Section 4 in The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Act, 1998
4. Objects of University.
- The objects of the University shall be to disseminate, create and preserve knowledge and understanding by teaching, research, extension and service and by effective demonstration and influence of its corporate life on society, in general, and in particular the objects shall be,-(a)to carry out its responsibility of creation, preservation and dissemination of knowledge;(b)to promote discipline and the spirit of intellectual inquiry and to dedicate itself as a fearless academic community to the sustained pursuit of excellence;(c)to encourage individuality and diversity within a climate of tolerance and mutual understanding;(d)to promote freedom, secularism, equality and social justice as enshrined in the Constitution of India and to be catalyst in socio-economic transformation by promoting basic attitudes and values of essence to national development;(e)to extend the benefits of knowledge and skills for development of individuals and society by associating the University closely with local and regional problems of development;(f)to carry out social responsibility as an informed and objective critic, to identify and cultivate talent, to train the right kind of leadership in all walks of life and to help younger generation to develop right attitudes, interests and values;(g)to promote equitable distribution of facilities of Health Sciences Education;(h)to provide for efficient and responsive administration, scientific management and develop organisation of teaching and research;(i)to promote acquisition of knowledge in rapidly developing and changing society and to continually offer opportunities of upgrading knowledge, training and skills in the context of innovations, research and discovery in all fields of human endeavour by developing educational network related to Health Sciences with use of modern communication media and technologies appropriate for a learning society;(j)to strive to promote competitive merit and excellence as the sole guiding criterion in all academic and other matters relating to students;(k)to impart education and training to achieve the goal of physical, mental and spiritual health of every individual,(l)to create better understanding between different systems of medicines through inter-disciplinary study and research;(m)to establish and develop Indian Systems of Medicine so as to keep health of a healthy individual and to cure the disease of diseased individual.
