The Academic Council

(i) The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the University and shall subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations have power of control and general regulation of and be responsible for the maintenance of standard of instruction, education and examination of the university and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by this Act or the Regulations. It shall have the right to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters. (ii) The Academic Council shall have the power to propose regulations on all the matters specified in clause 15 of the Schedule and matter incidental and related thereto. Subject to the provisions of this Act and regulations, the Academic Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers, namely: (a) to report on any matter referred or delegated to it by the General Council or the Executive Council; (b) to make arrangements through Regulations for the instruction and examination of person other than those enrolled in the University; (c) to promote research within the university and to require from time to time, reports on such research; (d) to consider proposals submitted by the faculties; (e) to appoint committees for admission to the University; (f) to recognize diplomas and degrees of other Universities and institution and to determine their equivalence in relation to the diplomas and degrees of the University; (g) to fix, subject to any conditions accepted by the General council the time, mode and conditions of competition for fellowship, scholarships and other prizes, and to award them; (h) 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 traveling and other expenses; (i) to make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and to fix dates for holding them; (j) to declare result of the various examinations, or to appoint committees or officers to do so and to make recommendations regarding the conferment or grant of degrees, honors, diplomas, titles and marks of honor; (k) to award stipends, scholarships, medals and prizes and to make other awards in accordance with the regulations and such other conditions as may be attached to the awards; (l) to publish list of prescribed or recommended text-books and to publish syllabus or the prescribed courses of study; (m) to prepare such forms and registers and to do all such Acts as may be necessary for the proper carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations.