muJtJ-dJSClplmary raeUitJeS (2) The UmvcrsJ!y !>hall have ~u<-h racultJCS as may be prcscnbed by Statutes . (3) A Fdculty shall be con~tltutcd, divided, combmed with or abohshcd only With the approval of the Acadcnuc Council anti as may be prcscnbed by Statute~ (4) The ruculty shall compnsc such subjects as arc prc~cnbcd by Statutes (5) 1 he faculty .;hall consist of the followmg members, namely·- (1) the Dean -[x-officJO Chairperson; (n) the Chairperson of each Board of Stud1cc; for the subjects compnsed 111 the Faculty, (w) one member of each B"oa1 d of Stud1cs to be elected by the members of the Board~ of StudJC'> from dmong themselves, out of whom at least one c;hall be a post graduate teacher, (1v) two subjeCt experts, preferably from outside the State, nomu1ated by the VIce-Chancellor (6) 1 he Faculties wlil have a term ot three years or as may be presenbcd by the Statutes • 42 31 J'/1(-' powe1 ~ and tunuwn1 of Fm ullle\ - I he raculty shall have the fol\o•vmg power~ and futKttom. 1~amely (1) to co:1stdt:1 and report on ,my 11ldtlCt referred to 1! by the ScndtC Govcmm5 Counc1l, A.cadcmll .. Council 01 l'lannmg Comn11ttce, (n) to constder dnd approve rewmmenddl!on~ of the B(>ards ol Studtc~ 111 the I acuity and on mJtlcr~ not aflccttl'g Jn:r other I acuity, (m) to ~onstdet and 1ecommend to the A.cctdcm1c Counc1l on the r1cacenuc mdttcro; \\ nhm It~ purv1ew wl11ch dlTcct dny other l dLully or I acullle'> or wh1ch mvol"e adml·11\t:-a!n cor lindnCtdllmplH:atton ... , (1v) to con'>ltkr ,md recommend to the Ac.1dcmtc Counctl e~;tabh~hmcnt of I1L'W courses, mter-dt'>Ctphna•y cour-;e~ dnd '>hort-tcrm trammg progrdmmcs referred to It by the Bomd ofStudte!> or Bodrd of lnter-di<;CJphn,u-y Stud1e<:, tfany comtttutcd by Statu:c., (v) to mdkc rccomn1cndat10n~ to the !'>Jc~nnmg Committee 1'1 respect of the requtremcnt~; regardmg the conduct of po~t gradud!c ('r under-graduJtc ll1!>tructwn. 1cachmt(, rcscar(h .md tr:•ml!1g 111 Umvers,ty m~lltutton., or department~, rlffillatd college~ and recog111~ed m~tltutwn-., (-v1) to en<;urc thrlt guJdclmc~ d'nd rule~ frJ.med for thL followmg matters by the i\cddcmtL Counctl die Implemented - (a) long-term cumculum development, (b) I acuity dnclopmcnt. (c) teachmg or !edmmg mJ.tcnal development, (d) re~>eJrch m educdtlonal matters wt!h partJculat reference to colleges ("1J) to pbn and organt'>C mtrr-departmcntc>l and mtct-Ltculty programmes 1n con~ult&uon With the Board of Studtc', other racult.es or PIJnmng Comm:ttcc, (v111) to recommend to the A.cademJc Stdff College and the A.cademtc Councll rcgardmg organJ'>dtt.on of contmumg mcdteal educdt10n, rcfrc~her and ottentat1nn cour~c~ for teachers of df!i!Jatcd ccllcgcs rlnd Umver<>tty depm1ment." cspcu&lly lor the rcvt<;l.d or newly mt10duccd or mtcr-dl!>Ctplmary cour~cs of study, (1x) t<• ptcpatc &nd ~ubm1t the annual report of the funct10nmg of the !-acuity t•> tl1l' Vtcc-Ch,mcellor, ( 43 (x) to constdcr any other acadcmtc matter whtch may be referred to 11 32 7 he Fmance Commlltee- (I) The rmance Commtttce ~hali C011SI"t of followmg members, namely - (1) the Vtce-Chancellor, (u) the Pro-Vtce-Chancellor, (rn) the Regtstrar, (tv) the Fmancc Officer, (v) two members elected by Govcmmg Counctl members from among themselves, and (V!) one member from the Plannmg Comm!ltee nommated by the Ytcc-Chancellor (2) The fmance Comrritttce shall gtvc advtce to the Umverslty authonttes on any matter relatmg to the finances of the Umvcr~tty 1 he powers of the l'mancc Commlltcc <;hall be as follows.-- (t) to prepare the budget estunatc of the Untverstty and to revtew the accounts of expenditure and to make recommendations to the Govcmmg Coun~Jl, • (n) to constder and make recommendatiOns to the Govcrnmg Council on the propo~als for new expcndtturc on maJor works dnd purchases, (rn) to scrutmtse rc-appropnatton statements and audtt nvtcs and make recommendatiOns to the Govemmg Council, (tv) to revtew the fmance of the Untverstty and to suggest concurrent audJt conducted wherever necessary, , (v) to gtvc advJcc and make rccommcndattons to the Governmg Counctl on any other financta! questiOn affcctmg the affatrs of the Umvcr<;tty (3) l he term of the fmance Commtttee shall be three years or as may be prcscnbed by the Statute~ 33 The Plannrng Commlltee --( 1) The Plannmg Committee !'hall be responstble to plan the development of the Umverstty, both phystcal and academ1c, and It shall conduct academtc audtt of the Umverstly departments, 44 tnstttutlon!>, colleges and recogntsed In!>tllutlons It shall also plan, momtor, gutde and 1-0-ordmate undergrdduate and post graduate academic programmes and development of afiihated collegeo; (2) It !>hall con".1~t of the followmg members, namely (1) the Ytce-Chancellor, Cnaupcrson, (n) the Pro-VJLe-Chancellor, (m) five Dedns of I acuity to be nomtndteJ by the Vtee-Chaneellor mcludmg at least one cath from lndtan Systems of Med1cme and llomoeopath1c Med1une, (1\) one pero;on from among the Heads c f departments or D1rectors of the Umverslty mstttut1ono; '10t below the rank of Professor and who IS not a Dean, to be nommated by the VJce-Chanccllor, (v) one teacher. unpartmg poo;t graduate m~truct10n havmg not less than ten years of teachmg expcne'lce, nommated ny the VIce-Chancellor, (vt) one teacher lmpdrtmg undergradt.dtc m!>trucuon havmg not less than five years of tealhtng expenence, nommated by the Y1ce-Chancellor, (vtl) one Pnnc1pal of an affiliated Government College of Health and Alhed Sc~enccs dec;dcd by the Govemmg Counc1l, from among the Pnnc1pals who arc member~ of the /\cadcnm: Counctl, (vtn) one l'nnc1pal of an affil!atcd profcs!>!Onal colh:ge nommated by the Chancellor. (IX) two experts co-opted by the Comm!ltec, from among the I leads of Instllut1ons or scmo1 Sc1enl!:-t~ of Nauonal or State level research mstllullon!>, (x) the Dtrector of Plannmg - Member Secretary Provtdcd that, the member~ nommated m catcgones (tv) to (tx) above shal! as far a'> poS!>Iblc, be drdwn from d1 fferent faculties or subjects (3) 1 he Comnuttcc shdll meet at least thnce a year. (4) 'lbe tcm1 ot the Plannmg Conumttee shall be three years or as may be preo;cnbcd m the Statutes 34 Powen and functwns of tbe Planmng Commlltee -1 he l'lanmng Commmec shall have the followmg powers and funct10ns, namely-- (1) to !>uggest measUJes to create lmks and develop spec1fic schemes for mtcr Umver!>lty mteract1ons dnd for mteract10n of the Umver~1ty and Colleges With the mdustry and profe~swnal bod1es and associations m health, mcdtcal and allied sc1ences, (n) to prepare Umver!>tty and College development plans, both short-tem1 and long-term, keepmg m v1ew the obJeCtives of the Umvcrs1ty a'i la1d • 45 down m th1s Act and with due regard to the NatiOnal and State EducatiOnal Pohctes, (m) to recommend to the Scndte or Govermng Council the development and collaborative programmes for the departments, Colleges and the Umvcrslly, (tv) to monttor and report the progres~ of all such approvsd development and collaborallvc programmes to the Senate or Govemmg Council once m a year, (v) to evaluate and assess the usc of grants by Un1vers1ty departments, post gradudtc centre~ and affJIJated colleges 1n respect of development proJects and submit the report to the Academic Council, (vt) to assess the manpower rcquncmen:s of tramcd persons m d1ffcrcnt fields, such C;!S, Health and Alhcd Sc1cncco; and technology and make neces~ary recommendatiOn<; to the Govcrmng Council for mtroduemg and strengthemng of relcvdnt coursl's of study, (vu) to orgamse academic audtt of -development and colldborattve programme!> of Un1ver!>Jty mstJtutwns or department!>, post graduate centres anrl affiliated colleges, accordmg to the prov1s1ons of the Statutes at least once 111 three years and n;~ake necc<>Sary recommendattons to the Umvcrslly for unplcmentat10n 35 The Research Council-( I) 1 hc1 c shall be a Research Council con~J!>tlng of the Vtce-Chancellor, Pro-Vtcc-Chancellor, Heads of the Umvcr~1ty Depdrtments and Directors or cmment scJen!lst~ f10m the Research Instttute<; 'Wilhm or outs1dc Kerala The members of the Reseatch Council shall be nommated by the VIce-Chancellor m consultatiOn w1th the Govemmg Council (2) There sh<~ll be a Dm·ctor of Rescdrch, appomted by the VJce-Chancellor, who shall be the Convenor of the Rco;earch Council ( 3) The dut1es of the Research Council shall be as prov1dcd 'm the Statutes (4) ·1 he tcnn of the Research Council '>hall be three ycdrs or as mdy be prcscnbed by the Statutes 36 11w Umverslt) Qualzty AHurance Councz/ --There shall be quahty assurance Councd m the Umvcrstty for penod1c cxammat10n of the acadcmtc standards, democratic funct:onmg and soc1al comm1tment of the affihatcd colleges :.nd Umverstty centres The members of the Counctl shall l..le appomt<..:d b~ the VIce-Chancellor m consultation with the Governmg Counc1l lbc structure and funct10ns of the Counc1i shall be as prcscnbed by the Statutes • 46 37 umver:,lly },t/11(.\ Commrtlee UniVCrsny 1-thiC-... Committee shall be formed' d., per the gu1d<.:i1ne~ of natwnal agcnc1c~ like the Department of B1otcchnolo3y, Ind1an Com1ctl of );lt:dlcal Research and 01hcr Rc~carch Counc1l~ for cxammmg the rc ... carch project~ undertaken by the Umver\Ity centres and to g1vc adv1cc to the affiliated colleges for mamtammg eth1cal pnnc1ple11 m research and chmLal tnal wo• k !"he members of the l tl11c~ Comm1ttcc ~hall be nom mated by the Yicc-Chanccllor m consultatiOn w1th Govcmmg Counc1l l he structure and funct10no; of the Council o;hall he as p1escnbed by the Statutes 3R Comilfut{(m, pmve1 1· and (tmctto/1.\ of the Swdent'i · Councrl-( 1) ']here shall be a Student<;' CcunLtl 111 the Umvcro;Jty to encourage and promote the student's co-curncul.1r and cxtrd cumuddr actlVItle~, dnd to bnng not1ce of the1r gnevam,cs before the duthont!es , namely (2) I he Students' Council .,hall cons1st of the followmg members, (a) Er-0[/iuo Memhe1 1 (1) Pro-VJLc-Chanccllor - Chaupcr5on, (u) the Chdlnlldn of the Umvcrs!ly Student~ llmon, (Ill) the General Secretary of the Umver<>1ty Students Umon, (1v) the Dean, Students· Affa1rs, and (v) the Officer lll·Lhargc of the NatJOndl Scrv1cc SchCI!JC (b) Dected Memben (1) ~(;•en member~ elected by the Gcnr1af Coune1l of the Umvcrslly Students Unwn who '>hall not be the member<; of Senate or AcademiC Counc1l. (n) three members elected from among the full umc students of the campuses or departments of the Umvcr<>Ity 111 ~uch m,mncr a~ may be prcsLnbed by the Statutes, (rn) two members, other than ~tudents. elected by members of the Senate fwm among themselves. (1v) two members elected by the Govemmg Counctl from among tl:. .. mscl vcs, and (v) one member of the AcademiC Counc1l elected from among thcmsclvc~ : i I , I 47 (c) Other A1ember.\ (t) five l>tudcnh may be nommatcd hy the Vtcc-Chan;:cllor from the afft!Jatcd Government colleges or tnstttutwns who have dtl>ttngut~hcd thcmo,elve-. 111 academte field~, ~ports, arts etc , (n) a member nommated by the \hcc-Chancellor m com•thatwn wtth the Chatrman of the Umverstty Students Umon shall be the • Secretary of the Counctl, (ut) the member:- of the Students Counctl other than cx-offtcto members shall hold office for a tem1 of one year from the d.!te of thctr nommatton or clccllon, as the case may be (3) 1 he Students Councll shall have the followmg powers and functton<;, namely - (1) to make recommendatiOn to the Govcrnmg Counctl and Acadcrmc Counctl m the n'atters related to acadcmtc work of student" the co-cumcular and extra cumcular acttvtttcs m the Umvcr!>tty, (11) to make suggcsttons to the Go"crmng Counctl and /\cadcmtc Counctl m respect of all rules rclatmg to dt~ctphne. welfare of students, <>ports, workrng of library, management of hostels, students' home and non-restdent !>tudentl>' centres, cxtcm10n work, soctal work, ~tudent~' health, Nat10nal Scrvtcc Scheme, Nallonal Cadet Corps and such other matters as may be prescnbed by the Statures, (111) to commumcaie tts vtews, ob1>ervattom and recommendatiOn~ to any authonty of the Untver~tty m respect of any matter wht:h <.onccrns the student:-, and 1 f any questwn ar tscs as to whether a matter docs or docs not concern the students, tt shall be dcctded by the Chauman of tl-x: Studet~ts Counctl and hts dcctston shall be final; (tv) to take !>uch steps a:. arc nccc<>sary for the general welf.trc of the student!> that comes under the Umvel"'\tty, (v) to cxcrctsc sm:h other powers and perform ~uch other dutrcs and functions as may be conferred or tmposed on tt by tl11S /\ct or the Statutes, Ordtnancc and RegulatiOns 48 ( 4) l he Cha1rpcr:-0n of the Student-. Council -;hall cause to be la1d before the Govermng Council dnd Students Coun~..ll m ~uch manner as may be prescnbcd by the S•atutc.:s, penoJ•cdl report~ rcgdtdmg the r::commcnda!lons and sugge.;t10ns made by the Counc1l, the act10n taken then.:on b)' the authontle~ to wh1ch ~uch recommcndJtwn ... and suggestlOil'> wc1c made, and 1f no actiOn v.,as taken by thc authont1e~ to wh1ch <>u