(2)[ to hold examinations and to grant to, and confer degrees and other academic distinctions on, persons who-(a)have pursued a course of study in the University or in any College, or(b)are non-collegiate women students residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the University, or(c)are teachers in educational institutions under conditions laid down in the Statutes and Ordinances and have passed the examinations of the University under like conditions,]
