Section 6(2) in The first statutes of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 2017
(2)Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Senate shall have the power to:-(a)frame and revise curricula and syllabi for the courses of studies for the various Departments or Academic Centres or Schools;(b)make arrangements for the conduct of examinations, appoint examiners, moderators, tabulators and the like;(c)declare the results of the examinations or to appoint Committees or officers to do so and to make recommendations to the Board regarding conferment or grant of degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions or titles;(d)appoint Advisory Committees or Expert Committees or both for the Departments and the Academic Centres or Schools of the Institute to make recommendation on academic matters connected with the working of the Department or Academic Centre or School and the Head of the Department concerned shall act as convenor of such Committees;(e)appoint Committees from amongst the members of the Senate, other teachers of the Institute and experts from outside to advise on such specific academic matters as may be referred to any such Committee by the Senate;(f)consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee attached to various Departments or Academic Centres or Schools and that of Expert and other committees and take such action (including the making of recommendations to the Board) as circumstances of each may require;(g)make periodical review of the activities of the Departments and take appropriate action (including the making of recommendations to the Board);(h)supervise the working of the Library;(i)promote research within the Institute and require reports on such research from the persons engaged thereon;(j)provide for the inspection of the classes and the Hostels in respect of the instructions and discipline therein, supervise the co-curricular activities of the students of the Institute and submit reports thereon to the Board;(k)award stipends, scholarships, fellowships, medals and prizes and make other awards in accordance with the Ordinances and such other conditions as may be attached to the award;(l)make recommendations to the Board with regard to the creation of posts on the academic staff and the abolition thereof, and duties attached to such posts;(m)make recommendations to the Board with regard to the establishment of the Departments or Centres or Schools or Service Centres and the abolition thereof, and the allocation of academic and other staff to such Academic Departments or Centres or Schools or Service Centres;(n)provide support to other technical institutions in furtherance of their academic standards;(o)outreach through distance learning mode to enhance the academic and research productivity of the Institute.
