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The objects of the University shall be, - (i) to provide for instructions, teaching, education, research and training at all levels in the discipline of higher education including specifically designed skill intensive programmes in engineering, management, medical technology skills, hospitality, tourism, finance, accounting, Establishment of the University. Objects of the University. PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), DECEMBER 9, 2021 (AGHN 18, 1943 SAKA) 176 healthcare, wellness, agriculture technology and management, entrepreneurship, vocational education and other skill based programmes in collaboration with industry and foreign universities, as per the needs of the industry and the society in general, as may be deemed necessary by the University, as permissible under the State or Central law and with the approval of the concerned Regulatory Authority; (ii) to promote the academic aspirations of rural students; (iii) to undertake industry-oriented teaching, training and research extension programmes and to provide employable skills with a view to contribute to the development of the society; (iv) to provide for research, creation, advancement and dissemination of knowledge, wisdom and understanding; (v) to encourage and motivate leading industrial houses for setting up at the campus their respective corporate institutes for academia- industry nexus; (vi) to disseminate knowledge so as to make it accessible to all strata of the society; (vii) to promote Punjabi studies, to provide for research in Punjabi language and literature and to undertake measures for the development of Punjabi language, literature and culture; (viii) to open study centers, campuses, centers within its jurisdiction in accordance with the prevailing regulations, with the approval of the State Government; (ix) to set up off-campus centres, off-shore campuses, study centres and zonal or regional centres as per the guidelines of the University Grants Commission or its equivalent Body so created by the Central Government, and with the approval of the State Government; and (x) to do all such things, as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance to the objects of the University.