University Act
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Governance :
The University has been established by an Act of the Haryana State Legislature. The Governor of the State is Chancellor and Head of the University. The Vice-Chancellor is appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendations of the Government for a term of three years in accordance with the procedure defined in the Act. The Act provides for the following authorities of the University:
- The Court
- The Executive Council
- The Academic Council
- The Finance Committee
- The Faculties
- The Planning Board
The Executive Council is the apex decision-making body of the University. The Academic Council is the principal academic body of the University. The Academic Council exercises general supervision over all academic policies of the University. The Finance Committee examines the accounts and submits the annual budget to the Executive Council and the University Court. The various Faculties/Schools constituted under the Act and Statutes co-ordinate teaching and research work in the teaching departments. The Act provides the following as the officers of the University
- The Chancellor
- The Vice-Chancellor
- The Registrar
- Director, Haryana School of Business
- Such other persons in the service of the University as may be declared by the Statutes to be officers of the University
The functions of all these officers have been defined in the Act and relevant Statutes. The Vice-Chancellor is the Executive and Academic Head of the University and exercises general control over the affairs of the University and gives effect to the decisions of the authorities of the University. The Registrar is the Chief Administrative Officer of the University and works directly under the superintendence, direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor. All other officers discharge their respective duties in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes and the guidance of the Vice-Chancellor. For facilitating University administration, the following administrative branches have been established:
- Academic branch
- Accounts branch
- Faculty branch
- Establishment branch
- Examinations branches
- General and Purchase branch
- Registration branch
- College branch
Controller of Examinations is the Incharge of the Examination Branches.
All these branches work under the over all supervision of the Registrar.
Governance of the Departments :
The Dean of Faculty/School coordinates teaching and research in the departments in the Faculty.
Chairperson is appointed as per Statutes.
Departments run academic programmes approved by AC & EC.
Recently established Haryana School of Business is headed by the Director, who is appointed as per relevant Statutes.