(i) to provide for facilities and offer opportunities to women for post-graduate education in applied science, arts, technology, industry, commerce, management and social science by instruction, training, research, development and extension and by such other means as the University may deem fit;
(ii) to promote research in applied science and arts, technology, industry, commerce, management and social science for the advancement of knowledge and for the betterment of the society particularly with focus on women's perspective;
(iii) to devise and implement programmes of education for women in applied science, arts, technology, industry, commerce, management and social science that are relevant to the changing socio economic needs of society, in terms of breadth of diversity and depth of specialization;
(iv) to serve as a centre for fostering co-operation and exchange of ideas between the academic and research community on the one hand and industry on the other;
(v) organize exchange programme with other institutions of repute in to India and abroad with a view to keeping abreast of the latest developments in relevant areas of teaching and research.
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CHAPTER – II THE UNIVERSITY The University. 4. (1) The Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, and the members of the Executive Council, the Court and Academic Council for the time being, shall constitute a body corporate by the name of the Assam Women's University.
(2) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and can sue and be sued by the said name.
Territorial Limits.
5. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other State law for the time being in force, on the coming into force of this Act, the territorial jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the whole of the State of Assam.
Powers of the University.