Section 8(1)(c) in Himalayan Garhwal University Act, 2016
(c)To hold examination for, and to institute grant and confer degrees or other academic distinctions to, and on persons, who:(I)Have pursued a course of study in the university or in a constituent College or through its distance education system at regional centre/ study Centre/ Career Academy Centre/ Information centre; or(II)Have carried on research in the university or in a constituent body or under its distance education centre;