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PART III-Section 4
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NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947
5299 GI/2025
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ANANTHAPURAMU
NOTIFICATION
Ananthapuramu, the 30th July, 2025
File No. CUAP/Estt/2024-25/Gazette/35.—The following Statues of Central University of Andhra Pradesh
are hereby published for general information: -
Statute 11 of CUAP (Amended)
1. The Executive Council of the University shall consist of the following members:
I. Vice-Chancellor, Chairman.
II. Secretary, (Higher Education), Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, or his/her nominee, Ex-Officio
Member.
III. Chairman, UGC or his/her nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary in the UGC, Ex-Officio Member.
IV. Principal Secretary, Dept. of Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh of the State Government dealing with
matters relating to Higher Education. Ex-Officio Member.
V. Pro-Vice Chancellor - Member.
VI. One member from among Deans of Schools of Studies, by rotation to be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor.
VII. Two Teachers of the university to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor out of which one shall be from
SC/ST/OBC/women/Minorities.
VIII. Three persons of distinction in academics to be nominated by the Visitor.
IX. Two serving or retired Vice Chancellors/ Directors of other Central Educational Institutions from other States
to be nominated by the Executive Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor.
X. Two eminent academicians, not in the service of the University, to be nominated by the Executive Council
from amongst a panel recommended by the Vice-Chancellor.
XI. One member of the Court who is not an employee or student of the university or an institution recognized by
the university to be nominated by the visitor from a panel recommended by the Vice Chancellor of the
university.
XII. The Registrar shall be the Secretary.
2. All the members of the Executive Council, other than the ex-officio members shall hold office for a term of three
years.
3. One half of the members of the Executive Council, including at least three external members, shall form a quorum
for a meeting of the Executive Council.
4. The Executive Council shall meet at least thrice a year
STATUTE 40
DEAN OF STUDENTS' WELFARE
(Section 27(2) of the Central Universities Act 2009)
PREAMBLE: While Statute 36 (1) (i) of the Central Universities Act speaks of the Dean of Students' Welfare, there
is no provision in the Act for the mode and procedure for appointment of Dean of Students' Welfare. Hence it was felt
necessary to frame the statute prescribing the provision. Hence the Statute.
Add Statute 40 (after Statute 39) : DEAN OF STUDENTS' WELFARE.
1. Every Dean of Students' Welfare shall be appointed from amongst the teachers of the University, not below the
rank of a Associate Professor by the Vice-Chancellor.
2. Every Dean appointed under clause (1) shall be a whole-time officer and shall hold office for a term of three
years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
3. Provided that the Executive Council may sanction on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor a suitable
allowance to be paid to him, if it is considered necessary to discharge the duties of the Dean of Students
'Welfare in addition to his own duties as Professor/ Associate Professor as the case may be.
4. A person who is appointed as a Dean of Students' Welfare shall continue to hold his lien on his substantive post
and shall be eligible to all the benefits that would have otherwise accrued to him, but for his appointment as the
Dean of Students' Welfare.
5. When the office of a Dean of Students' Welfare is vacant or when the Dean of Students' Welfare is, by reason
of illness or absence or any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office shall
be performed by such person as the Vice-Chancellor may appoint for the purpose.
6. The duties and powers of a Dean of Students' Welfare shall be prescribed by the Ordinances.
Amendment to Statue 2(4) of the Central Universities Act 2009
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| S. No.| Existing Provision | Proposed Amendment | Justification |
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| 1 | Re-appointment of Vice- | Re-appointment of Vice - Chancellor | In this context, it will be relevant |
| | Chancellor | | to mention here that the Ministry |
| | | | of Education (erstwhile MHRD) |
| | The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of| The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of | vide their DO No.F.20-1/2010- |
| | five years from the date on which he enters upon | five years from the date on which he enters upon | Desk.U |
| | his office or until he attains the age of seventy | his office or until he attains the age of seventy | dated 27th January, 2010 has |
| | years, whichever is earlier and he shall not be | years, whichever is earlier, and he shall be | justified that since the age of |
| | eligible for re-appointment. | eligible for re-appointment for another term; | retirement in respect of Vice- |
| | | | Chancellors has been enhanced |
| | | | to 70 years in most of the Central |
| | | | Universities, it would be |
| | | | appropriate that the incumbent of |
| | Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of the | Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of the | the post is also made eligible for |
| | said period of five years, he shall continue in | said period of five years, he shall continue in | re-appointment for another term, |
| | office until his successor in appointed and enters | office until his successor in appointed and enters| particularly, when there is a real |
| | upon his office: | upon his office: | dearth of competent people |
| | | | willing to provide academic |
| | | | leadership in university system. |
| | Provided further that the Visitor may direct any | Provided further that the Visitor may direct any | The eligibility for second term |
| | Vice-Chancellor after his term has expired, to | Vice-Chancellor after his term has expired, to | will also ensure that such Vice- |
| | continue in office for such period, not exceeding a| continue in office for such period, not exceeding a| Chancellors who perform above |
| | total period of one year, as may be specified by | total period of one year, as may be specified by | par are able to render continued |
| | him. | him. | service in the university |
| | | | concerned. In this context, it may |
| | | | also be stated that in the IIT |
| | | | system, the Directors of IITs are |
| | | | eligible for re-appointment. |
| | | | In view of the afore said, the |
| | | | statutory authorities of the |
| | | | university may like to examine the |
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desirability
of
providing
eligibility
for
reappointment of
a
Vice
Chancellor and in case the
competent authority of the
university so decides, you may
forward the suitable proposal for
amendment of the relevant statute
of the university for consideration
of the competent authority.
STATUTE 15 (1)
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHOOLS OF STUDIES
(Under Section 15 (1) of the Statute set out in Second Schedule read with Clause 27 (2) of Central Universities Act,
2009)
Addendum to Statute15(1)
The University shall establish the following School of Studies with Departments assigned there-to for the purpose of
teaching and research as detailed below. The University will not create any new post for any School without approval
of the appropriate authority:
A. SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
• Department of Economics
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Geography
• Such Departments as may be established from time to time under the Statutes and assigned by the Ordinance
B. SCHOOL OF INTER DISCIPLINARY AND APPLIED SCIENCE(S)
• Department of Computer Science & Computing
• Department of Science
C. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE
• Department of Foreign Languages
• Department of Indian Languages
• Such Departments as may be established from time to time under the Statutes and assigned by the Ordinance
D. SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Department of Vocational Studies
E. SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Management
• Such Departments as may be established from time to time under the Statutes and assigned by the Ordinance
F.SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
• Department of Education
STATUTE 41
APPOINTMENT OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
(Section27(2) of the Central Universities Act 2009)
Add Statute41 (after Statute 40): Head of the Department
Each Department shall have a Head who shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the Professors of
the Department for a period of three years on the basis of rotation with due regard to the seniority.
Provided that if a Department has only one Professor, the Head of the Department shall be appointed from amongst
the Professor and the senior most Associate Professor on the basis of rotation with due regard to the seniority.
Provided further that if a Department has no Professor, the Head of the Department shall be appointed from amongst
the Associate Professors on the basis of rotation with due regard to the seniority.
Provided further that if there is no Professor or an Associate Professor, in a Department, the Dean of the School
concerned shall act as the Head of that Department.
A Professor or Associate Professor may decline the offer of appointment as the Head of the Department, in which
case, the offer of appointment as Head shall be made to the next eligible person on the basis of rotation with due
regard to the seniority.
A Head of Department may resign his office at any time during his/her tenure of office by giving justified reason, in
which case, the offer of appointment as Head shall be made to the next eligible person on the basis of rotation with
due regard to the seniority.
If a person declines the offer of appointment as Head of the Department and/ or resign his office at any time during
his/her tenure of office, he/she shall not be considered for appointment as Head in the Department, till his turn of
appointment comes again in order of the seniority.
The Head of the Department may be removed from his office during the currency of his tenure by the Vice-Chancellor
for cogent reasons subject to ratification by the Executive Council at its next meeting.
The Head of a Department shall perform such functions as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.
AMENDMENT TO STATUTE 36
FORMATION OF STUDENTS' COUNCIL
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| S. No.| Existing Provision | Proposed Amendment | Justification |
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| | 36 (1) There shall be constituted in the University,| 36(1) There shall be constituted in the University, | No change |
| | a Students' Council for every academic year, | a Students' Council for every academic year, | |
| | consisting of: | consisting of: | |
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| (i) | The Dean of Students' Welfare who shall be the | (i) The Dean of Students' Welfare who shall be the | No change |
| | Chairman of the Students' Council. | Chairman of the Students' Council. | |
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| (ii) | 20 students to be nominated by the Academic Council| (ii) 20 students including 30% female students to | To provide adequate |
| | on the basis of merit of studies, sports, cultural | be nominated by the Academic Council on the basis | representation to the female |
| | and extra-curricular activities as under: - | of merit of studies, sports, cultural and extra- | students of the university. |
| | | curricular activities as under: - | |
| | | a) One student from amongst the full-time regular | To provide Representation to |
| | | UG, PG/integrated PG students of each School of | the full-time regular students |
| | | Studies to be nominated by the Academic Council on | under UG/PG of each school of |
| | | the basis of merit of studies. | studies. |
| | | b) One student from amongst the full-time regular | To provide |
| | | research scholar from each school of studies to be | Representation to the full-time |
| | | nominated by the Academic Council on the basis of | regular research scholars of |
| | | their performance and progress; | each school on the basis of |
| | | | performance and progress in |
| | | | research. |
| | | c)One student from amongst the full- | To provide the representation of |
| | | time regular students of the University to be | fulltime regular students in the |
| | | nominated by the Academic Council on the basis of | field of games and sports. |
| | | participation and performance in games and sports; | |
| | | d)One student from amongst the full-time regular | To provide the representation of |
| | | students of the University to be nominated by the | fulltime regular students on the |
| | | Academic Council on the basis of participation | basis of participation and |
| | | and performance in cultural and extra-curricular | performance in cultural and |
| | | activities; | extra-curricular activities; |
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| (iii) | 20 students to be elected by the students as their | (iii) 20 students to be elected by the students as | |
| | representative as under: - | their representative as under: | |
| | | one student from amongst the full-time regular | To provide electoral rights to |
| | | students of each School of Studies to be elected | the students of each school to |
| | | by the full-time regular students of the school; | elect their representative |
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| | Provided that any student of the University shall | Provided that any student of the University shall | Since provision has been made |
| | have the right to bring up any matter concerning | have the right to bring up any matter concerning | for elected representatives of |
| | the University before the Students' Council, if so | the University before the Students' Council through| the students, every student shall |
| | permitted by the Chairman, and he shall have the | any representative of the Students in the Students'| be required to bring up any |
| | right to participate in the discussions at any | Council, if so, permitted by the Chairman. The | matter concerning the |
| | meeting when the matter is taken up for | Students Council may invite the concerned student | University before the Students' |
| | consideration. | to participate in the discussion on the matter if | Council. Participation in the |
| | | so required. | discussion at any meeting |
| | | | should not be treated as a matter |
| | | | of right. However, such |
| | | | participation may be permitted |
| | | | with the permission of the |
| | | | chairman, if required. |
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| 36(2) | The functions of the Students' Council shall be to | The functions of the Students' Council shall be to | No change |
| | make suggestions to the appropriate authorities of | make suggestions to the appropriate authorities of | |
| | the University in regard to the programme of | the University in regard to the programme of | |
| | studies, students' welfare and other matter of | studies, students' welfare and other matter of | |
| | importance, in regard to the working of the | importance, in regard to the working of the | |
| | University in general and such suggestions shall | University in general and such suggestions shall | |
| | be made on the basis of consensus of opinion. | be made on the basis of consensus of opinion. | |
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| 36(3) | The Students' Council shall meet at least twice in | 36(3) The Students' Council shall meet at least | No change |
| | every academic year and the first meeting of the | twice in every academic year and the first meeting | |
| | council be held in the beginning of the academic | of the council be held in the beginning of the | |
| | session. | academic session. | |
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| | | 36 (4) The Procedure for Nomination and election, | These provisions are essential |
| | | terms Of office, code of conduct etc. of students | to the constitution of students' |
| | | on the students Council shall be such as Specified | council which do not exist in |
| | | in the Ordinances and Regulations. | the existing provision. |
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Prof. C. SHEELA REDDY, Registrar i/c.
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