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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

(iv) up to ten Professors (excluding those who are Deans of schools and heads
of departments or centres) by rotation, to be nominated by the Vice-
Chancellor giving due regard to the representation of different schools or
departments or centres;
(v) up to five Associate Professors from departments or centres other than the
heads of the departments or centres, by rotation, to be appointed by the
Vice-Chancellor;
(vi) up to five Assistant Professors from the departments or centres other than
the heads of the departments or centres, by rotation, to be appointed by the
Vice-Chancellor;
(vii) six persons of repute from amongst the educationists or experts for their
specialised knowledge, who are not in the service of the institution deemed
to be University, nominated by the Vice Chancellor; and
(viii) the Registrar, who shall be the ex-officio Secretary of the Academic
Council.
(3) The representation of different categories shall be through rotation and not through
an election and the term of members, other than the ex-officio members, shall be
three years and the Controller of Examination shall be the permanent invitee to
the meetings of the Academic Council.

B. Powers and Functions of Academic Council: Subject to the provisions of these
regulations and rules of the institution deemed to be University, the Academic Council
shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers, namely:—

a) to exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the institution
deemed to be University and to give directions regarding methods of instruction,
co-ordination of teaching among departments or faculties or schools or centers,
evaluation of research and improvement of academic standards;
b) to bring about and promote inter-departmental, inter-faculty, inter-school, inter-
center co-ordination and to establish or appoint such committees or boards, as
may be deemed necessary for the purpose;
c) to consider matters of general academic interest either on its own initiative, or
on a reference by a department or faculty or school or centre or the Executive
Council, and to take appropriate action thereon;
d) to prescribe courses or programmes of study leading to degree and diploma of the
institution deemed to be University;
e) to make arrangements for the conduct of examinations in conformity with the
rules and bye-laws of the institution deemed to be University;
f) to maintain proper standards of the examination;
g) to recognise diplomas and degrees of Universities and other Institutions and to
determine equivalence with the diplomas and degrees of the institution deemed to
be University;
h) to institute Fellowships, Scholarships, Medals, Prizes, etc.;
i) to frame rules covering the academic functioning of the institution deemed to
be University, admissions, examinations, award of fellowships and studentships,
free-ships, concessions, attendance, discipline, residence, etc.;
j) to take a periodical review of the activities of the departments or centres and to
take appropriate action to maintain and improve the standards of instruction;

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