Chapter V STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-

1. (i) conferment of honorary degrees;
2. (ii) holding of convocations to confer degrees;
3. (iii) powers and duties of the officers of the University;
4. (iv) constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the University save as provided in this Act;
5. (v) institution and maintenance by the University of departments, institutes of research or specialised studies and hostels;
6. (vi) acceptance and management of bequests, donations and endowments;
7. (vii) registration of graduates and maintenance of a register of registered graduates;
8. (viii) procedure at meetings of the authorities of the University and for the transaction of their business;
9. (ix) qualifications of professors, readers, lecturers and teachers in affiliated colleges and recognized institutions;
10. (x) the maximum number of students to be admitted in a college;
11. (xi) all matters which by this Act are to be or may be prescribed by the Statutes.

1. (1) The Statutes may be made by the Court or may be amended, repealed or added to by the Court in the manner hereinafter provided.
2. (2) The Court may take into consideration the draft of a Statute either of its own motion or on a proposal by the Executive Council.
3. (3) The Executive Council may propose to the Court draft of any Statute to be passed by the Court.
4. (4) Such draft shall be considered by the Court at its next succeeding meeting. The Court may approve such draft and pass the Statute or may reject it or return it to the Executive Council for reconsideration either in whole or in part together with any amendments which the Court may suggest. After any draft so returned has been further considered by the Executive Council together with any amendments suggested by the Court it shall be again presented to the Court with the report of the Executive Council thereon and the Court may then deal with the draft in any manner it thinks fit.
5. (5) Where a Statute affects the powers or duties of any officer, authority or Board of the University—
   • (i) the Executive Council shall, before proposing the draft of such Statute, ascertain and consider the views of the officer, authority or Board concerned; and
   • (ii) the Court, before passing any such Statute taken into consideration of its own motion, shall ascertain and consider the views of the officer, authority or Board concerned and the opinion of the Executive Council.
6. (6) Every Statute passed by the Court shall be submitted to the Chancellor who may give or withhold his assent thereto or refer it back to the Court for reconsideration.
7. (7) No Statute passed by the Court shall have validity until assented to by the Chancellor.

Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, the Executive Council may make Ordinances to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—

1. (i) conditions under which students shall be admitted to courses of studies for degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions;
2. (ii) conditions governing the appointment and the duties of examiners;
3. (iii) conduct of examinations;
4. (iv) recognition of teachers of the University;
5. (v) conditions of residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the University;
6. (vi) recognition of hostels;
7. (vii) inspection of affiliated colleges, recognised institutions, approved institutions and hostels;
8. (viii) rules to be observed and enforced by colleges and recognised institutions and approved institutions in respect of transfer of students;
9. (ix) mode of execution of contracts or agreements for, or on behalf of, the University;
10. (x) all matters which by this Act or the Statutes are to be or may be provided for by the Ordinances; and
11. (xi) generally all matters for which provision is, in the opinion of the Executive Council, necessary for the exercise of the powers conferred or the performance of the duties imposed upon the Executive Council by this Act or the Statutes.

1. (1) Ordinances shall be made by the Executive Council : Provided that no Ordinance concerning the matters referred to in clauses
   • (i) to
   • (iv) of section 32 or any other matter connected with the maintenance of the standards of teaching and examinations within the University shall be made unless a draft of the same has been proposed by the Academic Council.
2. (2) The Executive Council shall not have power to amend any draft proposed by the Academic Council under sub-section
3. (1) but may reject or return it to the Academic Council for reconsideration, either in whole or in part together with any amendments which the Executive Council may suggest.
4. (3) All Ordinances made by the Executive Council shall except as provided by this Act, have effect from such date as it may direct but every Ordinance so made shall be laid before the Court and shall be considered by the Court at its next succeeding meeting.
5. (4) The Court shall have power by a resolution to cancel or to refer back but not to amend any such Ordinance. The resolution cancelling any such Ordinance shall be passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present at such meeting, the majority comprising not less than one half of the members of the Court.
6. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall, on application of not less than one-third of the members of the Court suspend the operation of any such Ordinance until the Court has considered it as provided in sub-section (3).

1. (1) The Academic Council, and subject to the approval of the Academic Council, each faculty, may make Regulations consistent with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances providing for all matters which by this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances are to be provided for by Regulations and for all other matters solely concerning itself.
2. (2) Any authority of the University specified in clauses
3. (5) to
4. (7) of section 14 may, subject to the approval of the Executive Council make Rules, consistent with this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations, providing for all matters solely concerning such authority.
5. (3) All Regulations made by the Academic Council or any Faculty and all Rules made by any authority or Board shall have effect from such date as the authority making the Regulations or Rules, may direct: Provided that a Regulation or a Rule which involves expenditure from the University Fund shall not be effective until it is approved by the Executive Council.