In force · As amended up to 2026-08
41. (1) The authorities of the University may make Regulation consistent with the Act, the Statutes — and the Ordinances for the following matters, namely:
(i) laying down the procedure to be observed at their meetings and the number of members required to form a quorum;
(ii) providing for all matters which are required by the Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances to be prescribed by Regulations;
(iii) providing for all other matters solely concerning such authorities or committees appointed by them and not provided for by the Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances.
(2) Every authority of the University shall make Regulations providing for the giving of notice to the members of such authority of the dates of meeting and of the business to be considered at meetings and for the keeping of a record of the proceedings of meetings.
(3) The Board of Management may direct the amendment in such manner as it may specify, of any Regulation made under the Statutes or the annulment of any such Regulation.
Delegation of powers
31. (1) All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to students of the University shall vest in the Vice-Chancellor.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor may delegate all or any of his powers as he deems proper to a Proctor and to such other officers as he may specify in this behalf.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of his powers relating to the maintenance of discipline and taking such action, as may seem to him appropriate for the maintenance of discipline, the Vice-Chancellor may, in exercise of his powers, by order, direct that any student or students be expelled, or rusticated, for a specified period, or be not admitted to a course or courses of study in a College, Institution or Department of the University for a stated period, or be punished with fine for an amount to be specified in the order, or be debarred from taking an examination or examinations conducted by the University, College, Institution or Department or a School for one or more years, or that the results of the
student or students concerned in the examination or examinations which he or they have appeared be cancelled.
(4) The Principals of Colleges, Institutions, Deans of Schools of Studies and Heads of teaching Departments in the University shall have the authority to exercise all such disciplinary powers over the students in their respective Colleges, Institutions, Schools and teaching Departments in the University as may be necessary for the proper conduct of such Colleges, Institutions, Schools and teaching in the Departments.
(5) Without prejudice to the powers of the Vice-Chancellor, the principals and other persons specified in clause (4), detailed rules of discipline and proper conduct shall be made by the University. The Principals of Colleges, Institutions, Deans of Schools of Studies and Heads of teaching Departments in the University may also make the supplementary rules as they deem necessary for the aforesaid purposes.
(6) At the time of admission, every student shall be required to sign a declaration to the effect that he submits himself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice-Chancellor and other authorities of the University.
Convocations
1. 15th January, 1994, vide notification No. G.S.R 22(E), dated 15th January, 1994, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i)
(t) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean, respectively, the Statutes and Ordinances of the University for the time being in force;
(u) "teachers of the University" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in any College or Institution maintained by the University and are designated as teachers by the Ordinances;
(v) "University" means the Tezpur University established under this Act.
3. The University. —(1) There shall be established a University by the name of "Tezpur University".
(2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Tezpur and it may also establish campuses at such other places within its jurisdiction as it may deem fit.
(3) The first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Board of Management, the Planning and Academic Committee or the Academic Council or the Planning Board and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of "Tezpur University".
(4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
1. The Governor of the State of Assam shall be the Chancellor of the University.
The Vice-Chancellor
1. Where the appointment is being made for an inter-disciplinary project, the head of the project shall be deemed to be the Head of the Department concerned.
Source: India Code