Objects of university.

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(1) The objects of the university shall be as follows, namely:- (a) to provide learning, teaching, capacity, capability and skills development and research and development in Higher and Technical Education covering Liberal Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences and Biotechnologies, Nano-Sciences and Technologies, Professional Disciplines such as Engineering, Technology, Management, Law, Business and Commerce, Applied and Creative Arts, Vocational Education, Media, Information and Communication Technology and Education per se and their inter-disciplinary, multidisciplinary studies and development; (b) to provide instructions, teaching and training in Higher and Technical Education, Arts, Sports, Culture, Film, Space Technologies, Marine Research and make provisions for research; (c) to create higher level of cognitive, affective and psychomotor (head, hearts and hands) abilities; (d) to create higher levels of intellectual abilities; (e) to create and deploy new educational programs to promote creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for inventing new ways for development and social reconstruction and transformation; (f) to establish state-of-the-art facilities for education and development; (g) to carry out teaching and research and offer continuing quality education programmes; (h) to create centres of excellence for research and development in Science and Technology and Socio- Economic development, and for sharing knowledge and its application; (i) to use modern and post-modern processes, mechanisms and technologies for governance and management of learning, teaching, researching, evaluating, developing, organizing and creating socioeconomic wealth for individuals and society in twenty first century; (j) to provide professional and development services to the industry and public organizations and society; (k) to start higher education programs and courses in new and emerging areas with innovative approaches; (l) to establish links, collaborations and partnerships with other higher education and research institutions in India and abroad; (m) to institute degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations, or any other methods of evaluation; (n) to establish innovative approaches for creation of seamlessness in academic structures, learning time-frames, and working and continuous evaluation processes for nurturing and cultivation of creativity and entrepreneurship; (o) to pursue any other objectives as may be suggested by the Government; (p) to ensure that the standard of the degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions conferred by a university are not lower than those laid down by the All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987) or the National Council for Teacher Education established under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (73 of 1993) or University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) or the Pharmacy Council of India constituted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (8 of 1948) or the Bar Council of India constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) or any other statutory body, as the case may be. (2) The Government may, by notification issued in the Official Gazette, notify the special objects of the university. (3) The notification issued under sub-section (2) shall be laid before both Houses of the State Legislature.

(1) The objects of the university shall be as follows, namely:- (a) to provide learning, teaching, capacity, capability and skills development and research and development in Higher and Technical Education covering Liberal Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences and Biotechnologies, Nano-Sciences and Technologies, Professional Disciplines such as Engineering, Technology, Management, Law, Business and Commerce, Applied and Creative Arts, Vocational Education, Media, Information and Communication Technology and Education per se and their inter-disciplinary, multidisciplinary studies and development; (b) to provide instructions, teaching and training in Higher and Technical Education, Arts, Sports, Culture, Film, Space Technologies, Marine Research and make provisions for research; (c) to create higher level of cognitive, affective and psychomotor (head, hearts and hands) abilities; (d) to create higher levels of intellectual abilities; (e) to create and deploy new educational programs to promote creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for inventing new ways for development and social reconstruction and transformation; (f) to establish state-of-the-art facilities for education and development; (g) to carry out teaching and research and offer continuing quality education programmes; (h) to create centres of excellence for research and development in Science and Technology and Socio- Economic development, and for sharing knowledge and its application; (i) to use modern and post-modern processes, mechanisms and technologies for governance and management of learning, teaching, researching, evaluating, developing, organizing and creating socioeconomic wealth for individuals and society in twenty first century; (j) to provide professional and development services to the industry and public organizations and society; (k) to start higher education programs and courses in new and emerging areas with innovative approaches; (l) to establish links, collaborations and partnerships with other higher education and research institutions in India and abroad; (m) to institute degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations, or any other methods of evaluation; (n) to establish innovative approaches for creation of seamlessness in academic structures, learning time-frames, and working and continuous evaluation processes for nurturing and cultivation of creativity and entrepreneurship; (o) to pursue any other objectives as may be suggested by the Government; (p) to ensure that the standard of the degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions conferred by a university are not lower than those laid down by the All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987) or the National Council for Teacher Education established under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (73 of 1993) or University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) or the Pharmacy Council of India constituted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (8 of 1948) or the Bar Council of India constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) or any other statutory body, as the case may be. (2) The Government may, by notification issued in the Official Gazette, notify the special objects of the university. (3) The notification issued under sub-section (2) shall be laid before both Houses of the State Legislature.

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