Powers and duties of Faculties

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1. (1) Each Faculty shall have the general control and power of regulation of, and be responsible for, the maintence of standards of teaching and examinations of the University for the subject comprised in it.
2. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, each Faculty shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:,
   • (i) to make Regulations in consultation with the Boads of Studies concerned, laying down courses of study in the Faculty;
   • (ii) to make Regulations regarding special courses of study in the Faculty;
   • (iii) to make Regulations for the standards of passing the relevant examinations in the Faculty and for awarding classes at such examinations;
   • (iv) to make proposals for promoting research in the subject assigned to the Faculty;
   • (v) to make proposals for allocating subjects to the Faculty;
   • (vi) to make proposals for the establishment of departments, institutes of research and specialized studies, libraries, laboratories and museums concerned with the Faculty;
   • (vii) to make proposals for the institution of professorships, readerships, lectureships and other posts of teachers in the Faculty and for prescribing the duties of persons occupying such posts;
   • (viii) to make proposals for the institution of fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals, prizes and other awards, and to make Regulations for their grant;
   • (ix) to make Regulations prescribing the minimum teaching work for every subject and the minimum laboratory work and any other prescribed work to be done by students for any subject in the Faculty;
   • (x) to make Regulations prescribing the manner of granting exemtion from approved courses of study in the University or in affiliated colleges for qualifying the degrees, diplomas and certificates in the Faculty;
   • (xi) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by the Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations; and
   • (xii) generally to advise the University in all academic matters pertaining to the coures of study in the Faculty.