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(1) The following Universities shall be established from the date of commencement of this Act: (a) Deleted. (b) Deleted (c) Deleted. (d) Sido-Kanhu Murmu University having the headquarters at Dumka and the jurisdiction over the whole of the Dumka Division. (e) Ranchi University having the headquarters at Ranchi and the juris-diction over the whole of the South Chhotanagpur Division. (f) Vinoba Bhave University having the headquarters at Hazaribagh and the jurisdiction over the whole of the North Chhotanagpur Division excepting Bokaro and Dhanbad Districts. Provided that the territorial jurisdiction shall extend to the whole of State of Jharkhand in matters pertaining to educational institutions imparting teaching in Homeopathy, Indigenous medicines and educational institutions imparting academic distinction in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and such other languages which the University may consider necessary. (g) Deleted. (h) Deleted. (i) Deleted. (j) Deleted. (k) Deleted. (l) Deleted. (m) Nilamber-Pitamber University having the headquarters at Medininagar and the jurisdiction over the whole of the Palamau Division. (n) Kolhan University having the headquarters at Chaibasa and the jurisdiction over the whole of the Kolhan Division. (o) Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University having the headquarter at Dhanbad and the Jurisdiction over the whole of the Bokaro and Dhanbad Districts. (p) Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi through the up gradation of Ranchi College and having the headquarter at Ranchi. (q) “Jamshedpur Women’s University, Jamshedpur”, through the up gradation of Jamshedpur Women’s College, Jamshedpur and having its headquarter at Jamshedpur. Provided that the State Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, determine the functions and other duties of this University: Provided further that the State Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, change the territorial jurisdiction of the Universities. (2) The first Chancellor or the first Vice-Chancellor, first member of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter becomes such officers or members and so long as they continue to hold such office or membership shall together constitute body corporate by the name of the University specified in sub-section ________________________________ 1. Subs. by Jharkhand Act 6 of 2003. 2. Proviso' added by ibid. (3) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name. (4) No educational institution beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the University, shall, except by an order of the State Government published in the official gazette, form a part of or be admitted to the privileges of the University. And no such institution within the said territorial jurisdiction shall similarly form part of or be recognized by or seek admission to any privileges of any other University incorporated by law in India, and any such recognition granted by any such other University to any such institution within the said territorial jurisdiction prior to the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been withdrawn on the commencement of this Act. Provided that in matters of imparting distant education, there shall be no limit to the territorial jurisdiction of the University. ____________________________________ 1. 'Proviso' added by Jharkhand Act 6 of 2003. 2. Published in Bihar Gazette (Ext. Ord.) dated 12.9.1996. 3. Published in Bihar Gazette (Ext. Ord.) dated 17.8.1992. Legislative changes (after 1982) -This section originally read as follows:- 3. Establishment and incorporation of Universities :- (1) With effect from the commencement of this Act ,there shall be established the following Universities, namely:- (a) the Bihar University with head-quarters at Muzaffarpur and territorial jurisdiction over the whole of the Tirhut and Saran Division; (b) the Bhagalpur University with head-quarters at Bhagalpur territorial jurisdiction over the whole of the Bhagalpur Division; (c) the Ranchi University with headquarters at Ranchi and territorial jurisdiction over the whole of the North and South Chhotanagpur Divisions; (d) the Magadh University with headquarters at Both Gaya.(Gaya) and territorial jurisdiction over the whole of Patna and Magadh Divisions excluding the Colleges falling within the territorial jurisdiction of the Patna University as defined in section 4 of the Patna University Act, 1976. (e) the Lalit Narain Mithila University with headquarters at Darbhanga and territorial jurisdiction over the whole of the Darbhanga and Kosi Divisions; (f) the Kameshwer Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University with headquarters at Darbhanga and territorial jurisdiction over the whole of the State of Bihar: Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the official gazette, alter the territorial jurisdiction of the University. (2) The first Chancellor or the first Vice-Chancellor, first member of the Senate, the Syndicate and academic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members and so long as they continue to hold such office of membership shall together, constitute a body corporate by the name of the University specified in sub-section (1). (3) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name. (4) No educational institution beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the University, shall, except by an order of the State Government published in the official gazette, form a part of or be admitted to the privileges of the University. And no such institution within the said territorial jurisdiction shall similarly form part of or be recognised by or seek admission to any privileges of any other University incorporated by law in India, and any such recognition granted by any such other University to any such institution within the said territorial jurisdiction prior to the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been withdrawn on the commencement of this Act. (2) The first Chancellor or the first Vice-Chancellor, first member of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members and so long as they continue to hold such office or membership shall together constitute a body corporate by the name of the University specified in sub-section (1). (3) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name. (4) No educational institution beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the University, shall, except by an order of the State Government published in the official gazette, form a part of or be admitted to the privileges of the University. And no such institution within the said territorial jurisdiction shall similarly form part of or be recognised by or seek admission to any privileges of any other University incorporated by law in India, and any such recognition granted by any such other University to any such institution within the said territorial jurisdiction prior to the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been withdrawn on the commencement of this Act. However, it may be noticed that while all the sections of Amendment Act 3 of 1990 were introduced from 3.1.1990 its section 3 was to come into force from a date to be notified. This section was again substituted by Act 9 of 1992.