General Council

(1) The General Council shall be the supreme authority of the University. (2) It shall have the power to review the acts of the Executive and Academic Councils. (3) The General Council shall consist of such members as may be prescribed. (4) The Chancellor shall preside over the meetings of the General Council. (5) The powers and functions of the General Council shall be as prescribed by the Statutes. (6) The General Council shall meet at least once in a year. (1) The Statutes of the University shall contain such instructions, directions, procedures and details as are necessary to be laid down under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) The Statutes contained in the Schedule to this Act as amended from time to time shall be binding on all authorities, officers, teachers and employees of the University and persons connected with the University. (3) Executive Council shall have all powers to make any amendments in the Statutes contained in the Schedule to this Act: Provided that the Executive Council shall not amend Statute affecting the constitution, status or powers of any authority of the University without affording to such authority a reasonable opportunity of making a representation against the proposed changes. (4) Any amendments to the Statutes whether by adding, deleting or in any other manner, shall not take effect unless the Chancellor has, after consultation with the State Government, assented to it: and he may after the said consultation and on being satisfied that uniformity is maintained, withhold assent or return the proposed amendment to the Executive Council for reconsideration in the light of observations, if any, made by him. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) the State Government shall have power to amend, after consultation with the State Government. (1) The Statutes of the University shall contain such instructions, directions, procedures and details as may be necessary to be laid down under an Act in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) The Statutes as mentioned in the Schedule to this Act as amended from time to time shall be binding on all authorities, officers, teachers and employees of the University and those connected with the University. (3) Executive Council shall have all powers to make any amendments in the Statutes contained in the schedule to this Act: Provided that the Executive Council shall not amend Statute affecting the constitution, status or powers of any authority of the University without, affording to such authority a reasonable opportunity of making a representation on the proposed changes. (4) Any amendments to the Statutes, whether by adding, deleting or in any other manner, shall not take effect unless the Chancellor has, after consultation with the State Government, assented to it: and he may after the said consultation and on being satisfied that they may be given, without assent or return the proposed amendment to the Executive Council for reconsideration in the light of observations, if any, made by him. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) the Executive Council shall have power to amend, after consultation with the State Government, whether by adding, deleting, or in any other manner the Statutes contained in the Schedule. (6) An amendment to the Statutes shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Regulations, the Academic Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it by this Act, have the following powers, namely:... Subject to the provisions of this Act and Regulations, the Academic Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it by the Statutes, have the following powers: (a) To report on any matter referred or delegated to it by the General Council or the Executive Council; (b) To make recommendations to the Executive Council with regard to the creation, abolition or classification of teaching posts in the University and the emoluments and the duties attached thereto; (c) To formulate and modify or revise schemes for the organisation of faculties and to assign to such faculties their respective subjects and also to report on the expediency of the institution of other faculties or departments; (d) To make arrangements for the instruction of the students in the University; (e) To make recommendations to the Executive Council in regard to the qualifications to be prescribed for teachers in the University; (f) To formulate, modify or revise schemes for the examination or evaluation of teachers and students; (g) To review and act upon the proposals for convening examinations or other tests of the University; (h) To make recommendations to the Executive Council in regard to the provisions of considering and necessary for their review and the fixation of their fees, emoluments and travelling and other expenses; (i) To make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and to fix dates for holding them; (j) To declare result of the various examinations, or to appoint committees or officers to do so and to make recommendations regarding the conferment or grant of degrees, diplomas, and other honours; (k) To award stipends, scholarships, medals and to make other awards in accordance with the Regulations and such other conditions as may be attached; (l) To prepare such lists and registers as are from time to time prescribed by Regulations; and (m) To perform such other functions and to do such other acts as may be necessary for the due carrying out of the provisions of this Act and the Regulations.