Powers and functions of the Academic Council

Subject to the provisions of this Act or the Regulations, the Academic Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers, namely:- (one) to report on any matter referred or delegated to it by the General Council or the Executive Council; (two) to make recommendations to the Executive Council regarding the creation, abolition or classification of teaching posts in the Institute and the qualifications, achievements and duties attached thereto; (three) to make schemes for the constitution of faculties and to modify or revise them and to assign specific subjects to such faculties and also to report to the Executive Council regarding the desirability of abolishing or sub-dividing any faculty or combining one faculty with another; (four) to make arrangements for the instruction and examination of persons other than those enrolled in the Institute through Regulations; (five) to promote research within the Institute and to require reports on such research from time to time; (six) to consider proposals submitted by the faculties; (seven) to appoint committees for admission to the Institute; (eight) to recognize degrees and diplomas of other universities and institutions and to determine their equivalence in relation to the degrees and diplomas of the Institute; (nine) to fix the time, mode and conditions of competitions for fellowships, scholarships and other awards, subject to the conditions approved by the General Council, and to award the same; (ten) to make recommendations to the Executive Council regarding the appointment of examiners and, if necessary, their removal and the fixing of their fees, achievements and travel and other expenses; (eleven) to make arrangements for conducting examinations and to fix dates for their holding; (twelve) to declare the results of various examinations or to appoint committees or officers for such purpose, and to make recommendations regarding the conferring of degrees, honours, diplomas, licenses, titles and marks of honour; (thirteen) to award scholarships, medals and prizes and other awards in accordance with the Regulations or such other conditions as may be attached to such awards; (fourteen) to publish lists of prescribed or recommended textbooks and to publish prescribed study courses; (fifteen) to prepare such forms and registers as may be prescribed by the Regulations from time to time; and (sixteen) to perform all such duties and to do all such acts in relation to academic matters as may be necessary for the proper implementation of the provisions of this Act and the Regulations.