Functions and duties of School Councils.

The School Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-

1. (a) to recommend to the Board of Governance through the Academic Council, the introduction of new academic programs of diplomas, degrees, research, etc. ;
2. (b) to recommend to the Board of Governance through the Academic Council, the discontinuation of diplomas, degrees and other academic programs which have become irrelevant ;
3. (c) to recommend to the Academic Council concerned, the course syllabi, course structures and evaluation schemes of various courses ;
4. (d) to recommend the reference books or supplementary reading books and such other material useful for study of the course ;
5. (e) to recommend to the Academic Council, modifications in respect of addition or deletion or updating of courses ;
6. (f) to prepare the panels of paper-setters, examiners and moderators for the University examinations and evaluation, based on the criteria laid down by the Academic Council and recommend them to the Board of Examination and Evaluation ;
7. (g) to suggest to the Dean of the school concerned, organization of orientation and refresher courses in the subject in the summer or winter vacations ;
8. (h) to prepare the requirements with regard to library, laboratory, equipment in respect of courses concerned ;
   • (i) to suggest extension programs with respect to the courses introduced ;
9. (j) to understand the requirements of industry or corporate or society at large and to incorporate them into the syllabi to make the teaching-learning process relevant to the needs of the time ;
10. (k) to encourage learning by collaboration and participation by using information and communication technology tools ;
11. (l) to design curricula, add vocational content for every discipline and to prescribe the minimum period to pursue skill development program and the level of proficiency expected ;
12. (m) to report the quality control parameters to the Academic Council.