The Pondicherry University Act, 1985

(1) This Act may be called the Pondicherry UniversityAct, 1985. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwiserequires,-- (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "academic staff" means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by theOrdinances; (c) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the University; (d) "Chancellor" and "Vice-Chancellor" mean, respectively, the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellorof the University; (e) "College" means a College maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the University; (f) "Court" means the Court of the University; (g) "Department" means a Department of Studies, and includes a Centre of Studies; (h) "Director" means any of the Directors referred to in clauses (3), (4) and (5) of section 11; (i) "employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and otherstaff of the University; (j) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (k) "Hall" means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the University, Collegeor Institution, provided, maintained or recognised by the University; (l) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by, or admitted tothe privileges of the University; (m) "Principal" means the Head of a College or an Institution, and includes where there is noPrincipal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as Principal, and, in the absence of thePrincipal or acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such; (n) "recognised institution" means an institution of higher learning recognised by the University; (o) "recognised teachers" means such persons as are recognised by the University for the purposeof imparting instruction in a College or an Institution admitted to the privileges of the University; (p) "School" means a School of Studies of the University; (q) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances andRegulations of the University for the time being in force; (r) "teachers of the University" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons asmay be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in any Collegeor Institution maintained by the University and are designated as teachers by the Ordinances; (s) "University" means the Pondicherry University.

(1) There shall be established a University by the name of "PondicherryUniversity". (2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Pondicherry and it may also establish campuses atsuch other places within its jurisdiction as it may deem fit. (3) The first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court, theExecutive Council and the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such officers ormembers, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted by a bodycorporate by the name of "Pondicherry University". (4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued bythe said name.

The objects of the University shall be to disseminate and advance knowledge byproviding instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit and by theexample of its corporate life, and, in particular, to make special provisions for studies in French and forintegrated courses for humanity and science in the educational programmes of the University and to takeappropriate measures for promoting inter-disciplinary studies and research in the University.

The University shall have the following powers, namely:-- (1) to provide for instruction in such branches of learning as the University may, from time totime, determine and to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination ofknowledge; (2) to provide for and organise studies in French; (3) to grant, subject to such conditions as the University may determine, diplomas or certificatesto, and confer degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations, evaluation or anyother method of testing, on persons, and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or otheracademic distinctions for good and sufficient cause; (4) to organise and to undertake extra-mural studies and extension services; (5) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribed by the Statutes; (6) to provide, instruction, including correspondence and such other courses, to such persons asare not members of the University, as it may determine; (7) to institute Principalships, Professorships, Readerships, Lecturerships and other teaching oracademic posts required by the University and to appoint persons to such Principalships,Professorships, Readerships, Lecturerships or other posts; (8) to recognise an Institution of higher learning for such purposes as the University maydetermine and to withdraw such recognition; (9) to recognise persons for imparting instruction in any College or Institution admitted to theprivileges of the University; (10) to appoint persons working in any other university or organisation as teachers of theUniversity for a specified period; (11) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto; (12) to co-operate or collaborate or associate with any other university or authority or institutionof higher learning in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine; (13) to establish such campuses, special centres, specialised laboratories or other units forresearch and instruction as are, in the opinion of the University, necessary for the furtherance of itsobjects; (14) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes; (15) to establish and maintain Colleges, Institutions and Halls; (16) to make provision for research and advisory services; and for that purpose to enter into sucharrangements with other institutions or bodies as the University may deem necessary; (17) to admit to its privileges Colleges and Institutions not maintaned by the University; towithdraw all or any of those privileges in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed bythe Statutes; and to recognise Halls not maintained by the University and to withdraw any suchrecognition; (18) to declare a College, an Institution or a Department as an autonomous College or anInstitution or a Department, as the case may be; (19) to determine standards for admission into the University, which may include examination,evaluation or any other method of testing; (20) to demand and receive payment of fees and other charges; (21) to supervise the residences of the students of the University and to make arrangements forpromoting their health and general welfare; (22) to make special arrangements in respect of women students as the University may considerdesirable; (23) to regulate and enforce discipline among the employees and students of the University andtake such disciplinary measures in this regard as may be deemed by the University to be necessary; (24) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of the employees; (25) to receive donations and to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any property, movable orimmovable, including trust and endowment properties for the purposes of the University; (26) to borrow, with the approval of the Central Government, on the security of the property ofthe University, money for the purposes of the University; (27) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to theattainment of all or any of the objects of the University.