Powers of the University: The University shall have the following powers, namely:

(i) to provide for instruction and training in such branches of learning as the University may deem fit, and to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge; (ia) toconfer academic autonomy to an affiliated college, department of an affiliated college or University department; ( /nserted by Act 2 of 2005) (ii) to institute degrees, titles, diplomas and other academic distinctions; (iii) to hold examinations and to confer degrees and other academic distinctions on persons who- (a)shall have pursued a prescribed course of study in a college under the University, unless exempted therefrom in the manner prescribed, and shall have passed the prescribed examination; or Act 17 (b) shall have carried on research under prescribed condition and which has been duly evaluated; (iv) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on distinguished persons in accordance with the conditions to be prescribed in the Statutes; (v) to grant diplomas, certificates or other distinctions to persons who shall have pursued a prescribed course of study under prescribed conditions; (vi) to withdraw or cancel degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates or other distinctions under conditions that may be prescribed by the Statutes, after giving the person affected a reasonable opportunity to present his case; (vii) to supervise and control the residence and discipline of students of the University, colleges and recognised institutions and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare; (viii) to recognise hostels which are maintained by bodies other than the University and to withdraw such recognition; (ix) to exercise such control over the students as will ensure their physical and moral well-being; (x) to constitute a Board to entertain and if it thinks fit to adjudicate and to redress any grievances of the students of colleges, who may for any reason by aggrieved otherwise than by an act of the court; (xa) to fix the minimum infrastructural facilities that shall be provided in an un-aided college; * (xb) to fix the qualification of teachers and non-teaching staff of an aided college; * ( * Inserted by Act 2 Of 2005) (xi) to fix the fees payable to the University and to demand and receive such fees; (xii) to fix and regulate, with the previous sanction of the Government, the fees payable in colleges and recognised institutions affiliated to the University; (xiii) with the previous sanction of the Government, to regulate the emoluments and pattern and to prescribe the duties and conditions of service of teachers and non-teaching staff in private colleges; (xiv) to hold and manage endowments and bursaries and to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes and to organise exhibitions; (xv) to institute and provide funds wherever necessary for the maintenance of — (a) AStudents’ Advisory Bureau; (b) Anemployment Bureau; (c) A University Union for Students; (d) University Athletic Clubs; (e) The National Cadet Crops; (f) The National Service Crops; (g) University extension Boards; (h) Students’ Cultural and Debating Societies; (i) A Translation and Publication Bureau; and (j) Co-operative societies and other similar institutions for promoting the welfare of students and employees of the University; 18 The Calicut University Act, 1975 (xvi) to co-operate with other Universities or any authorities or associations in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine; (xvii)to do all such other acts and things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University as a teaching and examining body, and to cultivate and promote arts, science and other branches of learning; (xviii)to take and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested in it for the purpose of the University by purchase, grant, testamentary disposition or otherwise and to grant, demise, alienate or otherwise dispose of all or any of the properties belonging to the University and also to do all other acts incidental or appertaining to a body corporate; (xix)to direct, manage and control all immovable and movable properties transferred to the University by the Government; (xx) to co-ordinate, supervise, regulate and control the conduct of teaching and research work in the affiliated colleges and the institutions recognised by the University; (xxi)to define the powers and duties of the officers of the University other than the ViceChancellor; (xxii)to provide for the inspection of affiliated colleges and to issue such directions as the University may deem fit; (xxiii)to establish, maintain and manage colleges, institutes of research and other institutions of higher studies; (xxiv)to affiliate to itself colleges in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations and to withdraw affiliation of colleges; (xxv)to institute professorships, readerships, lecturerships and any other teaching and research posts required by the University and to appoint persons to such professorships, readerships, lecturerships, and other teaching and research posts; (xxvi)to establish, maintain and manage hostels; (xxvii)with the previous sanction of the government as regard the purpose and amount of loan and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government as to security and rate of interest, to borrow any sum of money from the Central Government, any other Government, the University Grants Commission or any other incorporated body; and (xxviii)generally to do such other acts as may be required to further the aims and purposes of this Act.