The Ordinances

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances may provide for all or any of the matters, namely:— (a) the admission of students to the University, the courses of study and the fees therefore, the qualifications to degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (b) the conditions for the grant of fellowships, awards and the like; (c) the conduct of examinations, including the terms and conditions for appointment of examiners and the general management of the Departments or Schools of the university; (d) laying down the policy and norms regarding.— (i) fixation of examination fees and emoluments, traveling and other allowances to be paid to the examiners, moderators and such other staff appointed for the examination work; (ii) payment for teachers, lesson writers, evaluators and other academic staff appointed for organization and conducting refresher courses, workshop, seminars and other programmes; (iii) rates of tuition fees and other charges receivable from the students subjects to the provisions of law for the time being in force; (iv) rates of remuneration to visiting professors, emeritus professors, consultants, fellows, scholars, artists, course writers; (e) the conduct and discipline of the students and the action to be taken against them for breach of discipline or misconduct, with due regard to the Odisha Conduct of Examination Act, 1988 including the following, (i) use of unfair means at an examination or thereto, by the student himself or by any other student, or abatement thereof; (ii) refusal to appear or give evidence in any authorized inquiry by an officer in-charge of an examination by any officer or authority of the University; or (iii) disorderly or otherwise objectionable conduct whether within or outside the University; (f) the conduct of examinations and other tests and the manner in which the candidates may be assessed and examined by the examiners; (g) the inspection of regional centres, study centres and recognized institution; (h) the mode of execution of contracts or agreements for, or on behalf of the University; (i) the rules to be observed and enforced by study centers and recognized institutions regarding transfer of students; (j) the holding of convocations to confer degrees, diplomas, to grant certificates, and other academic distinctions and recognitions to persons who have passed approved courses of study in the university or conducted research; (k) collaboration with other Universities in the State, other statutory authorities and departments of the Government; (l) the appointments, for a specified period or periods, of teachers and other academic staff working in any other University or Organisation for undertaking joint projects; (m) the principles governing the seniority of service of the employees of the University; (n) the procedure for the settlement of dispute between the University and the students; (o) provision for reservation of required number of posts of teachers, officers and other employees of the University consistent with the law of the Government; (p) all other matters for which provision in the opinion of the Board of Management, necessary for exercise of any powers conferred by the Act or the Statutes; (q) any other matter which by the Act or the Statutes, is to be, or may be, provided for by the Ordinances. (2) The First Ordinances of the University shall be made by the Vice-Chancellor which, after being approved by the Board of Management, shall be submitted to the Chancellor for his approval. (3) The Chancellor in consultation with the Government shall either approve the Ordinances or give suggestions for modifications therein. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall either modify the Ordinances incorporating the suggestion of the Chancellor or give reasons for not incorporating any of the suggestions made by the Chancellor and shall return the First Ordinances along with such reasons, if any, to the Chancellor and on receipt of the same, the Chancellor shall consider the comments of the Vice-chancellor and shall approve the First Ordinances of the University with or without such modifications and then the First Ordinances, approved by the Chancellor shall be published in the official Gazette and upon such publication the Ordinances shall come into force.