Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board

(1) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (hereafter known as Shrine Board) shall be the supreme authority of the University. (2) The Shrine Board shall have the power to review the acts of the Executive Council and the Academic Council which it may, at its discretion, consider to have special importance or significant implications warranting a review and shall exercise all the powers of the University not otherwise provided for by this Act or the Statutes : Provided that the power of review under this sub-section shall not be exercised except by a majority of the total membership of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and by a majority of not less than two thirds of the members of the Board present and voting. Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Statutes, the Academic Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers, duties and functions, namely :–– (i) to report on any matter referred to it by the Chancellor or the Executive Council ; (ii) to make proposals to the Executive Council for the establishment of Departments, Colleges, Institutions of higher learning, Special Centres, Specialised Laboratories, Libraries and Museums ; (iii) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the organisation of, and assignment of subjects to Schools of Studies ; (iv) to consider proposals submitted by the Schools of Studies ; (v) to promote research within the University and to requisition from time to time reports on such research ; (vi) to make recommendations to the Executive Council with regard to the creation and abolition of teaching posts and the emoluments and duties attached thereto ; (vii) to recognise diplomas and degrees of other Universities and institutions and to determine their equivalent diplomas and degrees of Shri Mata Vasihno Devi University ; (viii) to appoint Committees for admission to the University ; (ix) to publish lists of prescribed or recommended text books and to publish the syllabi of prescribed courses of study ; (x) to make such arrangements for the instruction and examination of persons, not being members of the University as may be necessary ; (xi) to recommend to the Executive Council draft Ordinances regarding examinations of the University and the conditions on which students should be admitted to such examinations ; (xii) to make recommendations to the Executive Council in regard to the appointment of examiners and, if necessary, their removal and the fixation of their fees, emoluments and travelling and other expenses ; (xiii) to make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and to fix dates for holding them ; (xiv) to declare the results of various University examinations, or to appointment committees or officers to do so ; (xv) to make recommendations for the conferment of honorary degrees and to confer or grant degrees, academic distinctions, honours, diplomas, licence, title and marks of honour ; (xvi) to make proposals to the Executive Council for the institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes and to award the same ; (xvii) 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 the Act, these Statutes and the Ordinances ; (xviii) to promote the health and welfare of students and to constitute a Council of Students Affairs consisting of such number of teachers and students as may be prescribed by the Ordinances to advise the Academic Council on matters relating to the welfare of the students of the University.