Powers of the University

(1) The University shall have the following powers, that is to say: (a) To establish, maintain and recognize such regional centers and study centers as may be prescribed by the Statutes of the University from time to time; (b) To hold examinations for such persons and to institute and confer degrees or other academic distinctions upon those who have: (i) pursued a course of study in the University or any constituent college or under the Distance Education System and regional centers/study centers; or (ii) carried out research work in the University or any constituent college or under the Distance Education System; (c) To confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions in the manner as mentioned in the Statutes and subject to the conditions; (d) To institute and confer fellowships, scholarships, and awards, studentship, certificate and other academic distinctions as per the Statutes; (e) To provide assistance to similar organizations or individuals; (f) To conduct refresher courses, orientation courses, workshops, seminars and other programs for teachers, instructors, other academic staff and students; (g) Such courses for degrees of Graduate, Postgraduate, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science and research work as prescribed by the University under the University Grants Commission, Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Nursing Council of India, Pharmacy Council of India, All India Council for Technical Education and other statutory councils shall be set by the University, but the University shall have the right to start its own courses in respect of granting diplomas, certificates etc. in its subjects; (h) To determine the standard of admission for the University or any constituent college, regional and study centers, through specific committees and with the approval of the Academic Council; (i) To make special provision on the basis of merit for admission to any course in the University or any constituent college, regional center or study center for permanent residents of the State of Uttarakhand; (j) To create academic, administrative and supporting staff and other necessary posts; (k) To appoint teachers, officers and staff in the University or constituent college, regional centers or study centers; (l) To provide for the growth of distance and alternative education system; (m) To provide for the Distance Education System and such way, with the prior permission of the Distance Education Council, so that distance education can be organized according to the academic programs of the University; (n) To demand and receive such fees, bills, invoices and to collect charges as may be determined by the Statutes or Rules, as far as possible; (o) With the approval of the Management Board, to raise, collect, accept and receive funds for the purposes of the University with or without security of the property of the University; (p) With the prior permission of the Sponsoring Institution, to receive donations and gifts of any kind for the purposes of the University or any constituent college, regional centers or study centers, and to acquire, hold, manage, maintain and dispose of any movable and immovable property; (q) To make arrangements for extra-curricular activities for students and employees; (r) To institute and maintain hostels (halls) for the students of the University or any constituent college and to designate places of residence; (s) To control, supervise the accommodation, keep control over discipline among all classes of employees and students and to specify their service conditions including code of conduct; (t) To collaborate and cooperate with institutions, organizations, universities, particular persons, industries and enterprises of India or abroad in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by the University from time to time; (u) To provide for the preparation of academic material through films, cassettes, tapes, video cassettes, CD, VCD and other software etc.; (v) To grant recognition to the examinations or period of study (full or partial) of other universities, institutions and centers of higher education as equivalent to the examinations or period of study of the University, and to terminate the recognition granted to them at any time; (w) To enter into contracts, to execute them, to modify them or to terminate them; (x) To clearly distinguish the academic activities of the University from the activities of the Sponsoring Institution; (y) As a legal entity, to sue and be sued in its own name through its authorized officer in any Court, Tribunal or authority; (z) To do all other such acts as are necessary and possible to promote the objectives of the University, whether they are incidental to the aforesaid powers or not. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, and without affecting the provisions of sub-section (1), it shall be the duty of the University to take all such measures as it deems fit to promote the University and distance education systems, and to determine the teaching, evaluation and research standards of such systems, and for the performance of this task, universities, constituent colleges, regional centers, study centers and research centers shall have the power, whether they have been granted privileges or not, or any other university or higher education institution, along with the power to allocate and distribute grants, as may be specified by the Statutes.