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(1) No person shall be excluded from any office of the University or from membership of any of its authorities, bodies or committees, or from admission to any degree, diploma or other academic distinction or course of study on the sole ground of sex, race. creed, caste, class, nationality, place of birth, religious belief or political or other opinionor any of them. (2) It shall 1101 be lawful for the University to impose on any person any (est whatsoever relating to sex. race, creed, caste, class, nationalit)', place of bi1th, religious belief or profession of political or other opinion in order to entitle him to be admitted as a teacher or, a student or to hold any office or post in the University or to qualify for any degree, diploma or other academic distinction or to enjoy or exercise any pri vilegc of the University or any benefaction thereof. (3) No bequest. donation or transfer of any property shall be accepted by University which in the opinion of the Board, involves conditions or obligations opposed to the spirit and objects of the University. Powers and 7. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the University shall fun<1ions of exercise the following powers and perform the following ftmctions, University. namely: ... (i) to administer and manage the University and to establish such institutes, schools and centers for research, education and instfllctiort ns nre necessary for the fu1iheronce of the objects of the University; (ii) to provide for instruction, training and research in areas and subjects pertaining to biotechnology and all icd sciences; (iii) to develop innovative methods in teaching, research and development, and training in order to achieve international standards of such education, trainir\g, research and development; (iv) to prescribe courses and curricula and provide for flexibility in the education systems and delivery methodologies including electronic and distance learning; (v) to hold examinations and confer degrees, diplomas or grant certificates and other academic distinctions or titles on persons subject to such conditions as the University may determine, and to withdraw or cancel any such degrees, diplomas, certi ficaccs, or other academic distinctions or titles in the manner as may be prescribed; (vi) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the maimer as may be prescribed; (vii) to establish such special centres, schools, specialized study centres or other units for research and development as are, in PART IV J GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX. 08-10-20! 8 the opinion of the University, necessary for the fu1therance of its objects; (viii) to provide for printing, reproduction and publication of research and other work and to organize exhibitions, workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.; (ix) to sponsor, obtain sponsorship and unde11ake research in all aspects of bio1cchnology and allied sciences; (x) to collaborate or associate with any educational or other institution with like or similar functions or activities; (xi) to develop and maintain linkages with educational or other institutions in any part of the world having funct ions or activities wholly or partially similar to those of the University, tlU'ougb exchange of teachers, students and scholars mid generally in such manner as may be conducive to their common objects; (xii) to regulate the expenditure, manage the finances and to mai111.ain account~ of the University; (xiii) to receive grants, subventions, subscriptions, donations and gifts for the purposes of tbc University and consistent with the objects for which the University is established and to enter into any agreement with the Central Goverrunent, the State Government, the University Grants Commission or other authori.ties or bodies for receiving any grants; (xiv) to receive funds from the industries or from any other sources as gifts, donations, benefactions or bequests and by transfers of movable and immovable properties for the purposes and objects of the University; (xv) to establish, maintain and manage halls and hostels for the residence of students and accommodation for faculties, officers and employees of the University and the guest houses; (xvi) to supervise and control the residences and regulate the discipline of studcn1s of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare and cultural activities; (xvii) to fix, demand and receive or recover fees and such other charges as may be prescribed; (xviii) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, prizes, medals and other awards; (xix) to purchase or to take on lease any land or building or works which may be necessary or convenient for the purpose of the Univcrsit)' on such terms and conditions as it may think fit and proper and to construct, alter and maintain any such buildings or works; 17-5 17-6 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX. 08-10-2018 [ PART rv (xx) to sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the properlies of the University, movable or immovable, on such terms as it may think fit, consistent with the interest, activities and objects of the University after taking prior permission of the State Governrncnt; (xxi) to draw and accept, to make and endorse, to discotmt and negotiate Government promissory notes and other promissory notes, bills of exchange, cheques or other negotiable instrumen~; (xxii) to raise and borrow moneys on bonds, mortgages, promissory notes or other obligations or securities founded or based upon all or any of the properties and assets of the University or without any securities and upon such tenns and conditions as it may think fit and to pa)' out of the funds of the University, all expenses incidental to the raising of moneys, to repay and redeem any money borrowed after taking prior permission of the State Government; (xxiii) to invest the funds of the University in or upon such securities and transpose any in vestment from time to time in such manner as it may deem fit in the interest of University; (xxiv) to execute conveyances regarding transfers, mm1gages, leases, licenses, agreements and other conveyance in respect of the property, movable or immovable including Govcnunent securities belonging to the University or to be acquired for the purpose of the University after taking prior permission of the State Government; (xxv) to admit the students for the courses offered by the University in the prescribed rnaru1cr; (xxvi) to create academic; technical, administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto; (xiwii) to regulate and enforce discipline among the employees of the University and to provide for such disciplinary measures as may be prescribed; (xxviii) to institute professorships, associate professorships, assistant profossorships, readerships, lectureships, endowed professorship, honorary professorships, adjunct professorships, emeritus professors and any other teaching, academic or research posts and to prescribe qualifications for them; (xxix) to appoint persons as Directors, Deans, Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Readers, Lecturers, Adjunct Profossors, Registrar, or otherwise as teachers, researchers and other categories of employees as decided by the competent authority; PART IV] GUJARATGOVERNMENTGAZEflE. £X. 08-10-2018 (xxx) to develop and maintain relationships with teachers, researchers and experts in the domains of development of tecluiologies related to Biological Sciences or involving Biological Sciences for achieving the objects of the University; (xxxi) to enter into partnerships, agreements, arrangements, service deli very agreements with other national or international Universities or Institutes of repute for faculty exchange or for collaborative research or, for service agreement for academic instructions as service for knowledge, ski II development, research and innovation subject to prior approval of the Government of Gujarat; (xxxii) to enter in to partnerships, agreements, arrangements, service delivery agreemencs with industry or corporations for sponsored or contract research, and for commercialization and further development of technologies subject to such intellectual prope1ty sharing arrangements as may be prescribed by general or special regulations by the Board; (xxxiii) to set up and operate, or acquire on rental basis or through lease infrastructure and research and development related facilities for the needs of the students and the faculties for the fu11herance of the objectives of the University; (xxxiv) to set up and operate incubation centers for startups, technology development cell, research park providing colocation research and development facilities for industry and corporations and other institutes; (xxxv) to setup and operate animal houses, green houses, plant herbaria, veterinary and medical facilities, bio·banking, gene banking, biosafety facilities, and olher incidental facilities to support high tech biotechnology translational and product focused education and research; (xxxvi) to do all such other acts and things as the University may consider necessary, conducive or incidental to the attainment or enlargement of all or any of the objects of the University. CHAPTER UI AUTHORITIES AND OFFICERS OF UNIVERSITY Aothotities of