Power to make Ordinances

Power to make Ordinances

1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:
   • (a) the admission of students to the University and their enrolment as such;
   • (b) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees, diplomas and certificates of the University;
   • (c) the medium of instruction and examination;
   • (d) the award of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions, the qualifications for the same and the means to be taken relating to the granting and obtaining of the same;
   • (e) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the University and for admission to the examinations, degrees and diplomas of the University;
   • (f) the conditions of the award of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes;
   • (g) the conduct of examinations, including the terms of office and manner of appointment and the duties of examining bodies, examiners and moderators;
   • (h) the maintenance of discipline among the students of the University;
     • (i) the conditions of residence of students at the University;
   • (j) the special arrangements, if any, which may be made for the residence, discipline and teaching of women students and prescribing of special courses of studies for them;
   • (k) the creation, composition and functions of any other body which is considered necessary for improving the academic life of the University;
   • (l) the organization of those co-curricular activities and sports, which are part of the University system; and
   • (m) all other matters which by this Act or the Statutes are to be or may be provided for by the Ordinances.
2. (2) The first Ordinances shall be made by the Vice-Chancellor with the previous approval of the Government.
3. (3) The Board may, from time to time, make new or additional Ordinances or may amend or repeal the Ordinances referred to in sub-section (2).
4. (4) Every Ordinance made by the Board shall be reported to the Chancellor, and the Chancellor may, within three weeks of the receipt of the Ordinance, annul or remit it to the Board for reconsideration.