Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
(2) The Statutes may bc amended, rcpealcd or aclded to by Statutes made by tl~e Court in the mannor hereinnftcr appearing.
(3) The Executive Council may proposc to tlie Court the draft of ally Xtatutc to bc passccl by the Court. Such draft shall be coiisidcred by Ihc Court at its next mcciing. The Court may approvc such clrait and pass the Statute, or map reject ii or return it to the. Executive Coulicil for rc-consideration, either in whole or in p a ~ t , togethor with any anicndments which the Court may suggest.
(6) Notwithstanding any thing contained in this section, no Statute shall be made affecting the proportion or method of Muhammadan representation on the Court, the Executive Council GS the Academic Council, save with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council.
`28.` Bubject to the provisions of this Act and Ordinaucos. t.he Statutes, the Ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-
(a) Lhe courses of study to be laid down for all degrees and diplomas of the 'University ;
(b) the
- (b) tlis conditioils under which students shall be admitted to the degree or diploma courses and to tlic examinations of the University, and shall be eligible for degrees and diplomas ;
- (c) the admission of students to the University ;
- (d) the conditions of residence of tho students of the Univcrsity, the levying of fees for residence ill Halls, and thc licensing c `P` Hostels ;
- (e) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the University and for admission to fbe examinations, degrees, and d~plornae of the University ;
- (J) the giving of religious instruction ; `(9)` tho formation of Departments of teaching in the Faculties ;
- (Iz) the constitution, powers and duties of the Boarcls of the University ;
- `(i)` the conduct of examinations ; and
- '(i) all matters which by this Act or the Statutes are to be or may be provided for by the Ordinances.
(4) Where any Statute has becn passed or a draft of a Statute has been rejected by tlie Court, it shall be submitted to the Chawcellor, who may refer the Statute or draft back to tlie Court for f~~rtlier consideration or, in the case of a Statute passed by the Court, assent thereto or withhold liis assent. A Statute passed by the Court shall have no validity until it has been assented to by the Chancellor.
(5) The Executive Council shall not propose tlie draft of any Statute affecting the status, powers or constitution of any authority of the U~iiversity until rauch authority has becn given an opportlnnity of expressing an opinion upon the proposal. Any opinion so expressed shall be in writing and shall be considered by the Court, and shall be sul~mitted to the Chancellor.
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(4) The Chancellor may, at any tinie after any Ordinance has been considered by the Court, signify to the Executive Council his disallowance of such Or'dinance, and, from the date of receipt by the Executive Council of intimation of such disallowance, such Ordinance shall become void.
Ordinances $39. (1) save as otherwise provided in this sechow made. tion, Ordinances shdl be made by ' the Executive Council :
Provided that no Ordinance shall be madc-
(a) affecting the admission of students, or prescribing examinations to be recognised as equivalent to the University examinations or the further qualificatioils nientioned in sub-section (2) of section 34 for adlriission to the degree courses of the University, unless a draft of the same has been proposed by the Academic Council, or (b) affecting the col~duct or standard of examinations or any course of study, except in accordance
accordance with a proposal of the Faculty or Faculties concerned, and unless a draft of such Ordinance has been proposed by the Academic Council, or
(c) affecting the conditions of residence of students, except after consultation with the Residence, Health and Discipline Board.
(2) Thc Executive Council shall not have power to amelid any draft proposed by the Academic Couucil under sub-section ( 1 , but may reject it or return it to the Academic Council for re-consideration, either in whole or in part, together with any amendments which the Executive Couiicil may suggest.
(5) The Chancellor may direct that the operation of any Ordinance shall be suspended until he has had an opportunity of exercising his power of disallowance. An order of suspension under this sub-section shall cease to have effect on the expiration of one month from the date of such order, or on the expiration of fifteen days from the date of consideration of the Ordinance, by the Court, whichever period expires later.
(2) Every authority of the University shall malcc Regulations providing for the giving of notice to the members of such authority of the dates of meetings and of the business to be considered at meetings, and for tlie keeping of a record of the proceedings of meetings.
(3) The Executive Council may direct the amendment, in such manner as it may specify, of any Regulation made under this section or the annulment of any Regulation made under sub-section (1) :
Provided that a,np authority or Board of the University which is dissatisfied with any such direction may appeal to the Ohancellor, whose decision in the matter shall be final.
Residence, Halls and Hostels.
3%. Every student of the Universify shdl reside in a Hall or Hostel, or -under such conditions as may be presoribed by the Statutes and the Ordinances.
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`32.` The Ealls of the University shall bc-
- (a) the Dacca Hall,
- (li) the Muhammadan Hall,
- (G) the Jagannath Hall, and
- (cl) splch other Halls as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
33. ( I ) The Hostels sha,ll be such as may here- IIO~~CIS.
after be approveJ at d licensed hy the Executive Council on such general or special conditions as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.
(3) All Ordinances made by the Executive Council shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the Charicellor and the Court, and shall be considered by the Court at its next meeting. The Court shall have po~ver, by a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members voting, to cancel ally Ordinance iiiade by the Executive Council, and such Ordinance shall, from the date of such resolution, be void.
(4) The Executive Council shall have power to suspend or withdraw the license of any Hostel which is not conducted in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the Ordinances.
Adlnission alzd 3xamifiations.
34. (1) Admission of students to the Unives- Adn~is~iou sity shall be made by an admission committee (in- :$; cluding at least one Provost and one Warden) courses. appointed for that purpose by the Academic Council.
(2) The Wardens and superintending staff of Hostels shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by the Statutes.
(3) The conditions of residence in Hostels shall be prescribed by the Ordinances, and every Hostel shall be subject to inspection by any member of the Residence, HealLh and Biscipline Board authorised in this behalf by the Board and by any officer of the University authorised in this behalf by the Executi~e Council.
(2) Students shall not be[eligible for admission ] to a course of study for a degree unless they have passed the Intermediate Examination of an Indian University incorporated by ' any law for the *time being in force, or an examination recognised in accordance with the provisions of this section as equivalent there to, and possess such further qualifications as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.
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(3) The conditions under which students may be admitted tc the diploma courses of the University shall be prescribed by tlle Ordinanceq.
(6) Where the Executive Council has rejected the draft of .an Ordinance proposed by the Academic Council, the Aoademic Clounoil may appeal to the
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Chancellor, who may, il' he approvts the draft, makc the Ordinance. An Ordinance inade 'under this subsection shall cease to have effect on llie expiry of six months Prom the making thereof.
30, (I) Thc sutllorities and the Boards of the University may make R~~gulations consistent ~vitli this Act, tlie Statutes and the Ordinances-
- (a) laying clo\vii the procedure to be observed at their meetings and the nnmber of members required to form a quorum ;
- (b) providing for all matters which by this Act, the Statntes or the Ordinances are to be prescribed by Regulations ; and
- (c) providing for ill other matters solely concerning such authorities and Boards and not provided for by thiv Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances.
(4) The University shall not, save m-ith the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council, recognise (for t,he purposes of admission to a course of study for a degree), as equivalent to its owl1 degrees, any degree conferred by any 01-her University, or, as equivalent Jo the Internlediate Examination of an Indian University, any exa~nination conducted by any other authority.
35. (I) All arrangements for the conduct of examinations shall be made, and all exailliners shall be appointed by the Academic Council in such manner as may be prescribed by this Act and tho Ordinances.
(4) The Academic Council shall appoint examination committees, consisting of members of its own body or of other persons or of both, as it thinlts fit, to moderate examination questions, to prepare the results of 'the examinations and to report such results to the Executive Council for publication.
Anlzual Repo~t and Accoumts.
`36.` The annual report of the University .shall be prepared under the direction of the Executive Council, and shall be submitted to the Court on or before such date as may be prescribed by the Statutes, and shall be considered by the Court at its annual meeting. The Court may pass resolutions thereon and communicate the same to the Execu-
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`37.` (1) The annual accounts and balance-sheet:g;"d,,, of tlie University sl~all be prepared uncler the direction of the Executive Council, and shall be submitted to the Local Government for the purposes of audit.
(2) If during the course of an examination any examiner is for any cause incapable of acting as such, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint an examiner to fill the vacancy.
(3) At least one examiner who is not a member of the University shall be appointed for each subject included in a Department of teaching and forming part of the course which is required for a University degree.
(2) The accounts when audited shall be published by the Execut.ive Council in the Calcutta Gazette, and copies thereof shall, together with copies of the audit report, if any, be s~hrnitted to the Court, to the Local Govel.nmeiit and to the Governor General in Council. The Executive Council shall also submit to the Court, on or before such date as may be prescribed by the Statutes, a statement of the financial estimates for the ensuing year.
(3) The annual accounts and the financial estimates shall be considered by the Court at its annual meeting, and the Court u.ay pass resolutions thereon and communicate the same to the Executive Council which shall take such action thereon as it thinks fit.
38. The Chancellor shall, with the COnCurrGnce Removal of of not less than two-thirds of the members of therogistered names of Executive Cou~cil for the time being in India, have graduates. power to remove the name of any person from the register of registered graduates.
`39.` If any question arises whether any person Disputes as has heen duly elected or appointed as, or is entitled t o uticsti- on of to be, a member of any authority or other body of University the University, the matter shall be referred t o ~ ~ the Chancellor, whose decision thereon shall be final.
`40.` (I) An appeal be made by petition,"o"g$;, to the Chancellor against t c order of any officer or cellor. authority of the University aff ectin g any class of persons in the University. The Chancellor shall send a copy of any such petition to the officer or
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authority concerned, and shall give such oflicer or authority an opportunity to show cause why t.hc appeal should not be entertained.
(2) The Chancellor may reject any such appeal or may, if he thinks fit, appoint a commission of persons, not being officers of the University or members of any authority thereof, to inquire into the matter and report to him thereon. On receipt of the commission's report, the Chmcellor shall send a copy thereof to the Executive Council. The Executive Council shall take such report into coilsideration and shall, within three months of the receipt thereof, pass a resolution thereon which shall be communicated to the Chancellor.
(3) A commission appointed under sub-section (2) may require any officer or authority of the University to furnish it with any papers or informatio~i which are, `in` the opinion of the commission, relevant to the matter under inquiry, and sucli officer or authority shall be bound to comply with such requisition.
`$1.` Where any authority of the University is given Eomrer by this Act or the Statutes to appoint committees, such committees shall, unless otherwise provided, consist of members of the authority concerned and of such other persons (if any) as the authority in each case may think fit.
`42.` All casual vacancies among the inembers (other than ez-oficio members) of any authority or other body of the University shall be filled as soon as conveniently inay be by the person or body who appointed, elected or co-opted the member whose place has loeconie vacant, and the person appointed, elected or co-opted to a casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority or body for the residue of the term for which the persoil whose place he fills would have. been a member.
Source: India Code