Powers, Functions and Meetings of the Academic Council

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations and Overall supervision of the Board of Management, the Academic Council shall manage 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 of Management; (ii) to make recommendations to the Board of Management 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 formulate and modify or revise schemes for the organization of the Departments and/or Centre (including creation of Department and/or Centre) and to assign to such Departments their respective subjects and also to report to the Board of Management as to the expediency of the abolition or sub-division of any Department or the combination of one Department with another; (iv) to recommend arrangements for the instruction and examination of persons other than those enrolled in the University; (v) to promote research within the University and to, from time to time, report on such research; (vi) to consider proposals submitted by the departments for academic activities; (vii) to lay down policies for admissions to the University; (viii) to recognize diplomas and degrees of other Universities and Institutions and to determine their equivalence in relation to the diplomas and degrees of the Universities; (ix) to fix, subject to any conditions accepted by the Board of Management, the time, mode and conditions of the competition for Fellowship, Scholarship and other prizes and to recommend for award of the same;