Section 4 in The Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994
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-(1)to carry out its responsibility of creation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge,(2)to promote discipline and the spirit of intellectual inquiry and to dedicate itself as fearless academic community to the sustained pursuit of excellence;(3)to encourage individuality and diversity within a climate of tolerance and mutual understanding;(4)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;(5)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;(6)to carry out social responsibility as an informed and objective critic, to indentify 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;(7)to promote equitable distribution of facilities of higher education;(8)to provide for efficient and responsive administration, scientific management and develop organization of teaching [research and extension] [These words were substituted for the 'and research' by Maharashtra 55 of 2000, section 3.];(9)to promote acquisition of knowledge in a 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 higher educational network with use of modern communication media and technologies appropriate for learning society;(10)to promote national integration and preserve cultural heritage;(11)to develop work culture and promote dignity of labour through applied components in the syllabi;(12)to build up financial self-sufficiency by undertaking academic and allied programmes and resource generative services in a cost-effective manner;(13)to promote better interaction and co-ordination among different universities and colleges by all such means generally to improve the governance of the university and facility it provides for higher education;(14)to generate and promote a sense of self-respect and dignity amongst the weaker sections of the society;(15)to strive to promote competitive merit and excellence as the sole guiding criterion in all academic and other matters relating to students.
