State Act

THE SARDAR BHAGWAN SINGH UNIVERSITY ACT, 2016

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Private Universities Act, 2023 (Uttarakhand Act 2 of 2024), s.72(1) and Schedule-I item 18; it may still apply to matters that began before then.

7 The University shall have the following powers namely:- (a) to provide for instruction and to make provisions for research and advancement and dissemination of knowledge according to the regulations of the University may determine from time to time. (b) Sciences, technology, Medicine, Dentistry, Management, Miscellaneous and other professional courses and History, Culture, Philosophy, Art etc; courses shall be conducted by the institutional centre and the of campus centre/ distance education other than the main campus within the State shall be conducted according to the rules after the prior permission of University Grant Commission; (c) to honour educational stalwarts and persons of academic eminence with the decoration of Professor Emeritus: (d) to grant, subject to such conditions as the University may determine, diplomas or certificates to, and confer degrees or other academic distinction on the basis of examinations, evaluation or any other method of testing on persons ,and to withdraw any such diplomas, certificates, degrees or other academic distinctions for good and sufficient cause; (e) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribed; (f) to provide education including correspondence and such other courses to such persons, who are not members of the University; (g) to institute Directorships, Principalships, Professorships, Associate professorships, Readerships, Assistant Professorships, Lectureships and other teaching or other academic posts required by the University and to make appointment for the same; (h) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto; (i) to appoint / engage persons working in any other University or authority or organization having specific knowledge permanently or for a specific period; (j) to co-operate, collaborate or associate with any other University or authority or institution in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine; (k) to establish and maintain schools, institutions and such centres, speciliazed laboratories or other units for research and instructions as are in the opinion of the University, necessary for the furtherance of its objects: (l) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes; (m) to establish , maintain and supervise residence / hostels for students of university and promote their health and general welfare activities; (n) to make provisions for research and consultancy, and for that purpose to enter into such arrangements with other institutions or bodies as the University may deem necessary; (o) to declare a centre, an institution, a department , or school as the case may be in accordance with the Statutes; (p) to determine standards for admission into the University, which may include examination, evaluation or any other method of testing; (q) to demand and receive payment of fees and other charges; (r) to make special arrangements in respect of woman students and students belonging to Sikh minority community as the University may consider desirable; (s) to regulate and enforce discipline amongst the employees and students of the University and take such disciplinary measures in this regard as may be deemed necessary by the University; (t) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of the employees of the University; (u) to receive donations and to acquire hold, manage and dispose of any property moveable or immovable for the welfare of the University; (v) to borrow by way of hypothecation or mortgage against the property of University with prior approval of the Society (w) to appoint either on contract or otherwise visiting Professor Emeritus Professors, consultants, fellows, scholars, artists, course writers and such other persons who may contribute to the advancement of the objects of the University; (x) to do all such acts and things as may be necessary , incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the University and which may be permitted by the Executive Council of the University.