University open to all irrespective of sex, religion, class or creed

(1) No person shall be excluded from any office of the University or from membership of any of its authorities or from admission to any degree, diploma or other academic distinction or course of study on the sole ground of sex, descent, creed, class, place of birth or religious belief: Provided that the University may, subject to the prior approval of the State Government, maintain, affiliate or recognize any college or institution exclusively for women, or may reserve seats for the purposes of admission as students in any institution maintained by the University for women, or for members of such classes and communities as are socially and educationally backward. (2) It shall not be lawful for the University to impose on any person any test whatsoever relating to sex, descent, creed, class, place of birth or religious belief in order to entitle him to be admitted as a teacher or student or to hold any office or post in the University or to qualify for any degree, diploma or other academic distinction or to enjoy or exercise any of the privileges of the University.