Powers and functions of the Academic Council

The powers and functions of the Academic Council shall be the following, namely:- (i) to exercise general control on teaching and other educational programmes and maintain and promote standards thereof; (ii) to make regulations and amend or repeal the same; (iii) to make regulations regarding- (a) admission of students to the University and number of students to be admitted, (b) courses of study leading to degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions; and (c) conduct of examinations and maintenance and promotion of standards of education, (iv) to advice the Board on all academic matters including the control and management of libraries; (v) to make recommendations to the Board for the institution of Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant Professorship and other teaching research and extension education posts and in regard to their duties and emoluments; (vi) to organise teaching in the university and control the engagement of teachers; (vii) to control the university library; (viii) to formulate modify or revise schemes for the constitution or recommendation of departments of teaching, research and extension education; (ix) to make recommendations to the Board regarding post graduate teaching, research and extension education; (x) to make recommendations to the Board regarding the qualifications to be prescribed for teaching research and extension education posts in the University; (xi) to make recommendations to the Board for the conferment of honorary degrees or other distinctions; (xii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.