Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996

Year: 1997

Enactment Date: 1997-01-08

Long Title: An Act to establish and incorporate in University at the national level mainly to promote and develop Urdu language and to import vocational and technical education in Urdu medium through conventional teaching and distance education system and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 3: Establishment of the University.
    (1) There shall be established a University by the name of "Maulana Azad National Urdu University".
     (2) The headquarters of the University shall be at Hyderabad.
     (3) The first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court, the Executive Council and the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of "Maulana Azad National Urdu University".
     (4) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
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