6. The University shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-
(a) to provide and upgrade education, training and research in technical education and to create entrepreneurship and a conducive environment for pursuit of the technical education in close co-operation with industries;
(b) to admit any college to privileges of affiliation or to enlarge the privileges of any college already affiliated, or to withdraw or curtail any such privilege and to guide and control the work of such colleges;
(c) to institute and confer degree or [such other academic distinctions an may be prescribed].
(d) to hold examinations for, and to grant and confer degrees or [such other academic distinctions as may be prescribed ] to and on persons, who
(i) have pursued a course of study in a college; or
(ii) have carried on research in a college recognized in that behalf by the University. under conditions laid down in the Regulations;
(e) to confer honorary degree or other academic distinction in the manner and under conditions laid down in regulations;
(f) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, exhibitions and prizes in accordance with the Regulations;
(g) to demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be fixed by the Regulations;
(h) to make provisions for the advancement of technical education amongst classes and communities which are educationally backward;
(i) to make provisions for-
(i) the maintenance of National Cadet Corps or other similar organizations
(ii) physical and military training; and
(iii) sports and athletic clubs;
(j) to make appointments of officers and other employees of the University to the posts created by the State Government;
(k) to receive gifts, grants, donations or benefactions from the State Government or the Central Government and to receive bequests. donations or transfers of movable or immovable property from testators, donors or transferers, as the case may be, and to hold and manage the same;
(l) to lay down the conditions of affiliation of colleges and to satisfy itself by periodical inspection that such conditions are satisfied;
(m) to co-operate or collaborate with other Universities and authorities in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine from time to time;
(n) to do all such other acts or things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be necessary to further the objects of the University.