THE CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ACT, 1992

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1 · Short title and commencement . — (1) This Act may be called the Central Agricultural University Act, 1992.

2 · Definitions . — In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1 · 26th January, 1993, vide notification No. S.O. 72(E), dated 25th January, 1993, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II , sec. 3(ii).

2 · Ins. by Act 45 of 2016, s. 2 (w.e.f. 19-8-2016).

3 · The University . — (1) There shall be established a University by the name of the "Central Agricultural University" .

4 · Objects of the University . — The objects of the University shall be—

5 · Powers of the University . — The University shall have the following powers, namely:—

6 · Jurisdiction . — (1) The jurisdiction and responsibility of the University with respect to teaching, research and programmes of extension education at the University level, in the field of agricultural shall extend to the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, 1 [Nagaland,] Sikkim and Tripura.

7 · University open to all classes, castes and creed . — The University shall be open to persons of either sex and of whatever caste, creed, race or class, and it shall not be lawful for the University to adopt or impose on any person, any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be appointed as a teacher of the University or to hold any other office therein or be admitted as a student in the University or to graduate thereat or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof:

8 · The Visitor . — (1) The President of India shall be the Visitor of the University.

1 · Ins. by Act 45 of 2016, s. 3 (w.e.f. 19-8-2016).

9 · Officers of the University . — The following shall be the officers of the University, namely:—

10 · The Chancellor . — (1) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

11 · The Vice -Chancellor . — (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

12 · Deans and Directors . — Every Dean and every Director shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

13 · The Registrar . — (1) The Registrar shall be appointed in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

14 · The Comptroller . — The Comptroller shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

15 · Other officers . — The manner of appointment and powers and duties of the other officers of the University shall be prescribed by the Statutes.

16 · Authorities of the University . — The following shall be the authorities of the University, namely:—

17 · The Board . — (1) The Board shall be the principal executive body of the University.

18 · The Academic Council . — (1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and Ordinances, have the control

19 · The Finance Committee . — The constitution, powers and functions of the Finance Committee shall be prescribed by the Statutes.

20 · The Research Programme Committee . — The constitution, powers and functions of the Research Programme Committee shall be prescribed by the Statutes.

21 · The Extension Education Advisory Committee . — The constitution, powers and functions of the Extension Education Advisory Committee shall be prescribed by the Statutes.

22 · The Board of Studies . — The constitution, powers and functions of the Board of Studies shall be prescribed by the Statutes.

23 · Faculties . — The University shall have such Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

24 · Other authorities . — The constitution, powers and functions of other authorities of the University referred to in clause (7) of section 16 shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

25 · Power to make Statutes . — Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—

26 · Statutes how to be made . — (1) The first Statutes are those set out in the Schedule.

27 · Power to make Ordinances . — (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—

28 · Regulations . — The authorities of the University may make Regulations, consistent with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances for the conduct of their own business and that of the committees appointed by them and not provided for by this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances in the manner prescribed by the Statutes.

29 · Annual report . — (1) The annual report of the University shall be prepared under the direction of the Board, which shall include, among other matters, the steps taken by the University towards the fulfilment of its objects and shall be submitted to the Board on or after such date as may be prescribed by the Statutes and the Board shall consider the report in its annual meeting.

30 · Annual accounts . — (1) The annual accounts of the University shall be prepared under the directions of the Board and shall, once at least every year and at intervals of not more than fifteen months, be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or by such persons as he may authorise in this behalf.

31 · Conditions of service of employees . — (1) Every employee of the University shall be appointed under a written contract, which shall be lodged with the University and a copy of which shall be furnished to the employee concerned.

32 · Procedure of appeal and arbitration in disciplinary cases against students . — (1) Any student or candidate for an examination whose name has been removed from the rolls of the University by the orders or resolution of the Vice -Chancellor, Discipline Committee or Examination Committee, as the case may be, and who has been debarred from appearing at the examinations of the University for more than one year, may, within ten days of the date of receipt of such orders or copy of such resolution by him,

33 · Right to appeal . — Every employee or student of the University or of a college or institution maintained by the University shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, have a right to appeal, within such time as may be prescribed by the Statutes, to the Board against the decision of any officer or authority of the University or any college or an institution, as the case may be, and thereupon the Board may confirm, modify or reverse the decision appealed against.

34 · Provident and pension funds . — (1) The University shall constitute for the benefit of its employees such provident or pension fund or provide such insurance schemes as it may deem fit in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

35 · Disputes as to constitution of University authorities . — If any question arises as to whether any person has been duly appointed as, or is entitled to be, a member of any authority of the University, the matter shall be referred to the Visitor whose decision thereon shall be final.

36 · Constitution of Committees . — Where any authority of the University is given power by this Act or the Statutes to appoint Committees, such Committees shall, save as otherwise provided, consist of the members of the authority concerned and of such other person, if any, as the authority in each case may think fit.

37 · Filling of casual vacancies . —A —All casual vacancies among the members (other than ex officio members) of any authority of the University shall be filled, as soon as may be, by the person who appointed or co-opted the member whose place has become vacant and person appointed or co-opted to a casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority or body for the residue of the term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a member.

38 · Proceedings of University authorities not invalidated by vacancy . —N —No act or proceedings of a ny authority of the University shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of a vacancy or vacancies among its members.

39 · Protection of action taken in good faith . —N —No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Board, any authority or officer or other employee of the University for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances.

40 · Mode of proof of University records . —A —A copy of any receipt, application, notice, order, proceeding, resolution of any authority or Committee of the University, or other documents in possession of the University, or any entry in any register duly maintained by the University, if verified by the Registrar, shall be received as prima facie evidence of such receipt, application, notice, order, proceeding, resolution or documents or the existence of entry in the register and shall be admitted as evidence of the matters and transactions therein where the original thereof would, if produced, have been admissible in evidence, notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872) or in any other law for the time being in force.

41 · Power to remove difficulties . — (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

42 · Transitional provisions . —N —Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Statutes,—

43 · Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid before Parliament . — (1) Every Statute, Ordinance or Regulation made under this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette.

1 · (1) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor from a panel of not less than three persons recommended by the Board from amongst persons of eminence in education in general and agricultural sciences in particular:

2 · (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor from a panel of not less than three persons who shall be recommended by a Committee as constituted under clause (2):

3 · (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be ex officio Chairman of the Board, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at the convocations held for conferring degrees.

4 · (1) Every Dean of a college shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from among the Professors in the college for a period of five years and he shall be eligible for reappointment:

5 · (1) The Director Instruction shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.

6 · (1) The Director of Research shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.

7 · (1) The Director of Extension Education shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.

8 · (1) The Registrar shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.

9 · (1) The Comptroller shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.

10 · (1) Each Department shall have a Head who shall be not below the rank of an Associate Professor and whose duties and functions and terms and conditions of appointment shall be prescribed by the Ordinances:

11 · (1) Every Librarian shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and he shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.

12 · (1) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:—

13 · Seven members of the Board shall form a quorum for a meeting of the Board .

14 · (1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—

15 · Nine members of the Academic Council shall form a quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council.

16 · (1) Each Department shall have a Board of Studies.

17 · (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:—

18 · (1) There shall be a Selection Committee for making recommendations to the Board for appointment to the posts of teachers, Comptroller, Registrar, Librarian, Deans of colleges, Directors and heads of other institutions maintained by the University.

19 · (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Statute 18, the Board may invite a person of high academic distinction and professional attainments to accept a post of Professor or Associate Professor or any other academic post in the University, as the case may be, on such terms and conditions as it deems fit, and on the person agreeing to do so appoint him to the post.

20 · The Board may appoint a person selected in accordance with the procedure laid down in Statute 18 for a fixed tenure on such terms and conditions as it deems fit.

21 · (1) The qualifications of recognised teachers shall be such as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.

22 · (1) The authorities of the University specified in section 16 may appoint as many standing or special committees as it may deem fit, and may appoint to such committees persons who are not members of such authority.

23 · (1) All the teachers and other academic staff of the University shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations.

24 · All the employees of the University, other than the teachers and other academic staff of the University, shall, in the absence of any contract to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations.

25 · (1) Whenever, in accordance with the Statutes, any person is to hold an office or be a member of an authority of the University by rotation according to seniority, such seniority shall be determined according to the length of continuous service of such person in his grade and, in accordance with such other principles as the Board may, from time to time, prescribe.

26 · (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member of the academic staff, and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as the appointing authority) in the case of other employee, may, by order in writing, place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee, as the case may be, under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board the circumstances in which the order was made:

27 · (1) The Board may, on the recommendation of the Academic Council and by a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, make proposals to the Visitor for the conferment of honorary degrees:

28 · The Board may, by a special resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, withdraw any degree or academic distinction conferred on, or any certificate or diploma granted to, any person by the University for good and sufficient cause:

29 · (1) All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to students of the University shall vest in the Vice-Chancellor.

30 · All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to students of a college or an institution maintained by the University, shall vest in the Dean of the college or institution, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Ordinances.

31 · Every college or institution maintained by the University shall have an Advisory Committee consisting of not more than fifteen persons which shall consist of, among others, three teachers including the Dean of the college or institution, and two teachers of the University nominated by the Board.

32 · Convocations of the University for the conferring of degrees or for other purposes shall be held in such manner as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.

33 · When no provision is made for a Chairman to preside over a meeting of any authority of the University or any committee of such authority or when the Chairman so provided for is absent, the members present shall elect one from among themselves to preside at such meeting.

34 · Any member, other than an ex officio member of the Board, Academic Council or any other authority of the University or any committees of such authority may resign by letter addressed to the Registrar and the resignation shall take effect as soon as such letter is received by the Registrar.

35 · (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of any of the a uthorities of the University,—

36 · Notwithstanding anything contained in the Statutes, a person who is not ordinarily resident in India shall be eligible to be an officer of the University or a member of any authority of the University.

37 · Notwithstanding anything contained in the Statutes, a person who holds any post in the University or is a member of any authority of the University in his capacity as a member of a particular authority or as the holder of a particular appointment shall hold such office or membership only for so long as he continues to be a member of that particular authority or the holder of that particular appointment, as the case may be.

38 · (1) There shall be an Alumni Association for the University.

39 · (1) There shall be constituted in the University, a Students' Council for every academic year, consisting of—

40 · (1) The first Ordinances made under sub-section (2) of section 27 may be amended or repealed at any time by the Board in the manner specified below.

41 · (1) The authorities of the University may make Regulations consistent with the Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances for the following matters, namely:—

42 · Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Statutes, any officer or authority of the University may delegate his or its powers to any other officer or authority or person under his or its respective control and subject to the condition that overall responsibility for the exercise of the powers so delegated shall continue to vest in the officer or authority delegating such powers.

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