Board

(1) The Board shall be the supreme authority of the University. (2) The Board shall have the power to review the acts of the Executive Council and the Academic Council (save when these authorities have acted in accordance with the powers conferred upon them under the Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances) and shall exercise all the powers of the University not otherwise provided for by the Act or the Statutes. 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, Specialized Laboratories, Libraries and Museums ; (iii) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the organization of, and assignment of subject 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 appoint Committees for admission to University ; (viii) to publish lists of prescribed or recommended text books and to publish the syllabi of prescribed courses of study ; (ix) to make such arrangements for the instruction and examination of persons, not being members of the University, as may be necessary ; (x) to recommed to the Executive Council draft Ordinances regarding examinations of the University and the conditions on which students should be admitted to such examinations ; (xi) 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 ; (xii) to make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and to fix dates for holding them ; (xiii) to declare the results of various University examinations, or to appoint committees or officers to do so ; (xiv) to make recommendations for the conferment of honorary degrees, to confer or grant degrees, academic distinctions, honours, diplomas, licences, title and marks of honour ; (xv) to make proposals to the Executive Council for the institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medal and prizes and to award the same ; (xvi) to perform, in relation to academic matters all such duties and acts as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of the Act, these Statutes and the Ordinances ; and (xvii) 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 students of the University.