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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board of Governors shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the University and shall exercise all the powers of the University, and shall have the powers to review the decisions of the Academic Council, the Finance Committee and other Committees or Authorities constituted by the University. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1) above, the Board of Governors shall have the following powers and functions, namely: (a) to create School of Studies or Departments or Centres or Specialized Laboratories or Colleges as may be found necessary for running various academic programmes; (b) to institute courses of study in the University; (c) to approve the curricula revision on the recommendation of Academic Council; (d) to make, modify or repeal the Statutes and approve all Regulations and Rules; provided that the Board of Governors, while not agreeing with the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations shall revert them back to the Academic Council for its reconsideration, before taking a final decision to modify or repeal; (e) to consider, modify and approve or cancel the Ordinances; (f) to consider and approve the Annual Report, Annual Statement and Accounts, and the Annual Budget of the University; Functions of the Board of Governors. 251 PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT (g) to consider and take decisions on the recommendations of the Finance Committee; (h) to create and abolish the posts of Officers, Teachers and employees as may be necessary after the consideration of the recommendations of the Finance Committee; (i) to make appointment of Officers, Teachers and employees, as may be necessary, on the recommendations of the Selection Committee duly constituted for the purpose; (j) to specify the procedure and norms for engaging on casual basis, Teachers and employees against the sanctioned posts; (k) to appoint Visiting Professors and Chairs to the Schools or Departments or Centres of the University, and to determine the terms and conditions of such appointment on the recommendations of the Academic Council; (l) to approve the emoluments, terms and conditions of appointment of Officers, Teachers and employees of the University; (m) to accept, transfer and otherwise protect the moveable and immoveable property of the University; (n) to create a machinery to arrange, to protect the intellectual property of the faculty members by expediting the process of patenting, copyright and evolve norms for consultancy and transfer of technology to industry on royalty/resource sharing basis; (o) to institute and approve Contributory Provident Fund or General Provident Fund for the benefit of officers, teachers and employees 252 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II of the University, as the case may be; and explore the safe avenues of investment of Provident Fund with Government undertakings; (p) to decide upon the form and use of common seal of the University; (q) to appoint Standing Committees or Committees with specific assignments as may be required for the efficient functioning of the University from time to time; (r) to delegate any of the powers to other statutory authorities and officers who would become accountable to the consequences of the decisions; (s) to regulate and enforce discipline amongst all the employees in accordance with the Statutes and Ordinances; (t) to entertain, adjudicate upon or redress the grievances of the teachers, employees and the students of the University, who may, for any reason, feel aggrieved; (u) to fix the remuneration and other allowances payable to the Members of Committees, invigilators, examiners and others so specified, after consulting/obtaining the recommendations of the Finance Committee; (v) to institute fellowships, scholarships and any other such assistances, as deemed necessary; (w) to propose norms and standards for affiliating Colleges as a constituent College or as an autonomous College/Department/Centre of the University; and 253 PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT (x) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or assigned to it by or under this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances or the Regulations, for achieving the objects of the University.