1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Rashtriya Raksha University
Act, 2020.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Declaration of Rashtriya Raksha University as an institution of national
importance. — Whereas the objects of the Rashtriya Raksha University are such as to make it an
institution of national importance, it is hereby declared that the Rashtriya Raksha University is an
institution of national importance.
3. Definitions. — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University referred to in section 17;
(b) “affiliated college” means an institution recognised as such by the Executive Council in
accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes made thereunder;
(c) “college” means an institution maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University
and includes an affiliated college;
(d) “Dean” means the Dean of the University appointed under section 25;
(e) “department” means an academic department of the University;
(f) “distance education system” means the system of imparting education through any means of
communication, such as, broadcasting, telecasting, internet, correspondence courses, seminars,
contact programmes or the combination of any two or more such modes;
(g) “employee” means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers, other
academic and non-academic staff of the University;
(h) “Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the University constituted under
section 16;
(i) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University constituted under
section 19;
1. 1st October, 2020, vide notification No. S.O. 3422(E), dated 30th September, 2020, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3 (ii).
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(j) “Fund” means the Fund of University referred to in section 31;
(k) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the University constituted under section 13;
(l) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(m) “Pro Vice-Chancellor” means the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under
section 23;
(n) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 24;
(o) “School” means a school of study of the University;
(p) “Statutes” and “Ordinances” mean, respectively, the Statutes and Ordinances of the University
made under this Act;
(q) “student” means a student of the University and includes any person who has enrolled for
pursuing any course of study in the University;
(r) “teachers” means professors, associate professors and assistant professors appointed or
recognised as such by Statutes for the purposes of imparting instruction in the University or for giving
guidance for research or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any course of study in the
University;
(s) “University” means the Rashtriya Raksha University established under section 4;
(t) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 22.