(1) There shall be established a private University by the name Establishment of of the Chandigarh University in the State of Punjab. Ene Watvostei:
(2) The University shall be run and managed by the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(3) The University shall be a body corporate by the name, mentioned in sub-section (J), and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal.
It shall have the power to acquire, hold, dispose of property both moveable and immoveable and to make contract,-and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
(4) The headquarters of the University shall be located at Village Gharuan, Tehsil Kharar, District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali).
(5) The University shall be a self-financed and it shall not be entitled to receive any grant or other financial assistance from the State Government.
4. The objects of the University shall be-— Objects of the University
(i) to provide for instruction, teaching, education, research and training at all levels in all disciplines of higher education including professional, medical, technical, general education and in any other stream and subject, as per the needs of the industry and the society in general, as may be deemed necessary by the University through all the modes of education as may emerge or become relevant in future ;
(ii) to promote the academic aspirants of the rural students ;
(iii) to undertake industry oriented teaching, training and research, extension programmes and to provide employable skills with a view to contribute to the development of the society ;
(iv) to provide for research, creation, advancement and dissemination of knowledge, wisdom and understanding ;
(v) to encourage and motivate leading industrial houses for setting up at the campuses their respective corporate institutes for academia industry nexus ;
(vi) to disseminate knowledge so as to make it accessible to all strata of the society ;
(vii) to promote Punjabi studies, to provide for research in Punjabi Language and Literature and to undertake measures for the development of Punjabi Language, Literature and Culture ;
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(vii) to do all such things, as may be necessary or desirable to further the objects of the University, ¥ to make provisions’ for instruction, teaching and research, relating to the courses through traditional as well as new — innovative modes including online-education modes :
to conduct and hold examinations and grant or confer degrees, diplomas, certificates, awards, grades, credits, honorary degrees, academic distinctions as well as other distinctions and certifications ; - to institute and conifer the designation of Professor, Associate Professor, Reader, Assistant Professor, Lecturer or any other equivalent designation, as may be required by the University or its institutions, and to appoint persons as such ;
to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, exhibitions, as may be prescribed ;
to provide for equivalence of the degrees, diplomas and certificates of the students completing their courses from any.
other University, Board, Council or any other competent authority ;
to provide for dual degree, diploma or certificate vis-a-viy other universities on reciprocal basis ; — to set up central library, departmental libraries, museums and allied matters ; : =
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(xiii) to hold, manage and run the funds of the Trust and endowments created in favour of the University ;
to take special measures for the spread of ed facilities amongst the educationally backward strata of society ;
to encourage and promote sports ;
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(xxvi) to treate technical, administrative, ministerial and other necessary posts and to make appointments thereto ;
to receive grants from the University Grants Commission and other Central or State agencies ;
to undertake research projects on mutually acceptable terms and = conditions in respect of agriculture, industry and. business ;
to provide consultancy ‘services ;
to encourage and promote extra-curricular activities for personality development of the students, teachers and employees of the University ;
to purchase, acquire and take on lease or mortgage, any immovable or movable property and to sell, lease, mortgage, alienate and transfer any immovable or movable property belonging to or vested in the University ;
to seek collaboration with other institutions on mutually ~ acceptable terms and conditions ;
to fix, determine and provide salaries remunerations and honoraria to the teachers and employees of the University in accordance with the norms specified by the University Grants Commission ; : : = to do self-certification, which shall be exempted from obtaining, any permission, approval, license, certificate, no objection - certificate or authorization from the State Government or any ae other body set-up by the State Government ;
to frame statutes, ordinances and senietions Ti for carrying out the objects of the University ; = = to set-up constituent colleges, institutions, off-campus centres, — off-shore centres and zonal or regional centres, study centres, 44 PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), JULY 10, 2012 (ASAR 19, 1934 SAKA) learning centres (by whatever name these may be called), as per the guidelines of the University Grants Commission and the instructions issued by the State Government from time to time ; and a
(xxvii) to perform all such other functions, which may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the objects of the University.
Tiel eica of the 6. (1) The University shall exercise its jurisdiction within its sl campuses.
(2) The University shall affiliate to it those educational or professional institutions, established, run or managed by the Trust with regard to which a specific decision is taken by the Trust.
Officers of the 7. The following shall be the officers of the University, namely :-— University.
(i) _ the Visitor ;
(ii) the Chancellor ;
(iii) the Vice-Chancellor ;
(iv) the Deans of the faculties ;
(v) the Registrar ;
(vi) the Chief Finance and Accounts Officer ; and
(vii) such other officers of the University, as may be declared by the statutes, to be the officers of the University.
The Visitor. 8. (1) The Governor of Punjab shall be the Visitor of the University.
(2) The Visitor shall preside over the convocation of the University for conferring degrees and diplomas.
(3) The Visitor shall have the right to call for any information relating to the affairs of the University.
(4) The Visitor, in consultation with the Chancellor, may cause the inspection, scrutiny, investigation, survey or inquiry or any other such like thing to be made by such person, as he may direct in respect of administrative, academic or executive matters of the University,
(3) The Visitor shall, in every case give notice to the University of his intention to cause the inspection, scrutiny, investigation, survey or inquiry PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), JULY 10, 2012 45 (ASAR_ 19, 1934 SAKA) or any other such like thing to be made and the University shall appoint a representative, who shall be present at such inspection, scrutiny, investigation, survey of inquiry, or any other such like thing, as the case may be.
(6) The Visitor may inform the Vice-Chancellor about the results of such inspection, scrutiny, investigation, survey or inquiry and the Vice-Chancellor shall communicate to the Governing Body, the views of the Visitor alongwith such advice, as the Visitor may have tendered and the action to be taken on such advice.
(7) The Vice-Chancellor shall inform the Visitor about the action taken or proposed to be taken by the University with respect to the inspection, scrutiny, investigation, survey, inquiry, or any other such like thing, as the case may be. rf
(8) If the State Government considers it appropriate in public interest to make inspection, scrutiny, investigation, survey or inquiry, as the case may be, in respect of any matter relating to the University or its institutions, a reference shall be made by the State Government to the Visitor, who shall, in consultation with the Chancellor, cause such inspection, scrutiny, investigation, survey or inquiry, to be made.