The Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016
(1) The annual financial estimates (budget) of the university for ensuing financial year shall be prepared by the Finance and Accounts Officer under the direction of the Finance and Accounts Committee, at least two months before the commencement of the financial year.
(2) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall thereafter forward copies of annual financial estimates (budget) as approved by the Management Council and the Senate to the Chancellor, the Maharashtra State Commission for Higher Education and Development and the State Government.
(3) The Financial year of the university shall be the same as that of the State Government.
(1) The university shall establish the following funds, namely :-
(a) general fund;
(b) salary fund,-
(i) for all posts approved by the State Government;
(ii) for all other posts separately;
(c) trust fund;
(d) development and programme fun
(1) The accounts of the University shall be maintained on the basis and principles of double entry accounting system, and the method of accounting to be followed shall be the mercantile system by following the Maharashtra Universities Account Code as prescribed by State Government.
(2) The accounts of the university shall be audited at least once every year and in any case within four months of the close of the financial year by the auditors appointed by the Management Council from amongst the firms of Chartered Accountants whose partners have no interest in any of the authorities or affairs of the university. The university shall comply with the remarks and discrepancies as shown in the audit report in any case within one month of the receipt of such audit report, audited accounts shall be published by the university and a copy thereof, together with the copy of the auditor
(1) The Board of Deans shall prepare the Annual Report containing the administrative, academic, research and development and other activities of the university, colleges and institutions under its jurisdiction, for each academic year and submit it to the Management Council for consideration. The Senate shall discuss and approve the Annual Report as received from the Management Council. Such report as approved by the Senate shall be submitted to the Chancellor and the State Government, within one year from the conclusion of the academic year.
(2) The State Government shall cause the Annual Report to be laid before each House of the State Legislature.
(1) In addition to the other provisions of this Act and Statutes, the provisions set out in this section shall apply to the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University.
(2) The territorial limits, within which the powers conferred upon the university by this Act shall be exercised, shall comprise the entire State:
Provided that, the university may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it and the State Government may think fit to impose, admit any women's educational institution in any other territory to the privileges of the university, with the approval of the Government concerned.
(3) Any female student from any part of the State of Maharashtra or any other territory may register as a private student of the university or join
(1) It shall be the duty of every authority or body and officer of the university to ensure that the interests of the university are duly safeguarded.
(2) If it is found that a damage or loss has been caused to the university by any action on the part of any authority or body or officer of the university, not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations, except when done in good faith, or any failure so as to act in conformity thereof, by willful neglect or default on its or his part, such damage or loss shall be liable to be recovered from the authority or body or the concerned members thereof, jointly or severally, or from the officer concerned, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Statutes.
(1) A teacher or a non-teaching employee shall not be disqualified for continuing as such teacher or a non-teaching employee merely on the ground that he has been elected or nominated as a member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council of the State or of the Parliament.
(2) A teacher or a non-teaching employee elected or nominated as a member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council of the State, or of the Parliament shall be entitled to treat the period of his membership of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council or of the Parliament as on leave without salary and allowances.
(3) A teacher or a non-teaching employee referred to in sub-section (2) shall also be entitled to count the period of his membership of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislat
If any question arises regarding the interpretation of any provision of this Act, or of any Statutes, Ordinance or Regulation or Rule, or whether a person has been duly elected or appointed or nominated or co-opted as a member or is entitled to be a member of any authority or body of the university, the matter may, be referred, on petition by any person or body directly affected or suo motu by the Vice-Chancellor to the Chancellor, who shall after taking such advice as he thinks necessary, decide the question, and his decision shall be final:
Provided that, such reference shall be made by the Vice-Chancellor upon a requisition signed by not less than one fourth members of the senate.
All acts and orders done or passed in good faith by the university or any of its officers, authorities or bodies, shall subject to the other provisions of this Act, be final; and accordingly, no suit or other legal proceedings shall be instituted against, or maintained, or damages claimed from the university or its officers, authorities or bodies for anything done or passed, or purporting to have been done or passed in good faith and in pursuance of the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.
Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, any officer or authority of the university may, by order, delegate his or its powers, except the power to make Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to any other officer or authority under his or its control, and subject to the condition that the ultimate responsibility for the exercise of the powers so delegated shall continue to vest in the officer or authority delegating them.
No act or proceeding of the Senate or the Management Council or the Academic Council or any other authority or anybody or committee of the university, including a committee appointed by the Chancellor for the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, shall be deemed to be invalid at any time merely on the ground that-
(a) any of the members of any such authority, body or committee are not elected, appointed, nominated or co-opted or for any other reason are not available to take office at the time of the constitution or to attend any meeting thereof or any person is a member in more than one capacity or there is any other defect in the constitution thereof or there are one or more vacancies in the offices of members thereof;
(b) there is any irregu
When any new university is constituted by a notification in the Official Gazette under sub-section (2) of section 3, or a cluster university under sub-section (6) of that section, the State Government may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, by one or more orders published in the
Official Gazette, provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-
(a) the appointment of the first Vice-Chancellor and other officers of the university and the term for which they shall be appointed;
(b) the constitution of the first Management Council and Academic Council in such manner as it thinks fit and the term for which it shall function;
Save as otherwise provided by or under this Act, every person holding office either as an officer or the employee, whether teaching or other employee, of any university on the date immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to hold office on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to him immediately before such date, and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are conferred on them by or under this Act.
1[(1) Every authority of an existing university shall, as soon as practicable, but within a period of six months or immediately following 31st August, from the date of commencement of this Act, whichever is later, be re-constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Every such authority shall, be deemed to be reconstituted with effect from such date as the Vice-Chancellor may, from time to time, specify by notification.]
(1) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 (Mah. XXXV of 1994) shall stand repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said Act,-
(a) any person holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act as
Vice-Chancellor of the university shall, on such commencement, continue to hold the said office till his term of office as Vice-Chancellor of that university would have expired had he continued to be as such unless he ceases to be the Vice-Chancellor by reason of death, resignation or otherwise before the expiry of his term of office as aforesaid and shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred and imposed on the Vice-Chancellor of the respective university by or under this Act;
(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, as occasion arises, by Order published in the Official Gazette, do anything, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that, no such Order shall be made after the expiry of the period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) Every Order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) "academic services unit" means university science and instrumentation centre, academic staff college, computer centre, university printing press or any other unit providing specialized services for the promotion of any of the objectives of the university;
(2) "adjunct professor", "adjunct associate professor" or "adjunct assistant professor" means a person from industry, trade, agriculture, commerce, social, cultural, academic or any other allied field who is so designated during the period of collaboration or association with the university;
(3) "affiliated college" means a c
(1) Each of the existing public universities specified in column (1) of Part I of 1[the Schedule A], with effect from the date of commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be constituted under this Act for the same area specified in column (2) of the said part, for which it was constituted immediately before the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) The State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute any new university under this Act by such name, for such area and with effect from such date, as may be specified by it, and insert necessary entries in Part II of 2[the Schedule A]; and may for that purpose or any other purposes specified in that behalf diminish, increase or alter the area of any existing or new university, by suitably amending the Schedule, by the said notification, and
The objects of the university, in general, shall be to disseminate, create and preserve knowledge and understanding by teaching, research and development, skill development, training and education, extension and service and by effective demonstration and influence of its corporate life on society in general, and in particular, the objects shall be to,-
(1) carry out its responsibility of creation, preservation and dissemination of knowledge;
(2) promote discipline and the spirit of intellectual inquiry and to dedicate itself as a fearless academic community to the sustained pursuit of excellence;
(3) encourage individuality and diver
The university shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(1) to provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in such branches or subjects or disciplines and courses of study including a choice based credit system and any other system that may emerge in future, as the university may, from time to time, determine;
(2) to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge, and generally to cultivate and promote the arts (including fine arts and performing arts), humanities, social sciences, accounts and commerce, pure and applied sciences, technologies, managements, different forms of medicine, engineering, law, physical education and other branches of learning and culture
(1) The territorial limits, within which the powers conferred upon the university by this Act shall be exercised, shall comprise the whole of the university area as specified against the name of such university in 1[the Schedule A]:
Provided that, the benefit of distance-education courses, correspondence courses, open university courses or external degree courses of any university may, with the prior permission of the State Government, extend and cover the entire area of the State outside the university area:
Provided further that, if a university desires to establish sub-campus or centre or institution in any foreign country, on its own or in collaboration with any other Indian or foreign university or institution, it may do so with the prior sanction of the Central and the State Government.
(1) No citizen of India shall be excluded from any office of the university or from membership of any of its authorities, bodies or committees, or from appointment to any post, or from admission to any degree, diploma, certificate or other academic distinction or course of study on the ground only of sex, race, creed, class, caste, place of birth, religious belief or profession or political or other opinion:
Provided that, the university may maintain, accredit or recognize any college or institution exclusively for women, or reserved for women.
(2) The university shall adopt government policy and orders issued, from time to time, in regard to the reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes and Other Backward Classes for appointment to different post
(1) Without prior approval of the State Government, the university shall not,-
(a) create new posts of teachers, officers or other employees;
(b) revise the pay, allowances, post-retirement benefits and other benefits of its teachers, officers and other employees;
(c) grant any special pay, allowance or other extra remuneration of any description whatsoever, including ex-gratia payment or other benefits having financial implications, to any of its teachers, officers or other employees;
(d) divert any earmarked fun
(1) The Governor of Maharashtra shall be the Chancellor of every university and the Chancellor, by virtue of his office, shall be the Head of the university.
(2) The Chancellor, when present, shall preside over the Convocation of the university and may issue directions to the Vice-Chancellor to convene the meeting of any authority of the university for specific purposes, whenever necessary, and the Vice-Chancellor shall submit the minutes of such meeting to the Chancellor for his perusal.
(3) The Chancellor,-
(a) shall, on receiving a reference from the State Government under the proviso to sub-section (7) of section 8 in such matter; or
The following shall be the other officers of the university,
namely :-
(1) the Vice-Chancellor;
(2) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(3) the Registrar;
(4) the Deans of Faculties;
(5) the Director of Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
(6) the Finance and Accounts Officer;
(1) There shall be a Vice-Chancellor who shall be the
principal academic and executive officer of the university and ex-officio Chairperson of the
Management Council, Academic Council, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Board of Lifelong
Learning and Extension, Finance and Accounts Committee, Board of National and International
Linkages and the Board for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise, Board of Information Technology,
Board of Students' Development, Board of Sports and Physical Education and Board of Research and
shall preside in the absence of the Chancellor at any convocation for conferring degrees and also at any
meeting of Senate. His powers and duties shall be as provided in section 12.
(2) Save as otherwise provided, pay and allowances, terms and conditions of service of the
Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be determined by the State Government, fr
(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal
academic and executive officer of the university responsible for the development of academic
programmes of the university. He shall oversee and monitor the administration of the academic
programmes and general administration of the university to ensure efficiency and good order of the
university.
(2) He shall be entitled to be present, with the right to speak, at any meeting of any other
authority or body or committee of the university, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat, unless he is
the Chairperson or member of that authority or body.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of any of the authorities,
bodies or committees, as and when he considers it necessary to do so.
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(1) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be the academic and executive
officer next to the Vice-Chancellor having purview of the entire university.
(2) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be a person who has held the post of professor, or principal of
a college or an institution with not less than fifteen years teaching or research experience.
(3) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Deans, Board of
Sub-campuses, Board of University Departments and Inter-Disciplinary Studies, Board of
Post-Graduate Education in Colleges; and an ex-officio Chairperson of the Research and Recognition
Committee.
(4) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be a full time salaried officer of the university and shall work
directly under the superintenden
(1) The Registrar shall, be the Chief Administrative Officer of the university.
He shall be a full-time salaried officer and shall work directly under the superintendence, direction and
control of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the Registrar shall be as laid
down by the University Grants Commission and approved by the State Government.
(3) The Registrar shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of a selection
committee constituted for the purpose under this Act.
(4) Appointment of the Registrar shall be for a term of five years or till he attains the age of
superannuation whichever is earlier and he shall be eligible for re-appointment by selection on the
recomme
(1) There shall be a Dean for each faculty, who shall be a full time
salaried officer.
(2) The Dean shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendations of the selection
committee for the purpose under this Act.
(3) The term of Dean shall be co-terminus with the term of office of the Vice-Chancellor or till he
attains the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier:
Provided that, the new Vice-Chancellor may continue his services as a Dean till the new Dean is
duly appointed:
Provided further that, in case vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor because of
death, resignation or otherwise, the dean shall continue to hold the post till the end of that academic
year.
The Dean shall,-
(a) be responsible for academic planning and academic audit of the programmes and
implementation of academic policies approved by the Academic Council in respect of academic
development, maintenance of quality of education including standards of teaching and research
and training of teachers within his faculty. He shall work directly under the superintendence,
direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor;
(b) be responsible for development and application of quality benchmarks or parameters for
various academic and administrative activities of higher education;
(c) facilitate the creation of a learner-centric environme
(1) The Director, Board of
Examinations and Evaluation shall be a full time salaried officer and shall work directly under the
directions and control of the Vice-Chancellor. He shall discharge his functions under the
superintendence, direction and guidance of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation, and shall be
concerned with the implementation of the policies and directives given by the Board of Examinations
and Evaluation.
(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the Director, Board of
Examinations and Evaluation shall be as may be specified by the State Government, by an order
published in the Official Gazette.
(3) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be appointed by the
Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted fo
(1) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall be the
principal finance, accounts and audit officer of the university. He shall be a full-time salaried officer
and shall work directly under the superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall be a person who is a chartered accountant or a cost
accountant, with professional experience of not less than five years.
(3) In case the person possessing the qualifications and experience as specified in sub-section (2)
cannot be appointed, the Finance and Accounts Officer may be appointed from amongst the
Government Officers of the State Finance and Accounts Service, holding the post not below the rank of
Deputy Director.
(4) The Finance and A
(1) The Director of Sub-campus shall be a full time
officer who shall work under the superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The Director of Sub-campus shall be a person who is holding the post of professor or
principal or equivalent position in any university or institute of national repute engaged in teaching,
research and development activities, with not less than fifteen years teaching or research or
administrative experience.
(3) The appointment of the Director of Sub-Campus shall be made by the Vice-Chancellor on the
recommendation of the selection committee constituted for the purpose under this Act.
(4) The Appointment of the Director of Sub-Campus shall be for a term of five years or till the
age of super-an
(1) The Director of Innovation,
Incubation and Linkages shall be a full time salaried officer who shall be responsible for creation and
cultivation of an enabling environment to propagate the concept of innovation, for converting
innovative ideas into working models through a process of incubation which shall finally lead to
creation of an enterprise and to cultivate, establish, maintain and strengthen the link of the university
with premier national and international universities and institutions. He shall work directly under the
superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the Director of the
Innovation, Incubation and Linkages shall be as may be specified by the State Government, by an
Order published in the Official Gazette.
(1) Director Knowledge Resource Center shall be
a full time salaried officer of the university and shall be in-charge of the Knowledge Resource Centre
in the university. He shall work directly under the superintendence, direction and control of the
Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The qualifications, experience, emoluments and terms and conditions of service of the
Director, Knowledge Resource Center shall be as recommended by the University Grants Commission,
in the case of university librarian and adopted by the State Government.
(3) The appointment of the Director Knowledge Resource Center shall be made by the
Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for the purpose.
(4) The Director Knowledge Resource Center shall,-
(1) The Director of Lifelong Learning and
Extension shall be a full time salaried officer of the university and shall be responsible to carry out the
activities of the Board of Lifelong Learning and Extension. He shall work directly under the
superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The qualifications, experience, emoluments and terms and conditions of service of the
Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension shall be as recommended by the University Grants
Commission and adopted by the State Government.
(3) The Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for the purpose under this Act.
(4) The appointment shall be
(a) (1)
The Director of Students' Development shall be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, from amongst the
teachers having minimum aggregate teaching experience of ten years and desired exposure in the field
of extra-curricular and extension activities. He shall work directly under the superintendence,
directions and control of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The emoluments, tenure, and terms and conditions of service shall be as prescribed by the
Statutes.
(3) The Director of Students' Development shall,-
(a) work towards promotion of cultural, recreational and welfare activities of students in
colleges, institutions and university departments;
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(1) The Director of Sports and Physical
Education shall be a full time salaried officer responsible for promoting the culture of sports and
supervising sports related activities in the university, colleges and recognized institutions. He shall
work under the superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The qualifications and experience for the purpose of selection of the Director of Sports and
Physical Education shall be such as may be specified by the State Government, by an order published
in the Official Gazette.
(3) The Director of Sports and Physical Education shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on
the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for the purpose under this Act.
(4) The appointme
All salaried officers, members of the authorities, committees or bodies, teachers of the
university and other employees of the university, shall be deemed to be public servants within the
meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).
The following shall be the authorities of the university,
namely :-
(1) the Senate;
(2) the Management Council;
(3) the Academic Council;
(4) the Faculty;
(5) the Board of Deans;
(6) the Board of Sub-campuses of the university;
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Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, in
consultation with the Chancellor, the State Government shall, by an order published in the
Official Gazette, specify the eligibility conditions for being elected, nominated or co-opted as a
member of any authority of the university.
(1) The Senate shall be the principal authority for all financial estimates and
budgetary appropriations and for providing social feedback to the university on current and future
academic programmes.
(2) The Senate shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Chancellor-Chairperson;
(b) the Vice-Chancellor;
(c) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(d) the Deans of Faculties;
The Senate shall transact the following business at its meeting, namely :-
(a) to give suggestions to the university authorities on improvements that can be made in all areas and domains that are an integral part of the university, namely, academics, research and development, administration and governance;
(b) to review current academic programmes and collaborative programmes;
(c) to suggest new academic programmes consistent with the societal requirements in higher education;
(d) to suggest measures for improvement and development
(1) The Management Council shall be the principal executive and policy making authority of the university and shall be responsible for administering the affairs of the university and carrying out such duties, which are not specifically assigned to any other authority.
(2) There shall be not less than four meetings of the Management Council in a year.
(3) The procedure for conduct of business to be followed at a meeting including the quorum at the meeting and such other matters in relation to meetings as may be necessary, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(4) The Management Council shall consist of following members, namely :-
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The Management Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to review and deliberate on short and long term reforms in academic, research and development activities, finances, management and governance that are taking place at the national and global level with a view to allow them to percolate into the university;
(b) to study and decide upon the operative mechanism for the reforms that would be recommended by the Commission in all the domains of the university;
(c) to make such provisions, as may enable colleges and institutions to undertake specialized studies and courses, and where necessary or desirable, organ
(1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic authority of the university and shall be responsible for regulating and maintaining the standards of teaching, research and evaluation in the university. It shall also be responsible for laying down the academic policies in regard to maintenance and improvement of standards of teaching, research, extension, collaboration programmes in academic matters and evaluation of workload of the teachers.
(2) The Academic Council shall meet not less than four times in a year.
(3) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;
(1) The Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to ensure that the university becomes a vibrant hub for promotion of research and development, interactions and linkages with industries, cultivation of intellectual property rights and entrepreneurship and incubation of knowledge linked industries;
(b) to consider and approve with modifications, if any, the matters referred to it by the Board of Studies through the faculty;
(c) to ensure that there are choice based credit systems for all certificates diplomas, degrees, post-graduate programmes and other academic distinctions;
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(1) The faculty shall be the principal academic coordinating authority of the university in respect of studies and research in relation to the subjects included in the respective faculty and also in respect of studies and research in multi-faculties.
(2) The university shall have the following faculties, namely :-
(i) Faculty of Science and Technology;
(ii) Faculty of Commerce and Management;
(iii) Faculty of Humanities;
(iv) Faculty of Inter-disciplinary Stu
The faculty shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to consider the report on any matter referred to it by the Management Council, Academic Council or Board of Deans;
(b) to create time bound operative mechanism for implementation of the academic policy decisions;
(c) to consider and recommend with modifications, if any, to the Academic Council, the matters referred to it by the Board of Studies;
(d) to recommend to the Academic Council the course syllabi, course structures and evaluation schemes of various cours
(1) There shall be a Board of Deans to co-ordinate, oversee, implement and to supervise the academic activities of the university. It shall be responsible to plan the development of the university in academics, research and development, entrepreneurship, intellectual property rights, incubation of industries and linkages with industries for integrated planning. It shall also plan, monitor, guide and coordinate under-graduate and post-graduate academic programmes and development of affiliated colleges.
(2) The Board of Deans shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;
(b) the Deans of faculties;
(1) The Board of Deans shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to make recommendations to the Academic Council for the conduct of post-graduate courses in university departments and post-graduate departments in colleges and recognized institutions;
(b) to consider and recommend to the Academic Council, new courses, inter-disciplinary courses and short-term training programmes referred to it by the faculty;
(c) to control, regulate and co-ordinate research activities to maintain standards of teaching and research in the university departments and post-graduate departments in colleges and recognized institutions;
(1) There shall be a Board of sub-campuses of the university to organize the task and activities of the sub-campuses. It shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;
(b) the Deans of faculties;
(c) the Finance and Accounts Officer;
(d) the Directors of all Sub-Campuses;
(e) the Director, Innovation, Incubation and Linkges;
The Board of
Sub-Campuses of the university shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to co-ordinate the under-graduate and post-graduate educational activities in the district;
(b) to ensure implementation of various academic, administrative and governance mechanisms of the parent university;
(c) to co-ordinate the intra-institutional and inter-institutional information and communication technology linkages among the institutions of higher education in the district;
(d) to carry out in association with colleges wor
(1) There shall be a Board of Studies for every subject or group of subjects prescribed by the Statutes. The Board of Studies shall be the primary academic body of the university.
(2) The Board of Studies shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) head of the university department or institution in the relevant subject:
Provided that, where there is no university department in the subject, the Board shall, at its first meeting co-opt the head of the department who is recognized for imparting teaching to post graduate students in an affiliated college or a recognized institution having post graduate teaching in that subject;
The Board of Studies shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to recommend to the Management Council through the faculty or faculties concerned and the Academic Council, the introduction of new diplomas and degrees;
(b) to recommend to the Management Council through the faculty or faculties concerned and the Academic Council, the discontinuation of diplomas and degrees which have become irrelevant;
(c) to recommend to the faculty concerned, the course syllabi, course structures and evaluation schemes of various courses;
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(1) There shall be a Board of University Departments and Interdisciplinary Studies to promote interdisciplinary education and research on campus and also network with national and international institutions and create an academic and research and development environment that allows free flow of ideas amongst several disciplines.
(2) The Board of University Departments and Interdisciplinary Studies shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;
(b) the Deans of faculties and Associate Deans, if any;
(c) four experts, to
The Board of University Departments and Interdisciplinary Studies shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to devise long term policy and strategy for promotion of quality postgraduate education on university campus;
(b) to prepare a comprehensive development plan for post-graduate education in university departments;
(c) to work on annual financial estimates (budget) for university departments;
(d) to co-ordinate the research and development activities with the Board of Research;
(1) There shall be a Board of
Post-Graduate Education in Colleges with broad objectives of initiating and strengthening of quality post-graduate programmes in various disciplines of learning in colleges.
(2) The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall meet not less than four times in a year, two of which shall necessarily be in the month of September or October and December or January, each year.
(3) The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Deans of faculties and Associate Deans, if
(1) There shall be a Board for Lifelong Learning and Extension to create skilled and learned human power through its various degree level programmes and skills development programmes.
(2) The Board for Lifelong Learning and Extension shall meet at least twice in a year.
(3) The Board for Lifelong Learning and Extension shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) the Deans of faculties;
(1) The Board of Lifelong Learning and Extension shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to create synergy at policy and operative level mechanism for co-existence and co-operation between various teaching, research and development institutions and various regional and national bodies and governmental agencies in the domain of lifelong learning, value education and life skills for senior citizens;
(b) to supervise and monitor the activities of an independent Centre for Lifelong Learning and Extension that shall be set up by the university to carry out the objectives of the Board;
(c) to look into budgets and fin
(1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be the authority to deal with all matters relating to examinations and evaluation. The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall also oversee the conduct of examinations in the autonomous colleges, institutions, university departments and university institutions.
(2) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall meet at least twice in an academic year.
(3) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall consist of the following
members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to devise policy, mechanism and operational strategies to do the tasks relating to assessment of performance of students efficiently and in a time bound manner;
(b) to ensure proper organization of examinations and tests of the university, including moderation, tabulation, evaluation and timely declaration of results:
Provided that, the Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall, for the purposes of this clause, give effect to the recommendations of the Board of Students' Development and the Board of Sports and Physical Education, reg
(1) There shall be a Board of Information Technology to create an umbrella structure to professionally manage the selection, deployment and use of application software and technology in Academics, Finances and Administration, address the issues relating to use of the right kind of technology, software, hardware and connectivity to deploy technology in all domains of activities and associated tasks of the university and to project the funds required for that purpose.
(2) The Board of Information Technology shall meet at least three times in a year.
(3) The Board of Information Technology shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
The Board of Information Technology shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to plan information technology services through information technology infrastructure;
(b) to decide the annual budget of the university for creating technology related infrastructure;
(c) to devise strategy for creation of virtual classrooms and laboratory infrastructure;
(d) to lay down the policy for networking in the various campuses of the university;
(1) There shall be a Board of National
and International Linkages to cultivate, establish, maintain and strengthen the link of the university
with premier national and international universities and institutions.
(2) The Board shall meet at least three times in a year.
(3) The Board of National and International Linkages shall consist of the following members,
namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) the Deans of faculties and Associate Deans, if any;
The Board of
National and International Linkages shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to work on long term policy and strategy for promotion of inter-linkages with premier
national and international universities and institutions;
(b) to evolve a process to collaborate with national and international agencies, universities,
colleges and institutions for sharing of academic resources, running joint research and
development and teaching programmes, running joint degree programmes with national and
international universities, colleges and institutions;
(c) to evolve mechanism for visits of teachers or research and deve
(1) There shall be a Board of
Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise for creation and cultivation of an enabling environment to propagate the concept of innovation and to convert the innovative ideas into working models through a
process of incubation which shall finally lead to the creation of enterprise.
(2) The university shall establish an independent Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise
to carry out the objectives of the Board for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise. The Centre shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties as may be assigned by the Board, from time to time.
(3) The Board for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise shall consist of the following members,
namely :-
(a) t
The Board of
Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to create synergy at policy and operative level mechanism for co-existence and
co-operation between various research and development activities in university departments,
colleges and various industries in the State and in other States;
(b) to create synergy through operative policy mechanism and support system for incubation
of good ideas such as product, process, service and innovation, into a scalable mode so as to
establish small, medium and large industries;
(c) to establish a system to support protection of intellectual pr
(1) There shall be a Board of Students' Development
to plan and oversee the various cultural and welfare activities of the students in colleges, institutions
and university departments. The activities of the Board of Student's Development shall be carried out
by the Director of Students' Development.
(2) The Board of Students' Development shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) one professional, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, in the field of Performing Arts;
(1) The Board of Students'
Development shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to take necessary steps for promotion of culture and students' development activities in
colleges and university departments;
(b) to establish links with regional and national bodies in the various cultural activities and
to promote various activities jointly with them;
(c) to take up activities in colleges and university departments to promote interest and skills
for appreciation in the field of performing arts, pure art and painting skills;
(1) There shall be a Board of Sports and
Physical Education in the university to promote the culture of sports and look after sports related
activities. The activities of the Board shall be carried out by the Director of Sports and Physical
Education.
(2) The Board of Sports and Physical Education shall consist of the following
members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) three professionals, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor with established credibility in
different fields of sports;
The Board of Sports and
Physical Education shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to take necessary steps for promotion of sports culture and activities in the field of sports
in colleges and university departments;
(b) to establish links with regional and national bodies in the various sports and to promote
various activities jointly with them;
(c) to establish rapport with groups, societies and other professional bodies so as to involve
them in the activities of Board of Sports and Physical Education;
(d) to ta
(1) There shall be a Board of Research to cultivate, promote and
strengthen research activities and also to plan, co-ordinate, supervise and to raise finances for research
activities in university departments, colleges and recognized institutions.
(2) The Board of Research shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) the Deans of faculties and Associate Deans, if any;
(d) four eminen
The Board of Research shall have the
following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to work on long term policy and strategy for promotion of research culture in the
university, colleges and recognized institutions;
(b) to advise and encourage the teachers to take up research in emerging areas at individual
and group level;
(c) to promote inter-disciplinary research programmes by co-ordinating amongst teachers
and also to make and articulate policies for sharing of research and development infrastructure;
(d) to encourage the universit
The constitution, powers, functions and
duties of the authorities of the university, not laid down under any of the provisions of this Act shall be
as prescribed by the Statutes.
(1) The term of every authority constituted
under this Act shall commence on 1st September and shall be of five years from the said date and the
term of the members of every authority shall expire on the expiry of the said period of five years,
irrespective of the date on which a member has entered upon his office.
(2) The process of election, nomination and co-option shall be commenced at least three months
before expiry of the term of the authority and shall be completed not later than 30th November
in that year:
1[Provided that, for the initial term of the authorities of the Universities, immediately after the
commencement of this Act, the process of election, nomination and co-option shall be completed
not later than 31st May 2018.]
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Statutes
made thereunder, where a person, elected, nominated, appointed or co-opted, as the case may be, as an
officer of university or a member of any of the authority or bodies of the university by virtue of his
being eligible to be so elected, nominated, appointed or co-opted as such an officer or a member under any of the categories of officers or members specified by or under the relevant provisions of this Act in
relation to such office, authority or body, he shall cease to be such an officer of the university or a
member of such an authority or a body as soon as he ceases to belong to such category and shall be
deemed to have vacated his office as such officer or member.
A person shall be disqualified for
being a member of any of the authorities, bodies and committee of university and voting to the
authorities, bodies and committees, if he-
(a) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
(b) is an undischarged insolvent; or
(c) has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude; or
(d) is conducting or engaging himself in private tuitions or private coaching classes; or
No person shall be a member of Management
Council or Chairman of Board of Studies, for a second consecutive term whether, as an elected,
nominated or co-opted member, as the case may be:
Provided that, any person who was the member of the Management Council of the university or
Chairman of the Board of Studies, for the first time whether as elected, nominated or co-opted member,
as the case may be, on the date of commencement of this Act, shall not be deemed to have enjoyed the
consecutive term if he is nominated or elected or co-opted for the first time after the commencement of
this Act.
Save as otherwise provided by or under the
provisions of this Act, each authority of the university while acting and exercising its powers and
discharging functions or duties assigned to it by or under the provisions of this Act, shall have the
exclusive jurisdiction to deal with and decide the matters assigned to it and discharging functions or
duties assigned to it by or under the provisions of this Act.
(1) Every election to any authority or
body of the university under this Act, except the elections to the post referred in clauses (a) to (e) of
sub-section (2) and clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (3) of section 99, shall be held by ballot in
accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and
as prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) The other details relating to elections not specified in the Act shall be as prescribed by the
Statutes.
(1) A member, other than an ex-officio member, may resign
by writing under his signature. A nominee of the Chancellor may resign by addressing to the Chancellor, and any other member may resign by addressing to the Vice-Chancellor. The person shall
cease to be a member upon his resignation being accepted by the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor, as
the case may be, or upon expiry of thirty days from the date of resignation, whichever is earlier.
(2) If a person nominated, elected, appointed or co-opted to any authority or body remains absent
without prior permission of the authority or body for three consecutive meetings, he shall be deemed to
have vacated his membership and he shall cease to be a member from the date of the third such
meeting in which he has remained absent:
Provided that, such member should
(1) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, all matters with regard
to the conduct of meetings of the authorities, bodies or committees, if any, constituted by the
university, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) A meeting of an authority or body shall be convened on the date determined by the
Chairperson by a notice issued by its Secretary.
(3) Except as otherwise provided, the quorum for a meeting shall ordinarily be one-third of the
number of the sitting members. If there is no quorum, the meeting shall be adjourned by the
Chairperson to a specific time on the same day, or on a later date and no quorum shall be necessary for
such adjourned meeting. No quorum shall be necessary on the following day of the continued meeting.
(4
(1) When any vacancy
occurs in the office of a member, other than an ex-officio member or, a member nominated by the
Chancellor, of any authority or other body of the university except Management Council before the
expiry of his normal term, the vacancy shall be filled by nomination of a person by the Standing
Committee constituted under sub-section (3) who is otherwise eligible to be elected on the said
authority or body from the same category.
(2) In case, any vacancy occurs in the office of a member, other than an ex-officio member of
Management Council of the university, it shall be filled as soon as possible, by nomination or election
or co-option, as the case may be, of a person by the authority, body or the officer concerned. The
person so nominated, elected or co-opted shall be a person who is otherwise eligible to be nominated,
elected or co-opt
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(1) conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions;
(2) establishment and maintenance of the sub-campuses university departments, institutions,
conducted colleges, institutions of higher learning, research or specialized studies and hostels;
(3) constitution, powers, duties and functions of authorities of the university not laid down
under any of the provisions of this Act;
(4) abolition of university departments or institutions and conducted colleges;
(5) rules of procedure for conduct of busines
(1) The Statutes may be made, amended or repealed by the Senate in
the manner hereinafter provided.
(2) The Statute Committee shall be constituted by Management Council as under :-
(a) One member of Management Council from amongst the elected members of that
Council - as Chairman,
(b) One Dean,
(c) One Professor of university department or affiliated colleges,
(d) One Principal of affiliated college,
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the
Ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(1) conditions under which students shall be admitted to courses of study for degrees,
diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;
(2) Norms and process of fixation of fees, other fees and charges for courses and programs
to be adopted by fee fixation committee under this Act;
(3) fees for affiliation and recognition to colleges and institutions;
(4) conditions governing the appointment and duties of examiners;
(5) conduct of examinations, other tests and evaluation, and the manner in which th
(1) The Management Council may make, amend or repeal
Ordinances in the manner hereinafter provided.
(2) The Board of Deans shall prepare and propose draft Ordinances concerning the matters
referred to in section 73.
(3) No Ordinance concerning academic matters shall be made, amended or repealed by the
Management Council unless a draft thereof has been proposed by the Academic Council.
(4) All Ordinances made by the Management Council shall have effect from the date of the
meeting or from such date as it may direct, but every Ordinance so made shall be submitted to the
Chancellor within two weeks from the date of the meeting. The Chancellor shall have the power to direct the Management Council, within four weeks of the receipt of the Ordinance,
(1) Subject to the provisions prescribed by or under this Act, Management
Council may make Regulations consistent with this Act, Statutes and Ordinances, for,- (a)
(a) institution of fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, medals and
prizes and for their award;
(b) collaborations with other universities, institutions and organizations for mutually
beneficial academic programmes;
(c) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to courses of study for degrees,
diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;
(1) There
shall be established the Maharashtra State Commission for Higher Education and Development.
(2) The composition of the Commission shall be as follows, namely :-the Chief Minister (1) The functions and duties of the Commission
shall be as follows, namely :-
(a) to prepare guidelines for perspective plan of five years for each university for the
location of colleges and institutions of higher learning in a manner ensuring equitable distribution
of facilities for higher education, in consultation with the respective university;
(b) to approve comprehensive perspective plan submitted by the university;
(c) to advise the State Government on exploring new ways and means for raising of
additional resources and allocation of funds for public and private universities, and for education
information and communicati
(1) There shall be a
Council to be called as the Maharashtra State Rashtriya Uchhatrar Shiksha Abhiyan Council
(hereinafter referred to as "RUSA").
(2) The Council under sub-section (1) shall be a body corporate, having perpectual succession
and a common Seal and may by the name sue or be sued.
(3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette specify the composition,
functions and responsibilities of the council under sub-section (1), which shall be in conformity with
the guidelines of RUSA of the Government of India:
Provided that, every such notification shall be laid as soon as may be, after it is issued, before
each House of the State Legislature.
(1) There shall be a Grievances Committee in each university to
deal with all types of grievances; except grievances against the State Government including its
officials, of teachers and other employees of the university, affiliated and autonomous colleges and
recognized institutions, other than those managed and maintained by the State Government, Central
Government or a local authority; which are not within the jurisdiction of the University and College
Tribunal.
(2) The university shall establish a Grievances Redressal Cell headed by the officer of the
university not below the rank of the Assistant Registrar for providing administrative assistance to the
Grievances Committee.
(3) The Grievances Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(1) There shall be one or more university and college
tribunals for one or more universities in the State, governed by this Act as well as the Maharashtra
Agricultural Universities (Krishi Vidyapeeths) Act, 1983 (Mah. XLI of 1983), the Maharashtra Animal
and Fishery Sciences University Act, 1998 (Mah. XVII of 1998) and the Maharashtra University of
Health Sciences Act, 1998 (Mah. X of 1999), for adjudication of disputes between the employees of
these universities and their respective university and between the employees of the affiliated or
autonomous colleges or recognized institutions of these universities, other than those managed and
maintained by the State Government, Central Government or local authority and their respective
managements, with regard to the matters specified in sub-section (1) of section 81.
(2) The Tribunal shall consist of the Presiding Officer
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or contract for the
time being in force, any teacher or other employee in the university governed by this Act or in
affiliated college or recognized institution of any of these universities, other than that managed and
maintained by the State Government, Central Government or a local authority, who is-
(a) dismissed or removed or whose services are otherwise terminated or who is
compulsorily retired or who is reduced in rank by the university or management and who is
aggrieved; or
(b) aggrieved by the decision of the Grievances Committee established under this Act;
shall have a right of appeal and any appeal against any such order or decision shall lie to the
Tribunal:
(1) For the purposes of hearing and disposal
of appeals, the Tribunal shall have the same powers as are vested in an appellate court under the Code
of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908), and shall also have the power to stay the operation of any order
against which an appeal is made, on such conditions as it may think fit to impose and such other
powers as are conferred on it by or under this Act.
(2) The Presiding Officer of the Tribunal shall decide the procedure to be followed by the
Tribunal for the disposal of its business including the place or places at which and the hours during
which it shall hold its sittings.
(3) Every appeal shall be decided as expeditiously as possible. In every case, endeavour shall be
made by the Tribunal to decide an appeal within three months from the date on which the Tribuna
(1) On receipt of an
appeal, where the Tribunal after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to both parties, is
satisfied that the appeal does not pertain to any of the matters specified in sub-section (1) of section 81
or is not maintainable, or there is no sufficient ground for interfering with the order of the university or
management or decision of the Grievances Committee, it may dismiss the appeal.
(2) Where the Tribunal, after giving reasonable opportunity to both the parties of being heard,
decides in any appeal that the order of dismissal, removal, otherwise termination of service,
compulsory retirement or reduction in rank, or the decision of the Grievances Committee, was in
contravention of any law, contract or conditions of service for the time being in force or was otherwise
illegal or improper, the Tribunal may set aside the order of the universit
Notwithstanding anything contained in any
law or contract for the time being in force, the decision of the Tribunal on an appeal entertained and
disposed of by it shall be final and binding on the employee and the university or management, as the
case may be, and no suit, appeal or other legal proceeding shall lie in any court or before any other
Tribunal or authority, in respect of the matters decided by the Tribunal.
(1) If the
university or management, as the case may be, fails, without any reasonable cause, to comply with any
direction issued by the Tribunal under section 83 within the period specified in the direction, or within
such further period as may be allowed by the Tribunal, the university or management, as the case may
be, shall on conviction, be punished-
(a) for the first contravention, with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees:
Provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be recorded
in the judgment of the Tribunal, the fine shall not be less than ten thousand rupees;
(b) for the second and sub
Subject to the reservation policy of the State Government for the weaker
sections of the society, admissions to all courses in the university departments, affiliated colleges and
recognized institutions shall be made on the basis of competitive merit in accordance with the rules, if
any, made by the State Government and published in the Official Gazette, or Ordinances made by the
university:
Provided that, where model rules have been framed by the State Government in the interest of
students throughout the State, the university shall adopt the same and such rules shall be published by
the university before the commencement of the academic session:
Provided further that, having regard to the maintenance of discipline, the authority concerned
shall have the power to refuse admission to a student, except at the entry point of
All the disputes relating to admissions to University
Departments, affiliated colleges or recognized institutions shall be adjudicated by the University
Students Grievance Redressal Cell as per sub-clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 56.
Before the end of each academic year, the university shall
prepare and publish a schedule of examinations for the next academic year and choice based credit
system of evaluations for each and every course where ever applicable, conducted by itself or by any
affiliated college or recognized institutions within its jurisdiction and shall strictly adhere to the schedule. Failing which the concerned authority or officer of the university shall have to make a
reasoned report to Chancellor's Office within thirty days and the directions or decisions of the
Chancellor in this regard shall be final and binding.
Explanation. I.- "Schedule of Examinations" means a table giving details about the time, day
and date of the commencement of each paper which is a part of a scheme of examinations and shall
also include the details about the practical examinations.
The university shall strive to declare the results of every
examination conducted by it within thirty days from the last date of the examination for that particular
course and shall in any case declare the results latest within forty-five days thereof:
Provided that, if for any reasons whatsoever, the university is unable to finally declare the results
of any examination and evaluation within the aforesaid period of forty-five days, Director, Board of
Examinations and Evaluation shall prepare a detailed report incorporating the reasons for such delay
submit the same through Vice-Chancellor to Chancellor and to the State Government, and the direction
of the Chancellor in this regard shall be final and binding.
No
examination or evaluation or the results of an examination or evaluation shall be held invalid only for
the reasons that the university has not followed the schedule as stipulated in sections 88 and 89, as the
case may be.
The university shall frame appropriate Statutes,
Ordinances and Regulations to ensure that the students selected to represent their classes, colleges or
the university, as the case may be, for sports, culture and all other extra-curricular activities are
selected entirely on the basis of merit, through open merit competition alone and on no other basis.
The following shall be the Committees and Councils
constituted under this Act, namely :-
(i) Advisory Council;
(ii) Finance and Accounts Committee;
(iii) Internal Quality Assurance Committee;
(iv) Knowledge Resource Committee;
(v) College Development Committee;
(vi) Purchase Committee;
(1) The Advisory Council shall consist of following members-
(a) to be nominated by the Chancellor,-
(i) An eminent industrialist who has proven wide experience in the changing scenario
of opportunities for youth and global trends in academy - industry interaction - Chairman;
(ii) An eminent scientist of repute with experience of working with national and global
entities that deal with policy and approaches in research and development - Member;
(1) There shall be a Finance and Accounts Committee
to plan, coordinate and oversee the financial operations of the university. It shall examine the accounts,
the progress of expenditure and all new proposals involving fresh expenditure in the light of the
provisions available.
(2) The Finance and Accounts Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) the Director of Accounts and Treasuries or his representative, not below the rank of
Deputy Director of Accounts and Treasuries;<
(1) There shall be an Internal Quality Assurance
Committee in the university to plan, guide and monitor quality assurance and quality enhancement in
all the academic activities of the university.
(2) The Internal Quality Assurance Committee in the university shall be constituted and function
as per the guidelines of the University Grants Commission and State Government issued, from time to
time.
(3) The Annual Quality Assurance Report shall be approved by the Management Council of the
University for the follow up action for the necessary quality enhancement measures. The university
shall regularly submit the Annual Quality Assurance Report to the National Assessment and
Accreditation Council or other accreditation bodies.
(4) There shall be an
(1) There shall be a Knowledge Resource Committee
for administering, organizing and maintaining the Knowledge Resource Centre, print and electronic
material and related services of the university.
(2) The Knowledge Resource Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) one Dean of faculty, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(c) one head of the university department or university institution nominated by the
Vice-Chancellor;
(1) There shall be a separate College Development
Committee for every affiliated, autonomous, empowered autonomous college or recognized institution,
consisting of the following members, namely :-
(a) Chairperson of the management or his nominee ex-officio Chairperson;
(b) Secretary of the management or his nominee;
(c) one head of department, to be nominated by the principal or the head of the institution;
(d) three teachers in the college or recognized institution, elected by the full-time amongst
themselves out of
(1) There shall be a Purchase Committee for dealing with all matters pertaining to all purchases of the university, in respect of such items where individual cost of each item exceeds rupees ten lakhs at a time.
(2) The committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) Chancellor's nominee on Management Council;
(d) two heads of university departments or university institutions n
(1) There shall be a University Students Council as specified in clause (b) of sub-section (4), a university department Students Council for the departments of the university and a college Students Council for each conducted college or institution of the University and each affiliated college, to look after the welfare of the students and to promote and co-ordinate the
extra-curricular activities of different students associations for better corporate life. The Councils shall not engage in political activities.
(2) The University Department Students Council shall consist of the following members,
namely :-
(a) President, elected by an electoral college consisting of students who are engaged in full time studies in all university departments;
1[99A. Temporary provisions for Constitution of Students' Council.- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 99, for the academic year 2017-18, with regard to the constitution of Students' Council the following provisions shall apply :-
(1) There shall be a University Students' Council as specified in sub-section (4), a University Department Students' Council for the departments of the University and a Students' Council for each conducted college or institution of the University and each affiliated college, to look after the welfare of the students and to promote and co-ordinate the extracurricular activities of different students' associations for better corporate life. The councils shall not engage in political activities.
(1) There shall be a Buildings and Works Committee to carry out several minor and major infrastructure development activities of the university efficiently and in a time bound manner.
(2) The Buildings and Works Committee shall consist of the following members namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) Chancellor's nominee on the Management Council;
(d) Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department in charge of the region
(1) There shall be a Fee Fixation Committee to work out the real cost of delivery of each and every under-graduate and post-graduate courses or programmes run by the university, colleges and recognized institutions, other than autonomous colleges and autonomous institutions and those managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government and local authorities.
(2) The Fee Fixation Committee shall decide the tuition fees, other fees and charges for various courses or programmes as recommended by the board of Deans, and recommend it to the academic Council for approval.
(3) The Fee Fixation Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) a retired Vice-Chancellor or an eminent edu
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, Statutes and Ordinances, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint according to the order of merit and recommendations made by the selection committee, a university teacher.
(2) The selection committee for making recommendations for appointment of university teachers shall consist of the following members :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor or the Pro-Vice-Chancellor upon directions of the Vice-Chancellor - Chairman;
(b) one person, not below the rank of professor, nominated by the Chancellor;
(c) the Dean of the Faculty concerned as a Me
(1) Where an appointment is to be made on a temporary vacancy of teacher of the university because of resignation, leave or any reason, whatsoever, the appointment shall be made, if the vacancy is for a period of more than one year, on the recommendation of the selection committee in accordance with the provisions of section 102. The quorum for the selection committee shall be three:
Provided that, if, the vacancy is for a period of less than one year or if, the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that in the interest of teaching, it is necessary to fill in the vacancy immediately, he may make the appointment of person duly qualified, for a period not exceeding one year on the recommendation of a local selection committee.
(2) Local selection committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
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The selection committee for selection of Principals of conducted colleges or directors or heads of university institutions or post-graduate centres or sub-centres maintained by the university, shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(b) Chancellor's nominee on the Management Council;
(c) two experts, nominated by the Management Council and one expert nominated by the Academic Council, who are not connected with the university, colleges or institutions under its jurisdiction;
(d) one m
(1) There shall be a selection committee for making recommendations of suitable candidates for appointment to the posts of-
(a) Deans;
(b) Directors of Sub-Campuses of the university;
(c) Registrar;
(d) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
(e) Finance and Accounts officer;
(f) Director of Sports and Physica
In addition to the committees constituted under this Act, the authorities of the university may appoint committee with suitable terms and reference for any specific task, and such committee shall consist of members of the same authority constituting such a committee and also of such other persons as that authority may nominate.
(1) The university shall prepare a comprehensive perspective plan for every five years and get the same approved by Commission. Such plan shall be prepared for the location of colleges and institutions of higher learning in a manner ensuring comprehensive equitable distribution of facilities for higher education having due regard, in particular, to the needs of unserved and under-developed areas within the jurisdiction of the university. Such plan shall be prepared by the Board of Deans and shall be placed before the Academic Council and the Senate through the Management Council.
(2) The perspective plan shall include the new courses and faculties to be permitted which shall be determined by studying the social and economic needs of the region, job opportunities available and requirements of the industry and should be as per policies of and in conformity with the plans of th
(1) The management applying for affiliation or recognition, and the management whose college or institution has been granted affiliation or recognition, shall give the following undertaking and shall comply with the following conditions,-
(a) that the provisions of the Act and Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations made thereunder and the standing orders and directions of the university and State Government shall be complied with;
(b) that there shall be a separate College Development Committee provided for an affiliated college as provided by section 97 of the Act;
(c) that the number of students admitted for courses of study sha
(1) The proposal for opening of new colleges or institutions of higher learning or for starting new courses of study, subjects, faculties, additional divisions or satellite centers, shall be invited and considered by the university.
(2) No application for opening a new college or institution of higher learning, which is not in conformity with the perspective plan prepared under section 107 shall be considered by the university.
(3) (a) The Management seeking a Letter of Intent for opening a new college or institution of higher learning shall apply in a prescribed format to the Registrar of the university before the last day of September of the year preceding the year in which the Letter of Intent is sought;
(1) On receipt of the permission from the State Government, the Academic Council of the university shall consider grant of first time affiliation to the new college or institution of higher learning or to the new courses of study, subjects, faculties, additional divisions, or satellite centers as the case may be:
(2) The Academic Council shall decide,-
(a) whether affiliation should be granted or rejected;
(b) whether affiliation should be granted in whole or part;
(c) subjects, courses of study, the number of students to be admitted;
(1) The management of an institution actively engaged in conducting research or specialized studies for a period of not less than five years, and seeking recognition shall apply to the Registrar of the university before the last day of September of the year preceding the year from which the recognition is sought, with full information regarding the following matters, namely :-
(a) the constitution and personnel of the management;
(b) the subjects and courses of study and research Programmes for which recognition is sought;
(c) the accommodation, equipment and the number of students for whom provision has been made;
(1) The management of private skills education provider seeking recognition from the university to various degree, diploma, advanced diploma and certificate courses as prescribed by the University as per the National, State level policy regarding skill qualification and education framework and to the experts engaged for conducting such courses shall apply to the Registrar in the prescribed format, with full information on the programmes run by the private skills education provider and other data as sought in the format, before the last day of September of the year preceding the year from which the recognition is sought.
(2) Only those applications complying with the requirements and received within the prescribed time-limit, shall be accepted and considered by the university.
(3) All such applications shall b
(1) The management of the empowered autonomous skills development college applying for recognition shall give and comply with the following undertakings, namely :-
(a) that the provisions of this Act and Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder and the standing orders and directions of the university shall be observed;
(b) that there shall be suitable and adequate physical facilities such as buildings, classrooms with modern delivery facilities, skills development laboratories with necessary equipment, if needed, library and knowledge access facilities, information and communication technology connectivity and other facilities as may be prescribed by the university;
(1) The procedure prescribed in sub-sections (1) to (3) of section 110 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, for the consideration of continuation of affiliation, from time to time.
(2) The procedure prescribed in section 111, for grant of recognition shall apply, mutatis-mutandis, for the consideration of continuation of recognition.
The affiliated college or recognized institution may apply for affiliation or recognition for additional courses of study. The university shall follow the procedure as prescribed in sections 108, 109, 110 and 111, so far as may be applicable.
The affiliated college or institution or recognized institution with at least five years standing as an affiliated or recognized institution shall apply for permanent affiliation or recognition. The Board of Deans shall consider and scrutinize the applications and make recommendation to the Academic Council. If the Academic Council is satisfied that the affiliated college or institution or recognized institution has fulfilled all the conditions of affiliation or recognition satisfactorily and has attained high academic and administrative standards as prescribed by the university and concerned regulatory bodies, from time to time, the Academic Council shall grant permanent affiliation or recognition to the college or institution, as the case may be.
(1) Every affiliated college and recognized institution shall furnish such reports, returns and other particulars as the university may require for enabling it to judge the academic standards and standards of academic administration of the college or recognized institution.
(2) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall cause every university department or institution, affiliated college or recognized institution to be inspected, at least once in every three years, by one or more committees appointed by him in that behalf which shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) the Dean of the faculty concerned - Chairperson;
(b) one expert, not connected with the university or
(1) The permission for shifting of location of a college or institution of higher learning only within the same district shall be granted.
(2) The Management Council of the university shall consider the points referred to in
sub-section (3) before granting permission for shifting of location of a college.
(3) Permission shall be granted by the university after the concurrence of the State Government:
Provided that,-
(a) such shifting of location does not result in disturbing the educational development of the location from where the college is being shifted;
The Management Council of the university shall consider the proposals for transfer of management of colleges and institutions, as prescribed in the Statutes subject to the permission of the State Government.
(1) If an affiliated college or recognized institution fails to comply with the conditions of affiliation or recognition as provided in section 108 or to allow the College Development Committee as provided in section 97 to function properly or to take action as per directions issued under the Act, or if it is conducting the college or recognized institution in a manner prejudicial to the interest of the university or the standards laid down by it, the Board of Deans may issue a notice to the management to show cause as to why the privileges conferred on the college or recognized institution by affiliation or recognition should not be withdrawn in part or in whole or modified.
(2) The Board of Deans shall mention the grounds on which it proposes to take the action and shall send a copy of the notice to the principal of the college, or head of recognized institution. It shall
(1) No management of an affiliated college or recognized institution shall be allowed to close down the affiliated college or recognized institution without prior permission of the State Government.
(2) The management desirous of closing down the college or recognized institution shall apply to the university on or before the first day of August of the preceding year, stating fully the grounds for closure, and pointing out the assets in the form of buildings and equipment, their original cost, the prevailing market value and the grants so far received by it either from the University Grants Commission, the State Government or from public funding agencies.
(3) On receipt of such an application, the Academic Council shall cause to make inquiries as it may deem fit, to assess and determine whether the affiliated
(1) A university department or institution, affiliated college or recognized institution may apply to the university for grant of autonomous status. The Management Council on the recommendation of the Academic Council may confer the autonomous status.
(2) Autonomous university department or institution or affiliated college or recognized institution shall function with the objectives of promoting academic freedom and scholarship on the part of teachers and students which are essential to the fostering and development of an intellectual climate conducive to the pursuit of scholarship and excellence.
(3) The autonomous university department or institution or affiliated college or recognized institution, may constitute its authorities or bodies and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry out the
(1) Affiliated autonomous colleges that are identified by University Grants Commission as College with Potential for Excellence or College of Excellence which have a high level grade to be prescribed by the State Government through Official Gazette may apply to the university for grant of empowered autonomous status. The Management Council on the recommendation of the Academic Council may confer the empowered autonomous status upon such college.
(2) Norms and procedure for grant of the empowered autonomous status and continuation thereof, shall be as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(3) The empowered autonomous college may constitute its authorities or bodies and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry out the administrative, academic, financial and other activities of the university,
(1) A group of affiliated autonomous colleges or recognized institutions of the same management or educational society which includes the colleges or institutions, identified by the University Grants Commission as Potential for Excellence or College of Excellence or which have a high level grade to be prescribed by the State Government through Official Gazette may apply to the university for grant of status of empowered autonomous cluster institutions. The Management Council on the recommendation of the Academic Council may confer the status of empowered autonomous cluster institutions upon such group of colleges or institutions.
(2) Norms and procedure for grant status of empowered autonomous cluster institutions and continuation thereof, shall be as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(3) The empowere
All post-graduate instruction, teaching, training, research, research collaborations and partnerships, shall normally be conducted within the university area by the university, affiliated colleges and the recognized institutions in such manner as may be prescribed.
A person to be enrolled as student of the university shall possess such qualifications and fulfill such conditions as may be prescribed.
(1) All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to the students of the university departments and institutions and colleges maintained by the university, shall vest in the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor may, by an order, delegate all or any of his powers under sub-section (1), as he deems fit, to such other officer as he may nominate in that behalf.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor may, in the exercise of his powers, by an order, direct that any student or students be expelled or rusticated for a specified period, or be not admitted to a course or courses of study in conducted college, institution or department of the university for a specified period, or be punished with fine, as prescribed by the university, or be debarred from taking an examination or evaluation conducted
(1) The Management Council may institute and confer such degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions as may be recommended by the Academic Council.
(2) The Management Council may institute and confer post- doctoral degrees such as D.Sc. and D.Litt. - by Research, as may be recommended by Academic Council.
(3) The Chancellor may, on the recommendation of the Management Council and the Academic Council, supported by a majority of not less than two-third members of each such authority, present at its meeting, such majority comprising not less than one-half of the members of each such authority, withdraw the degree or diploma or certificate or any other academic distinction permanently or for such period as the Chancellor thinks fit, if such a person is convicted by a court of law for any offe
(1) The Management Council may consider and recommend to the Senate the conferment of an honorary degree or other academic distinction on any person, without requiring him to undergo any test or examination or evaluation, on the ground solely that he, by reason of his eminent position, attainments and public service, is a fit and proper person to receive such degree or other academic distinction, and such recommendation shall be deemed to have been duly passed if supported by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present at the meeting of the Senate, being not less than one-half of its total membership:
Provided that, the Management Council shall not entertain or consider any proposal in that behalf without the Vice-Chancellor having obtained the previous approval of the Chancellor.
(2) The Managemen
The convocation of the university shall be held at least once during an academic year in the manner prescribed by the Statutes for conferring degrees, post-graduate diplomas or for any other purpose.
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the following persons shall be entitled to have their names entered in the register of registered graduates or deemed to be registered graduates, maintained by the university, namely :-
(a) who are graduates of the university;
(b) who are graduates of the parent university from which corresponding new university is established:
Provided that, the graduates registered in the parent university as registered graduates but residing in the jurisdiction of the new university will have to apply for registration, as registered graduates, to the new university and once registered with the
(1) The Vice-Chancellor may, on the recommendation of the Management Council, supported by a majority of not less than two-third of its members present at its meeting, such majority comprising not less than one-half of its members, remove the name of any person from the register of graduates for such period as the Vice-Chancellor thinks fit, for any of the reasons mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 131.
(2) No action under this section shall be taken unless the person concerned is, as prescribed by the Statutes, given an opportunity of being heard in his defence.
(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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