Powers of the University.

Subject to other provisions of this Act, the Statutes or Rules made thereunder or any other relevant laws for the time being in force, the University shall have the following powers, namely:—a. to establish Off-Campus Centers and Study Centers and conduct Distance Education as are in the opinion of the University, necessary for the furtherance of its objects in conformity with the provisions of the University Grants Commission (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003 or any other applicable provision as may be prescribed by the Competent Authority in this regard;b. to establish and develop schools as envisaged in clause (g) of Section 7;c. to carry out all such other activities as may be necessary and feasible in furtherance of the object of the University;d. to confer degrees, diplomas, charters, certificates or other academic distinctions and professional designations as envisaged under section 7 in the manner and under conditions laid down in the Statutes and to withdraw or cancel such degrees;e. to institute and award fellowships, scholarships and prizes in accordance with the Statutes;f. to demand and receive such fees, bills, invoices and collect charges as may be fixed by the Statutes or Rules, as the case may be;g. to make provisions for extra-curricular activities for students and employees;h. to make appointments of the faculty, officers and employees of the University;i. to receive donations and gifts of any kind and to acquire, hold, manage, maintain and dispose of any movable or immovable property, including Society and endowment properties for the purpose of the University;j. to institute and maintain halls and to recognize places of residence for students of the University;k. to supervise and control the residence, and to regulate the discipline among the students and all categories of employees and to lay down the conditions of service of such employees, including their Code of conduct;l. to create academic, administrative and support staff and other necessary posts;m. to co-operate and collaborate with other domestic and overseas Universities and Institutions in such a manner and for such purposes as the University may determine from time to time;n. to organize and conduct refresher courses, orientation courses, workshops, seminars and other programmmes for teachers, developers of course ware, evaluators and other academic staff;o. to determine standards of admission to the University with the approval of the Academic Council;p. to make special provision for students belonging to the State of Odisha for admission in any course of the University ;q. to do all such other acts or things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be necessary for furtherance of the objects of the University;r. to prescribe such courses for Bachelor Degree, Master Degree, Doctor or Philosophy, Doctor of Science Degrees and Research and such other Degrees, Charters and Certificates;s. to provide for the preparation of instructional materials, including films, cassettes, tapes, video cassettes, Compact Disk, Visual Compact Disk and other software;t. to raise, collect, subscribe and borrow with the approval of the Board of Governors whether on the security of the property of the University, money for the purposes of the University;u. to enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts; and