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Chap. III, Sec.16 Authorities of University 15

overall supervision of the Executive Council, the Academic Council
shall manage the academic affairs and matters in the University and
in particular shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-
(a) To report on any matter referred or delegated to it by the Governing
Council or the Executive Council;
(b) To make recommendations to the Executive Council with regard
to the creation, abolition or classification of teaching posts in
the University and the emoluments payable and the duties
attached thereto;
(c) To formulate and modify or revise schemes for the organization
of the faculties, and to assign to such faculties their respective
subjects and also to report to the Executive Council as to the
expediency of the abolition or sub-division of any faculty or the
combination of one faculty with another;
(d) to recommended arrangements for the instruction and
examination of persons other than those enrolled in the University;

(e) to promote research within the University and to require from
time to time, reports on such research ;
(f) to consider proposals submitted by the faculties;

(g) to lay down policies for admission to the University;
(h) to recommend recognized diplomas and degrees of other
Universities and institutions and to determine their equivalence
in relation to the certificates, diplomas and degrees of the
University;
(i) to fix, subject to any conditions accepted by the Governing
Council, the time, mode and conditions of competition for
fellowships, scholarships and other prizes and to recommend
for award of the same;
(j) to make recommendations to the Executive Council in regard to
the appointment of examiners and, if necessary, their removal,
fixation of their fees, emoluments, traveling and other expenses;
(k) to recommend arrangements for the conduct of examinations
and the dates for holding them;
(l) to declare or review the 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,
honours, diplomas, licences, titles and marks of honour