Powers, Functions and Meetings of the Senate

The Delhi Netaji Subhas University of Technology Act, 2017

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(1) Subject to the provision of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations and under supervision of the board, the Senate shall monitor the academic affairs and matters in the University and in particular shall have the following powers and functions, namely: (i) to report on any matter referred or delegated to it by the board; (ii) to make recommendations to the board with regard to the creation, abolition or classification of teaching posts in the University and the emoluments payable and the duties attached thereto; (iii) to make recommendations to the Board with regard to the creation and abolition of various faculties of studies and academic Departments; (iv) to promote research within the University and to require from time to time, report on such research; (v) to consider proposals submitted by the teachers on the academic activities; (vi) to lay down policies for admissions to the University; (vii) to recognize diploma and degrees of other Universities and institutions and to determine their equivalence in relation to the diplomas and degrees of the University; (viii) to fix, subject to any conditions accepted by the Board, the time, mode and conditions of the competition for Fellowship, Scholarship and other prizes and to recommend for award of the same; (ix) to appoint examiners and moderators, and if necessary to remove them and to fix their fees, emoluments, traveling and other allowances and expenses; (x) to recommend arrangements for the conduct of examinations and the dates for holding them; (xi) to declare and review the 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, honors, diplomas, licenses, titles and marks of honor; (xii) to recommend stipends, scholarships, medals and prizes and to make other awards in accordance with the regulations and such other conditions as may be attached to the awards; (xiii) to improve or revise the syllabus for the prescribed courses of study and nests of prescribed or recommended text books and to decide the publishing of books by the University; (xiv) to approve such forms and registers as are from time to time, required by the ordinances and regulations; (xv) to formulate, from time to time, the desired standards of education to be adhered in drawing up the curriculum and syllabi for being taught in the University; (xvi) to perform, in relation to academic matters, all such duties and to do all such acts as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act and the Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder; (2) (i) The Senate shall meet as often as may be necessary, but not less than three times, during an academic year; (ii) One half of the existing members of the Senate shall form the quorum for a meeting of the Senate; (iii) In case of difference of opinion among the members, the opinion of the majority shall prevail;

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