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Subject to the provisions ofthisAct and the regulations, the Academic Senate shall, in addition to all other porers vesEd in it, have the ficllor/ing pcn&ers, namely :- (1) To report any matter refeffed or delegated it by the Gweming Corncilof the Executive Committee; (2) To make recommendations to the Executive Committee with regard to the creation, abolition orclassifcetion ofteaching posts in the University and the emoluments and the duties attached thereto . 141 (3) To formulate and modiry or revise schemes for the organization of the Faculties, and to assign to such faculties their respective subjects and also to repoftto the Executive Committee as to the expediency of the abolition or sub{ivision of any faculty or the combination of one facultywith another. (4) To make anangements through regulations for the inst uction and examination ofpersons otherthan those enrolled in the University and (5) To promote research with the University and to require, from time to time, reports on such research; (6) To consider proposal submitted by the faculties; (7) To appoint commitlees for admission to the University. (8) To recognize diplomas and degree of other Universities and institutions and to determine their equivalence in relations to the diplomas and degrees ofthe University; (9) To fix, subject to any conditions accepted by the Goveming Council, the tirE, mode and conditions of competition of fellorvship, scholarships and other prizes, and to award the samei ( 1 0) To make recommendations to tle Executive Committee in regard to the appointment of examiners and if nec€ssary their removal and the lixation of theirfees, emoluments and travelting and other expenses; (11) To make anangements for the conduct of examinations and to fix dates fior holding them; (12) To declare the result of the various examinations, or to appoint @mmittees or oflicers to do so, and to make recommendations regarding the conferment or grant degrees, honours, diplomas, licenses, titles and marks of honour; (13) To award stipends, scholarships, medals and prizes and to make other awards in accordance with the regulations and such other conditions as may be attached to the awards, (14) To publish lists of prescribed or recommended text-books and to publish syllabus of the prescribed courses of study; Proedure ot the Meetings of the Academic Se,afe. (1s) (16) 15 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 142 To prepare such forms and registers as are, from time to time, prescribed by regulations; and To perform, in relations to academic matters, all such duties and to do all such acts as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of thisAct and the regulations. TheAcademic Senate shall meet as often as may be necessary, but not less then two times during and academic years. One half of the total number of members of the Academic Senate shallform quorum for meeting of the Academic Senate. ln case of difterence of opinion among he members, the oprnion of the majority shall prevail. Each member of the Academic Senate, including the Chairperson of the Academic Senate shall have one vote and if there shall be an equality of votes on any question to be determined by theAcademic Senate, the Chairperson of the Academic Senate or, as the case may be, the member presiding over the meeting, shall, in addition, have a casting vote. Every meeting of the Academic Sena{e shall be presided over by the Chairperson of theAcademic Senate and in his absence, by a member chosen by the meeting to preside on the occasion. lf urgent action by theAcademic Senate becomes necessary the Chairperson of the Academic Senate may permit the business to be transacted by circulation of papers to the members of the Academic Senate. The action proposed tc be taken shall not be taken unless agreed to by a majority of members of the Academic Senate. The action so taken shall be forthwith intimated to all the members of theAcademic Senate. The papers shall be placed before the next meeting of the Academic Senate for confirmation. 143