University open to all

(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, race, creed, class, place of birth, religious belief or political or other opinion: Provided that the University may, subject to the previous sanction of the Government, maintain, affiliate any college exclusively for women. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the University shall in accordance with the special or general directions of the Government reserve seats for the purpose of admission as students in any college or institution maintained or controlled by the University for the Scheduled Castes the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes; Provided that the university shall abide by the provisions of norms of Government for reservation for various categories, for admission in various courses. (3) The University shall be open to all persons irrespective of caste, creed, race, language etc. Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the University to admit to any course of study more than the number of students as may be determined by the Regulations. Provided further that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the University from making special provision for admission on students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes of the State.