Under the Government of Baroda Legal Remembrancer's Notification No. 41 dated 30th April,1949, read with its amendment of the same date, all the above provisions of the Act, Except Section 5, which provided for the transfer of affiliation of the College situated within the University area from the University of Bombay to this University, were brought into operation from the 30th Aptil,1949, and thus the University was established from that date.

First Statutes and Ordinances

The Vice-Chancellor, Shrimati Hansa Mehta was, at the time of her appointment, in the United States of America to attend the meeting of the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations. She therefore took charge of her duties on the 1st July,1949 immediately after her return to India. The Vice-Chancellor, with the help of the Syndicate, framed the First Statutes and Ordinances as provided for in Section68(4) of the Act. They received the approval of the Chancellor and were passed by the Senate on the 19th March, 1950. The Government of Bombay was then requested to bring Section 5 of the Act into operation. Under the Bombay Government Notofication No. 9003, dated the 15th March,1950, Section 5 was brought into force the 1st April, 1950. From that date the affiliation of the Colleges so far affiliated to the University of Bombay and situated within the jurisdiction of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda were transferred from the Bombay University to this Universtiy and the right of any educational institution situated within the University area of being associated in any way with with or seeking admission to any privileges of any other University established by law was withdrawn, except as may be consented to by the University and sanctioned by Government. The Syndicate, however, allowed the Chimanbhai Mahila Pathsala at Baroda to continue its affiliation with the S.N.D.T. University.

The first Registrar and the first Accountat were deputed to study the working of the Office of the University of Bombay and receives valuable advice and information for establishing the Office of this University, which commenced regular work from 23rd May,1949.