(1)  The University shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts, including the balance-sheet, in such form and accounting standards as may be provided by it in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor- General of India.

   (2)  The accounts of the University shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any expenditure incurred by it in connection with such audit shall be payable by the University to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

   (3)  The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the University shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the audit of the Government accounts, and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the offices of the University.

   (4)  The accounts of the University as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the Central Government on or before the expiry of nine months from the closing of financial year and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.