Chapter V STATUTES, ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS AND BYE-LAWS

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall have, in addition to all other powers vested in it, the power to make Statutes to provide for the administration and management of the affairs of the University with approval of the State Government. (2) Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (i) the powers and duties of the officers of the University; (ii) the constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the University not specifically provided for in this Act; (iii) the procedure for the nomination of members of the Board, the Academic Council and other authorities or bodies of the University and all such other matters, relating to these authorities or Committees, as may be necessary or desirable to provide; (iv) conferment of honorary degrees and holding convocation; (v) the supervision of the affiliated colleges or institutions, or recognized institutions; (vi) the principles governing the seniority and service conditions of the employees of the University; (vii) the provision for disqualifying members of the authorities or committees of the University; (viii) qualifications, recruitment, workload, code of conduct, terms of office, duties and conditions of service including periodic assessment of officers and other employees of the University and the affiliated institutions except those colleges or institutions maintained by the State or Central Government or a local authority, the provision of pension, gratuity and provident fund, the manner of termination of their services, wherever applicable, as approved by the State Government; (ix) application of funds of the University for furtherance of the objectives of the University; (x) conditions and procedure for affiliation of colleges or institutions or for withdrawing the affiliation of colleges or institutions; (xi) the norms for grant of autonomy to affiliated institutions or recognized institutions or approved institutions; (xii) acceptance and management of trusts, bequests, donations, endowments and grants from individuals or organizations; (xiii) fixing of number of working days, number of actual days of instructions, holidays other than Sundays, vacation and terms in academic year; (xiv) disciplinary action against officers and other employees of the University, and disciplinary action against teachers, officers and other employees of affiliated institutions or recognized institutions and approved institutions other than the institutions managed by the State Government, the Central Government and local authority; (xv) award of degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other academic distinctions by the University; (xvi) the withdrawal or cancellation of degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other academic distinctions granted by the University; (xvii) the maintenance of Register of registered graduates; (xviii) the maintenance of accounts and preparation and passing of the annual budget of the University; and (xix) any matter as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act.

(1) Not-withstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government shall make the First Statutes of the University and shall continue to be in force until amended or superseded by statutes made by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) The Board may, from time to time, make new or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the Statutes with prior approval of the State Government. (3) No Statute affecting the powers and duties of any authority of the University shall be made by the Board unless the draft of such Statutes is referred by the Vice-Chancellor to that authority for expressing its views thereon, within such period as may be specified in the reference or with such period as the Vice-Chancellor may allow and views if any, so expressed are duly considered: Provided that where any such draft Statutes pertaining to academic matters, the Board shall obtain the opinion of the Academic Council before considering the same; (4) Statutes passed by the Board shall be submitted to the State Government who may give or withhold its approval thereto or refer it back to the Board for reconsideration with such observations as it deems fit; (5) No Statute passed by the Board shall be valid until approved by the State Government and it shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Odisha Gazette or on such other date as the State Government may fix.

Subject to the conditions prescribed by or under this Act, the Board may make Ordinances, to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to courses of study for degree, diploma, certificate course and other academic distinctions; (b) the fees to be charged for admission to the examinations leading to degrees, diplomas, certificate courses and other academic distinctions, and for registration of students and any other fees to be charged; (c) the conditions of residence, conduct and discipline of the students of the affiliated institutions, and action to be taken against them for breach of discipline or misconduct, including the following :- (i) use of unfair means at an examination or abetment thereof; (ii) refusal to appear or give evidence in any authorized inquiry by an officer in charge of an examination or by any officer or authority of the University; or (iii) disorderly or otherwise objectionable conduct, whether within or outside the University; (d) the conditions governing the appointment and duties of examiners; (e) the conduct of examinations and other tests and the manner in which the candidates may be assessed or examined by the examiners; (f) the classification of teachers, staff strength, workload of teachers and other staff in the affiliated institutions; (g) the inspection of affiliated institutions, recognized institutions, approved institutions and hostels; (h) the mode of execution of contracts or agreements for, by or on behalf of, the University; (i) the rules to be observed and enforced by affiliated institutions and recognized institutions regarding transfer of students wherever necessary; (j) all or any other matters which, by or under this Act or Statutes, are to be or may be, provided by Ordinances; and (k) all or any other matter, in the opinion of the Board, necessary for the exercise of the powers conferred or the performance of the duties imposed on any authority of the University under this Act or Statutes.

(1) The Board may make, amend or repeal Ordinances in the manner hereinafter provided in this section. (2) No Ordinance concerning the matters referred to in clauses (a) to (e) of section 28 shall be made by the Board unless a draft thereof has been proposed by the Academic Council. (3) The Board shall not have the power to amend any draft proposed by the Academic Council under sub-section (2) but may reject or return it to the Academic Council for reconsideration, in part or in whole, together with any amendment which the Board may suggest. (4) Every Ordinance passed by the Board shall be submitted to the State Government who may give its approval or refer it back to the Board for reconsideration with such observation as it may deem fit. (5) No Ordinance passed by the Board shall be valid until approved by the State Government and it shall come into force as the Board may direct.