Except where the University has been declared by notification in the official Gazette to be open only to persons of a specified gender in accordance with its Admission Policy, the University shall be open to all persons of any gender and of whatever religion, race, creed, class, or color, and no person shall be denied the privileges of the University on the grounds of religion, race, caste, creed, class, or color:
Provided that in the case of a women’s university or a university chartered for men only, the gender shall be specific as per the charter of the relevant university.