(a) to examine and scrutinize the annual budget of the University and to make recommendations on financial matters to the Executive Council;
(b) to consider all proposals for new expenditure and to make recommendations to the executive council;
(c) to consider periodical statement of accounts and to review the finances of the University from time to time, to consider annual accounts and balance sheet of the University and audited statements and audit reports, and to make recommendations thereon to the Executive Council;
(d) to advise and to make recommendations to the Executive Council on any financial matters affecting the University, either on its own motion or on reference from the Executive Council.
(2) The Finance Committee shall meet at least once in every six months. Three members of the Finance Committee shall form the quorum for a meeting.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor or in his absence, the Director General shall preside at the meetings of the Finance Committee.
(4) The annual report of the University shall be prepared under the direction of the Finance Committee and shall be submitted alongwith its comments to the Executive Council on or before such date as may be prescribed and shall be considered by the Executive Council at its annual meeting.
Disqualifications for membership of authorities of University.
28. (1) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed or for being a member of any of the authorities of the University, if he-
(a) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(b) is an un discharged insolvent;
(c) has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude;
(d) is conducting or engaging himself in private tuitions or private coaching classes;
(e) has been punished for indulging in or promoting unfair practices in the conduct of any examination in any form;
(f) discloses or causes to disclose to the public, in any manner whatsoever, any confidential matter, in relation to examination, the knowledge of which he has come to be in possession, due to his official position.
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CHAPTER V RESEARCH COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH
29. (1) There shall be set up under the control of the centre of research, various Councils for Research as may be necessary, for research in the various subjects on child related knowledge and children psychology, philosophy and the like nature.
(2) Each Research Council shall consist of the Vice-Chancellor as its Chairman, the Director General as its Vice-Chairman and the Director who shall be of the rank of the professor and shall act as the Member- Secretary.
(3) Each Research Council shall consist of four Scholars nominated by the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member-Secretary and the Dean of the centre of research and approved by the Academic Council.
(4) The Scholars shall be eminent educationists in the subject for which the council is constituted and their role shall be to bring to the council their expert advice so as to promote research work of the council.
(5) The Scholars in each council shall not be entitled to any salary or emoluments but shall be entitled to a fee as may be prescribed by the regulations of the University for attending the meeting as also facilities for travel, transport and accommodation for each of their visits that they may be required to perform.
(6) The Council shall meet at such time and place, and shall observe such rules of procedure with regard to transaction of its business at the meeting as may be deemed necessary by it.
(7) For research in the research councils as also in the departments of research, there shall be a provision of fellowships which shall consist of not more than twenty-five fellows.
(8) The Fellows shall be selected by a committee appointed by the Academic Council:
Provided that twelve of the fellowship shall be awarded for junior research Fellows enrolled in the University for M.Phil. and Ph.D. research work:
Provided further that one Fellow shall be awarded a national fellowship to the selected from among eminent educationists and the remaining twelve fellowships shall be awarded as senior fellowship to eminent educationists of the rank of Associate Professors and Assistant Professors of the University.
Constitution and functions of Research Councils .
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(9) Each Fellow shall carry out research in any subject related to the themes of councils of research and departments of research and deliver lectures in the University whenever so required.
(10) The term of Fellow shall be of two years within which he shall write a thesis of fellowship on the subject assigned to him:
Provided that the Academic Council may extend the term by one year.
(11) The salary and allowances payable to Fellow shall be such as may be determined by the regulations of the University in accordance with the scheme of Fellowships of the University Grants Commission.
Constitution and functions of Department of Research.
30. (1) There shall be set up under the control and management of centre of research several Departments of Research. Each Departments of Research shall have a Professor who shall be the Director and, it may have not more than two Associate Professors and three Assistant Professors as the Academic Council may deem necessary.
(2) Each Department of Research shall be responsible for instruction and communication in the Centre of Education and in the Centre of Extension Services in addition to the task of research.
(3) Each academic member of Department of Research shall be responsible for writing a thesis on the subject assigned to him by the Academic Council. The thesis shall be presented to the Academic Council at the interval of the period of two years, failing which note shall be taken in the appraisal programme of the Academic Council.
CHAPTER VI FINANCE University Fund.
31. (1) The University shall establish a Fund to be called the University Fund.
(2) The following shall form part of, or be paid into the University Fund-
(i) any contribution or grant made by the State Government, Central Government or an agency of the Central Government;
(ii) any bequests, donations, endowments or other grants made by any private individual or institution;
(iii) income received by the University from all the, sources including income from fees and charges; and
(iv) amounts received from any other source.
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(3) The University Fund shall be kept in any Scheduled Bank as defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or in a Co-operative Bank approved by the State Government for the purpose.
(4) The University Fund shall be utilised for such purposes of the University and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
32. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the regulations, whenever the University receives funds from any Government or other agencies sponsoring a scheme to be executed by the University, - Fund of Sponsored Scheme.
(1) The amount received shall be kept by the University in separate account and shall be utilised for the purpose of the scheme; and
(2) The staff required to execute such scheme shall be recruited in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated by the sponsoring organization.
33. (1) The annual accounts and balance sheet of the University shall be prepared under the direction of the Executive Council and shall every year, be audited by the auditors appointed by the State Government.
(2) The annual accounts, the balance sheet and the audit report shall be considered by the Executive Council at its annual meeting and it may, by resolution make recommendations with reference thereto and communicate the same to the Finance Committee.
(3) A copy of the annual accounts and the balance sheet together with the audit report thereon shall be submitted by the University to the State Government along with the statement of action taken by the University on the said report.
(4) Any observations made by the State Government on the annual accounts shall be brought to the notice of the University and the compliance report on such observations shall be submitted to the State Government.
(5) The Executive Council shall also prepare, before such date as may be prescribed by the Statutes, the financial estimates for the ensuing year. The annual accounts and financial estimates shall be considered by the General Council at its annual meeting and may be passed with such modifications as the General Council may deem fit.
Accounts, Audit and Annual Report.
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CHAPTER VII STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS Statutes. 34. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive Council may make the Statutes to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(i) conferment and withdrawal of honorary degrees and other academic distinctions;
(ii) holding of convocation to confer degrees and diplomas;
(iii) powers and duties and functions of the officers of the University;
(iv) constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the University;
(v) institution and maintenance by the University, of departments, institutes of research or specialized studies, post-graduate centers in affiliated colleges and hostels;
(vi) acceptance and management of bequests, donation and endowments;
(vii) manner of utilization of the University Fund;
(viii) registration of graduates and maintenance of register of registered graduates;
(ix) manner and rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at the meetings including the quorum of the meeting, of the authorities of the University and for the transaction of business;
(x) qualifications of professors, readers, lecturers and teachers in affiliated colleges and recognized institutions;
(xi) the maximum number of students to be admitted in a college;
(xii) suitable and adequate physical facilities such as buildings, laboratory, library books, equipments required for teaching and research, hostels;
(xiii) to conduct various research programmes;
(xiv) qualification, salary, allowances, emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the Director General and Registrar, Assistant Director General and Finance and Accounts Officer;
(xv) manner of appointment of the Registrar and Finance and Accounts Officer;
(xvi) preparation of the financial estimates for the ensuing year;
(xvii) all maters which by or under this Act are to be or may be prescribed by the Statutes;
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(2) The Statutes may be made, amended or repealed by the Executive Council in the manner hereinafter provided.
(3) The Executive Council may take into consideration the draft of a Statutes either of its own motion or on a proposal by any other authority of the University. The Executive Council, if it thinks necessary may also obtained the opinion of any officer, authority or body of the University in regard to any draft Statutes which is before it for consideration:
Provided that where any such draft Statutes pertains to academic matters, the Executive Council shall obtain the opinion of the Academic Council before considering the same.
(4) Every Statutes passed by the Executive Council shall be presented to the Chancellor who may give or withhold his assent thereto or refer it back to the Executive Council for reconsideration.
(5) No Statutes passed by the Executive Council shall be valid or shall come into force until assented to by the Chancellor.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions, the Chancellor, on the advice of the State Government direct the University to make provisions in the Statutes in respect of any matter specified by him and if the Executive Council fails to implement such a direction within sixty days of its receipt, the Chancellor may, after considering the reasons, if any, communicated by the Executive Council for its inability to comply with such direction, make or amend the Statutes suitably as advised by the State Government.