(i) to provide instruction, teaching, training and research in various branches and specialized fields of study of Science, Technology, Medicine, Management, Law, Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, Performing Arts, Sports and any other fields of study including the imparting of skills that have employment potentiality;
(ii) to establish the main campus at Barrackpore, North 24-Parganas, West Bengal, and to have study centres, campuses, Off-campus centres, Off-shore campuses and regional centres at different places in India and abroad as per the norms and regulations of the University Grants Commission and other relevant Regulatory Bodies;
(iii) to provide regular education programmes;
(iv) to institute degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examination, or any other method of evaluation;
(v) to collaborate with other colleges or Universities, research institutions, industry associations, professional associations or any other organization, in India and abroad, and to conceptualize, design and develop specific educational and research programmes, training programmes and exchange programmes for students, faculty members and others;
(vi) to disseminate knowledge through seminars, conferences, executive education programmes, community developmentprogrammes, publications and training programmes;
(vii) to undertake programmes for the training and development of faculty members and teachers of the University and other institutions in India and abroad;
(viii) to undertake collaborative research with any organization in India and abroad;
6 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019 [PART III The Swami Vivekananda University Act, 2019.
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(ix) to create higher levels of intellectual abilities;
(x) to create entrepreneurs by providing necessary skills and support;
(xi) to provide consultancy to industry, Government, public and private organization;
(xii) to create an Industry Academia partnership by inviting Industry and institutions in the University's campus and other University's places for mutual benefits;
(xiii) to ensure that the standard of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions are not lower than those laid down by the Regulatory Bodies in India;
(xiv) to do all things necessary or expedient to promote the objectives of this Act;
(xv) to pursue any other objective as may be assigned to the University by the State Government.
7. No person shall be discriminated against or be excluded from any office of the University or from membership of any of its authorities or from admission to any course of study leading to a degree, diploma or other academic distinction on the grounds of sex, race, creed, caste, class, place of birth and religious belief or political or other opinion.