Kannur University Act, 1998

Section 1

. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Kannur University Act, 1996. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 9th day of November 199

Section 2

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (i) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (ii) "affiliated college" means a college affiliated to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes and in which instruction is provided in accordance with the provisions of the statutes, Ordinances and Regulations; (iii) "annual meeting" means one of the ordinary meetings of the Senate held every year under sub-section (1) of section 22 and declared by the Statutes to be the annual meeting of the Senate; (iv) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal constituted under sub-section (1) of section 72; (v) "Board of Studies" means a Board of Studies of the University; (vi) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (vii) "college" means an institution maintained by, or affiliated to the University in which instruction is given in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations; (viii) "department" means a department designated as such by the Ordinances or Regulations with reference to a subject or group of subjects; (ix) "educational agency" means any person or body of persons who or which establishes and maintains a private college or more than one private college; (x) "faculty" means a faculty of the University; (xi) "Government college" means a college maintained by the Government and affiliated to the University; (xii) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University or the colleges; (xiii) "non-teaching staff" of the University or a college means the employees of the University or that college, as the case may be, other than teachers; (xiv) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations, rules or bye-laws made under this Act; (xv) "principal" means the head of a college; (xvi) "private college" means a college maintained by an educational agency other than the Government or the University and affiliated to the University; (xvii) "Pro-Chancellor" means the Pro-Chancellor of the University; (xviii) "professional college" means a college in which instruction is given only in any one or more of the following subjects, namely:- • engineering and technology; • public administration; • allopathic medicine and paramedical subjects; • dental medicine; • ayurvedic medicine • homoeopathic medicine; • law; • educational studies; • imaging technology; • fashion technology and beauty culture; • biotechnology; • hotel management; • management studies; • forest and wood technology; • opto electronics; • industrial fisheries; • textile technology; • visual arts; • music; • pharmacological studies; • ceramic technology; • environmental studies; • computer science; • marine technology; and • any other subject to promote advanced knowledge in modern sicnece and technology which the University may deem fit to include in its educational programme. (xix) "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University; (xx) "recognised institution" means an institution for research or special studies, other than an affiliated college, recognised as such by the University; ((xxi) ************************************************** ) (xxii) "Senate" means the Senate of the University; (xxiii) "State" means the State of Kerala ; (xxiv) "Statutes" , "Ordinances", "Regulations", "bye-law", and "rules" means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations, bye-laws and rules of the University; (xxv) "student" means a part-time or full-time student receiving instruction or carrying on research in any of the University departments, colleges or recognised institutions; (xxvi) "Students' Council" means the Students' Council of the University; (xxvii) "Syndicate" means the Syndicate of the University; (xxviii) "teacher" means a principal, professor, associate professor assistant professor, reader, lecturer, instructor or such other person imparting instruction or supervising research in any of the colleges or recognised institutions and whose appointment has been approved by the University; (xxix) "teacher of the University" means a person employed as teacher in any institution maintained by the University: [(xxix A) 'Un-aided college' means a private college which is not entitled to any financial assistance from the Government or the University] [Inserted by Act No. 14 of 2001.]. (xxx) "University" means the Kannur University constituted under this Act; (xxxi) "University area" means the area to which the jurisdiction of the University extends under sub-section (1) of section 4; (xxxii) "University Fund" means the Kannur University Fund established under subsection (1) of section 48; (xxxiii) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Section 3

3. The University. (1) The Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice-chancellor, the Pro-vice-Chancellor and the members of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council, for the time being, shall constitute a body corporate by the name of the " Kannur University ". (2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Kannur. (3) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to enter into contracts and shall sue and be sued by the said name. (4) The University shall establish, maintain, manage and develop campuses at Kannur, Kasaragod, Mananthavady, Payyannur, Thalassery, Kanhangad and such other places as are necessary for providing study and research facilities to promote advanced knowledge in Science and Technology and other relevant disciplines and the campus in the University headquarters at Kannur shall be the main campus.

Section 4

4. Territorial limits. (1) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the Kasaragod and Kannur revenue districts and the existing Mananthavady taluk of the Wayanad district of the State. (2) No educational institution situated beyond the territorial limits of the University shall, save with the sanction of the Chancellor and the Government, be affiliated to the University, and no educational institution within the territorial limits of the University shall, save with the sanction of the Chancellor and the Government, seek or continue affiliation to any other University established by law.

Section 5

5. Powers of the University. - Subject to the provisions of this Act, the University shall have the following powers, namely:- (i) to provide for instruction and training in such branches of learning as the University may deem fit and to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge.

Section 6

(6) The educational agency shall not abolish a course of study in a private college without the prior approval of the University.

Section 7

. The Chancellor. (1) the Governor of Kerala shall, by virtue of his office, be the Chancellor of the University. (2) The Chancellor shall be the head of the University and shall, when present, preside at any convocation of the University. (3) The chancellor may, by order in writing, annual any proceeding of any of the authorities of the University which is not in conformity with this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations, the Rules or the bye-laws: Provided that, before making any such order, the Chancellor shall call upon such authority to show cause why such an order should not be made and consider the cause, if any, shown by such authority within a reasonable time.

Section 8

8. The Pro-Chancellor. (1) The Minister for the time being administering the subject of higher education in the State shall be the Pro-Chancellor of the University. (2) In the absence of the Chancellor or during his inability to act, the Pro-Chancellor shall exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of the Chancellor.

Section 9

9. Officers of the University. - The following shall be the officers of the University, namely:- (i) the Vice-Chancellor; (ii) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor; (iii) the Registrar; (iv) the Controller of Examinations; (v) the Finance Officer; and (vi) such other officers in the service of the University as may be declared by the Statutes to be officers of the University.

Section 10

10) The Vice-Chancellor shall, hold office for a term of four years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment. Provided that a person shall not be appointed as Vice-Chancellor for more than two terms.