24. Powers and functions of the Faculty Council for Postgraduate and Undergraduate Studies.
- Subject to the provisions of this Act, the rules, the Statutes, the Regulations and the Ordinances made thereunder, the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:-(i)to make proposals to the Governing Board for the establishment of University departments, institutions, libraries, laboratories and museums for study and research to be maintained by the University;(ii)to recommend to the Governing Board the creation and institution of Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships and other teaching posts and their emoluments thereof;(iii)to make proposals to the Governing Board for the promotion of research and, through special committees, if any constituted for the purpose, to call for reports on such research work from persons engaged therein, and to make recommendations to the Governing Board thereon;(iv)to make proposals to the Governing Board regarding provisions to be made for enabling the University to undertake specialization of studies and for organization of common laboratories, libraries, museums, institutes of research and other institutions, maintained by the University;(v)to advise the Governing Board on institution of degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;(vi)to hold and conduct, subject to general supervision by the Governing Board, University examinations and publish the results thereof in accordance with the Regulations made in this regard;(vii)to provide for the inspection or the investigation into the affairs of any department and submit report to the Governing Board;(viii)to frame guidelines relating to the courses of Post-graduate and Under graduate Studies and the division of subjects in regard thereto including interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary integrated courses in selected subjects and to recommend to the Governing Board the making of Regulations in this regard;(ix)to call for such reports or information as the Academic Council may consider necessary for efficient discharge of its duties from the teaching departments or the research units;(x)to consider any educational matter relating to the Faculty Council and to arrive at a decision or to make recommendations pertaining thereto to the appropriate authority or officer;(xi)to submit each year its annual report to the Governing Board;(xii)to consider and approve results of examinations leading to undergraduate and post-graduate degrees, diplomas and certificates;(xiii)to recommend to the Governing Board the conferment of undergraduate and post-graduate degrees, diplomas and certificates;(xiv)to exercise all other powers and perform all other functions conferred and imposed on it by or under this Act and such other powers as may be provided for by the Statutes which are not repugnant to the provisions of this Act.
