State Act

The Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University Act, 2008

5. The University shall have the following powers and functions, to be exercised and performed by or through its various officers and authorities, namely :— (i) to make provisions and adopt all measures (including adoption and updating of the curricula) in respect of study, teaching and research, relating to the courses through traditional as well as new innovative modes including online education mode ; (ii) to institute and confer degrees, diplomas, certificates, awards, grades, credits and academic distinctions ; (iii) to conduct and hold examinations, grant or confer degrees, diplomas and certificates; (iv) to institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships, Readerships, Lectureships and other degrees; (v) to provide for the degrees, diplomas, certificates, equivalent or corresponding to the degrees, diplomas, certificates of other recognized Universities, Boards or Councils ; (vi) to take all necessary measures for setting up Campuses ; (vii) to set up central library, departmental libraries, museums and allied matters ; (viii) to demand such fees and other charges, as may be prescribed ; (ix) to hold, manage and run trusts and endowments, which may be created in favour of the University ; (x) to institute and confer honorary degrees as may be prescribed ; (xi) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships as may be prescribed ; (xii) to print and publish works of academic excellence ; (xiii) to take special measures for the spread of educational facilities among the educationally backward strata of the 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 ; (xvii) to accept and receive gifts, donations and to raise loans and advances ; (xviii) to undertake research projects on mutually acceptable terms and conditions in respect of agriculture, industry and business ; (xix) to provide consultancy services ; (xx) to frame Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations for carrying out the objects of the University ; (xxi) to encourage and promote extra-curricular activities for personality development of the teachers, students and employees of the University ; (xxii) to provide for dual degrees, diplomas or certificates vis-a-vis other universities on reciprocal basis ; (xxiii) 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 and the instructions issued by the State Government from time to time ; (xxiv) to purchase, acquire and take on lease or mortgage and sell, lease, mortgage, alienate and transfer any immovable or movable property of the University ; (xxv) to prescribe the fee structure for various categories of students ; (xxvi) to seek collaboration with other institutions on mutually acceptable terms and conditions : (xxvii) to determine salaries, remunerations, honoraria to teachers and employees of the University in accordance with the norms, specified by the University Grants Commission ; (xxviii) to do self-certification, which shall be exempted from obtaining any permission, approval, license, certificate, no objection certificate, authorization, or any other document from the State Government or any other body, set-up by the State Government or under any State Act or Central Act ; and (xxix) to take all such measures and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or desirable to further the objects of the University.