Powers and functions of Academic Council

The powers and functions of the Academic Council shall be :--

1. (a) to exercise general control on teaching and other educational programmes and maintain and promote the standards thereof;
2. (b) to make regulations and amend or repeal the same;
3. (c) to make regulations regarding -
   • (i) the admission of students to the University and the number of students to be admitted;
   • (ii) the courses of study leading to degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions; and (iii) the conduct of examinations and maintenance and promotion of standards of education;
4. (d) to advice the Board on all academic matters including the control and management of libraries;
5. (e) to make recommendation to the Board for the institution of Professorship, Associate Professorship, Readership, Assistant Professorship and other teaching, research and extension education posts and in regard to the duties thereof;
6. (f) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the constitution or reconstitution of departments of teaching, research and extension education;
7. (g) to make recommendation to the Board regarding post-graduate teaching, research and extension education;
8. (h) to make recommendation to the Board regarding the qualifications to be prescribed for teaching, research and extension education posts in the University;
   • (i) to make recommendation to the Board for the conferment of honorary degrees or other distinctions; and (j) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes.