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The University namely :— to provide for instruction and training in such branches of learning as it may think fit and to make provision for research and for the advance- ment and dissemination of knowledge ; to establish, maintain and manage institutions study and research; to make such provision as will enable Colleges to undertake specialisation of studies and to organise common laboratories, libraries, museums and other equipment for research work; to institute Prof essorships, Readerships, Lecture- ships and any other teaching posts required by the University and to appoint persons to such Prof essorships, Readerships, Lectureships - or tither teaching posts or to recognise, persons as such Professors, Readers, Lecturers or holders of other teaching posts; to institute degrees, titles, diplomas and other academic distinctions ; (6) to hold examinations and to confer degrees, titles, diplomas and other academic distinctions on persons who— (a) shall have pursued an approved course of study in an Affiliated, Constituent, Professional or University College or a University Laboratory, unless exempted therefrom in the manner pres- cribed by the Statutes and shall have passed the prescribed examinations of the University, or (h) shall have carried on research under conditions prescribed; (7) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions under conditions prescribed; 48) to recognise Colleges as Constituent or Professional Colleges and to withdraw recognition from such Colleges and to institute, maintain and manage University Colleges and University Laboratories; shall have the following powers, Powers. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) for 4 The Calcutta University Act, 1951. [West Ben. Act (Chapter II.—The University and its Officers and Authorities.—Section J.) (9) to affiliate to itself Colleges, to allow Colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta as constituted prior to the appointed day to continue to exercise the rights and privileges conferred on them by such affiliation and any further privi- leges conferred by or under this Act and to with- draw affiliation from such Colleges; (10) to establish, maintain and manage Halls, to recog- from Hostels and to withdraw recognition there-- ; (11) to hold and manage endowments and to institute awards, fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, stipends, bursaries, exhibitions, medals and prizes; (/2) to fix fees or other charges and to demand and receive such fees or othr charges as may be prescribed; (13) to make grants from the University fund for the maintenance of the National Cadet Corps; (14) to provide for the promotion of the health and welfare of students and to exercise such super- vision and control as will secure their discipliner health and well-being; (75) to co-operate with oth Universities and er educational authorities er in snuch versiti manner andot f h or such purposes as the University may determine; y to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to further the objects of the University as a teaching and examining body and a research organisation and' .to cultivate and promote arts, science and other branches of learning; (17) to acquire, hold or dispose of property movable or immovable, for furthering any of the objects, specified above, as may be necessary; and (18) to do all acts or things necessary or incidental for any of the objects specified in clauses (1) to (17).