Madurai-Kamaraj University Act, 1965

No: 33 Dated: Jul, 27 1965

THE MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY ACT, 1965

ACT No.33 OF 1965

      An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a University at Madurai.

     BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of 1 Tamil Nadu in the Sixteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

CHAPTER – I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Madurai-Kamaraj University Act, 1965.

(2) It extends to the area comprising the districts of Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari in the State of Tamil Nadu.

(3) It applies to all constituent colleges, colleges and institutions situate within the University area and affiliated to or approved by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the statutes, ordinances and regulations made thereunder and also to all colleges and institutions deemed to be affiliated to or approved by the University under this Act.

(4) This section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 50, 51, 52 and 53 shall come into force at once and the rest of this Act shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a ) "affiliated college" means any college within University area affiliated to the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations for degrees of the University and includes a college deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act; (b) "approved college" means any college within the University area approved by the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations for titles and diplomas and the Pre-University examination of the University and includes a college deemed to be approved by the University under this Act;

(bb) "autonomous college" means any college designated as an autonomous college by statutes;

(c) "college" means any college or any institution maintained or approved by or affiliated to the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations of the University 2 and includes constituent colleges

(cc) “constituent college” means Government Arts College, Melur and Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai”

(d) “Government" means the State Government;

(e) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognised by the University in accordance with the provisions of this. Act and includes a hostel deemed to be recognised by the University under this Act;

(f) "notified date" means the date specified in the notification issued by the Government under sub-section (4) of section 1;

(g) "post-graduate college" means a University college or an affiliated college within the University area providing post-graduate courses of study leading upto the post-graduate degrees of the University;

(h)"prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the statutes, ordinances or regulations;

(i) "Principal" means the head of a college;

(j) "professional college" means a college established or maintained by the University or affiliated to the University and providing courses of study leading upto the professional degrees of the University;

(k) "registered graduate" means a graduate registered under this Act;

(l) "statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" mean respectively, the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;

(m) "teachers" means such lecturers, readers, assistant professors, professors and other persons giving instruction in University colleges or laboratories, in affiliated or approved colleges, or in hostels, and librarians as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;

(n) "teachers of the University" means persons appointed by the University to give instruction on its behalf;

(o) "University" means the Madurai-Kamaraj University;

(p) "University area" means the area to which this Act extends under sub-section (2) of section 1;

(q) "University Centre" means any area within the University area recognized by the Government on the recommendation of the University and containing one or more colleges competent to engage in higher teaching and research work and to promote University life in a manner calculated to prepare for the institution of a new University;

(r) "University college" means a college or a college combined with a research institute maintained by the University (whether instituted by it or not) and providing courses of study leading upto the post-graduate and professional degrees;

(s) "University laboratory" means a laboratory maintained by the University whether instituted by it or not and intended for the carrying on and advancement of research work;

(t) "University Lecturer", "University Reader" or "University Professor" means Lecturer, Reader or Professor respectively appointed as such by the University;

(u) "University library" means a library maintained by the University whether instituted by it or not.