The University shall have the following powers and duties, related to: —

(1)Teaching and Learning, namely as: -

(a)to impart instruction in such branches of learning as the University may think fit including professional studies and technology;

(b)to create and deliver well-structured, engaging, and up-to-date curricula;

(c)use diverse teaching methodologies to meet the needs of all learners;

(d)to incorporate the latest research findings into teaching practices;

(e)to equip students with critical thinking, problem-solving, and professional skills;

(f)to ensure that teaching aligns with accreditation and institutional benchmarks;

(g)to collaborate across departments for Interdisciplinary Teaching;

(h)to carry out need assessment for establishment of Regional Center(s), Study Centre(s), and Community College(s)as, applicable within its jurisdiction;

(i)to promote an inclusive and equitable quality learning environment; and

(j)to partner with external organizations to provide real-world learning opportunities. Collaboration, namely

(2)Research and Collaboration, namely:-

(a)to make provision for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge, and generally to cultivate and promote the arts (including fine arts and performing arts), humanities, social sciences, accounts and commerce, pure and applied sciences, present and emerging technologies, managements, different forms of medicine, engineering, law, physical education and other branches of learning and culture and their multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary areas;

(b)to establish, maintain and manage departments, institutions of research, institutions of specialised studies;

(c)to provide for establishment of study centres, and also to provide for and maintain common resource centres in such Study Centres in the form of post-graduate departments, libraries, laboratories, computer centres and the like centres of learning and skills training, as per the guidelines laid down by the State Government or by the University Grants Commission (UGC);

(d)to provide for the establishment of the University campus and / or study centres and / or Regional Centres depending on the administrative demand and requirement from students;

(e)to co-operate or collaborate with any other University, institution, authority or organisation for research and advisory services and for such purposes to enter into appropriate arrangement with other universities, institutions, authorities, or organisations to conduct certain courses as the situation may demand;

(f)to explore the possibilities of augmenting the resources of the University by exploring or innovating activities such as research and development, consultancy, training programme and providing services for different clients from industry, trade or any other non-government organisations;

(g)to undertake academic collaboration programmes, research and advisory services with Universities and institutions abroad, as per the regulations issued by UGC and related statutory bodies, from time to time with the vision of attaining self-sustenance;

(h)to undertake development programme in higher education, research, consultancybased projects and training programme for outside agencies, by charging fees, so as to generate internal funds and other resources;

(i)to create knowledge, disseminate it, and foster high quality research, which is contemporary, globally competitive and locally as well as regionally and nationally relevant;

(j)to strengthen education at under-graduate and post-graduate level, promote research culture in relevant degree programme and cultivate desire for entrepreneurship; and

(k)to cultivate research parks, technology incubators and other engagement entities, to translate University research to commercial domain and coordinated projects involving multiple faculty groups from several disciplines that address some important issues before the State.

(3)Appointment and Promotion of Employees, namely as: -

(a)to make appointments to the posts of Officers, Directors, Principals, teachers, nonteaching staff and other posts of the University in the manner as prescribed by the Statutes;

(b)promotion of University employees as per procedure prescribed by the Statutes;arising

(c)to analyze the vacancies, against the sanctioned posts for both teaching, nonteaching staffs and other posts of the University till 31st December of every year and preparation of thefor, roster timely appointment against such vacancies;

(d)to facilitate inter University transfer of employees as per the procedure prescribed by the Statutes;

(e)to establish Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) with the support of University Grants Commission (UGC) and other such arrangements for all-round training of its employees;

(f)to carry out induction training, career development program, skill enhancement program and workshops for the employees of the University in collaboration with Jharkhand State Faculty Development Academy;

(g)to periodically assess the performance of teachers in accordance with the norms prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Statutes;

(h)to periodically assess the performance of non-teaching employees in accordance with the norms prescribed by the Statutes;

(i)to collaborate with academic and research institutions for faculty exchange programs, joint collaborations, and research;

(j)to regulate and monitor the attendance of the employees on the premises of the University or College during teaching or working hours as prescribed; and

(k)to enforce conduct and discipline rules for employees prescribed by the Statutes or Rules framed in this regard.

(4)Internship, Apprenticeship and Placement of Students, namely as: -

(a)to integrate internships as a mandatory component of certificate or diploma or degree or any other academic qualification;

(b)to provide sufficient internship and apprenticeship opportunities for all students through partnerships, agreements, memorandum of understanding with industry bodies;

(c)to establish dedicated board or office or cell focusing on internship, apprenticeship and placement of students;

(d)to identify, advertise and engage apprentices and advanced apprentices as per the requirement of the University through merit-based selection process as per the norms of Government of India or the State Government, as applicable;

(e)to introduce apprenticeship embedded degree programs with suitable industry partners as per the norms of University Grants Commission or any other regulating body as applicable;

(f)to introduce specialised courses for improving employability of students;

(g)to formulate policies for transparent merit-based placement of students;

(h)to identify skills to which students need to be exposed to, by taking into account the local needs, training facilities available, emerging needs and new employment opportunities; and

(i)to regularly update the curriculum, ensuring employability of students.

(5)Finances of the University, namely as: -

(a)to borrow funds for the purposes of the University on the security of the property of the University, with the prior permission of the State Government;

(b)to receive funds for collaborative programme(s) from foreign agencies, subject to rules of the Central Government and the State Government in that behalf;

(c)to create development corpus out of surplus, that the University may generate through its teaching, learning, training, research, emerging technology, startup, innovations and development, consultancy and any other academic and support activities and to invest it in a professional manner, and use the interest generated through it for the growth and development of academic, research and development, academic and physical infrastructure development and any other infrastructure;

(d)to formulate strategic roadmap for generation of internal funds of the University by undertaking activities such as industry-academia collaboration, research and consultancy projects, alumni contribution and endowments, internationalization of education, intellectual property and technology transfer, start-up promotion and incubation, etc.;

(e)to introduce or operate or wind-off self-financed courses out of the internal funds of the University and carry out recruitments and appointments of teaching and nonteaching employees, if any for such courses in the manner as prescribed;

(f)to incur expenditure from various funding agencies within the Country without any share or contribution from the State Government, and contributions received from individuals, industries, institutions, organizations or any person whosoever, to further the objectives of the University, and contributions or fees for academic or other services offered by the University for aided and self-supporting academic programmes; and

(g)to incur expenditure from the development fund, or any other fund established by the University for the purposes of creation of posts in various cadres, granting pay and allowances and other benefits to the posts created through its own funds provided those posts are not held by such persons, who are holding the posts for which government contribution is received, starting any academic programmes on self-financing basis, granting remunerations or incentives to its employees for performing any task assigned to them other than their regular duties and responsibilities and incurring expenditure on any development work and on welfare activities of its students and employees.

(6)Promotion of Inclusive Education, namely as: -

(a)to make special provisions for the benefit of University education to be made available to classes and communities which are socially and educationally backward or women students or divyangjan students or students from rural and tribal areas;

(b)to introduce bridge courses for students belonging to underprivileged sections of the society;

(c)to promote remedial courses for the academically weaker students; and

(d)to take appropriate infrastructural or technological or social measures for complete safety of female teachers, non-teaching staff and students.

(7)Operations of a University, namely as: -

(a)to organize, maintain and manage University departments, institutions, laboratories, learning resource centres, libraries, museums and equipment for teaching, learning, training, research and development or extension;

(b)to establish, maintain and manage hostels, health centres, auditoria, student resource centres gymnasiums and other student related activities;

(c)to establish requisite infrastructure and engage personnel for campus security and safety of students and employees;

(d)to upgrade selected Constituent Colleges into Regional Centres of the University for decentralization of administrative and extension activities in the jurisdiction determined by the University;

(e)to prescribe the courses, of instruction and studies for the various examinations leading to specific degrees and diplomas or certificates;

(f)to make provision, wherever feasible, in the University departments, colleges and institutions, for survey and collection of statistics, data and other particulars relevant to various developmental activities including State and National plans, evaluation of the developmental schemes with the participation of the students as a part of their curricular activities;

(g)to supervise, control and regulate admission of students for various courses of study in University departments, Constituent and affiliated Colleges;

(h)to prepare the academic calendar and ensure its strict adherence;

(i)to confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions as prescribed by the Statutes;

(j)to maintain discipline and cordial environment within the University;

(k)to make provision for participation of students in any programme, services or activities directed towards cultural, economic and social betterment as may be necessary and possible, to fulfill the objects of the University by the State Government or / and the Government of India;

(l)to promote by itself, or in co-operation with other universities or organisations, the study of regional, national and foreign languages;

(m)to evolve an operational scheme for ensuring accountability of its employees;

(n)to have a learner-centric approach and perform the role of being a knowledge creator;

(o)to create a comprehensive digital University framework for both, e- learning and eadministrative services;

(p)to exploit the power of ‘learning by collaboration’ and ‘participation’ with use of information and communication technology;

(q)to provide an environment for the all-round development of youth by exposing them to the rich cultural heritage of the country and creating opportunities for development of skills in sports;

(r)to comply with and carry out any directives issued by the State Government, from time to time, with reference to above powers, duties and responsibilities of the University;

(s)to conduct academic audit of University departments and related units at regular intervals;

(t)to confer and award such degrees, diplomas and certificates, and provide for such lectures, instruction and training for external students, and the students under correspondence and distance education, online and continuing education courses;

(u)to ensure that Green Audits of the University and its Constituent Units are conducted annually to achieve highest level of energy efficiency;

(v)to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the attainment of all or any of its objects; and

(w)to carry out the duties as mentioned under sub-section(1) to sub-section(7) of this section, the University may consult with JSFDA/ JSHEC/ JCSTI as required.

(8)The Universities enlisted in Schedule II of this Act The Universities enlisted in Schedule II of this Act have been entrusted with additional responsibilities and powers, namely as: -

(a)to make provisions to enable establishment of constituent and affiliated colleges to undertake specialised studies;

(b)to make provisions for creation of autonomous, empowered autonomous and empowered autonomous, cluster of institutions;

(c)to establish Study Centres or Regional Centres of the University as per its requirements and with clear geographical jurisdiction and assigned responsibilities;

(d)to hold or examinations, evaluations and confer certificates, diploma, degrees and postgraduate diplomas other academic distinctions on persons who, have pursued approved courses of study in the University or in a college and have passed the examinations and earned the required credits or marks or grades prescribed by the University;

(e)to lay down the conditions of affiliation of colleges and recognition of institutions taking into account the credibility of the management and the norms of academic performance of colleges, faculties and subjects, as may be laid down, from time to time, by the Statutes or Rules;

(f)to admit to the privileges of the University, affiliated or constituent colleges and institutions not maintained by the University and withdraw all or any of those privileges, temporarily or permanently;

(g)to designate constituent college, an affiliated college, institution as an autonomous constituent college, affiliated college or institution, in a stand-alone or cluster form as the case may be, in accordance with the guidelines, as prescribed by the Statutes;

(h)to supervise, control and regulate admission of students for various courses of study in constituent and affiliated colleges;

(i)to monitor and evaluate the academic performance of University departments, University institutions, constituent colleges and affiliated colleges, autonomous or empowered colleges in a stand-alone or cluster form for affiliation or recognition, as the case may be, for periodical State, National and World accreditations/ rankings;

(j)to hold and to manage trusts and endowments and to institute and award fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, medals and prizes for teachers and students of the University and colleges;

(k)to inspect, where necessary, all types of colleges or institutions through suitable machinery established for the purpose, and take measures to ensure that proper standards of instruction, teaching, learning, training and research, and extension are maintained by them and adequate library, classrooms, laboratory, hostel, workshop and other academic facilities are provided for;

(l)to rescind or suspend affiliation or recognition or empowered status granted to colleges or institutions or cluster of institutions;

(m)to transfer the management of an affiliated college, institution or autonomous college or empowered autonomous college or cluster of institutions in case where irregularities or commissions or omissions of criminal nature by the management of such college or institution or mismanagement of such college or institution are prima- facie evident, to any other management, following proper legal procedure and with prior approval of the State Government; and

(n)to evolve an operational scheme for ensuring accountability of teachers, nonvacational academic and non-teaching staff of the University, institutions and colleges.