Section 4 in The Karnataka Rajya Dr. Gangubai Hangal Sangeetha Mattu Pradarshaka Kalegala Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2009
4. The objectives of the University.
The University shall have the following objectives namely;-(1)to provide instructions in all branches of Music and performing arts and to make provisions for research and advancement of studies in Music and performing arts and dissemination of knowledge thereof.(2)to function as a high-level teaching, training and research organisation in all forms and genres of Music and performing arts and their studies;(3)to preserve, foster, popularise and promote the traditional system of Indian Music and performing arts with an emphasis on various forms of Music and performing arts practiced in Karnataka;(4)to highlight the wisdom contained in Music performing arts and above mentioned disciplines and their relevance to the modern world;(5)to make Music and performing arts popular among all the folks of the society;(6)to prepare, consolidate, revive, promote, translate, publish all forms and genres in Music, performing arts and ancient manuscripts in Kannada and other languages;(7)to regularize the study of all forms of Music, performing arts.(8)to foster and formulate programmes and their relevance and significance of Music and performing arts in the modern scientific technological days and to strengthen the rich tradition and heritage of Music and dance;(9)to establish the Museum, Archieves and Library pertaining to music and performing arts tradition;(10)to computerize and digitize the entire corpus of manuscripts and music and performing arts texts and also to bring out Research Journals of high standard through the University and its various departments.(11)to establish high-tech Studio with Audio-Video recording and Photography facilities to record and shoot the music and performing arts live performance and photographs;(12)to organize music and performing arts concerts, seminars, work-shops, conferences, training programmes with a view to promote awareness and knowledge about the messages carried in ancient music and performing arts traditions;(13)(a)to establish directorates for supportive education leading to all forms of Music and performing arts;(b)to establish distance and online education(c)to establish a publication department to publish books and works related to music and performing arts.(14)to establish chairs in various discipline for conducting advanced research and to conduct hobby classes for all sections of the society;(15)to conduct sangeetha mattu pradarshaka kalegala yatre to create awareness, interest and to popularize music and performing arts;(16)to experiment music and performing arts as a therapy for health and medical ailments;(17)to do such acts and other things, whether incidental to the power or aforesaid or not as may be required in order to promote the objectives of the University.(18)to create a net work of Music and performing arts Institutions and Educational Research Oriented Institutions having similar objectives with reciprocal arrangements and facilities for interaction with the view to foster a synergy of efforts made by all such Universities and Institutions.(19)to maintain such bodies as are by statutes declared to be the authorities of the University.(20)to take appropriate measures for promoting Inter-disciplinary studies and research in the University and such other related activities congenial at the University level.(21)to impart teaching of music and performing arts under Gurukula (ancient traditional) system and Modern (Contemporary academic) system. Gurukula system will have the faculty of veteran musicians and maestros.
