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The National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020

56 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 1Short title and commencement
  4. 2Declaration of National Forensic Sciences University as an institution of national importance
  5. 3Definitions
  6. II — ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY
  7. 4Establishment and incorporation of University
  8. 6Objects of University
  9. 7Powers and functions of University
  10. 8Jurisdiction of University
  11. 9University to be open to all races, creeds and classes
  12. 10Admission of students
  13. 11Teaching at University
  14. III — AUTHORITIES OF UNIVERSITY
  15. 12Authorities of University
  16. 13Chancellor
  17. 14Court
  18. 15Board of Governors
  19. 16Powers of Board of Governors
  20. 17Terms of office of members of Board of Governors
  21. 18Academic Council
  22. 19Powers of Academic Council
  23. 20Officers of University
  24. 21Vice-Chancellor
  25. 22Powers of Vice Chancellor
  26. 23Campus Directors
  27. 24Dean
  28. 25Executive Registrar
  29. 26Finance Officer
  30. 27Other officers
  31. 28Finance Committee
  32. 29Powers of Finance Committee
  33. 30Board for Affiliation and Recognition
  34. 31Other officers of University
  35. 32Grants by Central Government
  36. 33Grants by State Governments
  37. IV — ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  38. 34Corpus of University
  39. 35Fund
  40. 36Accounts and audit
  41. 37Pension and provident funds
  42. V — ANNUAL REPORT AND APPOINTMENTS
  43. 38Annual report of University
  44. 39Appointments of officers of University
  45. VI — STATUTES AND ORDINANCES
  46. 40Statutes
  47. 41Statutes how to be made
  48. 42Ordinances
  49. 43Ordinances how made
  50. VII — TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION
  51. 44Tribunal of Arbitration
  52. 45Redressal for debarment from examination and disciplinary action against students
  53. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  54. 46Disputes as to constitution of authorities and bodies
  55. 47Power of Central Government to make rules in respect of matters relating to Board of Governors
  56. 48Acts and proceeding not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc
  57. 49University to be a public authority under Right to Information Act
  58. 50Protection of action taken in good faith
  59. 51Power of Central Government to issue directions
  60. 52Residuary provision
  61. 53Laying of rules, Statutes, Ordinances and notifications
  62. 54Power to remove difficulties
  63. 55Transitional provisions
  64. 56Repeal of Gujarat Act 17 of 2008