Powers of the University

(1) to such orders, rules, regulations, guidelines directions issued from time to time, by the Central Government, State Government, University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, Distance Education Council and National Teacher Education Council, or any other law for the time being in force, the University shall have the following powers, namely: (i) to provide for admission and instruction in such branches of knowledge, including technology, vocation and professions the University may determine from time to time and to make provision for research, and extension by offering the following courses, namely: (a) Certificate Courses in Engineering Science, Paramedical, Agriculture, Foreign Language, Mason and Carpentry. (b) Graduate level courses. (c) Diploma Courses in Laboratory Technician, Computer hardware, Management Courses, Computer Application Courses; (d) P. G. Level Courses; (e) Teacher Education Courses like CT, B. Ed., M. Ed.; (f) Other Skill Development and Vocational Courses; and (g) Add-on Courses. (ii) to plan and prescribe courses of study of degree, diplomas, certificates or for any other purpose. (iii) to hold examinations or test and confer degrees, grant certificates or other academic distinctions on persons who have pursued approved courses of study in the University or conducted research in the manner laid down by the Statutes and Ordinances; (iv) to confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions in the manner laid down by the Statutes; (v) to withdraw or cancel any Degree, Diploma or Certificate conferred or granted by the University in the manner prescribed by the Statutes; (vi) determine the manner in which distance education system in relation to the academic work of the university may be organized; (vii) to institute professorship, readerships, lectureships and other academic positions necessary for imparting instruction or for educational material or for conducting other activities, guidance, designing and delivery of course and evaluation of the work done by the students, and to appoint persons to such professorship, readership, lectureship and other academic positions; (viii) to lay down the courses of instructions or courses of study for various examinations; (ix) to co-operate with, and seek the co-operation of, Universities and institutions of higher learning, professional bodies and organizations for such purpose as the University considers necessary. (x) to hold and manage trusts and endowments and to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, medals, prizes and such other awards for recognition of merit as the University may deem fit; (xi) to establish and maintain such regional centers as may be determined by the university from time to time; (xii) to establish, maintain or recognise Study Centers in the manner laid down by the Statutes; (xiii) to inspect regional centers, study centers and recognised institutions and take measures to ensure proper standards of instruction, teaching and training with adequate library and laboratory; (xiv) to organize and conduct refresher courses, workshops, seminars and other programmes for teachers, lesson writers, evaluators and other academic staff; (xv) to recognise examinations of, or periods of study (whether in full or part) at other Universities, institutions or other places of higher learning as equivalent to examinations or periods of study in the University, and to withdraw such recognition at any time; (xvi) to make provision for research and development in educational technology and matters related thereto; (xvii) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts as the University may deem necessary, from time to time and to make appointments thereto, subject to condition that the university shall bear the salary cost of officers both teaching and non-teaching and other staff so engaged out of its own fund and shall not be entitled to any grant whatsoever from the Government towards that salary, remuneration, fees or honorarium cost; (xviii) to receive benefactions, donations and gifts for the purposes of the University and maintain proper accounts thereof; (xix) to acquire, hold and manage property both movable and immovable, to lease, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any property, movable or immovable, which may vest in, or be acquired by it, for the purposes of the university, and to enter into contract and all other acts or things necessary for the purposes of this Act: Provided that no such lease, sale or transfer of immovable property shall be made without the prior approval of the Government. Provided further that where the Government is satisfied that any such property may, in the interest of the University, be given on lease or otherwise transferred or disposed of, the Government shall issue necessary directions to the University and the University shall comply with such directions forthwith. (xx) to borrow, with the approval of the Government, whether on the security of the property of the university or otherwise, money for the purpose of the University. (xxi) to enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts; (xxii) to fix, to demand and receive such fees and other charges, as may be approved by the Chancellor from time to time; (xxiii) to promote, control and maintain discipline among the students of the University; (xxiv) to lay down and regulate the salary, scale of pay, allowances and other conditions of service of the employees and the members of the teaching, other academic and non-teaching staff of the University including their code of conduct; (xxv) to appoint, either on contract or otherwise, visiting Professors, Emeritus Professors, Consultants, fellows, scholars, artist, renowned writers and such other persons who may contribute to the advancement of the objects of the university; (xxvi) to conduct, co-ordinate, supervise, regulate and control post-graduate and research work in the university; (xxvii) to recognize persons working in other Universities, institutions or organizations as teachers of the University on such terms and conditions as may be laid down by the Ordinances; (xxviii) to determine standards and to specify conditions for the admission of students to courses of study of the University which may include examination and any other method of testing; (xxix) to take the disciplinary action against the students of the University and to impose punishments upon them as may be deemed fit for breach of discipline or misconduct within or outside the University including the use of unfair means at an examination or in relation thereto by themselves or by any other persons or abatement thereof; (xxx) to make arrangements for the promotion of the general health and welfare of the students and the employees; (xxxi) to take such measures for standardisation of skill development education courses and programmes in the State; (xxxii) to provide for the preparation of instructional materials, including films, cassettes, tapes, videocassettes and other software; and (xxxiii) to do all such acts as may be necessary incidental to the exercise of all or any of the powers of the University and conducive to the promotion of all or any of the objects of the University. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, but without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), it shall be duty of the University to take all such steps as it may deem fit for the promotion of the Open University and distance education systems and for the determination of standards of teaching, evaluation and research in such systems. (3) In carrying out its objects, the University shall strive for cooperation with the Indira Gandhi National Open University and shall observe, to the extent feasible, the education norms and standards prescribed by it for Open Learning Systems.