GaU draws its mandate from the part 3 of the Universities Act, 2012 encompassing the four core mandates of teaching, research, linkages and community outreach as follows:

1. advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarly research and scientific investigation;
2. promotion of learning in the student body and society generally;
3. promotion of cultural and social life of society;
4. support and contribution to the realization of national economic and social development;
5. promotion of the highest standards in, and quality of, teaching and research;
6. education, training and         retraining             higher    level       professional,    technical               and management personnel; 
7. dissemination of the outcomes of the research conducted by the university to the general community;
8. facilitation of life-long learning through provision of adult and continuing education;
9. fostering of a capacity for independent critical thinking among its students;
10. promotion of gender balance and equality of opportunity among students and employees; and
11. promotion of equalization for persons with disabilities, minorities and other marginalized groups.