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The Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties namely r2— (a) to determine and specify from time to time the braches of study in which provisions for instructions, research and for advancement and dissemination of knowledge are to be made; (b) to approve, and when necessary revise, with or without modifications, the pattern of courses and the examinations to be held, after considering the recommendations of the Examination Committee, the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be; (c) to approve the conditions for admission of students to Post- Graduate and Under-Graduate courses with or without modifications after considering the recommendations of the Post- Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be; (d) to supervise the University library; (e) to give such directions and to suggest such measures, as it may think fit,' to the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, on any matter affecting the academic work of the University, to consider the views expressed by the said Boards on the measures suggested and to take such decisions as it may think fit; (f) to receive the proceedings of the meeting of the Post-Graduate Board, the Under-Graduate Board and the Examination Committee and to make such recommendations to the Boards or Committee concerned thereon, as it may flunk fit; The Post-Graduate Board shall have the following members, namely :---- (1) the Vice-Chancellor,' (2) the Rector, (3) six persons from amongst the Professors and Heads of Departments of the affiliated colleges elected by the Academic Council, 24 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 4. 2010 • ■'<' ? f Powers and duties o f the 23. Post-Graduate Board (4) two members of the Academic Council who are not Professors or Heads of Department of the University or - Colleges, elected by the Academic Council, (5) four persons who may or may not be professors of .the University to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, and (6) one member of Examination Committee to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the 5'_ Ordinances, the Post-Graduate Board shall have the following ; > powers and duties, namely (a) to recommend to the Academic Council, the pattern of post graduate courses, the examinations to be held for such courses, and for their revision; (b) to approve the curricula and syllabi for the Post-Graduate courses and to modify them when necessary; (c) to recommend to the Executive Council for the institution and award of fellowships, scholarships, prizes, honorary degree and other awards or other academic distinctions and for the institution and conferring of degrees, diplomas, titles, certificates and other academic distinctions in the Post-Graduate courses on the basis of examinations and for the withdrawal thereof; (d) to make recommendations to the Executive Council for the institution of posts of teachers required for the Post- Graduate courses under the University and for the recognition of persons as teachers for any other course, and regarding their emoluments duties, and terms and conditions of their services; (e) to recommend to the Academic Council the conditions for the admission of students to Post-graduate courses, and to make regulations for their attendance and progress; (f) to make Regulations in regard to the residence, discipline of students in the colleges, and institutions imparting Post graduate courses and for the promotion of their health and welfare; (g) to review the works of the Post-graduate Departments in colleges and institutions engaged in instruction in Post graduate courses and research and to call for report thereon, and to take all steps necessary for the improvement of standard of research and teaching and other affairs therein; (h) to . consider the measures suggested by Academic Council on any matter affecting the academic work of the University and to express its views on them, to consider any matter referred to it by the Executive Council or the Academic Council and to submit reports thereon to the Executive Council or the Academic .Council, as the case may be; (i) to approve the panels of the examiners for Post-Graduate Examinations, and to modify the same at any time; (j) to promote research within the University and to make regulations governing research degrees; and (k) to appoint committees, and to fix their terms of reference, in regard to any matter within the jurisdiction on the Post- Graduate Board. Under-Graduate Board