Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University Act, 2014

No: 5 Dated: Feb, 12 2015

THE MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ACT, 2014

(Punjab Act No. 5 of 2015)

    An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a University for the advancement of technical education and development thereof in the State of Punjab and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University Act, 2014.

(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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

(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;

(b) "authorities" means the authorities of the University;

(c) "Board" means the Board of Governors of the University;

(d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;

(e) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;

(f) "college" means a college or an institution maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University under this Act;

(g) "Dean" means the Dean of the University;

(h) "faculty" means the faculty of the University;

(i) "member" means a member of the Board established under this Act and includes its Chairman;

(j) "Principal" means the Head of a college (by whatever name he may be called ) and includes, when there is no Principal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as Principal, and in the absence of Principal or the acting Principal, a VicePrincipal duly appointed, as such;

(k) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University;

(l) "regulations" means the regulations of the University made under this Act;

(m) "section" means section of this Act;

(n) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab;

(o) "statutes" means the statutes of the University;

(p) "technical education" means the education in the subjects of Engineering Technologies, Sciences, Management, Humanities, Pharmacy, Social Sciences and Architecture and such other subjects, as may be deemed fit by the State Government from time to time;

(q) "University" means the Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University, Bathinda, as incorporated under this Act;

(r) "Vice-Chairman" means the Vice-Chairman of the Board; and

(s) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University