State Universities Act, 2000 (29 of 2001) Section 5 - Bare Act

¹[1] Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the powers of the University conferred by or under this Act shall be exercised in the University area and no educational institution beyond the said area shall be associated with or admitted to any privileges of the University:

Provided that the benefit of correspondence courses or external degree courses may be extended by the University to students outside the University area:

Provided further that an educational institution situated outside the country may be associated with or admitted to the privilege of the University by sanctioning affiliation and the powers in this behalf shall be exercised by the University in the manner specified in section 59:

Provided also that an educational institution situated within the University area may be associated with, or admitted to, any privileges in any other University or affiliated to a University established and incorporated including foreign Universities with the specific sanction of the State Government and in consultation with the University within whose jurisdiction the institution is situated. The manner and procedure for grant of such sanction shall be as prescribed in the statutes.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this section ' foreign university' means a university which is not a university established under an Act of Parliament or of a State Legislature within India.

²[(2) Any privilege enjoyed from Gulbarga University or the Karnataka University by any women college or other women educational institution before the date of commencement of the Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2003 shall, with effect from such date as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf be deemed to be withdrawn and all such women colleges or educational institutions previously admitted to the privileges of, or affiliated to, the Gulbarga University or the Karnataka University shall be deemed to be admitted to the privileges of, or affiliated to, the Women University]

³[(3) Any privilege enjoyed from the Bangalore University by the colleges or educational institutions situated in Kolar, Tumkur and Bangalore Rural districts excluding Kanakapura and Hoskote Taluks before the commencement of the Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2004 shall, with effect from such date as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf, be deemed to be withdrawn and all such colleges or educational institutions previously admitted to the privileges of, or affiliated to, the Bangalore University shall be deemed to be admitted to the privilege of, or affiliated to, the Tumkur University.]

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1. Re-numbered by Act 33 of 2003 w.e.f. 21.6.2003

2. Inserted by Act 33 of 2003 with effect from 21.6.2003

3. Inserted by Act 10 of 2004 w.e.f. 1.10.2004