Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY

The University

1. (1) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the members of the Board of Management, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee, and all other 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 "The Delhi Sports University".
2. (2) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
3. (3) The University shall be competent to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and to do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act.
4. (4) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University, the pleading shall be signed and verified by the Registrar or any other person authorised by the Vice-Chancellor in this behalf and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to and served on the Registrar.
5. (5) The headquarters of the University shall be at Delhi.

Objects of the University The objects of the University shall be to —

1. (a) establish and provide for instruction and training in such branches of sports and sports science as the University may deem fit;
2. (b) make provision for research in sports, sports science, sports technology, sports management, sports psychology and such other fields as may be relevant to the development of sports in the country;
3. (c) establish, maintain and manage the Delhi Sports School for the purpose of identifying and nurturing sporting talent at the school level;
4. (d) facilitate and promote studies, training and research in emerging areas of sports and sports performance, with a focus on sports science, sports engineering, sports medicine, sports nutrition and sports management;
5. (e) provide facilities and opportunities for graduate and post-graduate studies, post-doctoral research, consultancy, extension services and publication in the field of sports;
6. (f) evolve and implement training programmes for coaches, trainers, sports scientists, support staff and other sports professionals;
7. (g) foster national and international collaboration in the field of sports and sports science;
8. (h) develop and implement sports related infrastructure and technology;
   • (i) promote the spirit of sportsmanship, discipline and national integration;
9. (j) act as a resource centre for excellence in sports;
10. (k) provide a platform for athletes to balance their sports and academic careers;
11. (l) undertake any other activities as may be necessary for the promotion and development of sports.

Powers of the University.—The University shall have the following powers, namely:—

1. (1) to provide for instructions in such branches of learning related to sports, sports education, sports sciences, sports technology, sports management, sports medicine and such other fields as the University may determine;
2. (2) to make provisions for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge;
3. (3) to grant, subject to such conditions as the University may determine, diplomas or certificates to, and confer degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations, evaluation or any other method of testing on, persons and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or other academic distinctions for good and sufficient cause;
4. (4) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribed by the Statutes;
5. (5) to organize and to undertake extra-mural studies, training and extension services;
6. (6) to institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships and other teaching or academic positions required by the University and to appoint persons to such positions;
7. (7) to appoint persons working in any other University or academic institution, including those located outside the country, as teachers of the University for a specified period;
8. (8) to create, subject to the approval of the Government, administrative, ministerial and other posts and to appoint persons to such posts;
9. (9) to co-operate or collaborate or associate with any other University or authority or institution of higher learning within or outside India in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine;
10. (10) to establish, maintain and supervise the Delhi Sports School and other schools, centres, specialized laboratories or other units for research and instructions;
11. (11) to establish and maintain halls and residences for students and hostels for other employees of the University;
12. (12) to determine standards of admission to the University, which may include examination, evaluation or any other method of testing;
13. (13) to demand and receive payment of fees and other charges as may be prescribed;
14. (14) to supervise the residences of the students of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare;
15. (15) to make such provisions as may enable its appointed Academy and staff to participate in sports and sports related activities;
16. (16) to provide for the printing and publication of research and other works;
17. (17) to make provisions for sports, games and physical training;
18. (18) to accept grants, assignments, bequests, donations and transfers of any movable or immovable assets;
19. (19) to deal with any property belonging to or vested in the University in any manner which is conducive to the objects of the University;
20. (20) to receive funds from the Government, University Grants Commission, National Sports Federations, International Sports Bodies or any other national or international source;
21. (21) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes; and
22. (22) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary or incidental to the exercise of all the powers of the University or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the University.

University open to all castes, class, creed and gender.—The University shall be open to persons of either gender and of whatever race, creed, caste or class, and it shall not be lawful for the University to adopt or impose on any person any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be admitted therein as a teacher or student or to hold any office therein or to graduate thereat: Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the University from making special provisions for the employment or admission of women, persons with disabilities or of persons belonging to the weaker sections of the society and, in particular, of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes of citizens.

Teaching at the University

1. (1) All recognised teaching in connection with the degree, diploma, certificate and other academic distinctions of the University shall be conducted, under the control of the Academic Council, by the teachers of the University in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by the Regulations.
2. (2) The courses and curricula shall be such as may be prescribed by the Regulations.