7. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the powers and functions of the University shall be ,-
(a) Administrative powers and functions:-
(i) to administer and manage the University and the associated colleges and to
establish such institutes and centre for research, education and instructions
as are necessary for the furtherance of the objects of the University;
(ii) 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, certificates or other academic distinctions or titles in the manner
as may be prescribed;
(iii) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner as may be
prescribed;
(iv) to establish such specialized study centres or other units for research and
development as are, in the opinion of the University, necessary for the
furtherance of its objects;
(v) to collaborate or associate with any educational institution with like or
similar objects for the design and introduction of specialized standalone
courses;
(vi) to develop and maintain linkages with educational or other institutions in
any part of the world having objects wholly or partially similar to those of
the University, through exchange of teachers, students and scholars and
generally in such manner as may be conducive to their common objects;
(vii) to develop and maintain relationships with teachers, coaches. researchers,
experts, sports associations and federations in any part of the world for
achieving the objects of the University;
(viii) to establish, maintain and manage sports infrastructure, halls and hostels for
the residence of students and accommodation for faculties, officers and
employees of the University;
(ix) to supervise and control the residence and to regulate the discipline among
the students of the University and to make arrangement for promoting their
health and general welfare and cultural activities;
(x) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships. prizes, medals and other
awards;
(xi) to purchase or to take on lease any land or building or sports complex or
sports infrastructure and scientific sports research equipments or indoor
stadium on works which may be necessary or convenient for the purpose of
the University on such terms and conditions as it may think fit and proper
and to construct, alter and maintain any such buildings or works ;
(xii) to sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the
properties 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 Government ;
(xiii) to execute conveyances regarding transfers, mortgages, leases, licenses,
agreements and other conveyances in respect of the property, movable or
immovable including Government securities belonging to the University or
to be acquired for the purpose of the University, after taking prior
permission of the State Government;
(xiv) to create academic, technical, administrative, ministerial and other posts and
to make appointments thereto either on permmanent post or on temporary
post or on contractual basis ;
(xv) to institute professorships, associate professorships, assistant professorships,
readerships, lectureships, endowed professorship, honorary professorships,
adjunct professorships, emeritus professorships, of different sports and
games and any other teaching, academic or research posts for sports
sciences and to prescribe qualifications for them;
(xvi) to appoint persons as Director, Deans, Professors, Associate Professors,
Assistant Professors, Readers, Lecturers, Head Coaches, Coaches, Trainers,
Adjunct Professors, or otherwise as teachers and researchers of the
University;
(xvii) to regulate and enforce discipline among the employees of the University
and to provide for such disciplinary measures as may be prescribed ;
(xviii) 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.
(xix) to be admitted as a student of the University or in any affiliated course of
the University in any college/institution, a student must have at least won a
medal/prize at the District Level Sports Competition in an Olympic Sports.
(xx) to appoint to the post of Vice-Chancellor of the University, a person as per
the qualification prescribed under section 12 of this Act.
(xxi) to have liaison or membership with various international professional
organisations or bodies.
(xxii) to co-operate or collaborate or associate with any other University or
authority or institution of higher learning, including those located outside
the country, in such manner and for such purposes as the University, may
determine.
(xxiii) to act as a technical advisory body to State Government and
State/National Sports Federations on all matters related to sports;
(xxiv) to admit to its privileges any College or Institution in or outside India
subject to such conditions as may be laid down by the Statutes;
(xxv) to recognise persons for imparting instruction in any College or Institution admitted to the privileges of the University;
(b) Academic, curriculum and research related powers and functions:-
(i) to run a Bachelor of Sports person (three year Degree Course) with
specialization in one of the Olympic sports, focusing on Athletics,
Volleyball, Basketball, Football, Handball, Hockey, Wrestling and Boxing,
Shooting where the evaluation of the Bachelors Degree will be based on
participation and winning medals in the National and International Sports
Competitions;
(ii) to admit sportspersons who have proven their sports talent at the district
level and ready to join the university and to groom sportspersons at an early
stage (e.g. age of 12 years onwards) so that they can join the University at a
later stage.
(iii) to provide for instruction, coaching, training and research in such branches
of knowledge or learning pertaining to the physical education, sports
sciences, sports technology and high performance training for all sports and
games;
(iv) to conduct innovative experiments in new methods and technologies in the
field of sports sciences, technology and management in order to achieve
scientific sports training system for all sports and games and international
standards of such physical education, sports training and research in sports
sciences;
(v) to prescribe courses and curriculum and provide for flexibility in the
education system and delivery of methodologies including open, electronic
and distance learning ;
(vi) to provide for e-publishing, printing, reproduction and publication of
research and other work and to organise exhibitions, workshops, seminars,
symposia, conferences, competitions, webinars etc;
(vii) to sponsor and undertake research in all aspects of physical education and
sports sciences, sports technology, allied areas and high performance
training for all sports and games;
(viii) to admit the students for the courses offered by the University in the
prescribed manner;
(ix) to provide vocational guidance and placement services in field of sports and
its allied activities.
(x) to organise and to undertake extramural studies, training and extension
services;
(xi) to determine standards of admission to the University, which may include
examination, evaluation or any other method of testing.
(xii) to provide training, coaching and other backup to high level sports persons
for achieving success in different national and international sports
competition;
(xiii) to provide for the preparation of instructional and training materials,
including films, cassettes, tapes, video cassettes and other software;
(xiv) to provided for semester system, continuous evaluation and choice-based
credit system and to enter into agreement with other Universities and
academic institutions for credit transfer and joint degree programmes;
(xv) to ensure active participation of students in all academic activities of the
University, including evaluation of teachers.
(c) Finance related powers and functions:-
(i) to regulate the expenditure, manage the finance and to maintain accounts of
the University;
(ii) to receive grants, subventions, subscriptions, donations and gifts for the
purposes of the University and consistent with the objects for which the
University is established and to enter into any agreement with the Central
Government, the State Government, PSUs, the University Grants
Commission or other authorities or bodies for receiving any grants;
(iii) to receive funds from the industries, associations, federations or from any
other sources as gifts, donations, benefactions or bequests by transfer of
movable and immovable properties for the purposes and objects of the
University;
(iv) to fix, demand and receive or recover fees and such other charges as may
be prescribed;
(v) to draw and accept, to make and endorse, to discount and negotiate
Government promissory notes and other promissory notes, Acts of
exchange, cheques or other negotiable instruments;
(vi) 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 terms
and conditions as it may think fit and to pay out of the funds of the
University, all expenses incidental to the raising of moneys, to repay money
borrowed, after taking prior permission of the State Government;
(vii) to invest the funds of the University in accordance with the provisions of
the Act;
(d) Miscellaneous powers and functions:-
(i) to maintain all reports of activities, finances etc in public domain in a web
portal.
(ii) to give effect to the procedures and standards provided under the Khelo India
Scheme or the National Sports Talent Search and Identification Scheme;
(iii) accreditation shall be obtained from the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council or any other accrediting agency at the national level; and
(iv) E-governance shall be introduced with effective management information.