Section 16(3) in Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar Act, 2015
(3)The Academic and Research Council of the University shall have the following powers, namely:-(i)to develop perspective plan for academic development of the University;(ii)to develop academic and research policies of the University and to exercise control and general regulation and be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of standard of instruction, education and evaluation;(iii)to approve new programmes and to approve changes or modifications in existing programmes;(iv)to approve programmes offered through distance education;(v)to receive reports of the Deans, Director and persons in-charge of academic programmes and make suitable recommendations in academic matters of programmes;(vi)to recommend to the University, the Deans and the persons incharge of various academic programmes to make suitable changes in the programmes including methods of assessment;(vii)to initiate or approve research programmes including collaborative research;(viii)to initiate or approve collaboration with other Universities;(ix)to encourage and develop joint inter-disciplinary programmes;(x)to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred upon it by the regulations.
