University to be open to all classes and creeds

The University shall be open to all persons, irrespective of their class, caste, gender or creed, but nothing in this section shall prevent the University or the Government from exercising their powers to stop discrimination for persons, group of persons, caste or class of a particular background, as approved by the Legislature: Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the University from making special provisions for the admission of students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and other persons, as may be specified by the Government.