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The Faculty Board of Studies shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-- (i) all policies regarding the administrative and academic matters in the faculty shall be taken by the Faculty Board of Studies in its meeting. (ii) to examine and implement the directions from the Governing Council regarding all the academic subjects including examination and its result, in the Faculty. (iii) the qualifications required for the examiner in each faculty shall be recommended; (iv) the Board of Studies shall meet at least once in every six months or at such time whenever the activities of the faculty need to be evaluated or a decision needs to be taken on the changes required in the curriculum; (v) Faculty Board of Studies shall be responsible for strengthening the infrastructure, improving the teaching and research facilities and for conducting and maintaining the research wing; (vi) the Faculty Board of studies may make such necessary recommendation to the University in the following matters, not inconsistent with the provisions of clauses (i) to (v), namely:-- (a) to suggest new courses of study; (b) to suggest qualifications for the teachers in the faculty; (c) to prescribe qualifications for the students for admission to various courses and examinations and determine under what conditions they may be exempted; (d) to give direction to provide teaching and training in such disciplines as the Faculty Board of Studies deems fit; (e) to recommend for the creation of departments and teaching posts required for the activities of the Faculty; (f) to give directions to improve teaching, research and knowledge dissemination, and to formulate syllabus and its revision in a manner not exceeding four years; (vii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties conferred or vested in it by the Act, Statues, Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder; (viii) to consider and report on any matter referred to it for its opinion by any other council including the University Governing Council and the Academic Council; (ix) to consider and recommend administrative, financial or academic matters; (x) to ensure that the rules and guidelines framed for the following matters by the Academic Council, are implemented, namely:-- (a) long-term curriculum development; (b) faculty development; (c) development of teaching or learning materials; and (d) research on educational matters with particular reference to colleges; (xi) to plan organization of inter-departmental and inter-faculty programs in consultation with other Faculties of the University; (xii) to recommend to the Academic Council regarding organization of continuing education and orientation courses, especially, revised or new or interdisciplinary courses, for the teachers of the university; (xiii) to prepare the annual report on the functioning of the faculty and submit it to the Vice-Chancellor; (xiv) to consider other matters related to University received for the opinion of the Faculty Board of Studies.] Substituted by Act 18 of 2021 published in K. G. Ext. No. 3384 dt. 15/11/2021 (w.e.f. 26/02/2021). Prior to the Substitution it read as: "26. The powers and functions of Faculties.-- (1) The faculty shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-- (a) to consider and report on any matter referred to it by any Council including the University Governing Council, Academic Council or Planning Committee; (b) to consider and approve recommendations of the Board of Studies in the faculty on matters not affecting any other faculty; (c) to consider and make recommendations to the Academic Council on academic matters within its purview which affect any other faculty or faculties or which involve administrative or financial implications; (d) to consider and recommend to the Academic Council introduction of new courses, inter-disciplinary courses and short-term training programmes referred to it by the Board of Studies or Board of Inter-disciplinary Studies, if any, constituted by the Statutes; (e) to ensure that rules and guidelines framed for the following matters by the Academic Council are implemented:-- (i) long-term curriculum development; (ii) faculty development; (iii) teaching or learning material development; (iv) research in educational matters with particular reference to colleges; (f) to plan organisation of inter-departmental and inter-faculty programmes in consultation with the Board of Studies and other faculties; (g) to recommend to the Academic Staff College and the Academic Council regarding organization of continuing fisheries/continuing ocean studies education, refresher and orientation courses for teachers of University especially for the revised or newly introduced or inter-disciplinary courses of study; (h) to prepare and submit the annual report of the functioning of the faculty to the Vice-Chancellor; and (i) to consider any other academic matter which may be referred to it."