Chapter II THE UNIVERSITY

(1) There shall be established a University by the name of 1[Visvesvaraya]1 Technological University with jurisdiction over the whole of the State of Karnataka.

¹ Substituted by Act 10 of 2006 w.e.f. 2.5.2006.

1. (2) The University shall be a body corporate by the name specified in sub-section
2. (1) and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal. It shall have power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
3. (3) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University, the pleadings shall be signed and verified by the Registrar and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to and served on the Registrar.
4. (4) The headquarters of the University shall be at Belgaum and it may establish additional campuses at such other places with the prior approval of the Government within the State as it may deem fit and appropriate.

(1) No college in the State of Karnataka imparting education in Engineering, Technology shall, save with the consent of the University and the sanction of the Government, be associated in any way with or seek admission to any privileges of any other university in India or abroad.

1. (2) Any such privilege enjoyed from other university before the appointed date by any Engineering College or Institution of Technology situated in the State shall be deemed to be withdrawn with effect from such date.
2. (3) With effect on and from the date of commencement of this Act, all colleges and autonomous institutions of Engineering and Technology previously admitted to the privileges of or affiliated to the Universities of Mysore, Bangalore, Karnataka, Mangalore, Gulbarga and Kuvempu shall be deemed to be admitted to the privileges or affiliated to the University. 1[(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Karnataka State Universities Act, 1976, the affiliation of the Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal, to the University, with effect from such 2[date]2 as the Government may by notification specify, shall discontinue and shall be deemed to have been affiliated to the Mangalore University from the said date and be governed by the provisions of the Karnataka State Universities Act, 1976.]1 2. Date specified by notification is 1.9.1999. Text of notification is at the end of the Act.

¹ Inserted by Act 23 of 1999 w.e.f. 01.09.1999 by notification. Text of the notification is at the end of the Act.