Section 18A(2) in Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973
(2)Subject to the recommendations of, or guidelines issued by, the University Grants Commission, the powers and functions of the Co-ordination Council shall be as follows, namely :(a)to recommend common courses of study for a Bachelor's Degree;(b)to recommend in respect of the constitution of a Central Board of studies of the foundation course or for each subject or group of subjects;(c)to recommend ways and means of co-operation in academic programmes amongst the Universities;(d)to consider and recommend matters of common interest to the Universities.