Powers of the

1[University] .- Subject to the provisions of this Act, the

1[University] shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:-

1. (a) to provide for, research, design of strategic outreach programs and impart instruction

in such aspects of Trans-disciplinary medicine and health sciences, including public health, management of infectious diseases, surgery, biomedical engineering, biost atistics, sociology and hist ory of medicine, bioinformatics, management studies, and arts and culture and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge;

1[(b) to develop innovation patterns of education in under graduation and post graduation, health science education, in all its branches and in physical and biological sciences, humanities, social sciences, cinema, environmental studies, design, architecture, performing and fine arts, engineering, management and policy studies of high standards;]

1. (c) to hold examinations and grant degrees, diplomas, certificat es and other ac ademic distinctions or titles;
2. (d) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions;
3. (e) to fix, demand and receive fees and other charges not prohibited by any law for the time being in force;
4. (f) to est ablish, maintain and manage halls and host els for the residenc e of students;
5. (g) to supervise and control the residence and regulate the discipline of students of the 1[University] and to make arrangements for promoting their health, general welfare and cultural and corporate life;
6. (h) to 1[University] ac ademic and other posts, and to make appointments theret o;
   • (i) to fram e Statut es and Regulations and t o alt er, modify or rescind the sam e;
7. (j) to deal with any property belonging to or vested in the 1[University] in such manner as the 1[University] may deem fit for advancing the objects of the 1[University]
8. (k) to rec eive gifts, grant s, donations or benefactions and t o rec eive bequests and transfers of movable or immovable properties from testators, donors or transferors, or take on loans, as the case may be;
9. (l) to c o-operat e or c ollaborat e with educ ational or other institutions having objects wholly or partly similar to those of the 1[University] by exchange of teachers and scholars and generally in such manner as may be conducive to their common objects;
10. (m) to 1[University] s and award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, prizes and medals;
11. (n) to establish standards, systems and benchmarks for various aspects of Trans- disciplinary health sciences;
12. (o) to undertake consultancy in the areas or disciplines relating to the 1[University] ;
13. (p) to do all such things as may be nec essary, incidental or c onducive to the att ainment of all or any of the objects of the 1[University] s; 9. 1[University]

¹ Substituted by Act 13 of 2018 w.e.f 17.03.2018.

open to all classes, castes, creed, gender or nation.- The admissions to

¹ Substituted by Act 13 of 2018 w.e.f 17.03.2018.

1[University] shall be open to all persons irrespective of class, cast e, creed, gender or nation. All admissions shall be made on the basis of merit in the qualifying examinations: Provided that forty percent of the admissions in all courses of the university shall be reserved for the students of Karnataka State and admissions shall be made through a Common Entrance Examination conducted by the State Government or its agency and seats shall be allotted as per the merit and reservation policy of the St at e Governm ent from time t o tim e. Provided further that where there are less than ten seats in any course like Post Graduate, they shall be reserved by clubbing such courses together and where there are less than three posts in any course they shall be reserved by rotation.