State Act

The Jagannath Barooah University Act, 2023

29. (1) The Executive Council shall hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University and shall appoint a Finance Committee to advise it on matters of finance consisting of six members, of whom the Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman, the Finance Officer shall be the Secretary and the other four members shall be appointed as follows:- (i) two members to be elected by the Executive Council from among its members and; (ii) two members are to be nominated by the State Government, one from the Finance Department and the other from the Higher Education Department of the State Government. (2) It shall do all acts appertaining or incidental to the construction of buildings, roads, tanks, pipelines and other structures of the University and, for the purpose, shall appoint a Construction Committee consisting of seven members of whom the Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman, the Registrar shall be the Secretary, the Finance Officer, a member and the remaining four members shall be appointed from among the members of the Executive Council with power to co-opt experts as members who shall have no power to vote: Provided that at least one member of the Committee shall be appointed from amongst the members elected to the Executive Council by the Court. (3) It shall determine the form and regulate the use of the Common Seal of the University. (4) It shall lay before the State Government annually a full statement of the financial requirements of the University. (5) It shall administer funds placed at the disposal of the University for any specific purpose, including those given for the purpose of buildings, roads, tanks, pipelines and other structures of the University. (6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes and also Acts and Rules of the State Govt. of Assam, it shall appoint the officers (other than the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor), teachers, office and technical staff and other employees of the University and define their duties and conditions of service and shall provide for the filling up of temporary vacancies. (7) It shall have the power to accept, on behalf of the University, bequests, endowments, donations or transfer of any movable or immovable property. (8) It shall arrange for holding/conducting examinations of the University and publishing the results. (9) It shall, subject to the powers conferred by this Act on the Vice Chancellor, regulate and determine all matters under this Act concerning the University in accordance with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances: Provided that the Executive Council shall take no action with respect to the numbers, qualifications or emoluments of teachers without consultation with the Academic Council. (10) The Executive Council shall be the authority to decide on matters related to the examination, affiliation, remuneration, promotion, and appointment of both regular and contractual staff. (11) It shall exercise all other powers of the University, of which no specific provisions have been made in this Act or in the Statutes.