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Repeal and Savings STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Act 14 of 2010.- The Azim Premji Foundation have come forward to establish private universities in the State. The establishment of a private university by a well-known organization would certainly help in spreading the quality education to the needy students. This also accelerates the enhancement of gross enrolment ratio in the higher education sector which presently stands at 11.5% in Karnataka. Keeping in view the above, it is considered necessary to provide for establishment of Azim Premji university. This private university focuses on teaching, training, research and development in the fields of elementary education, secondary education, besides education management, education in finance, technology in education, particularly in the fields of science, social science, humanities and management. In the affairs of this private university, the State Government proposes to give considerable freedom to its management. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 3 of 2010, File No. SAMVYASHAE 49 SHASANA 2009] [Entry 25 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] --- KARNATAKA ACT NO. 14 OF 2010 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Ninth day of April, 2010) THE AZIM PREMJI UNIVERSITY ACT, 2010 (Received the assent of the Governor on the Seventh day of April, 2010) An Act to establish and incorporate in the State of Karnataka a University in private sector to promote, conceptualize and bring about a paradigm shift through development of outstanding leadership, research, knowledge and ideas for education and allied development sectors. Whereas it is expedient to establish and incorporate in the State of Karnataka a University in private sector to promote, conceptualize and bring about a paradigm shift through development of outstanding leadership, research knowledge and ideas for education and allied development sectors and for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Sixty first year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY