Section 5

Section 5 of the DAV University Act, 2012. The University shall have the following powers and functions, to be exercised and performed by it or through its officers and authorities, namely :- (i) to make provisions and adopt all measures (including adoption and updating of the curricula) in respect of study, teaching, research, consultancy a

The University shall have the following powers and functions, to be exercised and performed by it or through its officers and authorities, namely :- (i) to make provisions and adopt all measures (including adoption and updating of the curricula) in respect of study, teaching, research, consultancy and granting affiliation relating to the courses through traditional as well as new innovative modes including online education modes;

(ii) to institute and confer doctorate, Masters, degrees, diplomas, certificates, awards, grades, credits and academic distinctions;

(iii) to grant affiliation and to conduct examinations for granting or conferring doctorate, Masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates;

(iv) to institute and confer the designation of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Reader, Lecturer or any other equivalent designation, as may be required by the University in its campuses or its institutions and to appoint persons as such;

(v) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, exhibitions, as may be prescribed;

(vi) to provide for equivalence of the degrees, diplomas and certificates of the students completing their courses partially or in full from any other recognized University, Board or Council or any other competent authority in India and abroad;

(vii) to take all necessary measures for setting up campuses and granting them affiliation;

(viii) to set up central library, departmental libraries, museums and allied matters;

(ix) to demand such fees and other charges, as may be prescribed;

(x) to hold, manage and run the trusts and endowments which may be created in favour of the University;

(xi) to institute and confer honorary degrees, as may be prescribed;

(xii) to print and publish works of the academic excellence and to establish chairs of excellence;

(xiii) to take special measures for the spread of educational facilities amongst the educationally backward strata of society;

(xiv) to encourage and promote sports and martial arts;

(xv) to create technical, administrative, ministerial and other necessary posts and to make appointments thereto;

(xvi) to receive grants from the University Grants Commission and other Central, State agencies or any other person or organization;

(xvii) to accept and receive gifts, donations and to raise loans and advances in Indian and foreign currencies; (xviii) to undertake research projects and consultancy on mutually acceptable terms and conditions in respect of industry, business and allied subjects;

(xix) to frame statutes, ordinances and regulations for carrying out the objects of the University;

(xx) to encourage and promote extra-curricular activities for personality development of the teachers, students and employees of the University;

(xxi) to provide for dual degree, diplomas or certificates vis-à-vis other universities on reciprocal basis;

(xxii) to set-up constituent colleges, institutions, off-campus centres, off-shore centres and zonal or regional centres, study centres, learning centres (by whatever name these may be called), as per the guidelines of the University Grants Commission; (xxiii) to purchase, acquire and take on lease or mortgage and sell, lease, mortgage, alienate and transfer any immovable or movable property of the University;

(xxiv) to admit Indian students, Persons of Indian Origin, Non-resident Indian and Foreign National and to prescribe the fee structure and receive fee for various categories of students in Indian and Foreign Currencies;

(xxv) to seek collaboration with other institutions and Universities in India and abroad on mutually acceptable terms and conditions;

(xxvi) to determine salaries, remunerations, honoraria to teachers and employees of the University in accordance with the norms specified by the University Grants Commission; (xxvii) to do self-certification and start new courses, which shall be exempted from obtaining any permission, approval, license, certificate, no objection certificate, authorization, or any other document from the State Government, any state University or any other body, set up by the State Government under any State Ordinance; and (xxviii) to take all such measures and to perform all such functions as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance to the objects of the University.

Section 5, The DAV University Act, 2012 (Act 14 of 2013).