Powers of the Board

The Council shall have the power,— (1) to recognize Indian system of medicines and homoeopathic educational or instructional institutions for purpose of affiliation; (2) to prescribe courses of study and curricula for general instruction or special or refresher courses in institutions affiliated to the Board, in such branches of the medical science of homoeopathy as the Council may think fit; (3) to hold examinations and to grant and confer degrees and diplomas to and on persons who shall have pursued a course of study in the educational institutions affiliated to the Board; (4) to institute exhibitions and award medals and also to grant scholarships to those who obtain high position at the Board’s examinations or are poor and deserving with sanction of the Government; to grant to students scholarships for special study, in research and manufacture of Indian system of medicines and homoeopathic medicine, whether in India or abroad and to endow chairs of homoeopathy in institutions affiliated to Board; (5) to receive from students such fees as may be prescribed for admission to the Board’s examination; (6) to exercise general supervision over the residential and disciplinary arrangements made by the educational institutions affiliated to the Council and to make arrangements for promoting the health, general welfare of their students; (7) to appoint examiners and publish the results of the examinations held by it. (8) to suspend or withdraw the recognition of any institution which is not conducted in accordance with the conditions prescribed by this Act, or rules framed thereunder: Provided that no such action shall be taken without affording the management of such an institution an opportunity of making such representation as it may deem fit. (9) to establish or aid research institutions and to make arrangement for post-graduate study in the homoeopathy and to encourage scientific manufacture of homoeopathy medicines in the State of Goa; (10) to publish homoeopathy journals; and (11) to do such acts, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary for the furtherance of the objects of this Act.