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Powers of the Academic Council.- The Academic Council, shall have the following powers, namely:- (1) to prescribe the qualification of the teachers; (2) to charge and collect such fees as may be prescribed; (3) to regulate the admission of the students to the University in accordance with Statutes; (4) to appoint members to the Boards of Studies; (5) (a) to appoint referees and examiners after consideration of the recommendations of the Boards as per procedures laid down in the statutes; (b) to fix their remunerations; (6) to supervise and control the residence and discipline of the University and make arrangements for ensuring their health and well-being; (7) to institute and manage libraries, museums, institutions of research and, other institutions established or maintained by the University; (8) to manage hostels instituted by the University; (9) to Manage any publication Bureau instituted by the University; (10) to promote research within the University and to obtain reports from time to time of such research; (11) to regulate matter relating to academic matters; (12) to regulate the courses of study; (13) to regulate the scheme of examinations and conditions on which the students shall be admitted to the examinations, degrees, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions; 20 (14) to regulate declaration of the results of the various University examinations; (15) to regulate coordinating study and teaching in colleges and in recognised institutions; (16) to formulate schemes for promoting research within the University and for promoting other specialized studies; (17) to make proposals for allocating subjects to the Faculties and to assign its own members to the Faculties; (18) to determine the criteria for grant of exemptions relating to the admission of students to examinations; (19) to make proposals for the institution of Professorships, Readerships, Lectureships and other posts of teachers required by the University and for prescribing the duties for such posts; (20) to make proposals for institution and award of fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, or exhibitions; (21) to regulate prescribing equivalence of examinations; (22) to regulate granting exemptions from approved courses of study in the University to qualify for degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions; (23) to provide for instruction, teaching and training in such branches of learning and courses of study as may be appropriate for research and for the advancement and dissemination of learning; (24) to make provisions to enable recognized institutions to undertake specialization of studies; (25) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by this Act or the statutes; (26) to delegate any of its powers to the Vice-Chancellor or to a committee from among its own members in accordance with the statutes;