State Act

THE TAMIL NADU VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY ACT 1989

6 The University shall have the following powers and functions, namely: (a) To provide for instructions, training and research in veterinary and animal sciences; (b) To provide for dissemination of the findings of research and technical information through extension education; (c) To institute degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions in veterinary and animal sciences; (d) To hold examinations and to confer degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions on persons who have- (i) Pursued a prescribed course of study; or (ii) Carried out research in the university under the prescribed conditions; (e) To confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner and under the conditions prescribed; (f) To provide for lectures and instructions for field workers, livestock farmers and other persons not enrolled as regular students of the University and to grant certificates to them, if necessary; (g) To cooperate with other Universities and authorities in such manner and for such purposes as it may determine; (h) To establish and maintain colleges and institutions relating to veterinary and animal sciences; (i) To affiliate colleges to the University under conditions prescribed and to withdraw affiliation from colleges; (j) To establish and maintain laboratories, libraries, research stations and museums for teaching, research and extension education; (k) To institute teaching, research and extension education posts and to appoint persons to such posts; (l) To create administrative and other posts and to appoint persons to such posts; (m) To institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, bursaries, exhibitions, medals and prizes in accordance with the statutes; (n) To establish and maintain hostels, to recognise hostels not maintained by the University and to withdraw recognition therefrom; (o) To establish and maintain residential accommodation for the employees of the University; (p) To fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed; (q) To supervise and control hostels and to regulate and enforce discipline among the students of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and welfare; and (r) To do all such acts and things, whether incidental to the powers and functions aforesaid or not, as may be necessary or desirable to further the objects of the University.