Powers and duties of the University

The University shall have the following powers and duties; namely: (a) To make arrangements for teaching in such subjects as the University deems appropriate, and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in research and extension work, including advisory services: Provided that the fields of research and extension work shall be encouraged in such a manner that the functions of teaching are not transgressed due to the emphasis on higher education/knowledge; (b) To re-orient teaching, research and extension work, and to consult and cooperate with other universities and institutions, and to encourage entrepreneurship in such a manner as the University deems appropriate, which may include the establishment of inter/multi-disciplinary centres/departments to accelerate academic advancement and scientific research and to keep pace with new social demands; (c) To affiliate the University with national, international and other institutions for the expansion of educational possibilities, and to remain associated with them; (d) To work in the direction of moral character and capacity building of students with the intention of equipping them to enter the job market and to make them competitive, to encourage entrepreneurship among them, and to play a positive role as sensible citizens; (e) To institute chairs, degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions; (f) To grant the privilege of affiliation or recognition to any college or self-financed institutions of various names, or to increase the privileges of any college already affiliated or recognized as the case may be, or to withdraw or reduce such privileges, and to provide guidance to and control the work of affiliated and associated colleges and self-financed institutions; (g) To conduct examinations for such persons (without discrimination of any gender, caste, creed or disability) who have studied any course, as per the conditions laid down in the statutes and ordinances, in the University campus, constituent or affiliated or associated college or self-financed institution, or have conducted research work under any institution recognized for this purpose by the University or under a distance education program, or who have achieved excellence in any field, and to confer degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions; (h) To confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions under the manner and conditions specified in the statutes; (i) To cooperate or collaborate with other universities, institutions and authorities in such manner and for such purposes as the University deems appropriate; (j) To institute such academic and other posts as required by the University after the permission of the State Government, and to appoint persons to such created posts after the approval of the State Government; (k) To determine the terms and conditions regarding the affiliation and recognition of colleges and self-financed institutions and to satisfy itself by inspections or otherwise from time to time that such...