Section 24A(3) in The Gujarat University Act, 1949
(3)Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, a Board of University Teaching and Research shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely.-(i)to maintain standards of Post-graduate teaching and Research;(ii)to advise the Boards of Studies regarding any trends in post-graduate syllabi, instructions and any other developments;(iii)to make recommendations regarding the admission to, and evaluation of, Research Degrees;(iv)to make recommendations regarding the regulations of Ph. D. Degrees;(v)to make recommendations regarding the qualifications and number of the post-graduate teachers and Research Guides or Supervisors;(vi)to approve the subjects of research and to suggest panels of names of examiners for research thesis;(vii)to make any other recommendation regarding organisation, co-ordination and improvement of post-graduate teaching and Research in the University as a whole. ]