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Subject to such orders, rules, regulations, guidelines and directions, as may be issued from time to time, by the Central Government, Government of Orissa or the Council under the provisions of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987, the University shall have the following powers and functions, namely :— (i) to establish and maintain Departments in the field of engineering and technology, including information technology and its application to architecture, management and applied sciences on regular or part time basis; (ii) to provide for instruction and training in such branches of learning as are in keeping with the objects of the University and to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge ; (iii) to institute degrees, titles, diplomas and other academic distinctions; 52 of 1987. Powers and Functions of the University. 4 (iv) to grant, subject to such conditions as the University may determine, diplomas or certificates and confer degrees and other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations, evaluation or any other method of assessment, on deserving persons; (v) to confer honorary degrees, or other distinctions on distinguished persons in accordance with the conditions to be prescribed by the Statutes; (vi) to withdraw or cancel degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates or other distinctions under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes; (vii) to take measures to have constant interaction with industries and other employers of technical manpower for orienting the education and training towards the needs of industries and other employers; (viii) to provide common forum for interaction between research institutions, industries and other Universities to ensure transfer of technology from research institutions to industries and to prepare the students of the University for using and disseminating innovative technology; (ix) to act in furtherance of the entrepreneurial skills and abilities among students ; (x) to assess the needs of the State and the Country in terms of subjects, fields of specialization, level of education and training of technical manpower both on short-term and long- term basis and to introduce or encourage introduction of innovative training programmes and to re-orient existing training programmes to meet such needs; (xi) to make arrangements for promoting the health, general welfare and moral well-being of students and take such measures as would foster in them habits of hard work, self- discipline and spirit of service to society; (xiI) to fix the fees payable to the University and to demand and receive such fees; (xiii) to hold and manage endowments and bursaries and to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes; (xiv) to institute, raise and provide funds wherever necessary for carrying out the functions of the University; (xv) to co-operate with other Universities or institutions or authorities or associations in such manner and for such purposes as the Board may determine; (xvi) to establish, maintain, manage and confer recognition to hostels; (xvii) to co-ordinate, supervise, regulate and control the teaching, consultancy and conduct of research in the University to the extent deemed necessary; 5 (xviii) to determine the powers and duties of the officers and other employees of the University other than those provided in this Act; (xix) to institute and establish Professorships, Readerships, Lectureship and any other teaching and research posts required by the University and to appoint persons to such posts; and (xx) to do all such acts and things as may be required in furtherance of the objects of the University.