(a) to disseminate advanced knowledge by providing academic and research facilities in such branches of learning which includes Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical and Biological Sciences, Medicine, Management, Law, Indian Culture and Performing Arts, Yoga, Spirituality and Mindmanagement, Vocational Education and Training, Tribal and Backward Area Development Studies, Social justice and in other fields as it may deem fit;
(b) to institute Degrees, Diplomas, Charters, Designations, Certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examination or any other method of evaluation;
(c) to collaborate with other colleges or Universities, research institutions, industrial associations, professional associations or any other organization, in India or abroad;
(d) to promote moral values, human ethics and service orientation, and train exemplary citizens of the country and the world;
(e) to innovate, develop and offer holistic spiritual education in the fields of Vedic Sciences, Yogic Sciences, Mind-management, Comparative Religion and Alternative Medicine for physical, mental and intellectual well-being of society;
(f) to create new career options for like-minded youth in the field of Vedic Sciences, Yogic Sciences, and Mind-management and make them fit enough to act as Cultural Ambassadors of India abroad. To train brilliant, dynamic and service-oriented teachers in these fields, with the potential of conducting classes for corporate houses, industries, educational institutions and the general public;
(g) to promote and propagate Alternative Medicinal systems, such as Naturopathy and Ayurveda, through education, research, cultivation of indigenous herbs and organic farming;
(h) to establish an ideal of a socially responsible and responsive University, by conducting health camps, opening hospitals, blood- Objects of the University.
11 banks, old-age homes, schools, and other humanitarian institutions in the Tahasil of Damapada, and later in other parts of the State of Odisha, with the approval of the Government, for the alleviation of poverty of the masses, both material and spiritual;
(i) to conduct Executive Development programs, Health Camps, Yoga Retreats, Mind-management Workshops, Exhibitions, for physical, mental and spiritual upliftment of the society;
(j) to develop a Centre for Continuing Education for the benefit of women, the disabled and those who cannot undergo the regular courses;
(k) to run job-oriented certificate and diploma courses;
(l) to undertake inter-disciplinary studies with respect to Humanities, Sciences, Technology and in other fields;
(m) to function as a learning resource centre;
(n) to provide opportunities for sharing of knowledge by conducting national level and international level conferences and seminars;
(o) to open offices, centres, and educational institutes in India and abroad, with the approval of the Government, for effectively implementing any of the above;
(p) to conceptualize, design and develop specific educational and research programmes, training programmes and exchange programmes for students, faculty members and others;
(q) to establish the following schools of the University, namely:-
(i) School of Religious Studies;
(ii) School of Health Sciences;
(iii) School of Fine Arts;
(iv) School of Languages;
(v) School of Humanities;
(vi) School of Business Studies;
(vii) School of Engineering;
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(ix) Subject to the approval of the State Government, any other School as it may deem fit;
(r) to disseminate knowledge through seminars, conferences, executive education programmes, community development programmes, publications and training programmes;
(s) to undertake programmes for the training and development of faculty members of the University and other Institutions in India and abroad;
(t) to undertake collaborative research with any other organization in India or abroad;
(u) to create higher levels of intellectual abilities;
(v) to provide consultancy to industry, Government and Public Organizations;
(w) to ensure that the standard of the degrees, diplomas, charters, certificates and other academic distinctions are not lower than those laid down by the University Grants Commission and other Regulatory Bodies, as the case may be;
(x) to do all things necessary or expedient to promote the above objectives; and
(y) to pursue any other objective as may be approved by the State Government.
6. Subject to the provisions of this Act., the Statutes or Rules made there under or any other relevant laws for the time being in force or such orders, regulations, guidelines and directions, as may be issued from time to time, by the Central Government, the State Government or the Regulatory Body, the University shall have the following powers, namely :–
(a) to establish and develop Schools under various disciplines as envisaged in clause (q) of Section 5;
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(b) to carry out such other activities as may be necessary or feasible in furtherance of the object of the University;
(c) to confer Degrees, Diplomas, Charters, Certificates or other academic distinctions and professional designations as envisaged under Section 5 in the manner and under conditions laid down in the Statutes;
( d) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships and prizes, in accordance with the Statutes;
(e) to demand and receive such fees, bills, invoices and collect charges, as may be fixed by the Statutes or Rules, as the case may be;
(f) to make provisions for extra-curricular activities for students and employees;
(g) to make appointments of the faculty, officers and employees of the University;
(h) to receive donations and gifts of any kind and to acquire, hold, manage, maintain and dispose of any movable or immovable property and endowment properties for the purpose of the University;
(i) to institute and maintain or take on rent halls and to provide places of residence for students of the University and to recognize such places taken on rent;
(j) to supervise and control the residence and to regulate the discipline among the students, research scholars, trainees and all categories of employees and to lay down the conditions of service of such employees, including their code of conduct;
(k) to create academic, administrative and support staff and other posts, as would be necessary;
(l) to co-operate and collaborate with other domestic and overseas Universities and Institutions, academicians, in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine, from time to time, keeping in view, the rich heritage and culture of India;
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(m) to organise and conduct refresher courses, orientation courses, workshops, seminars and other programmes for teachers, developers of course ware, evaluators and other academic staff;
(n) to determine standards of admission to the University with the approval of the Academic Council;
(o) to make special provision for students belonging to the State of Odisha for admission in any course of the University;
(p) to do all such other acts or things as may be necessary for furtherance of the objects of the University;
(q) to prescribe such courses for Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, Degrees and Research and such other Degrees, Diplomas, Charters, Designations and Certificates;
(r) to provide for the preparation of instructional materials including films, cassettes, tapes, video cassettes, compact disk, visual compact disk and other software;
(s) to reorganize examinations or periods of study, whether in full or in part, of other Universities, Institution or other places of Higher learning as equivalent to examinations or periods of study in the University and to withdraw such recognition at any time;
(t) to raise, collect, subscribe and borrow with the approval of the Board of Governors whether on the security or the property of the University money for the purpose of the University;
(u) to enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts;
(v) to receive grants for conducting schemes, projects and specific Research and Studies from Non-Government sources; and
(w) to do all things necessary or expedient to exercise the above powers.
7. The University shall be open to all persons and shall not discriminate on the ground of gender, race, caste, religion or domicile and it shall not be lawful for the University to adopt or impose on any person any test whatsoever of religious belief or any profession in order to entitle one to be appointed as a University open to all classes, castes, religion, language and gender.
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Provided that for the purpose of admission of students, the University shall provide reservation of fifty percentum of the seats in each different course for the students of Odisha subject to satisfying the minimum qualifying standard for admission tests and interviews:
Provided further that any seats remaining vacant due to non-availability of required percentage of students of Odisha, those may be filled by other students with prior permission of the State Government.
8. (1) The University shall seek , obtain and retain accreditation from the respective national or State accreditation bodies and be subject to the regulations or guidelines made thereunder, from time to time, relating to private Universities.
(2) The University shall obtain prior permission or recognition from the concerned Regulatory Bodies for conferring graduate or post graduate degrees and for other programmes.
(3) As regards other programmes on technical education, the relevant laws, rules, regulations in the matter of obtaining approval or recognition or maintaining standards shall apply to the University.
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CHAPTER – III CHANCELLOR AND OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
9. (1) The Chancellor shall be an eminent educationist or a distinguished public figure other than the President of the Sponsoring Body or his close relatives.
(2) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the President of the Sponsoring Body, with the approval of the Board of Governors, and he shall hold office for a term of three years and after expiry of the term, he shall be eligible for re-appointment as Chancellor for further terms.
(3) The Chancellor shall, when present, preside at the convocation of the University for conferring Degrees, Diploma, Charters, Designations and Certificates.
(4) The Chancellor shall have the following powers to be exercised in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Statutes, namely:-
(a) to call for any paper or information relating to the affairs of the University; and
(b) on the basis of information received by the Chancellor, if he is satisfied that any order, proceeding or decision taken by any authority of the University other than the Board of Governors, is not in conformity with the Act, Statutes or Rules, he may give such advice to the Vice-Chancellor as he may deem fit in the interest of the University and basing on such advice of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor shall take a decision which shall be complied with by all concerned.