Act No. 24 of 1976
An Act to establish and incorporate a teaching University at Patna in the State of Bihar. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar in the twenty seventh year of the Republic of India as follows :-1 1. Published in Bihar Gazette (ex.-ord.) dated 16.5.1977
(1) This Act may be called the Patna University Act, 1976.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
Provided that a person, who was or deemed to be registered graduate under the Bihar State Universities (Bihar, Bhagalpur and Ranchi Universities) Act, 1960 (Bihar Act XIV of 1960), shall be deemed to be registered graduate of the University subject to the condition that the College from which he graduated falls within the jurisdiction of the University.
Explanation. A person, who has received more than one degree from the University, shall not be required to pay such registration fee more than once;
(1) There shall be established with effect from the date of commencement of this Act, a University by the name of Patna University with headquarters at Patna.
(2) The first Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor, every member of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter becomes such officers or members and so long as they continue to hold such office or membership shall together constitute a body corporate by the name of the University specified in sub-section (1).
(3) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall issue and be sued by the said name.
(4) With effect from the commencement of this Act all educational institutions admitted to the privileges of the Patna University established under Patna University Act, 1961 (Bihar Act III of 1962) shall be deemed to be College admitted to the privileges of this University.
(5) On the commencement of this Act, any such College and its attached hostels and other buildings, forming part of that College including furniture, library, books, laboratories, stores, instruments, apparatus, appliances and equipments, which were transferred to the Patna University established under Bihar Act no. Ill of 1962, and such Colleges which lie within the jurisdiction of the University are transferred on the same terms and conditions which were applicable before the commencement of this Act.
(1) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the colleges namely the Patna College, the Patna Science College, Bihar College of Engineering, the Patna Law College, the Patna Training College, the Magadh Mahila College, the Patna Women's College, the Women's Training College, Patna, the Bihar National College and the Vanijya Mahavidyalaya and attached hostels and other buildings forming parts of such colleges and hostels, and all the Departments maintained by the Patna University established under the Patna University Act, 1961 (The Bihar Act no. 3 of 1962) together with its building and other buildings forming parts of the University.
(2) The State Government may, by a notification published in Official Gazette, transfer any teaching institution situated within the limit of Patna Development Authority on such conditions as the State Government and the University may deem fit to impose, and on such a transfer having been made such a college shall be admitted to the privileges of the University.
(3) The State Government may by a notification published in the Official Gazette, withdraw any educational institution from the jurisdiction of the University on such conditions as the State Government and the University may think fit to impose.
(4) Persons of Indian nationality residing within the territories of the Indian Union shall be entitled to seek admission in the correspondence courses conducted by the University.
There shall be the following purposes and powers of the University :-
(1) To provide-
(2) To hold examination and to grant and confer degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinction to and upon persons who-
(3) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions upon persons approved in the manner prescribed in the Statutes;
(4) to provide such lectures and instruction for, and to grant such diplomas to persons not being members of the University, as the University may determine;
(5) to inspect all colleges, University departments and hostels;
(6) to co-operate with other Universities and authorities in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine;
(7) to institute Professorships, Readerships, Lecturer ships, and any other teaching posts required by the University and to appoint qualified persons to such posts of Professors, Readers, Lecturers and Teachers;
(8) to recognise teachers as qualified to give instruction in Colleges;
(9) to institute and award fellowships including traveling Fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes in accordance with the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations:
(10) to establish, maintain and manage Colleges and hostels and to recognise Colleges and hostels not maintained by the University :
Provided
(11) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by the Ordinance:
(12) to supervise and control the residence and discipline of students of the Colleges and the University:
(13) to make arrangement for promoting the health and general welfare of the students and for that purpose to have powers to appoint and constitute such committees as may be prescribed in the Ordinance;
(14) to enter into agreement with other bodies and persons for promoting the purpose of this Act and to assume the management of any institution and to take over its properties and liabilities under them.
(15) to hold and manage, endowments, bequests, donations or other transfer of properties made to and for the benefit of Colleges either itself or through such agencies as were administering the said endowments, donations and other properties immediately before the commencement of this Act, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed by the Statutes;
(16) to undertake the conduct of post-graduate teaching, research and work in departments maintained by the University;
(17) it shall be necessary for the University to arrange and provide for postgraduate teaching in any College at any time and to utilise for the said purpose, the building of that College or any portion thereof, and such members of the staff and the articles of furniture, library, books, stores, instruments and other equipments of that College as may be prescribed.
(18) to centralise the conduct of under-graduate teaching of any standard in any subject or subjects and where the University decides to centralise the conduct of such under-graduate teaching, it shall be lawful for the University to arrange and provide centrally for the delivery of lectures in such subject or subjects and to utilise, for the said purpose, the building of one or more colleges and such members of the staff and articles of furniture, libraries, books, laboratories, stores and instruments and other equipments of such college or collegers as may be prescribed by the statutes;
(19) to declare existing colleges and institutes, subject to conditions as may be prescribed in the Statutes as autonomous Colleges or institutes, as the case may be;
(20) to do all such other acts and things, whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University as a teaching and examining body and to cultivate and promote arts, science and other branches of learning.
No person shall be excluded from membership of any of the authorities of the University or from admission to any degree or course of study on the sole ground of sex, race, descent, class, caste or political belief. It shall not be lawful for the University to adopt or impose on any person any test whatsover relating to religious or political belief or dogma in order to entitle him to be admitted thereto as a teacher or student, or to hold any office or appointment therein, or to graduate thereat, or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof, except where in respect of any particular benefaction accepted by the University, such test is made a condition thereof by any testamentary or other instrument creating such benefaction:
Provided that nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the University from making any provision for reservation of posts and appointment in favour of members of the
(1) All recognised teaching in connection with the University courses shall be conducted through the colleges and through departments maintained by the University, subject to general control of the Vice-Chancellor and shall include lecturing, work in laboratories or workshops, and other teaching work conducted in the University and the colleges by the university professors, professors, readers, lecturers and the teachers in accordance with any syllabus prescribed by the Regulations.
(2) The authorities responsible for organising such teaching shall be prescribed by the statutes.
(3) The Courses and curricula shall be prescribed by the regulations.
(4) In addition to recognised teaching, tutorial and other supplementary instructions shall be given in the colleges subject to the control of the University, or in the department maintained by the University.
(5) (i) It shall not be lawful for the University or for any college to maintain classes for the purposes of preparing students for admission to the University.
Provided that until separate arrangement for Intermediate Education is made, the College shall, under the general direction of the Bihar Intermediate Education Council continue the teaching work etc, of this standard.
(iii) The graduate course shall be of three years duration.]
(2) The Vice-Chancellor may transfer officers mentioned in serial (5) to (8) in sub-section (1) of Section 8 to any equivalent post or revert them to their substantive post in the same University]
(1) The Governor of Bihar shall be the Chancellor and shall by virtue of his office, be the head of the University and the President of the Senate, and at any convocation of the University.
(2) The Chancellor shall have the right to inspect the University, its buildings, laboratories, workshops and equipments, any college or hostel, the teaching or examinations conducted, or any act done by the University and to get such inspection done by such person or persons who may be directed by him, and to enquire or to cause an enquiry to be made in like manner, in respect of any matter connected with the University
Provided that the Chancellor shall, in every case, inform the Vice-Chancellor of his intention to inspect or inquire or to get the inspection or enquiry conducted and the University shall be entitled to be represented thereat.
(3) (a) The Chancellor may send the results of such inspection or enquiry to the Vice-Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor shall communicate the views of the Chancellor to the Syndicate and the Academic Council.
(c) Where the Syndicate and the Academic Council do not within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor, the Chancellor may, after considering any explanation furnished or representation filed by
Provided that before issuing any such order or directives, he shall call upon the University to show cause within the period specified by him why such order or directive should not be issued and if any cause is shown within the specified period he shall consider the same.]
(5) Every proposal for the conferment of an honorary degree shall be subject to the confirmation of the Chancellor.
(6) Where power is conferred upon the Chancellor by this Act or the statutes to nominate persons to authorities and bodies of the University, the Chancellor shall, to the extent necessary and without prejudice to such powers nominate persons to represent interest not otherwise adequately represented.
(7) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as are conferred on him by this Act or the Statues.
(1) No person shall be deemed to be qualified to hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor, unless he-
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by Chancellor, in consultation with the State Government from amongst persons having qualification as mentioned in subsection (1)
(4) (i)
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University, Chairman of the Syndicate and of the Academic Council, and shall be entitled to be present and speak at any meeting of any authority or other body of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at meetings of the Senate and any convocation of the University;
Provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, made thereunder, have power to make appointment to posts within the sanctioned grades and scales of pay and within the sanctioned strength of the ministerial staff and other servant of the University, not being teachers and officers of the University, and have control and full disciplinary powers over such staff and servants.
(8) The Chancellor shall have the right to visit and inspect the Colleges and building, laboratories, workshops, and equipments thereof and any other institutions associated with the University.
(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall carry out the orders of the Syndicate in respect of appointment, transfer, discharge or suspension of officers and teachers of the University, and shall exercise general control over the educational arrangement of the University, and shall be responsible for the discipline of the University.
(10) If any time, except when the Syndicate or the Academic Council is in session, the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that an emergency has arisen requiring him to take immediate action involving the exercise of any power vested in
(11) Subject to the provision of this Act, it shalll be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to see whether the proceedings of the University are carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations and the Rules or not, and the Vice-Chancellor shall report to the Chancellor every such proceeding which is not in confirmity with such provisions.
Till such time as the orders of the Chancellor are not received on the report of the Vice-Chancellor that the proceedings of the University is not in accordance with this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulation and the Rules, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the powers to stay the proceeding reported against.
(15) Save as otherwise provided in the Act, or the Statutes the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint officers (other than the Pro-Vice-Chancellor) with the approval of the Chancellor, and teachers and shall define their duties.
(16) The Vice-Chancellor shall have power to take disciplinary action against officers, teachers and all employees of the University.
(17) An appeal shall lie to the Chancellor against the order of the Vice-Chancellor imposing the penalty of dismissal, removal from service or reduction in rank.]
(1) If any time and after such enquiry as may be considered necessary, it appears, to the Chancellor that the Vice-Chancellor
(2) No orders under sub-section (1) shall be passed unless a notice stating the specific grounds on which such action is proposed has been served and a reasonable opportunity to show cause against the proposed order has been given to the Vice-Chancellor.
(3) On and from the date specified in sub-section (1), it shall be deemed that the Vice-Chancellor has resigned his post and office of the Vice-Chancellor shall be deemed vacant.
Provided that until such arrangement is made, in case the temporary absence of the Vice-Chancellor, it shall be lawful for the Pro-Vice-Chancellor to perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) In case of vacancy of the post of the Vice-Chancellor caused due to resignation, death, completion of the term or any other reason, the Chancellor on the basis of the information received from the Pro-Vice Chancellor or Registrar or any other source, may make such arrangements for the performance of duties of the office of the Vice-Chancellor, as he deems fit.]
(2) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time officer of the University. He shall hold office for a period not exceeding three years during the pleasure of the Chancellor on such conditions as may be determined by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government.
(2) The terms and conditions of service of the Financial Adviser shall be determined by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government and he shall ordinarily hold the post for three years.
(3) In all proposals having financial implications, the advice of the Financial Adviser shall be mandatory.
(4) The Financial Adviser shall be ex-officio member of the Finance Committee.
(5) The Financial Adviser shall work under the administrative control of the Vice-Chancellor and the Finance Officer shall work directly under the control of the Financial Adviser.
(6) It shall be the responsibility of the Registrar to obtain the advice of the Financial Adviser on all matters having financial implication. Moreover, it shall also be the responsibility of the Registrar to mention specifically at the time of placing such proposal before the Syndicate, that the concurrence of the Financial Adviser has been obtained or that he has not concurred in the proposal.
(7) If in any financial proposal the Vice-Chancellor or Syndicate takes a decision contrary to the advise of the Financial Adviser, such decision shall not be implemented and shall be forwarded by the Vice-Chancellor to the Chancellor, whose decision in the matter shall be final and binding.
(8) Preparation of the University Budget, maintenance of accounts, audit of accounts from time to time, compliance of audit objection, timely receipt of grants from the State Government in accordance with the approved budget and also of grants from the University Grants Commission, arrangements for keeping the same properly and timely submission of utilisation certificates of the University grants in the prescribed manner shall be the responsibility of the Financial Adviser.
(9) It shall also be the responsibility of the Financial Adviser to see that all financial matters of the University are dealt with in accordance with the Act, the Ordinance, the Statutes, the University Ordinances, Regulations and Rules framed thereunder.]
(1) The
(2) The duties, powers and functions of the
(3) The teacher who is appointed as the
(2) The Registrar shall be a wholetime officer of the University and he shall act as Secretary to the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council and he shall:
(3) (a) An appeal shall lie to the Vice-Chancellor against the order of the Registrar imposing the penalty of withholding the increment;
(b) In case where the enquiry discloses that a punishment beyond the powers of the Registrar is called for the Registrar shall, upon conclusion of the enquiry, make a report to the Vice-Chancellor along with his recommendation for such actions as the Vice-Chancellor may deem fit;
(c) The Register may be transferred by the Chancellor from one University to another University, on the same or on any equivalent post or within the same University on any other equivalent post.
(2) His tenure shall be of two years and on the expiry of his tenure, he may again be appointed:
Provided that if at any time the Vice-Chancellor thinks it proper on administrative grounds, he may send the Proctor back to his original post and appoint another person as Proctor for the unexpired period of his term.
(3) In case of vacancy for the post of Proctor caused due to resignation or illness or any other reason, his duties shall be discharged by a person appointed for the purpose by the Vice-Chancellor.
(4) Duties of the Proctor shall be determined by the Statutes.]
The Finance Officer shall be wholetime officer of the University and shall act as Secretary to the Finance Committee, and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes, the Ordinance, the Regulations and the Rules, or as may, from time to time, be conferred or imposed on him by the Senate, the Syndicate,
The following shall be the authorities of the University, namely:-
The Senate shall consist of the following persons, namely-Ex-off/'c/o-members
Explanation. For the purpose of this clause, the expression ex-Vice-Chancellor does not include any ex-Vice-Chancellor who was appointed to fill a casual or temporary vacancy.
(12) Every person who has given to the satisfaction of the Chancellor, whether in one or more instalments, a sum of not less than one lakh rupees in cash or in the shape of property of the equivalent value to or for the purposes of the University or of a College:
Representative members
Nominated Members
Provided that a member elected, or nominated as representative or any body shall be deemed to vacate office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the body which elected or nominated him :
(2) The Vice-Chancellor, may, whenever he thinks fit, and shall upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than one-third of the total number of members of the Senate,
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and Statutes, the Senate shall be the supreme governing body of the University, and shall exercise control over all the affairs and properties of the University, and shall exercise all such powers as are not otherwise specified by this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the Senate shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions namely:
Provided that a member elected or nominated shall be deemed to have vacated office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the body which had elected or nominated him.]
The Syndicate-
The Academic Council shall consist of the following persons, namely :-
Provided that any member elected or nominated shall be deemed to vacate office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the body which elected or nominated him.
The Academic Council shall be the Chief academic body of the University and shall
(1) The University may include the Faculties of Art, Science, Commerce, Medicine, Law, Education, Agriculture, Engineering and such other Faculties under it, as may be prescribed by the Statutes;
Provided that Senate cannot create a Faculty for the subject of such branch of learning for which there is no arrangement in any department of the University or any college thereof.
(2) Each Faculty shall, subject to the control of the Academic Council, have charge of the courses of studies, teaching and research work in such subjects as may be assigned to such Faculty by the
(3) The total number of members of each Faculty shall not exceed such as may from time to time, be prescribed by the Statutes.
(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) each Faculty shall consist of following members :-
Provided that no person can be a member of more than two Faculties.
(5) (a) The Dean of Faculty.-The Dean of Faculty shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the University Professors and the Principals of the rank of University Professors, for two years by rotation in the concerned Faculty in the manner prescribed by the Statutes :
Provided that where there is no teacher or Principal of the rank of University Professor in the Faculty, the Dean of Faculty shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation for a term of two years from amongst the Heads of Departments and the Principals of the rank of Readers in the manner prescribed by the Statutes:
Provided further that where there is no University Department in the Faculty, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint a principal of a College of a rank lower than the University Professor to be the Dean of Faculty by rotation for a term of two years, in the manner prescribed by the Statutes.]
(b) For being appointed Dean of the Faculty it shall be necessary for the person concerned to be a teacher in the Faculty.
(c) A teacher appointed in accordance with the above provisions shall not be eligible for re-appointment as Dean, unless the cycle of rotation prescribed according to the Statutes is completed and there is no other teacher eligible for appointment as Dean.
(d) The term of such Dean as are not eligible according to the provisions of this Section shall cease with the enforcement of this Act and for that faculty a new Dean shall be appointed.]
(6) (a) Each Faculty shall comprise of such departments of teaching as may be prescribed by the Regulations.
(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, each Faculty shall have the following powers, namely:
(1) There shall be a Departmental Council for each University Department and each college consisting of the following members, namely:
(2) The Departmental Council shall, from time to time, review the activities of the Department and suggest measures for improvement.
(3) This Council shall meet at least thrice in a year on dates to be fixed by the Head of the Department. In between its two meetings, there shall not be an interval of more than three months.
Provided that if the examination concerns any other faculty, then the Dean of that Faculty shall be co-opted as a member for that meeting.]
(2) The Examination Board shall render advice to the Vice-Chancellor on conduct of examinations and appointment of examiners, setting and moderating question papers, preparation, moderation and publication of examination results, submission of report of such examination result to the Academic Council and generally regulating the methods of improvement in the procedure of correct evaluation of achievement of students and the Vice-Chancellor shall be competent to take final decision :
Provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint the question setters and examiners from the panel of names submitted by the Examination Board.
(1) The examination of the University shall be held from such date, as the State Government may by notification in the official Gazette appoint:
Provided that where the State Government is satisfied that it is not possible to hold examinations according to the said notification, it shall fix revised dates of the examination in consultation with Vice-Chancellor and the dates shall be notified in the official Gazette.
(2) Results of examinations shall be published within sixty days of the termination of the concerned examination which may be extended fo further period of sixty days for reasons to be recorded in writing.
(1) There shall be a Planning and Evaluation Committee for the purpose of preparing plan and programme for development and improvements of the University and in its courses of study, for reviewing and evaluating, from time to time, the progress achieved in such plans and programme; testing and evolving new methods of teaching, and for consultation and-exchange of information with similar organisation, other Universities and research institutes for all or any of these purposes.
(2) The Committee shall consist of the following members :-
(3) The Registrar shall act as the Secretary to the Committee.
(4) The term of office of members, other than ex-officio members, shall be of three years duration, except where otherwise provided.
(2) The Post-Graduate Research Council shall consist of the following persons, namely :-
The constitution, powers and duties of such other authorities, as may be declared by the Statutes to be authorities of the University, shall be prescribed by the Statutes.
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no University or constituent college of such University, except a college which-
Provided that the State Government may, by an order, revise pay-scale attached to such post or sanction any new allowance;
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no College, other than any of the college mentioned in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) shall after the commencement of this Act, appoint any person to any post without the prior sanction of the State Government:
Provided that no sanction of the State Government shall be necessary for filling up any sanctioned post of a teacher, for a period not exceeding six months, by a candidate who possesses, the prescribed qualifications.
[(3) Any appointment or promotion made contrary to the provisions of this Act, or Statutes, Rules or Regulations made thereunder or made in irregular or unauthorised manner shall be invalid and shall be terminated at any time. The expenditure incurred by the University against such appointment or promotion shall be realised from the officer making such appointment or promotion as a public demand under the provisions of the Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914.]
(1) The Senate may, either on its own motion or on submission by the Syndicate, make statues, or amend or repeal it:
Provided that
(2) If the draft of any statute or a portion thereof, after being presented by the Syndicate before the Senate is sent back to the Syndicate for re-consideration, and the Syndicate does not agree, after reconsideration, to the amendments suggested by the Syndicate that it shall be lawful for the Senate to pass the Statutes or a portion of the Statutes in such form as it may deem appropriate, and the decision of the Senate shall, subject to the provision contained in sub-section (3) and sub-section (4), be final.
Provided that the Chancellor may, as soon as possible, after the presentation to him of the draft of the Statute so passed for assent, return the draft together with a message requesting that the Senate will reconsider the draft and when the draft is so returned, the Senate shall re-consider the draft accordingly and if the draft is passed again by the Senate with or without any amendment and is presented to the Chancellor for assent, the Chancellor shall declare either that
(4) Where any member of the Senate proposes to the Senate the draft of any Statutes, the Senate may refer the same to the Syndicate, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the Syndicate to consider the draft and the Syndicate may either recommend to the Senate that the proposal be rejected or submit the draft to the Senate in such form as the Syndicate may approve, and the provisions of this Section shall apply in the case of any draft so proposed as they apply in the case of the draft proposed to the Senate by the Syndicate.
(5) A Statute passed by the Senate shall have no validity until it has been assented to by the Chancellor.
Provided that the State Govt, may also suggest the Chancellor to frame Statute on any subject for the Patna University]
The Syndicate may, subject to the provisions of this Act and Statutes, make Ordinance to provide for ail or any of the following matters, namely:
(1) An Ordinance made by the Syndicate under Section 37 shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the Senate, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the Senate to consider the Ordinance at its next meeting and the Senate may, by resolution passed by a majority of the member present and voting at such meeting, either reject the Ordinance or approve it with such modifications, if any, and from such date as it may direct,
(2) Ordinance so approved by the Senate shall be submitted to the Chancellor who shall declare that he assents to the Ordinance.
(3) An Ordinance shall have no validity until it has been assented to by the Chancellor under sub-section(2).
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1),(2) and (3), if at any time, except when the Senate is in session, the Syndicate makes an Ordinance and considers its immediate enforcement necessary, the Syndicate may recommend to the Chancellor accordingly and the Chancellor shall thereupon by order published in the official Gazette, direct that the Ordinance shall come into immediate effect, but such Ordinance shall cease to have effect on the expiry of seven days from the date of the next meeting of the Senate unless confirmed by it.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinance, Regulations may be made to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:
(2) (i) A Regulation made by the Academic Council under sub-section (1) shall be forwarded, as soon as may be, to the Syndicate for transmission to the Senate, and the Syndicate shall duly forward the same to the Senate with such recommendations if any, as it may wish to make and shall have no power to return it to the Academic Council for recommendation, unless such Regulation, in the opinion of the Syndicate, relates to matters which, directly affect the interest of the University.
Provided that at any time except when the Senate is in session, if the Academic Council make a Regulation and considers its immediate enforcement necessary, the academic Council may recommend through the Syndicate to the Chancellor accordingly and the Chancellor with such amendment as he thinks proper shall direct by a notification published in the Gazette, that the Regulation shall come into immediate effect but such a Regulation shall cease to be effective on the expiry of seven days from the date of the next meeting of the Senate, unless confirmed by the Senate
Provided further that if any Regulation made by the Academic Council under the preceding proviso, involves expenditure from the University funds, the Regulation shall be forwarded to the Chancellor with the advice of the Financial Adviser.
(3) Where the Syndicate has returned to the Academic Council a Regulation made by it and the Academic Council, on reconsideration of the matter, does not agree with the Syndicate, the Academic Council may refer the matter to the Senate through the Syndicate and thereupon the Senate may either confirm the Regulation or amend or reject it.
(1) The authorities and the Boards of the University, constituted either under this Act or under the Statutes made thereunder, may make Rules, consistent with this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations for following matters, namely-
(2) Every authority of the University shall make Rules providing for the giving of notice to the members of such authority of the date of meeting and of the business to be considered at meetings and for the keeping of a record, of the proceedings of the meetings.
(3) The Senate may direct the amendment, in such manner as it may specify, of any Rules made under this Section or the annulment of any Rules made under sub-section (1).
Every students of the University shall reside in a hostel or in a residence subject to superintendence, control and conditions presented in Statutes or Ordinances.
Hostels shall be maintained by the University or Colleges or shall be approved and recognised by the Syndicate on general or specific conditions, including conditions of residence in hostels as prescribed by the University.
(1) There shall be a union of the students of the University consisting of all the students of Colleges and departments of the University.
(1) The annual report on the working of the University shall be prepared under the direction of the Syndicate and shall include the annual accounts of the University. It shall be submitted to the Senate on or before such date, as may be prescribed by the Statutes. It shall be considered by the Senate at its annual meeting and the Senate may pass resolutions thereon and communicate the same to the Syndicate for such action, if any, as may be specified in such resolutions:
Provided that no decision shall be taken in respect of the annual accounts nor shall there be anything in the resolution on the annual report which may have the effect of anticipating the report of the audit on the annual accounts.
(2) The annual report and the annual account of the University together with the resolution of the Syndicate (if any) relating thereto shall be placed before the next ensuing session of the State Legislature for consideration.
(1) There shall be established a Fund for the University to be called the Patna University Fund which shall be vested in the University for the purposes of this Act, subject to the provisions contained therein, and the following shall be placed to the credit of the University Fund namely-
(2) The University Fund shall be kept in such scheduled bank within the meaning of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (II of 1934), or invested in such securities authorised by the Indian Trust Act, 1882 (Act II of 1882), as may from time to time, be approved by the State Government.
(3) Nothing contained in this Section shall in any way affect any obligations accepted by or imposed upon the Patna University, under the Patna University Act, 1961 (II of 1962), by any declaration of trust executed by or on its behalf or by any scheme settled under the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 (VI of 1890) for the administration of the trust, in so far as such trust or scheme relates to the University or its Colleges.
(1) The State Government shall contribute annually to the University Fund a recurring grant out of the Consolidated Fund of the State which shall include all expenses of recurring nature. ,
(2) The sum of the annual recurring grant shall be worked out by the State Government in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor, and shall be revised every five years.
(3) The State Government may, contribute from time to time such additional grants to the University Fund, as it may having regard to the need of expansion and development of the colleges.
(1) Every college shall prepare in the prescribed form an estimate of its probable income including income from endowments and bequests, if any, and expenditure for the next ensuing financial year and shall submit it to the Syndicate on or before such date as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) On receipt of the estimate under sub-section(1) the Syndicate shall refer it to the Finance Committee for examination and report.
(3) The Finance Committee shall prepare the annual estimate of income and expenditure of the University for the next ensuing financial year and shall on or before such date as may be prescribed, forward the same together with memorandum containing explanatory notes thereon to the Syndicate which may approve the estimates either without alteration or with such alterations as it thinks fit and the estimates so approved by the Syndicate shall be laid before the Senate at its annual meeting.
(4) Every estimate prepared under sub-section (3) shall in accordance with the direction given by the State Government make provisions for the due fulfilment of all the liabilities of the University including that of colleges and University Department and for the efficient administration of the Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations and the Rules made thereunder.
(5) Every estimate under this Section shall be prepared in such form and shall contain such details as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) At any time during the financial year, the University may send a supplementary budget to the State Government and the State Government shall return the budget to the University with such modifications and approval as it may deem proper.
(3) No expenditure shall be incurred by the University unless such expenditure has become part of the budget as finally approved under sub-sections (1) or (2).]
(1) The Senate shall consider every estimate laid before it under sub-section (3) of Section 4 and shall sanction the same, either without alteration or with such alterations as it may think fit.
(2) One copy of the estimate passed by the Senate shall be forwarded to the State Government.
(1) No sum shall be spent by or on behalf of the University unless the expenditure thereof is included in the current budget estimate or can be met with the previous approval of the State Government, by re-appropriation or by drawing upon the closing balance.
(2) The closing balance shall not be reduced below such amount as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
The University Fund shall be applicable to the following objects.:
(b) The audit of Annual Budget of the University shall be done every year by the auditors appointed by Auditor-General, Bihar.]
(2) A copy of the annual accounts of the University together with the auditors report thereon shall be submitted by the Syndicate within six months from the receipt of the report, to the State Government, the Chancellor and the Senate and the Chancellor shall cause the same to be published in the Official Gazette.
(3) (i) Within six months of the receipt of the auditors report under sub-section (2) the Senate shall appoint an ad-hoc Committee consisting of the Examiner of Local Accounts, Bihar, and eight such members of the Senate as are not members of the Syndicate.
(ii) The said Committee shall be known as the University Audit Committee and shall have power, for the purpose of examining the auditors report to call for explanations from the controlling and disbursing officers and it may-
(4) The auditors report together with the report of the University Audit Committee thereon shall be submitted to the Senate and the State Government for such action as they think fit.
(5) It shall be lawful for the State Government, either on the suggestion of the University Audit Committee or its own motion, to require any authority, officer or servant of the University or any other person who is found to have spent or authorised the expenditure of any amount in excess of the amounts provided in the budget or in violation of any provision of the Act, the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations or Rules or is found to have failed to account for any amount, to reimburse the amount in the manner prescribed in the Statutes:
Provided that no order for reimbursement shall be made until the authority, officer, servant or the person concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity of making a representation and the same has been considered by the State Government.
If it so considers necessary, the State Government may cause the accounts of the University to be audited by such agency, as it thinks fit, and on receipt of the audit report it may, after calling for a report from the University or College on the points raised therein, and after considering the same, issue such directions, as it thinks fit and thereupon, the University shall comply with such directions within the time specified therein.
(1) The Finance Committee shall consist of the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman and Financial Adviser as member, an officer of the State Government not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to be nominated by the State Government and four such other members, as are not members of the Syndicate, to be elected by and from amongst the members of the Senate in the manner prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) The term of office of members other than the ex-officio members shall be for a period of three years from the respective dates of their election, and shall include any further period which may elapse between the expiration of the said three years and the date of the next succeeding election to fill up any casual vacancy.
(3) The Finance Committee shall
(ii) The selection committee shall prepare a merit list for appointment of teachers and officers from amongst the eligible candidates and make recommendation for their appointment according to merit in conformity with the reservation roster prepared by the university in accordance with law relating to reservation in appointment in force in the State.
(iii) Quorum for meeting of the selection committeeQuorum for meeting of the selection committee shall be five in which presence of at least two experts shall be necessary.]
However, such test shall be conducted having regard to any regulation framed or direction issued by the University Grants Commission in this regard;
(b) For appointment of lecturers in the University and the Constituent Colleges the Commission shall invite applications from candidates who have passed the Bihar Eligibility Test and/or have cleared the Eligibility Test for lecturership/Junior Research Fellow conducted by the University Grants Commission/Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and/or have already been awarded Ph.D. degree in the relevant subject and/or have already submitted Ph.D. thesis up to 31st December, 1993 and/or have already been awarded M.Phil. degree by 31st December, 1992 and on the basis of interviews shall prepare subjectwise merit list against the vacancies notified by the University/Constituent Colleges and such list shall remain valid for a period of one year from the date of its approval. The subjectwise merit list shall consist of twice the number of vacancies, but the Commission shall send in order of merit only one name at a time to the University for appointment against a single vacancy:
Provided that the Commission shall recommend names to the University from the merit list in conformity with the reservation roster prepared and sent by the University in accordance with the law relating to reservation in appointment in force in the State;
(c) The vacancies including the likely vacancies in the next calender year along with the reservation roster shall be intimated to the Commission by the University by 31st of December every year.]
(3) In making recommendations for appointment to every post of teacher and officer, the Bihar State University (Constituent Colleges) Service Commission shall comply with the conditions as provided in Section 57 of the Act.