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The Nagaland Gazette

30,Juiie 2020 PART-V NOTIFICATION Dated Kohima, the 22th June 2020. No.LAW1ACT/3-51/2020 The North East Christian University (first Amendment) Act 2020 (Act No.5 of 2020) duly assented by the Honble Governor of NagaLind on 28052020 is published herewith for general information. RUONTHUNCO ANDREAS Under Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland. An Act To establish and incorporate a Private University by the name oltheNoith East Christian University (NECU)with emphasis on providing an instraction, teachings trainingand reScdrch in the fleldof professional courses of Science, Health Sciences, Liberal & Fine Arts, Commerce, Law. Technical, Technology. Interfaith Religious Education! Management and:other Allied areas sponsored jointly by the Nagaland Bptist Church Council (NBCC) and the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeact India (CI3CNE1) and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whereas the establishment of a Private University can be done only through an Act of the State Legislative Assembly as per provisions in the University Grants commission (Establishment and Maintenance Standards in Private University) Regulation Act, 2003; The First Amendment Act 2020 proposes to dcicte the third par of the Preamble of the Act or mentioned anywhere else which reads as "And WHEREAS, the University sb1I be aUiliatory in nature open to any private institutions and colleges". Asper the UGC Regulation A.003 on the "Establishment of and Maintenance of standards in private universities under Section 3.2. states that A private university shall be unitary university" which does not allow a private university to open to other institutions for affiliation. ItisherebycnaCted.ifl the Seventy Firstycar ofthc Rpubic of India as follows. ShortTitle and