Restrictions and obligations of the University:

5. Restrictions and obligations of the University: (1) The tuition fees for professional courses such as Engineering & Technology, Medicine, Management, etc., in the University shall be determined by the University under the supervision of the regulatory body notified by the State Government from time to time. (2) University admissions shall be open to all persons irrespective of caste, class, creed, gender or nation. Admission in the University shall be on the basis of merit and/or socio-economic disadvantage. (3) The University shall allow scholarship/fee waiver to at least five percent of the total strength, to the students belonging to poor and economically backward classes. The relevant criteria for determining the poor and economically backward classes shall be such as may be determined by the University from time to time. (4) The University shall compulsorily make provisions for reservation of seats for the students domiciled in the State of Jharkhand to the extent of at least twenty five percent of the total students in the University. The reservation of seats shall be regulated by the laws and orders of the State Government from time to time: Provided further that if adequate number of candidates are not available, the seats so reserved shall be filled by the candidates from the general pool. (5) The University shall appoint adequate number of teachers and officers in the University for maintaining the academic standards specified. (6) The University shall compulsorily place in the public domain every information in relation to the University which would be of interest to the students and other stakeholders inter alia, including the courses offered, fees and other charges, facilities and amenities offered, and such other relevant information. (7) The University shall endevour on best effort basis to recruit people in non-teaching posts in the University from persons domiciled in the State of Jharkhand. (8) The convocations of the University may, for conferring degrees, diplomas or for any other purpose, be held in every academic year in the manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (9) The University shall seek accreditation from respective national accreditation bodies. (10) The University shall commence enrollment of students only after having the required infrastructure, teaching and non-teaching staff as per the prevailing norms of the University Grants Commission and other statutory bodies. (11) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the University shall be bound to comply the conditions mentioned in Schedule “A” of this Act, and all the rules, regulations, norms, etc. of the regulating bodies of Government of India and State Government and provide all such facilities and assistance to such bodies as are required by them to discharge their duties and carry out their functions.