Section 3 of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Science University Act, 1995 — Amendment of section 4
Bare section text
Official Legislative Text
3. In section 4 of the principal Act,-
- (i)in clause
- (b)after the words "of teaching in", the words "Graduate and" shall be inserted.
- (ii)in clause
- (e)after the words "to provide for", the words "Graduate and" shall be inserted.
Educational Study Layer
Summary
- Amends Section 4 of the Principal Act, which lists the main objects of the University.
- Inserts the words "Graduate and" after the words "of teaching in" in clause (b).
- Inserts the words "Graduate and" after the words "to provide for" in clause (e).
- Expands the official purposes of the University to explicitly encompass both undergraduate (graduate) and postgraduate education.
Practical examples
1The Academic Senate of the University meets on February 15, 2022, to review a proposal to launch a new Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree course. Under Section 3 of the 2021 Amendment Act, the Senate references the newly added words "Graduate and" in Section 4(b) of the Act as the official legal authority to conduct graduate-level teaching, allowing them to approve the program.
2The planning committee of the University receives a state grant of seventy million rupees on May 10, 2022, to construct a new lecture hall complex specifically for undergraduate medical students. Under Section 3 of the 2021 Amendment Act, which inserts "Graduate and" into Section 4(e) of the Act, the University's Registrar signs the building contract, since the University is now explicitly empowered to provide facilities for teaching at the graduate level.
Practice Quiz
Q1.Under Section 3 of the 2021 Amendment Act, what words are inserted into Section 4 of the Principal Act to expand its educational purposes?
Q2.Under Section 3 of the 2021 Amendment Act, which clauses of Section 4 of the Principal Act are amended to incorporate the new educational levels?
Q3.If the University plans to establish an undergraduate diploma course, which section of the 2021 Amendment Act provides the legal objective by amending Section 4 of the Principal Act?
Q4.Section 3 of the 2021 Amendment Act inserts "Graduate and" after which words in clause (e) of Section 4 of the Principal Act?