the Uttar Pradesh Technical University Act, 2000

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THE UTTAR PRADESH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ACT, 2000 

[U.P. Act No. 23 of 2000] 

 

(As passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature) 

AN 

ACT 

to provide for the establishment of a Technical University in Uttar Pradesh for the 

advancement and development of technical education and for matters connected therewith 

of incidental thereto.  

IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 

 

Chapter I 

Preliminary 

Short title 1- This Act may be celled the Uttar Pradesh Technical University Act, 2000.  

 

Definitions 2- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-  

(a) "College" means a college or an institution affiliated to the University in 

accordance with this Act and the Regulations;  

(b) 'Existing college" means a college or an institution which imparts 

technical education and is run and maintained by a University established by or 

under the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973 and includes a Faculty of such 

University imparting technical education;  

(c) "other backward classes of citizens" means the backward classes of 

Citizens specified in Schedule I of Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for 

Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994;  

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Regulations;  

(e) "Principal" means the head of the college by whatever name called, and 

includes where there is no Principal, a person for the time being duly appointed, to 

act as Principal and in the absence of the Principal or the acting Principal, the 

Vice-Principal duly appointed as such;  

(f) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University made under this 

Act;  

(g) "technical education" means programmes of education, research and 

training in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Management, Town Planning, 

Pharmacy and Applied Arts and Crafts and such other programmes or areas as the 

Central Government may in consultation with the All India Council for Technical 

Education, by notification in the Gazette declare;  

(h) "University" means the Uttar Pradesh Technical University established 

under section 3.  

 

  CHAPTER-II 

The University 

Establishment 

and incorpo- 

ration of the  

University 

3- (1) There shall be established at Lucknow University by the name of the 

Uttar Pradesh Technical University.  

 



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  (2) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the members of the Executive 

Council and the Academic Council for the time being holding office as such in the 

University, shall constitute a body corporate by the name of the Uttar Pradesh 

Technical University. 

 

Territorial 

Exercise of  

powers 

4- (1) The University shall, in the exercise of its powers under this Act, have 

jurisdiction over the whole of Uttar Pradesh.  

(2) Every college or institution other than an existing college, imparting 

technical education in the State on the date of the commencement of this Act shall, 

with effect from such date as may be notified in this behalf by the State 

Government, be deemed to be affiliated to the University established under section 

3 and shall cease to be affiliated to, or associated with the University established 

by or under the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973, hereinafter referred to 

in this section as erstwhile University:  

Provided that a student pursuing his study in technical education in any 

college or institution, other than existing College on the date of such 

commencement, shall be entitled and be allowed to continue and complete such 

study under the erstwhile University after such commencement and the erstwhile 

University shall hold examination of such student and confer degree or any other 

academic distinction on him in accordance with the procedure inforce for the time 

being in the erstwhile University.  

University 

open to all  

classes and  

creed  

 

5- The University shall be open to all persons irrespective of class or creed:  

   Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the 

University to admit to any course of study a larger number of students than may be 

determined by the Regulations :  

Provided further that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the 

University for making special provision for admission of students belonging to the 

Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes of citizens:  

Provided also that the University may maintain any college exclusively for 

women.  

 

Powers and  

duties of the  

University  

 

6- The University shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-  

(a) to provide and upgrade education, training and research in technical 

education and to create entrepreneurship and a conducive environment for pursuit 

of the technical education in close co-operation with industries;  

(b) to admit any college to privileges of affiliation or to enlarge the privileges 

of any college already affiliated, or to withdraw or curtail any such privilege and to 

guide and control the work of such colleges ; 

(c) to institute and confer degree or other academic distinctions:  

(d) to hold examinations for, and to grant and confer degrees or other 

academic distinctions to, and on, persons, who--  

(i) have pursued a course of study in a college; or  

(ii) have carried on research in a college recognized in that behalf by the 

University, under conditions laid down in the Regulations; 

 



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   (e) to confer honorary degree or other academic distinction in the manner and 

under conditions laid down in the Regulations;  

(f) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, exhibitions 

and prizes in accordance with the Regulations;  

(g) to demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be fixed by the 

Regulations;   

(h) to make provisions for the advancement of technical education amongst 

classes and communities which are educationally backward:  

(i) to make provisions for,- 

(i) the maintenance of National Cadet Corps or other similar 

organizations; 

(ii) physical and military training; and  

(iii) sports and athletic clubs;  

(j) to make appointments of officers and other employees of the University to 

the posts created by the State Government;  

(k) to receive gifts, grants, donations or benefactions from the State 

Government or the Central Government and to receive bequests, donations or 

transfers of movable or immovable property from testators, donors or transferors, 

as the case may be, and to hold and manage the same;  

(l) to lay down the conditions of affiliation of colleges and to satisfy itself by 

periodical inspection that such conditions are satisfied;  

(m) to co-operate or collaborate with other Universities and authorities in such 

manner and for such purposes as the University may determine from time to time;  

(n) to do all such other acts or things whether incidental to the powers 

aforesaid or not, as may be necessary to further the objects of the University. 

 

  CHAPTER III 

OFFICERS OF THE UNNERSITY 

Officers of the 

University  

 

7-    The following shall be the officers of the University-  

(a) the Chancellor;  

(b) the Vice-Chancellor;  

(c) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;  

(d) the Finance Officer ;  

(e) the Registrar ;  

(f) the Controller of Examinations;  

(g) such other officers of the University as may be declared by the 

Regulations to be the officers of the University.  

 

The 

Chancellor 
8- (1) The Governor shall be the Chancellor of the University. He shall by virtue 

of his office, be the Head of the University and shall, when present, preside at any 

convocation of the University.  

(2) Every proposal for the conferment of an honorary degree shall be subject 

to the confirmation of the Chancellor.  



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  (3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to furnish such information or 

records relating to the administration of the affairs of the University as the 

Chancellor may call for.  

(4) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as may be conferred on him 

by or under this Act or the Regulations. 

 
The Vice- 

Chancellor 

9- (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University 

and shall be appointed by the Chancellor from amongst distinguished persons in 

the field of technical education whose names are submitted to him by the 

committee constituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) :  

Provided that the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State 

Government. 

(2) The committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall consist of the following 

members, namely :-  

(a) Principal Secretary or Secretary, as the case may be, to the State 

Government in the Technical Education Department who shall also be the 

convener of the Committee ; 

(b) One person nominated by the All India Council for Technical 

Education ;  

(c) One person nominated by the Chancellor.  

(3) The Vice-chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years from the 

date on which he enters upon his office.  

(4) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor 

shall be such as may be determined by the State Government from time to time :  

Provided that the emoluments and other conditions of service of a Vice­ 

Chancellor shall not be varied to his disadvantage during the term of his office.  

(5) Where the Vice-Chancellor is unable to discharge his functions owing to 

absence, illness or any other cause, the Pro-Vice Chancellor shall discharge the 

functions of the Vice-Chancellor until the Vice-Chancellor resumes his duties.  

(6) If in the opinion of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor wilfully omits or 

refuses to carry out the provisions of this Act or abuses the powers vested in him, 

or if it otherwise appears to the Chancellor that the continuance of the Vice-

Chancellor in office is detrimental to the interest of the University, the Chancellor 

may, after making such enquiry as he deems proper, by order, remove the Vice-

Chancellor.  

(7) During the pendency or in contemplation, of any inquiry referred to in 

sub­section (6), the Chancellor may order that till further orders --  

(a) such Vice-Chancellor shall refrain from performing the functions of 

the office of Vice-Chancellor, but shall continue to get the emoluments to 

which he was otherwise entitled; 

(b) the functions of the office of the Vice-Chancellor shall be performed 

by the person specified in the order. 

 



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Power and  

duties of the  

Vice-

Chancellor 

10- (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of 

the University and shall-  

(a) exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the 

University and Colleges:  

(b) give effect to the decisions of the authorities of the University;  

(c) in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at any convocation of the 

University ; 

(d) be responsible for the maintenance of discipline in the University;  

(e) be responsible for holding and conducting the University examinations 

properly and at due times and for ensuring that the results of such 

examinations are published expeditiously and that the academic session of the 

University starts and ends on due dates.  

(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be an ex-officio member and Chairman of the 

Executive Council, Academic Council and the Finance Committee. 

(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the right to speak in and otherwise to 

take part in the meeting of any other authority or body of the University but shall 

not by virtue of this sub-section be entitled to vote.  

(4) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure the faithful 

observance of the provisions of this Act and Regulations and he shall, without 

prejudice to the powers of the Chancellor possess all such powers as may be 

necessary in that behalf.  

(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause to be 

convened meetings of the Executive Council, the Academic Council and the 

Finance Committee :  

   Provided that he may delegate such power to any other officer of the 

University. 

(6) Where any matter is of urgent nature requiring immediate action and the 

same could not be immediately dealt with by any officer or the authority or other 

body of the University empowered by or under this Act to deal with it, the Vice-

Chancellor may take such action as he may deem fit and shall forthwith report the 

action taken by him to the Chancellor and also to the officer, authority, or other 

body who or which in the ordinary course would have dealt with that matter :  

    Provided that no such action shall be taken by the Vice-Chancellor 

without the previous approval of the Chancellor, if it would involve a deviation 

from the provisions of the Regulations :  

 Provided further that if the officer, authority or other body is of opinion 

that such action ought not to have been taken it may refer the matter to the 

Chancellor who may either confirm the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor or 

annul the same or modify it in such manner, as he thinks fit and thereupon, it shall 

cease to have effect or, as the case may be, take effect in the modified form, so 

however, that such annulment or modification shall be without prejudice to the 

validity of anything previously done by or under the order of the Vice-Chancellor:  



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  Provided also that any person in the service of the University who is 

aggrieved by the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section, shall 

have the right to appeal against such action to the Executive Council within three 

months from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to him 

and thereupon, the Executive Council may confirm modify or reverse the action 

taken by the Vice Chancellor.  

(7) Nothing in sub-section (6) shall be deemed to empower the Vice­ 

Chancellor to incur any expenditure not duly authorized and provided for in the 

budget.  

(8) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be laid 

down by the Regulations. 

 

The Pro-Vice  

Chancellor 

 

11- (1) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval of the executive council 

appoint a Pro-Vice-Chancellor from amongst the professors of the colleges.  

(2) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall hold the office at the pleasure of the Vice­ 

Chancellor.  

(3) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such honorarium as may be 

determined by the State Government from time to time.  

(4) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall assist the Vice-Chancellor in respect of 

such matters, as may be specified by the Vice-Chancellor in this behalf from time 

to time and shall preside over the meeting of the University in the absence of the 

Vice-Chancellor and shall exercise such other powers and perform such duties as 

may be assigned or delegated to him by the Vice-Chancellor.  

 

The Finance  

Officer 
12- (1) There shall be a Finance Officer for the University, who shall be 

appointed by the State Government by notification and his remuneration and 

allowances shall be paid by the University.  

(2) The Finance Officer shall be responsible for presenting the budget (annual 

estimates) and the statement of the accounts to the Executive Council and also for 

drawing and disbursing funds on behalf of the University.  

(3) The Finance Officer shall have the right to speak in and otherwise to take 

part in the proceedings of the Executive Council but shall not be entitled to vote.  

(4) The Finance Officer shall have the duty :-  

(a) to ensure that no expenditure, not authorized in the budget, is incurred 

by the University otherwise than by way of investment; 

(b) to disallow proposed expenditure which may contravene the 

provisions of this Act or the terms of any regulations;  

(c) to ensure that no other financial irregularity is committed and to take 

steps to set right any irregularities pointed out during audit;  

(d) to ensure that the property and investments of the University are duly 

preserved and managed.  

 



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   (5) The Finance Officer shall have access to and may require the production 

of such records and documents or the University and the furnishing of such 

information pertaining to its affairs as in his opinion may be necessary for the 

discharge of his duties.  

(6) All contracts shall be entered into and signed by the Finance Officer on 

behalf of the University.  

(7) Other powers and functions of the Finance Officer shall be such as may be 

prescribed by the Regulations.  

The Registrar 13- (1) The Registrar shall be a whole time officer of the University.  

(2) The Registrar shall be appointed by the State Government on such terms 

and conditions as may be prescribed.  

(3) The Registrar shall have the power to authenticate records on behalf of the 

University. 

(4) The Registrar shall be responsible for the due custody of the records and 

the common seal of the University. He shall be ex-officio Secretary of the 

Executive Council and shall be bound to place before the Executive Council all 

such information as may be necessary for transaction of its business. He shall also 

perform such other duties as may be prescribed or required from time to time, by 

the Executive Council or the Vice-Chancellor but he shall not, by virtue of this 

sub-section, be entitled to vote.  

(5) The Registrar shall not be offered nor shall he accept any remuneration for 

any work in the University save such as may be provided by the Regulations.  

 

The Controller  

of 

Examination 

14- (1) The Controller of Examination shall be a whole-time officer of the 

University. 

(2) The Controller of Examination shall be appointed by the State 

Government by notification and his remuneration and allowances shall be paid by 

the University.  

(3) The Controller of Examination shall be responsible for the due custody of 

the records pertaining to his work. He shall be ex-officio Secretary of the 

Examinations Committee of the University and shall he bound to place before such 

Committee all such information as may be necessary for transaction of its business. 

He shall also perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Regulations or 

required, from time to time, by the Executive Council or the Vice-Chancellor but 

he shall not, by virtue of this sub-section, be entitled to vote. He may require, from 

any college, the production of such return or the furnishing of such information as 

may be necessary for the discharge of his duties.  

(4) Subject to the superintendence of the Vice-Chancellor, the Controller of 

Examinations shall have administrative control over the employees working under 

him and have, in this regard, all the powers of the Registrar.  

(5) Subject to the superintendence of the Examinations Committee, the 

Controller of Examinations shall conduct the Examinations and make all other 

arrangements therefor and be responsible for the due execution of all processes 

connected therewith.  

 



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  (6) The Controller of Examinations shall not be offered nor shall he accept 

any remuneration for any work in the University, except in accordance with the 

order of the State Government.  

(7) While the Controller of Examinations is for any reason unable to act or the 

office of Controller of Examinations is vacant, all the duties of the office shall be 

performed by such person as may be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, until the 

Controller of Examinations resumes his duties or, as the case may be, the vacancy 

is filled. 

 
Powers, duties,  

terms and  

conditions of  

service of  

other officers  

15- Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the mode of appointment, terms and 

conditions of service and the powers and duties of the officers of the University 

other than the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Finance Officer and the 

Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed. 

 

  CHAPTER IV 

Authorities of Universities 

Authorities of 

the University 
16-     The following shall be the Authorities of the University, namely:-  

(a) the Executive Council;  

(b) the Academic Council:  

(c) the Finance Committee;  

(d) the Examination Committee; and  

(e) such other authorities as may be declared by the Regulations to be 

Authorities of the University.  

 

Constitution of 

the Executive 

Council 

17- (1)  The Executive Council shall consist of --  

(a) the Vice-Chancellor, who shall be the Chairman thereof; 

(b) the Pro- Vice-Chancellor, if any; 

(c) the Vice-Chancellor, University of Roorkee; 

(d) the Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur;  

(e) Secretary to the State Government in the Technical Education 

Department;  

(f) Secretary to the State Government in the Finance Department;  

(g) Chairman, All Indian Council for Technical Education or his nominee; 

 (h) Two reputed Industrialists nominated by the Chancellor on the 

recommendation of the State Government; 

(i) Two eminent technologists nominated by the Chancellor on the 

recommendation of the State Government;  

(j) Two Principals of colleges, by rotation, nominated by the State 

Government; 

(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), no person shall be appointed 

as a member of the Executive Council unless he is a graduate.  

(3) The term of Office of members mentioned in clause (h), (i) and (j) shall be 

two years.  



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  (4) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as, and for being, a 

member of the Executive Council if he, or his relative, accepts remuneration for 

any work in, or for, the University or any contract for the supply of goods to or for 

the execution of any work for the University. 

Explanation :- In this sub-section 'relative' means the relations defined in 

section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956 and includes the wife’s (or husband’s) 

brother, wife’s (or husband’s) father, wife’s (or husband’s) sister, brother’s son and 

brother’s daughter. 

 

Power and  

duties of the  

Executive 

Council  

 

18- (1) The Executive Council shall be the principal executive body of the 

University and shall have the following powers; namely:-  

(a) to supervise and control the affairs of the University; 

(b) to hold and control the property and funds of the University; 

(c) to  recommend emoluments and terms and conditions of service of the 

Vice-Chancellor; 

(d) to approve academic programmes;   

(e) to make, amend or repeal Regulations;  

(f) to prepare the budget of the University;  

(g) to administer any funds placed at the disposal of the University;  

(h) to acquire or transfer any movable, immovable or intellectual property 

of the University;  

(i) to direct the form and use of the common seal of the University;  

(j) to appoint such committees as may be required for the efficient 

functioning of the University;  

(k) to determine the emoluments and terms and conditions of service of 

the staff of the University:  

(l) to authorise operation of bank accounts of the University;  

(m) to regulate and determine all other matter concerning the University 

in accordance with this Act or the Regulations.  

(2) Every meeting of the Executive Council shall be held on such date, time 

and place as may be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor.  

(3) The Members of the Executive Council shall be entitled to such allowance 

as may be prescribed.  

(4) No immovable property of the University shall, except with the prior 

sanction of the State Government, be transferred (except by way of letting from 

month to month in the ordinary course of management) by the Executive Council 

by way of mortgage, sale, exchange, gift or otherwise nor shall any money be 

borrowed, or advance taken on the security thereof except as a condition of receipt 

of any grant-in-aid of the University from the State Government, or, with the 

previous sanction of the State Government, from any other person.   

 



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   (5) The Executive Council shall not exceed the limits of recurring and non­ 

recurring expenditure to be incurred in each financial year fixed by the Finance 

Committee. 

(6) The Executive Council may, subject to any conditions laid down in the 

Regulations, delegate such of its powers as it deems fit to an officer or any other 

authority of the University, or to a Committee appointed by it. 

 

Academic 

Council  

 

19- (1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic body of the 

University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the Regulations, have 

the control and general regulation of, and be responsible for the maintenance of 

standard of instruction, education and examination in the University and shall 

exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or 

imposed upon it by the Regulations and may advise the Executive Council on all 

academic matters.  

(2) The Academic Council shall consist of the following persons; namely:-  

(a) The Vice-Chancellor                                         ---        Chairman;  

(b) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor                                  ---         Member ; 

(c)  Five such principals of  colleges as are            ---         Member; 

      not members of the Executive Council  

(d) One Head of the Department of the 

      University of Roorkee  nominated                   ---        Member;  

      by Vice-Chancellor of that University  

 (e)  One Head of the Department of the                ---        Member; 

       Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 

       nominated by the Director of the said Institute.  

  (3) The term of office of the members referred to in clause (c) of sub-section 

(2) shall be one year.  

 

Finance 

committee 
20- (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of following members, namely:-  

(a) The Vice-Chancellor                                     --     Chairman; 

(b) The Secretary to the State Government        --      Member; 

      in the Finance Department.  

(c) The Secretary to the State Government         --     Member; 

      in the Technical Education Department  

 (d) Two members of the Executive Council       --    Member; 

       nominated by the Vice Chancellor; and  

(e)  The Finance Officer.                                       --    Member. 

 (2) The Finance Committee shall advise the Executive Council on matters 

relating to the administration of property and funds of the University. It shall, 

having regard to the income and resources of the University fix limits for the total 

recurring and non-recurring expenditure for the ensuing financial year and may, for 

any special reasons, revise during the financial year the limit of expenditure so 

fixed and the limits so fixed shall be binding on the executive Council.  



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  (3) The Finance Committee shall have such other powers and duties as may 

be conferred or imposed on it by this Act or the Regulations.  

(4) Unless a proposal having financial implication has been recommended by 

the Finance Committee, the Executive Council shall not take a decision thereon, 

and if the Executive Council disagrees with the recommendation of the Finance 

Committee, it shall refer the proposal back to the Finance Committee with reasons 

for the disagreement and if the Executive Council again disagrees with the 

recommendation of the Finance Committee the matter shall be referred to the 

Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final. 

 

Examination 

Committee 
21- (1) There shall be an Examination Committee in the University, the 

constitution of which shall be such as may be provided for in the Regulations.  

(2) The Committee shall supervise generally all the examinations of the 

University, including moderation and tabulation and perform the following other 

functions, namely:-  

(a) to appoint examiners and moderators and, if necessary to remove 

them;  

(b) to review from time to time the results of the University examinations 

and submission of reports, thereon to the Academic Council;   

(c) to make recommendations to the Academic Council for the 

improvement of the examination system;  

(d) to scrutinize the list of examiners proposed by the Board of Studies, 

finalize the same and declare the result of the University.  

(3) The examination committee may appoint such number of sub-committee 

as it thinks fit, and in particular, may delegate to any one or more persons or sub­ 

committee, the power to deal with and decide cases relating to the use of unfair 

means by the examinees.  

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act it shall be lawful for the 

Examination Committee or as the case may be, for a sub-committee or any person 

to whom the Examination Committee has delegated its power in this behalf under 

sub­section (3), to debar an examinee from future examinations of the University, 

if in its or his opinion, such examinee is guilty of using unfair means at any such 

examination.  

(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Regulations, the Examination 

Committee may issue such directions as it considers necessary for the arrangement 

for conduct of the examinations. 

 

Other 

Authorities 
22- The Constitution, powers and duties of other authorities of the University 

shall be such as may be prescribed.  

 

  CHAPTER-V 

Affiliation 

Affiliation of 

Colleges  

 

23- (1) This section shall apply to the colleges.  

(2) This Executive Council may, with the previous sanction of the Chancellor, 

admit any college which fulfils such conditions of affiliation, as may be prescribed 

to the privileges of affiliation or enlarge the privileges of any college already 

affiliated on withdraw or curtail any such privilege. 



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   (3) It shall be lawful for a college to make arrangement with any other 

college situated in the same local area, or with the University, for co-operation in 

the work of teaching or research.  

(4) Excepts as provided by this Act, the management of a college shall be free 

to manage and control the affairs of the college and be responsible for its 

maintenance and upkeep, and its Principal shall be responsible for the discipline of 

its students and for the superintendence and control over its staff.  

(5) Every college shall furnish such reports, returns and other particulars as 

the Executive Council or the Vice-Chancellor may call for.  

(6) The Executive Council shall cause every college to be inspected from time 

to time at intervals not exceeding five years by one or more persons authorised by 

it in that behalf and a report of the inspection shall be made to the Executive 

Council.  

(7) The Executive Council may direct a college so inspected to take such 

action as may appear to it to be necessary within such period as may be specified. 

(8) The privileges of affiliation of a college which fails to comply with any 

direction of this Executive Council under sub-section (7) or to fulfil the conditions 

of affiliation may, after obtaining a report from the Management of the college and 

with the previous sanction of the Chancellor, be withdrawn or curtailed by the 

Executive Council in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations. 

(9) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (2) and (8), if the 

Management of any college has failed to fulfill the conditions of affiliation the 

Chancellor may, after obtaining a report from the Management and the Vice-

Chancellor, withdraw or curtail the privileges of affiliation. 

 

Disqualification  

for member- 

ship of  

Management  

 

24- A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of 

the Management of a college (other than a college maintained exclusively by the 

State Government or by local authority), if he or his relative accepts any 

remuneration for any work in or for such college or any contract for the supply of 

goods to, or for the execution of any work for such college.  

     Explanation:-- The term "relative" shall have the meaning assigned to it in 

the explanation to sub-section (4) of section 17.  

 

Inspection and  

inquiry  

 

25- (1) The Slate Government shall have the right to cause an inspection to be 

made by such person as it may direct, of any college, including its building, 

laboratories and equipments thereof and also of the examinations, teaching and 

other work conducted or done by it, or cause an inquiry to be made in respect of 

any matter connected with the administration and finances of such college.  

(2) Where the State Government decides to cause an inspection or inquiry to be 

made under sub-section (1), it shall inform the Management of the college and a 

representative appointed by the Management and where the Management fails to 

appoint a representative, the Principal of the college may be present at such 

inspection or inquiry and shall have the right to be heard on behalf of the 

Management but no legal practitioner shall appear, plead or act on behalf of the 

college at such inspection or inquiry.  

 



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  (3) The person or persons appointed to inspect or inquire under sub-section (1) 

shall have all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of the 

Civil Procedure, 1908, for the purpose of taking evidence on oath and of enforcing 

the attendance of witnesses and compelling production of documents and material 

objects, and shall be deemed to be a civil court within the meaning of sections 345 

and 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and any proceedings before him 

or them shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 

193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code.  

(4) The State Government may communicate to the Management of the 

college, the result of such inspection or inquiry and may issue direction as to the 

action to be taken and the Management shall forthwith comply with such direction.  

(5) The State Government shall inform the Vice-Chancellor about the 

communication made by it to the Management under sub-section (4) and the Vice­ 

Chancellor shall communicate to the Executive Council the views of the State 

Government with such advice as the State Government may offer upon the action 

to be taken thereon.  

(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall then within such time as the State Government 

may fix, submit to it a report of the action taken or proposed to be taken by the 

Executive Council.  

(7) If the University authorities do not, within a reasonable time, take action to 

the satisfaction of the State Government, the State Government may, after 

considering an explanation which the University authorities may furnish, issue 

such directions as it may think fit, and the University authorities shall be bound to 

comply with such directions. 

 (8) The State Government may, at any time, call for any information from the 

Management or Principal of college in connection with such inspection or inquiry. 

 

Institute  

 

26- The University, with the prior approval of State Government may establish one 

or more institutes to organize and conduct teaching and research in any subject.  

 

Bar of  

charging any  

donation etc.  

for admission  

to a college 

27- No person connected with the Management of a college and no principal or 

other teacher or employee thereof shall directly or indirectly take or receive or 

cause to be taken or received any contribution, donation, fees or any other payment 

of any sort, either in cash of in kind, except the fees at the rates laid down in the 

Regulations from or on behalf of any pupil as a condition for granting him 

admission to or permitting him after such admission to continue in such college.   

 

Contribution 

and donation  

to college  

 

28- Where a contribution or donation, either in cash or in kind, is taken or received 

by any college including a college maintained exclusively by the State 

Government or a local authority, the contribution or donation so received shall be, 

utilized only for the purpose for which it was given to it and in the case of a 

college maintained exclusively by the State Government any cash contribution or 

donation shall be credited to the personal ledger account of such institution which 

shall be operated in accordance with the general or special orders of the State 

Government.  



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  CHAPTER VI 

Regulations 

Regulations 

how made  

 

29- (1) The First Regulations of the University shall be made by the State 

Government by notification.  

(2) The Executive Council may, from time to time, make new or additional 

Regulations or may amend or repeal the Regulations referred to in sub-section (1):  

Provided that the Executive Council shall not make, amend or repeal any 

Regulation affecting the status, power or constitution of any authority of the 

University, until such authority has been given a reasonable opportunity to express 

its opinion in writing on the proposed changes and any opinion so expressed has 

been considered by the Executive Council.  

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the State 

Government may in order to implement any decision taken by it in the interest of  

learning, teaching or research on the basis of any suggestion or recommendation of 

the University Grams Commission or All India Council for Technical Education or 

the State or National Education Policy require the Executive Council to make new 

or additional Regulations or amend or repeal the Regulations referred to in sub-

section (1) or sub-section (2) within a specified time and if the Executive Council 

fails to comply with such requirement the State Government may make new or 

additional Regulations or amend or repeal the Regulations referred to in sub-

section (1) or sub-section (2). 

 

Regulations 30- Subject to the other provisions of this Act the Regulations may provide for 

any matters relating to the University and shall in particular, provide for- 

(a) the appointment, powers and duties of the officers of the University;  

(b) the constitution of Pension or Provident Fund and the establishment of an 

insurance scheme for the benefit of the officers and other employees of the 

University;  

(c) the conferment of honorary degrees;  

(d) the withdrawal of degrees and other academic distinctions;  

(e) the conditions under which colleges may be admitted to the privileges of 

affiliation by the University and the conditions under which any such privilege 

may be withdrawn ;  

(f) the degrees and other academic distinctions to be awarded by the 

University, the qualification for the same and the amounts to be taken relating to 

the granting and obtaining of the same; 

(g) the fees to be charged tor courses of the study in the University and for 

admission to the examination, degrees and other academic distinctions of the 

University;  

(h) the conditions of the award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals 

and prizes; 

(i) the conduct of examinations including terms of office and manner of 

appointment and duties or examining bodies, examiners and moderators; 



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   (j) the power to remove officers (excluding Chancellor) and employees of the 

University and their emoluments and terms and conditions of service;  

(k) all other matters which by this Act are to be or may be provided for by the 

Regulations. 

 

  CHAPTER VII 

Annual Reports and Accounts 

Annual Report  

 

31- (1) The Annual Report of the University shall be prepared under the direction 

of the Executive Council which shall include, among other matters, the steps taken 

by the University towards the fulfilment of its objects.  

(2) The annual report so prepared shall be submitted to the Chancellor on or 

before such date as may be prescribed.  

(3) A copy of annual report, prepared under sub-section (1) shall also be 

submitted to the State Government.  

 

Accounts and  

audit  

 

32- (1) The annual accounts and balance sheet or the University shall be prepared 

under the direction of the Executive Council and shall, once at least every year, 

and at intervals of not more than fifteen months, be audited by the Director, Local 

Fund Accounts, Uttar Pradesh or by such person or persons as the State 

Government may authorise in this behalf.   

(2) A copy of the annual accounts and the balance sheet together with the audit 

report thereon shall be submitted to the State Government along with the 

observation, if any, of the executive council before the thirtieth of September's 

every year.  

(3) Any observation made by the State Government be on the annual accounts 

shall be brought to the notice or the Executive Council and the views of the 

Executive Council, if any, on such observations shall be submitted to the State 

Government. 

 

Surcharge  

 

33- (1) Whenever any complaint is received by the State Government regarding 

loss, waste or misapplication of any money or property of the University or the 

State Government on its own thinks fit, it may direct for special audit of the 

University being done by the Director, Local Fund Accounts, Uttar Pradesh or by 

any officer subordinate to him.  

(2) On receiving special audit report, the State Government shall issue a notice 

to the officer of the University on account of whose negligence or misconduct, the 

loss, waste or misapplication referred to in sub-section (1), has occurred, calling 

upon him to explain his action within the time fixed by the State Government in 

this behalf.  

(3) The State Government after considering the audit report and the reply of 

the officer referred to in sub-section (2), may take suitable decision in this behalf.  

(4) If the State Government is of the opinion that the officer should be held 

responsible for paying the surcharge determined by the State Government, the 

surcharge shall be recovered as arrears or in such other manner as may be directed 

by the State Government. 



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  CHAPTER -  VIII 

Miscellaneous 

Manner of  

appointment of  

officers and  

members of  

authorities  

 

34-  (1) Except as expressly provided by this Act, or the Regulations, officers of 

the University and members of authorities of the University shall so far as may be, 

be chosen by methods other than election.  

(2) Where a provision is made in this Act or the Regulation for any 

appointment by rotation or according to seniority or other qualifications the 

manner of rotation and determination of seniority and other qualifications shall be 

such as may be prescribed.  

 

Filling of  

casual 

vacancies  

 

35- (1) Any casual vacancy among the members, other than ex-officio members, 

of any authority or body of the University shall be filled in the same manner in 

which the member whose vacancy is to be filled up was chosen, and the person 

filling the vacancy shall be a member of such authority or body for the residue of 

the term for which the person whose place he tills would have been a member.  

(2) A person who is a member of an authority of the University as a 

representative of another body, whether of the University or outside, shall retain 

his seat on such authority for so long as he continues to be the representative of 

such body.  

 

Proceeding not 

to be  

invalidated by  

vacancy, etc.  

 

36- No act or proceeding, of any authority or body or committee of the University 

shall be invalid merely by reason of ;-  

(a) any vacancy or defect in the constitution thereof; or  

(b) some person having taken part in the proceedings who was not entitled 

to do so; or  

(c) any defect in the election, nomination or appointment of a person 

acting as member thereof; or  

(d) Any irregularity in its procedure not affecting the merits of the case.  

 

Removal from  

membership of  

the University  

 

37- The Executive Council may by a two-third majority of the members present 

and voting remove any person from membership of any authority or other body of 

the University upon the ground that such person has been convicted of an offence 

which, in the opinion of the Executive Council, is an offence involving moral 

turpitude or upon the ground that he has been guilty of scandalous conduct or had 

behaved in a manner unbecoming of a member of the University and may upon the 

same grounds withdraw from any person any degree or certificate conferred or 

granted by the University.  

 

Reference to  

the Chancellor 

38- If any question arises whether any person has been duly elected or appointed 

as or is entitled to be member of any authority or other body of the University or 

whether any decision of any authority or the officer of the University (including 

any question as to the validity of a regulation) as in conformity with this Act or 

Regulations made thereunder, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor and the 

decision of the Chancellor thereon shall be final : 



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  Provided that no reference under this section shall be made : 

(a) more than three months after the date when the question could have 

been raised for the first time; 

(b) by any person other than an authority or officer of the University or a 

person aggrieved.  

 

Bar of suit 39-  No suit or other legal proceeding shall be against the State Government or the 

University or any officer, Authority or Body thereof in respect of anything done or 

purported or intended to be done in pursuance of the Act or Regulations made 

thereunder. 

 

Mode of Proof 

of University 

Record 

40- (1) A copy of any receipt, application, notice, order, proceedings or a 

resolution of any authority or committee of the University or other documents in 

possession of the University or any entry in any register duly maintained by the 

University, if certified by the by the Registrar, shall be received as prima facie 

evidence of such receipt, application, notice, order, proceedings, resolution or a 

document or the existence of entry in the register and shall be admitted as evidence 

of the matters and transactions recorded therein where the original would, if 

produced, have been admissible in evidence. 

(2) No officer or servant of the University shall in any proceeding to which 

the University is not a party, be required to produce any document, register or 

other record of the University, the contents of which can be proved under sub-

section (1) by a certified copy or to appear as a witness to prove the matters and 

transactions recorded therein unless by order of the court made for special cause. 

 

Power to  

remove 

difficulties 

41- (1) The State Government may for the purpose of the removing any difficulty 

by notified order direct that the provision of this Act shall during such period as 

may be specified in the order, have effect subject to such adaptations whether by 

way of modification, addition or omission as it may deemed to be necessary or 

expedient : 

 Provided that no such order shall be made after 31 December 2002. 

(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid before the both 

houses of the State Legislature. 

(3) No order under sub-section (1) shall be called in question in any court on 

the ground that no difficulty as is referred to in sub-section (1), existed or required 

to be removed.