Provided that nothing in this section shall require the University to admit to any course of study, students larger in number than, or with academic or other qualifications lower than, those prescribed.

Powers and functions of the University 7. The University shall have the following powers and functions, namely:,

1. (1) to provide for education and instruction in agriculture and allied sciences and in such other branches of learning as the University may deem fit;
2. (2) to make provisions for conduct of research in agriculture and allied branches of learning;
3. (3) to make provision for dissemination of the findings of research and technical information through extension education programmes;
4. (4) to institute degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions;
5. (5) to institute courses of study and to hold examinations for and to confer degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions on persons who have,
   • (a) pursued a course of study as prescribed, or
   • (b) carried out research in the University or in an institution recognised in this behalf by the University as may be prescribed;
6. (6) to confer honorary degrees and other distinctions as may be prescribed;
7. (7) to provide lectures and instructions for field workers, village leaders and other persons not enrolled as regular students of the University and to grant certificates to them as may be prescribed;
8. (8) to co-operate with other Universities and authorities in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine;
9. (9) to establish and maintain colleges relating to agriculture, fisheries, dairying, veterinary medicine and animal science, home science, agricultural engineering, forestry and allied sciences;
10. (10) to establish and maintain laboratories, libraries, research stations and institutions, and museums for teaching, research and extension education;
11. (11) to institute teaching, research and extension education posts and to appoint persons to such posts;
12. (12) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to appoint persons to such posts;
13. (13) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships and prizes in accordance with the Statutes;
14. (14) to institute and maintain residential accommodations for students and staff of the University;
15. (15) to fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed;
16. (16) to supervise and control the residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the University, and to make arrangements for promoting their health and welfare;
17. (17) to make special provision for agricultural research, education and extension in relation to arid areas and areas prone to scarcity in the State of Gujarat;
18. (18) to institute and manage bureau of information and of employment for the benefit of students of the University;
19. (19) to make provision for physical and military training, for students' unions, and for sports and athletic clubs for the benefit of the students and the staff of the University;
20. (20) to provide for coaching of students of the University for competitive examinations held for recruitment to services under the Departments of Agriculture of the Union or any State Government, and
21. (21) to do all such acts and things, whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University.