Section 12 in The First Statute under the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968
12. The Director of Post-graduate studies shall work under the control and supervision of the Vice-Chancellor and shall have the following powers and duties.
(a)He shall be responsible for the organisation and conduct of post-graduate teaching in all constituent colleges of the Assam Agricultural University and for that purpose, shall pass such orders as may be necessary in consultation with the Deans of the Constituent Colleges and Director of Research and Extension Education where such consultation is considered necessary.(b)He shall in collaboration with the Director be responsible for the co-ordination of research of the Post-Graduate Students and its integration with general research programmes of the University.(c)He shall preside over the meetings of the Post-graduate committee.(d)He shall formulate and present policies to the Post-graduate Committee for its consideration without prejudice to the right of any member to present any matter to the post-graduate Committee.(e)He shall forward the recommendations of the Post-graduate committee to the Vice-Chancellor or the academic Council as the case may be.(f)He shall maintain record of the Post-graduate students in the Assam Agricultural University and also supervise their progress.(g)He shall be responsible for the maintenance of proper standards of Post-graduate instructions.(h)He shall, in consultation with the Heads of Department of exercise control over the teaching load of the members of the Post graduate Faculty.(i)He shall provide in consultation with the Heads of effective Departments guidance and leadership in the development of periodic evaluation of effective curriculum within each subject matter and integration of said curriculum into appropriate instruction programme designed to prepare students for effective careers in research, teaching and extension.(j)He shall be a member of the Advisory Committee for Resident Instructions, Research Advisory Committee, Extension Education Advisory Committee and Academic Council.
