(a) the constitution, powers and duties of the Authorities;
(b) the powers, function, duties and conditions of service of the officers other than the Chancellor;
(c) the methods of election in respect of the Authorities and the manner of resolving the disputes in respect thereof;
(d) the procedure at meetings of such Authorities including the quorum for the transaction of business by them;
(e) the designation, manner of appointment, powers and duties of the officers;
(f) the classification and manner of appointment of teachers;
(g) the holding of convocations to confer degrees and diplomas;
(h) the conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions;
Statutes.
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(i) the establishment, amalgamation, sub-division and abolition of Faculties;
(j) the establishment of departments of teaching in the Faculties;
(k) the establishment and abolition of hostels maintained by the University;
(l) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, bursaries, medals and prizes and the conditions of award thereof;
(m) the conditions of registration of graduates and the maintenance of register thereof;
(n) the entrance or admission of students to the University and their enrolment and continuance as such;
(o) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees and diplomas of the University;
(p) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degree, diploma or other courses and to the examinations of the University and shall be eligible for the award of degrees and diplomas;
(q) the conditions of residence of the students of the University and the levying of fees for residence in hostels maintained by the University;
(r) the fees which may be charged by the University connected therewith;
(s) the conditions and mode of appointment and the duties of examining bodies and examiners;
(t) the conduct of examinations;
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(u) the conditions of service, remuneration and allowances, including travelling and daily allowances, to be paid to officers, teachers and other persons employed under the University; and
(v) all other matters necessary for carrying out all or any of the purposes of the Act.
39. (1) The first statutes with regard to matters set out in clauses (a) to (m) of section 38 shall be made by the Government.
(2) Subject to the prior approval of the Government, the Board may, from time to time, make any statute in addition to the first statutes referred to in sub-section (1), and may amend or repeal any statute in the manner hereinafter provided in this section.
(3) The Academic Council may propose to the Board the draft of any statute to be made by the Board and such draft shall be considered by the Board at its next meeting:
Provided that the Academic Council shall not propose the draft of any such statute, any amendment of a statute or repeal of a statute affecting the status, powers or constitution of any existing authority until such authority has been given an opportunity to express its views on such proposal and any views so expressed shall be considered by the Board.
(4) The Board may consider any such draft as is referred to in sub-section (3) and make the statute or reject it or return it to the Academic Council for re-consideration, either in whole or part, together with any amendments which it may suggest.
(5) Any member of the Board may propose to it the draft of any statute, any amendment of a statute or repeal of a statute and the Board may either accept or reject the proposal if it relates to a matter not falling within the purview Statutes how made.
[Act No.24 of 1963] 29 of the Academic Council. In case such draft relates to a matter within the purview of the Academic Council, the Board shall refer it for consideration to the Academic Council, which may either report to the Board that it does not approve the proposal, which shall then be deemed to have been rejected by the Board, or forward such draft to the Board in such form as the Academic Council may approve, and the provisions of this section shall apply in the case of a draft so forwarded as they apply in the case of a draft proposed to the Board by the Academic Council.
(6) Every first statute made under sub-section (1) shall immediately after it is made, be laid before each House of the State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in session in the session immediately following, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the statute or in the annulment of the statute, the statute shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the statute.
40. (1) The authorities may make regulations consistent, with this Act and the statutes for all or any other matters which by this Act and the statutes are to be provided for by the regulations, and also for any other matter solely concerning such Authorities and not so provided.
(2) Every Authority shall make regulations providing for the giving of notice to the members of such Authority of the dates of meetings and of the business to be considered at meetings and for the keeping of a record of the proceedings of meetings.
Regulations.
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(3) The Board may direct the amendment, in such manner as it may specify, of any regulation made under this section or the annulment of any regulation made thereunder by any Authority.
(4) The Academic Council may, subject to the provisions of the statutes, make regulations providing for courses of study for the various examinations, degrees and diplomas of the University after receiving drafts of such regulations from the Board of Faculty concerned.
(5) The Academic Council shall not amend a draft of a regulation received from the Board of a Faculty but may reject it or return it to the Board of Faculty for reconsideration either in whole or in part together with any amendment which it may suggest.
CHAPTER IX.
MISCELLANEOUS.
41. The annual report of the University shall be prepared under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor and submitted by the Board to the Government one month before the annual meeting at which it is to be considered.
42. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, and until such time as the authorities are duly constituted, the Vice-Chancellor, may, subject to the prior approval of the Chancellor, appoint any officer 31[or constitute any committee] temporarily to exercise, perform and discharge all or any of the powers, functions and duties of such Authorities under this Act.
31. Inserted by Act No.11 of 1964.
Annual report.
Temporary appointment of officers.
[Act No.24 of 1963] 31 32[43. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University Act, 1963, the 33Telangana Universities Act, 1991, or the statutes made thereunder, all the colleges and polytechnics, and other research and extension institutions located in Telangana State shall devolve to Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University from the date notified in the Telangana Gazette by the Government in this behalf, be disaffiliated from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University and shall be maintained by the University as constituent Colleges, polytechnics and other research and extension institutions.
(2) The control and management of all the colleges, polytechnics and other research and extension institutions specified in sub-section (1) shall as from the date notified by the Government under that sub-section stand transferred to the University and all the properties and assets, and liabilities and obligations of the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University and Government in relation thereto shall stand transferred to, vest in, or devolve upon, the University.
(3) The compensation payable by the University to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in respect of the transfer and vesting of the properties and assets, and the devolution of liabilities and obligations, under sub-section (2) shall be such, as prescribed in the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2014 (Act No.6 of 2014).
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, and subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), where the control and management of any college has been transferred to the University under sub-section (2), the University shall employ
32. Section 43 substituted by G.O.Ms.No.9, Agriculture and Cooperation (Agri.III) Department, dated 05.08.2014.
33. Substituted by the Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.28, Higher Education (UE) Department, dated 11.09.2015.
Powers of Government to transfer certain colleges and institutions to the University.
32 [Act No.24 of 1963] all teachers and other employees as per the guidelines of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2014 (Act No.6 of 2014).
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
(4) every such teacher or other employee of the Government or Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, as the case may be, shall, within such time as per the guidelines of Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2014 (Act No.6 of 2014).
Provided that – the service rendered by any such teachers or other employee under the Government or the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University as the case may be, upto the date notified as aforesaid shall be deemed to be service under the University and he shall be entitled to count that service for the purpose of increments, leave, pension or provident fund and gratuity as per the guidelines of Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act, 2014.
(6) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (5) every such teacher or other employee who had exercised his option as per guidelines of Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act, 2014.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the statutes made thereunder, any student of the constituent College, who was studying for any examination of Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University shall be permitted to complete his course in preparation therefore, and the University shall make arrangements for holding for such students examinations for such period as may be prescribed, in accordance with the curricula of studies of Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricutural University.
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(8) The Government shall by order direct that all the institutions under the control and management of the Government conducting research in the subject of Agriculture, *[Community Science] & Agricultural Engineering Sciences shall be maintained by the University, with effect from such date or dates as may be specified in the order which shall in any case be before the expiration of three years from the appointed day. The control and management of such institution shall thereupon stand transferred to the University and all the properties and assets and liabilities and obligations, of the Government in relation thereto shall stand transferred to, vest in, or devolve upon, the University.]
34[44. The Board may, by statutes made in this behalf, delegate to any officer or authority of the University any of the powers conferred on it by or under this Act, to be exercised by such officer or authority, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified in such statutes.]
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34. Section 44 along with marginal heading added by Act No.50 of 1976.
Delegation of Powers of the Board.
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