Chapter V STATUTES AND REGULATIONS

Subject to the provisions of this Act and Rules and Regulations of the University Grants Commission and other Regulatory Authorities, the Statues may provide for any matter relating to the Universities and Staff as given below, namely:- (i) the procedure for transaction of business of the Authorities of the University and the composition of bodies not specified in this Act; (ii) subject to section 52, the operation of the permanent statutory endowment fund, University endowment fund, the general fund and the development fund; (iii) the terms and conditions of appointment of the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar and the Finance Officer and their powers and functions; (iv) the mode of recruitment and the terms and conditions of service of the other officers, Teachers and employees of the University; (v) the procedure for resolving disputes between the University and its officers, Faculty members, employees and students; (vi) creation, abolition or restructuring of departments and faculties; (vii) the manner of co-operation with other Universities or institutions of higher learning; (viii) the procedure for conferment of honorary degrees; (ix) provisions regarding grant of free ships and scholarships; (x) policies in respect of seats in different courses of studies and the procedure of admission of students to such courses; (xi) policy relating to the fees chargeable from students for various courses of studies as per the provision of this Act; (xii) institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, free ships, medals and prizes; (xiii) procedure for creation and abolition of posts; and (xiv) any other matters which may be decided by the Board of Governors or required to be provided by statutes under this Act.

(1) The first statutes framed by the Board of Management shall be submitted to the Board of Governors for its approval. (2) The Board of Governors shall consider the First Statutes, submitted by the Board of Management and shall give its approval thereon with such modifications, if any, as it may deem necessary. (3) The University shall publish the First Statutes, as approved by the Board of Governors in the University Notification, and thereafter, the First Statutes shall come into force from the date of its publication.

The Board of Governors may, make new or additional Statutes or amend or repeal the Statutes.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and Rules and Regulations of University Grants Commission and other Regulatory Authorities, the statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters namely:- (i) admission of students to the University and their enrolment and continuance as such; (ii) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees and other academic distinctions of the University; (iii) the award of degrees and other academic distinctions: (iv) the conditions of the award of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes; (v) the conduct of examinations and the conditions and mode of appointment and duties of examining bodies, examiners, invigilators, tabulators and moderators; (vi) the fee to be charged for admission to the examinations, degrees and other academic distinctions of the University; (vii) the conditions of residence of the students at the University or a Constituent College; (viii) maintenance of discipline among the students of the University or a Constituent College; and (ix) all other matters as may be provided in the Statutes under the Act.

The Academic Regulations shall be made by the Academic Council and approved by Board of Management.

The Academic Council may, with the approval of the Board of Management, make new or additional Academic regulations or amend or repeal the regulations.

(1) The fee in respect of forty percent of the admissions in all courses of the university for which admissions are made through a Common Entrance Test conducted by the Government or Central Government or its agency under the proviso to section 9 shall be the fees, as fixed by the Government, for Government seats from time to time, in accordance with the consensual agreement entered into by the Government and the University in accordance with the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006 (Karnataka Act 8 of 2006). The fee in respect of forty percent of the admission in all other non-technical courses being offered in the university shall be the fees as fixed by consensual agreement entered between University and State Government. (2) In respect of other seats of the University, the fee shall be determined by the fee regulatory committee constituted under the chairpersonship of a Retired Judge of High Court in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006 (Karnataka Act 8 of 2006). For the purpose of this section, the University shall be deemed to be the Private Unaided Professional Educational Institution. (3) The Committee shall look into the compliance of the university in the admissions vis-à-vis the statutory and regulatory authorities and collection of fee.