Section 22(3) in First Statutes of the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, 2018
(3)The Faculties shall have a number of constituent divisions under the following heads:(a)Departments whose primary activities shall be disciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching and academic research;(b)Centres of Research whose primary activities shall be to carry out sponsored research and development in areas of industrial and national thrust leading to transfer of technology to the user system; and(c)Central Academic Service Facilities or Units whose primary activity shall be the management of specific academic facilities required by the students and faculty of more than one department research centre.
