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(1) The Council shall, by regulation prescribe the minimum standards of education required for granting recognised qualifications by Universities or Institutions: Provided that a set of separate standards of education, one for each of the Allied- Medical and Para-Medical disciplines, each having a distinct identity of its own, may be prescribed. (2) For the preparation of first draft of regulation and subsequent revision thereof, the Council shall constitute an Academic Sub-Committee as per provision of section 25 and the Academic Sub-Committee shall place the first draft of regulations before the Executive Committee for its consideration, and shall from time to time, 45 of 1860. PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DECEMBER 18, 2015 13 The West Bengal Allied-Medical and Para-Medical Council Act, 2015. (Chapter IV.—Allied-Medical and Para-Medical Education.—Section 33.) Classification, nomenclature and definition. review the prescribed minimum standards and report to the Council on the efficacy of these regulations and may recommend to the Executive Committee such amendments thereof as it may think fit. (3) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the regulations mentioned under sub-section (1) may prescribe— (i) the nature and period of study and of practical training to be undertaken before admission to an examination; (ii) subject of examinations for recognized qualifications, methods of assessment and evaluation, qualifications of examiners, the conditions of admissions to such examinations and the standards therein to be attained; (iii) any other conditions of admission to examination; (iv) the minimum standard of infrastructure and accommodation to be provided for study, practical training, administrative activities, hostel facilities and other facilities; (v) the types, minimum norms, standards and qualification of teaching faculties and non-teaching employees to be engaged for study and practical training; (vi) the types, minimum norms and standards of equipment and machineries facilities to be provided for study and practical training; (vii) the types, minimum norms and standards of forms, records and registers to be maintained; (viii) the minimum norms and standards of other facilities to be provided; (ix) any other norms or standard as the Council thinks necessary. (4) Such standard shall also include the nature and period of such practical training or internship to be undertaken after passing the qualifying examination which is mandatory for registration and such practical training or internship shall be considered as an integral part of the whole education programme. (5) For maintenance of such standard, the Council shall monitor and evaluate performance of the Institutions granting recognized qualifications in the State and other bodies constituted under this Act and take appropriate action based on such evaluation, as may be prescribed by the rules: Provided that nothing contained under this section shall apply to State Medical Faculty of West Bengal, for its existing Courses.