Section 3(g) in APG (Alakh Prakash Goyal) Shimla University Establishment and Regulation Act, 2012
(g)to institute degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examination or any such other method, while doing so, the University shall ensure that the standards of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions are not lower than those laid down by the regulating bodies;
