Powers and duties of Governing Council

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Summary

The Governing Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely :- (a) to review and deliberate on short and long term reforms in academic, research and development activities in skill education, employability and entrepreneurship, that are taking place at the national and global level with a view to allow them to percolate into the University ; (b) to make such provisions, as may enable colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres to undertake specialized studies and courses of skill education and employability training, and where necessary or desirable, organize and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, and to provide equipments for training ; (c) to establish skills training centres in colleges, schools, institutions, campuses, regional centres, study centres for skill education and employability training; (d) to establish departments, colleges, schools, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres of skill education and employability training, research and specialized studies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council ; (e) to use technology including learning online education for operation, maintenance of electronics and sophisticated skill education and employability training ; (f) to make, amend or repeal Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations ; (g) to control and arrange for administration of assets and properties of the University; (h) to discuss and approve with modifications, if any, the annual financial estimates or budget, that is to say the fund which may be received from State Government, University funds and other funding agencies separately, as received from the Finance and Accounts Committee ; (i) to consider proposals to enter into, amend, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University ; (j) to determine the form of common seal for the University and provide for its use ; (k) to accept, on behalf of the University the transfer of any trusts, bequests, donations and transfer of any movable, immovable and intellectual property to the University ; (l) to transfer by sale or otherwise, any movable or intellectual property rights on behalf of the University ; (m) to transfer by sale or lease or leave and license or contract, any immovable property to other organization with the prior permission of the State Government: Provided that, any immovable property may be permitted to be used for the specific period, for the purpose of providing essential physical facilities for accomplishment of objects of the University, such as bank, canteen, post office, mobile towers, etc., without prior approval of the State Government ; (n) to create immovable assets in the form of land, building, premises and other infrastructure out of reserve funds, for its campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres ; (o) to borrow, lend or invest funds on behalf of the University as recommended by the Finance and Accounts Committee ; (p) to lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the University for specific purposes ; (q) to provide buildings, premises, infrastructure, furniture, equipment and other resources needed for the conduct of the work of the University ; (r) to recommend the conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions ; (s) to institute and confer such degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions as recommended by the Academic Council and arrange for convocation for conferment of the same, as provided by the Ordinances ; (t) to institute fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, exhibitions, awards, medals and prizes, and prescribe Regulations for their awards ; (u) to make Regulations for collaborations with other universities, institutions and organizations for mutually beneficial academic and training programmes of skill education ; (v) to create posts of University officers, teachers, trainers, non-teaching skilled, administrative, and non-vacation academic staff from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, as and when required, and prescribe their qualifications, experiences and pay-scales ; (w) to prescribe honoraria, remunerations, fees and travelling and other allowances for trainers, paper-setters and other examination staff, visiting experts, and fees or charges for any other services rendered to the University ; (x) to consider and approve proposals for change or transfers of governing and shifting of locations of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres as prescribed in the Statutes ; (y) to consider and approve proposals for affiliation of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres as prescribed in the Statutes ; (z) to receive and consider report of the development activities of the University received from the Registrar every six months ; (za) to assess and approve proposals for academic and skill education and employability training programmes received from the Academic Council ; (zb) to consider and adopt the annual report, annual accounts and audit report in respect of State Government funds, University funds and funds received from other agencies separately; (zc) to cause an inquiry to be made in respect of any matter concerning the proper conduct, working and finances of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres or Skill Departments of the University ; (zd) to delegate, any of its powers, except the power to make, amend or repeal Statues and Ordinances, to the Vice-Chancellor or such officers or authority of the University or a committee appointed by it, as it thinks fit ; (ze) to define the functions, duties, powers and responsibilities of non-teaching employees in the University, in respect of the posts created from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies ; (zf) to deal with the cases related to the violation of prescribed fees according to the provisions of the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act 1987 (Mah. VI of 1988) and other relevant Acts ; (zg) to accept donations, gifts and other forms of financial support from alumni, philanthropists, industries and other stakeholders and prescribe the procedure to be followed by the University for accepting such donations, gifts, etc. ; (zh) to impose penalties upon the erring colleges or recognized institutions after following the procedure laid down by the Statutes ; (zi) to exercise such other powers and perform duties as prescribed by Statutes.

The Governing Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely :- (a) to review and deliberate on short and long term reforms in academic, research and development activities in skill education, employability and entrepreneurship, that are taking place at the national and global level with a view to allow them to percolate into the University ; (b) to make such provisions, as may enable colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres to undertake specialized studies and courses of skill education and employability training, and where necessary or desirable, organize and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, and to provide equipments for training ; (c) to establish skills training centres in colleges, schools, institutions, campuses, regional centres, study centres for skill education and employability training; (d) to establish departments, colleges, schools, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres of skill education and employability training, research and specialized studies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council ; (e) to use technology including learning online education for operation, maintenance of electronics and sophisticated skill education and employability training ; (f) to make, amend or repeal Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations ; (g) to control and arrange for administration of assets and properties of the University; (h) to discuss and approve with modifications, if any, the annual financial estimates or budget, that is to say the fund which may be received from State Government, University funds and other funding agencies separately, as received from the Finance and Accounts Committee ; (i) to consider proposals to enter into, amend, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University ; (j) to determine the form of common seal for the University and provide for its use ; (k) to accept, on behalf of the University the transfer of any trusts, bequests, donations and transfer of any movable, immovable and intellectual property to the University ; (l) to transfer by sale or otherwise, any movable or intellectual property rights on behalf of the University ; (m) to transfer by sale or lease or leave and license or contract, any immovable property to other organization with the prior permission of the State Government: Provided that, any immovable property may be permitted to be used for the specific period, for the purpose of providing essential physical facilities for accomplishment of objects of the University, such as bank, canteen, post office, mobile towers, etc., without prior approval of the State Government ; (n) to create immovable assets in the form of land, building, premises and other infrastructure out of reserve funds, for its campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres ; (o) to borrow, lend or invest funds on behalf of the University as recommended by the Finance and Accounts Committee ; (p) to lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the University for specific purposes ; (q) to provide buildings, premises, infrastructure, furniture, equipment and other resources needed for the conduct of the work of the University ; (r) to recommend the conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions ; (s) to institute and confer such degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions as recommended by the Academic Council and arrange for convocation for conferment of the same, as provided by the Ordinances ; (t) to institute fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, exhibitions, awards, medals and prizes, and prescribe Regulations for their awards ; (u) to make Regulations for collaborations with other universities, institutions and organizations for mutually beneficial academic and training programmes of skill education ; (v) to create posts of University officers, teachers, trainers, non-teaching skilled, administrative, and non-vacation academic staff from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, as and when required, and prescribe their qualifications, experiences and pay-scales ; (w) to prescribe honoraria, remunerations, fees and travelling and other allowances for trainers, paper-setters and other examination staff, visiting experts, and fees or charges for any other services rendered to the University ; (x) to consider and approve proposals for change or transfers of governing and shifting of locations of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres as prescribed in the Statutes ; (y) to consider and approve proposals for affiliation of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres as prescribed in the Statutes ; (z) to receive and consider report of the development activities of the University received from the Registrar every six months ; (za) to assess and approve proposals for academic and skill education and employability training programmes received from the Academic Council ; (zb) to consider and adopt the annual report, annual accounts and audit report in respect of State Government funds, University funds and funds received from other agencies separately; (zc) to cause an inquiry to be made in respect of any matter concerning the proper conduct, working and finances of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres or Skill Departments of the University ; (zd) to delegate, any of its powers, except the power to make, amend or repeal Statues and Ordinances, to the Vice-Chancellor or such officers or authority of the University or a committee appointed by it, as it thinks fit ; (ze) to define the functions, duties, powers and responsibilities of non-teaching employees in the University, in respect of the posts created from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies ; (zf) to deal with the cases related to the violation of prescribed fees according to the provisions of the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act 1987 (Mah. VI of 1988) and other relevant Acts ; (zg) to accept donations, gifts and other forms of financial support from alumni, philanthropists, industries and other stakeholders and prescribe the procedure to be followed by the University for accepting such donations, gifts, etc. ; (zh) to impose penalties upon the erring colleges or recognized institutions after following the procedure laid down by the Statutes ; (zi) to exercise such other powers and perform duties as prescribed by Statutes.

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