22. Powers and duties of the Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies.
- Subject to the provisions of this Act, and the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations, a Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties:-(i)to make proposals to the Executive Council for the establishment of University Departments, Schools, Centres, any such institutions, libraries, laboratories and museums for study and research to be maintained by the University;(ii)to recommend to the Executive Council the creation and institution of Professorships including Distinguished Professorship or Chair Professorship or Adjunct Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant Professorship, and other teaching posts and the duties and emoluments thereof;(iii)to make proposals to the Executive Council for the promotion of research and, through special committees, if any constituted for the purpose, to call for reports on such research work from persons engaged therein, and to make recommendations to the Executive Council thereon;(iv)to prescribe after consulting the Executive Council the minimum qualifications for posts of Teachers of the University; as per guidelines of the University Grants Commission or any other concerned regulatory body;(v)to make proposals to the Executive Council regarding provisions to be made for enabling the University to undertake specialization of studies and for organization of common laboratories, libraries, museums, institutes of research and other institutions, maintained by the University;(vi)to make proposal to the Executive Council for constituting or reconstituting the departments of teaching in the University;(vii)to make provisions for lectures and instructions for students of University Departments, Schools and Centres and University Laboratories and also for other persons who are not such students;(viii)to advise the Executive Council on the institution of degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;(ix)to fix the date of commencement of, and to hold and conduct, subject to general supervision by the Executive Council, University Examinations at the Postgraduate and Undergraduate stages and publish the results thereof in accordance with the Regulations made in this behalf;(x)to consider and approve results of examinations leading to Postgraduate and Undergraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates;(xi)to recommended to the Executive Council the.conferment of Postgraduate and Undergraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates;(xii)to delegate to the teaching departments, research units, and Boards of Studies attached to it the responsibility for such academic matters as may concern such departments, units and Boards;(xiii)to provide for the inspection or the investigation into the affairs of any University Departments, Schools, Centres and any such institution and submit report to the Executive Council;(xiv)to have general supervision over the Boards of Studies attached to the Faculty Council in accordance with the rules framed for this purpose;(xv)to frame rules relating to the courses of Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies and the division of subjects in regard thereto including interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary integrated courses in selected subjects and to recommend to the Executive Council for making of Regulations in this behalf;(xvi)to appoint, if required by the Executive Council, after considering the views of the Boards of Studies attached to the Faculty Council, Boards of Examiners in the subject or subjects relating to Post- Graduate and Under Graduate Studies, the subject for doctoral thesis and for prizes and medals;(xvii)to call for such reports or information as the Faculty Council may consider necessary for efficient discharge of its duties from the teaching departments, research units or Boards of Studies;(xviii)to consider any academic matter relating to the Faculty Council and to arrive at decisions or make recommendations pertaining thereto to the appropriate authority or officer;(xix)to maintain contact with other Faculty Councils for the purpose of sharing ideas and ensuring co-ordination;(xx)to submit each year its Annual Report to the Executive Council;(xxi)to make rules for the transaction of its own business;(xxii)to exercise all other powers and perform all other functions conferred and imposed on it by or under this Act;(xxiii)to abide by, and implement promptly, the decisions that may be arrived at the Executive Council from time to time in regard to the Faculty Council;(xxiv)to supply promptly such information, returns, reports and other materials as may be required by the University;(xxv)to have general responsibility for maintenance of standard and enhancement of quality in relation to Post-graduate and Undergraduate studies with which the Faculty Council is concerned.
