Powers of the University

(1) The University shall have the following powers:- (a) To provide for instructions in all disciplines pertaining to Technical Education, Higher Education (including teacher education), science and technalogy, General Sciences, Management Education related areas of education and to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge; (b) To carry out all such other activities as may be necessary or feasible in furtherance of the objects of the University; (c) To hold examinations for, and to institute grant and confer degrees or other academic distinction to, and on, persons, who- (1) have pursued a course of study in the University or other Campus and Constituent College, Regional Centre, Study Centre, Research Centre and Career Academy Centre or in under its distance education system; or (2) have carried on research in the University or other Campus and Constituent College, Regional Centre, Study Centre, Research Centre and Career Academy Centre or under its distance education system; (d) To confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions in the manner and under conditions laid down in the Statutes/Provisions; (e) To award fellowships, scholarships and prizes etc., 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 the advancement of education in Technical Education, Higher Education (including teacher education), science and technalogy, General Sciences, Management Education related areas of education mentioned in Section 9; (h) To provide other extra curricular activities for students and employees apart from education; (i) To make appointments of faculty, officers and employees in the University or other Campus and Constituent College, Regional Centre, Study Centre, Research Centre and Career Academy Centre; (j) To receive donations, project grants and gifts of any kind and to acquire, hold, manage, maintain and dispose of any movable or immovable property, including trust and endowment properties for the purpose of the University of Sponsor body; (k) To establish and maintain halls/hostels and to recognize places of residence for students of the University or Constituent College; (l) To supervise and control the residence, and 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; (m) To create the necessary posts of the employees in the academic, administrative and supporting staff and other sectors; (n) To co-operate and collaborate with other Universities, Industries and Organizations in such a manner and for such purpose as the University may determine from time to time; (o) To provide distance education system and the manner in which distance education in relation to the academic programmes of the University may be organized as per procedure and norms prescribed by University Grants Commission and other concerned Statutory/Regulatory body; (p) To organize and conduct refresher courses, orientation courses, workshops, seminars and other programmes for teachers, lesson writers, evaluators and other academic staff; (q) To determine standards of admission to the University through specialized committees with the approval of Academic Council; (r) To make special provision for students belonging to the state of Uttarakhand for admission in any course of the University. (s) To do all such other acts or things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be necessary to pursue the objectives of the University; (t) To prescribe courses for Bachelor Degree, Post Graduate and Research and to start the courses for diploma, certificates etc; (u) To clearly set apart Academic Activities of the University from the activities the Sponsor body; (v) To provide for the preparation of instructional materials, including films, cassettes, tapes, video cassettes, CD, VCD and other softwares; (w) To recognize examinations of, or periods of study (whether in full or in part) of other Universities, Institutions or other places of higher learning as equivalent to examination or periods of study in the University and to withdraw such recognize at any time; (x) To raise, collect, subscribe and borrow funds with the approval of the Board of Governors, with or without the security of property of the University for the purposes of the University; (y) To enter into, carry out, vary or cease contracts;