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(1) The Government, in the case of Government Autonomous Colleges and the Principal in the case of Autonomous Colleges which are not Government Colleges, shall appoint a person not below the rank of an Associate Professor, with experience of not less than two years in a Department offering Post Graduate Course of study in a Government College or a college other than an Un-aided College, as the Controller of Examinations for the Autonomous College: Provided that such a person shall not have been disqualified or punished for any breach of conduct or failure to perform any duty assigned in connection with the conduct of examinations by the University or any other Universities. (2) All examinations leading to the award of degree or diploma issued by the University shall be conducted under the supervision of the Controller of Examinations. (3) The Academic Council of an Autonomous College shall frame a Manual of Examinations for the conduct of examinations in the Autonomous College within three months from the grant of autonomy or six months before the conduct of the first set of examinations, whichever is earlier. (4) The Manual of Examinations shall be based on the following matters, namely:-- (a) the functions of conducting examinations and its supervision, evaluation of examinations and publication of results, shall be specifically assigned to persons designated for the purpose and their roles shall also be specified; (b) the independence of framing of questions, valuation and monitoring processes shall be maintained; (c) there shall be adequate safeguards to ensure the integrity of the examination processes; and (d) there shall be adequate penalties of such nature and subject to such maximum penalty as may be prescribed by the Government, that may be provided for any individual responsible for the conduct of examinations in case of any breach of the provisions of the Manual of Examinations: Provided that in framing the Manual of Examinations, an Autonomous College shall ensure that the safeguards in the Examination Manual of the University itself are, mutatis mutandis incorporated in the Manual of Examinations for the conduct of examinations of the Autonomous College: Provided further that the Manual of Examinations shall be submitted by an Autonomous College to the University for its remarks and modifications for improving the quality of the process of examinations and upon receiving such remarks, incorporate them in the Manual of Examinations to the extent possible and inform the University of the reasons for not being able to comply with any of the suggestions, (5) The manual of Examinations shall contain specific provisions for the redressal of grievances of students relating to examinations and assessments in conformity with the relevant regulations made and guidelines issued from time to time by the University and the University Grants Commission. (6) On approval of the issue of the mark lists by the Governing Council, the mark list shall be issued under the names and seal of the Principal of the Autonomous College and the Controller of Examinations of the Autonomous College, in a format consistent with that prescribed by the University.