Powers and functions of the Academic Senate

(7) (a) The Academic Senate shall have powers of approving all courses of study as may be proposed by the Board of Studies and of determining their curriculum and have general control of teaching, research and examinations within the University and shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards thereof by the colleges.

(b) The Academic Senate shall have power to make regulations consistent with this Act and the statutes relating to all academic matters and to amend and repeal such regulations.

(c) To assist the Academic Senate in the achievement of the objects of the University, it shall have under its control, a curriculum development cell, a faculty development committee, an industrial liaison policy unit and an evaluation committee, the composition and functions of which shall be as determined by the Council by the statutes made in this behalf.

(d) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Academic Senate shall have powers,-

(i) to advise the Council on all academic matters;

(ii) to make recommendations to the Council for the institution of professorship and other teaching posts and in regard to the duties, emoluments and qualifications thereof;

(iii) to make recommendations to the Council regarding institution of fellowships and scholarships;

(iv) to formulate, modify and revise schemes for the constitution or reconstitution of departments of teaching;

(v) to make regulations regarding admission of students to all the colleges and for the intake into each faculty;

(vi) to make regulations prescribing equivalence of examinations, degrees, diplomas and certificates of other Universities, colleges, institutions and boards;

(vii) to make recommendations to the Council regarding the institution of Post-Graduate teaching and research;

(viii) to make recommendations to the Council regarding qualifications to be prescribed for teaching in the constituent colleges;

(ix) to recommend to the Council faculty development programmes on the recommendation of the faculty development committee or otherwise;

(x) to formulate, modify and revise programmes of curriculum development on the recommendations of the curriculum development committee or otherwise;

(xi) to make regulations regarding industrial training, where such training forms part of requirement for degree, diploma or certificate in consultation with the industrial liaison policy unit;

(xii) to recommend to the Council measures for promoting collaboration between industries and colleges on the recommendations of the industrial liaison policy unit;

(xiii) to make regulations for the conduct of the examinations of the University and for the assessment, evaluation and grading of the student's performance at colleges.

(xiv) to consider the reports of the evaluation committee and to advise the Council on the follow up action to be taken in the implementation of the reports;

(xv) to delegate to the Vice-Chancellor or to any of the committees of the Academic Senate, any of its powers;

(xvi) to assess and make recommendations, laying down standards of accommodation, equipment, apparatus, library, maintenance and other physical facilities required for each faculty;

(xvii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or entrusted to it by or under the provisions of this Act, and

(xviii) to deal with any other matter referred to it by the Vice-Chancellor or the Council.