Bare ActsThe Gauhati University Act, 1947

Section 13

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The Executive Council— (o) shall hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University, and for these purposes shall appoint a Finance Committee to advise it on matters of finance. The Treasurer shall be the Chairman of the Committee and the remaining members shall be appointed from among the members of the Executive Council: Provided that at least one member of the Committee shall be a n member elected to the Executive Council by the Court ; f a * , (Z>) shall determine the form, provide for the custody and regu­ late the use of the Common Seal of the University ; (c) shall lay before Government annually a full statement of the financial requirements of the University and the Colleges ; (o') shall administer any funds/ placed at the disposal of the University for specific purposes ; (e) subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, shall appoint the officers (other than the Chancellor, the Vice- Chancellor, and the Treasurer), Teachers, the clerical staff and servants of the University and shall define their duties and conditions of service and shall provide for the filling up of temporary vacancies ; 7 ■ c-> (/■) shall have power to accept, on behalf of the University, bequests, endowments, donations or transfer any movable or immovable property ; (g) shall have power, subject to the Statutes, to recognise or withdraw recognition from a College or Hall not main­ tained by the University ; shall arrange for the holding of, and publish the results of the University examinations ; shall, subject to the powers conferred by this Act on the Vice-Chancellor, regulate and determine all matters/con­ cerning the University in accordance with this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances : / Provided that no action shall be taken by the Executive Council in respect of the appointment or emoluments of examiners, or the numbers, qualifications or emoluments of Teachers, otherwise than on a recommendation of the Academic Council; and (j ) shall exercise all the powers of the University not otherwise provided for. The Acade- The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the mic Council.University and shall,’ subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, have the control and general regulation of and be responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination within the University, and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred and imposed upon it by the Statutes. It shall have the right to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters. The constitu­ tion of the Academic Council and the terms of office of its members, other than ex-officio members shall be prescribed by the Statutes. Facul- 15- (1) The University shall include Faculties of Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Technology, Agriculture, Engineering, Commerce and Indian Fine Arts and such other Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (2) Each Faculty shall, subject to the control of the Academic Council, have charge of the teaching and the courses of study and the research work in such subjects as may be assigned to such Faculty by the Ordinances. (3) The constitution and powers of the Faculties shall be pres­ cribed by the Statutes. (4; There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be responsi­ ble for the due observance of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regu­ lations relating to the Faculty. (5) Each Faculty shall comprise such Departments of Teaching as may be prescribed by the Ordinances. The Head of every such Department shall be the Professor of the Department or, if there is no Professor, the Reader. If there is more than one Professor, or more than one Reader of a Department, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint to be the Head of the Department such one of the Professors or, if there is no Professor, such one of the Readers as he thinks fit. The Head of the Department shall be responsible to the Dean for the organisation of the teaching in the Department. (6) The Dean of a Faculty shall be elected by the Faculty from among the Heads of the Departments of the Faculty and shall hold office of Dean for such term as may be prescribed by the Statutes. The ties. C -AU A 8

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