"The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, Patiala" was established vide Govt. of Punjab Act 11 of 2019 dated 29 August 2019, as a specialized University, to promote sports education in the areas of sports sciences, sports technology, sports management and sports coaching besides functioning as a State Training Centre for select sports disciplines by adopting best international practices and for being the sole University empowered to affiliate and regulate any Sports or Physical Education Institutions in the State of Punjab.
The powers and duties of the Officers of the University as defined by Section 9 of the Act are given in detail in Sections 10-16 of the MBSPSU Act, read with Statutes 3-8 of the University.
All decisions are taken as per the MBSPSU Act and the Statutes. The Act prescribes for a Governing Body, Executive Council, Academic & Activity Council and Finance Committee and their respective functions and duties and decision-making matters are specified in Sections 19, 20, 21 and 23 read along with statutes 9,11,13 and 16 of the MBSPSU Act. The Act also provides for the making Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations on certain matters defined in the act itself, which will further chisel the processes of decision marking and accountability.
The MBSPSU follows proper procedures of decision making through various authorities and officers as defined in the Act.
The MBSPSU Act (Act 11 of 2019) and the First Statutes notified along with the Act on 29 August 2019 guide the functioning of the University. The University is in the process of making additional Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to further define the functioning in continuation of the principal Act.