(1) Every affiliated college shall furnish to the Registrar such reports, returns and other information as the Executive Council, after consulting the Academic Senate, may require to enable it to judge the efficiency of the college or institution.
(2) The Executive Council shall cause every such college to be inspected from time to time by one or more competent persons authorised by it in this behalf.
(3) The Executive Council may call upon any college so inspected to take, within a specified period, such action as may appear to be necessary in respect of any of the matters referred to in section 38.
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43. Withdrawal of affiliation-. (1) The rights conferred on a college as a constituent college of the University may be withdrawn in whole or in part or modified if the college has failed to comply with the provisions made in this behalf or the college has failed to observe any of the conditions of affiliation or the college is conducted in a manner which is prejudicial to the interests of education.
(2) Before taking steps to withdraw affiliation of any college or institute, the Executive Council shall send a copy of the notice and a written statement to the Principal of the college concerned calling for any representation in writing, within a period specified in such intimation for consideration of the Executive Council.
(3) On receipt of the representation or on the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (2) the Executive Council, after considering the statement and representation and after such inspection by any competent person or persons, authorised by it in this behalf and such further enquiry as may appear to it to be necessary, pass a resolution withdrawing the recognition and the status given to the college or institution as a constituent college or institution of the University.
1[43A Autonomous College.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made there under, the University may, with the prior concurrence of the State Government designate for such period as may be specified, an affiliated college, department or units as an Autonomous College for any course of study after following the procedure and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the statutes made in this behalf and with a view to improve the quality of education and to introduce new and relevant courses of study.
(2) Subject to statutes made in this behalf an Autonomous College so designated shall be entitled to design the courses of studies, devise appropriate teaching methods, devise methods of evaluation, examination and tests pertaining to the award of degree or diploma by the University.
(3) Subject to such periodic review as may be prescribed in the Statutes, the University may, with the prior concurrence of the State Government, continue the designation of the Autonomous College for such further period as may be specified or cancel such designation.
(4) The statutes for this purpose shall be made in consultation with the Academic senate of the University and shall provide for,-
(a) the manner in which the conditions subject to which an affiliated college, department or unit may be designated as Autonomous College or the designation of such college may be cancelled;
(b) matters incidental to the administration of an Autonomous College including the constitution or reconstitution, functions, powers and duties of the Governing body, Academic Council, Board of Studies and Board of Examiners of the Autonomous College;
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(c) periodic review for continuance or cancellation of designation of Autonomous College;
(d) such other matters as may be relevant to the working of an Autonomous College including the matters mentioned in sub-section (2).
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, admissions and recruitment in autonomous colleges shall be in accordance with State Policy.]1
1. Inserted by Act 10 of 2006 w.e.f. 2.5.2006.
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