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Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive Council shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties:— (i) to initiate proposals for the making of Statutes and Ordinances including proposals for amendment or repeal thereof, in the manner hereinafter provided; (ii) to recommend to the Court, after consulting the respective Faculty Councils, the establishment of University Departments, institutions, centres, libraries, laboratories and museums for study and research; (iii) to maintain University Departments, University institutions, University libraries, University laboratories and University museums; (iv) to establish, maintain and manage halls and to recognize hostels; (v) to direct the inspection of University libraries, University laboratories, University museums and hostels; PART THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 28, 2013 13 The Diamond Harbour Women's University Act, 2012. (Chapter 1H.—Authorities of the University.—Section 21.) (vi) to recommend to the Court, after consulting the respective Faculty Councils, the institution of fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarships, stipends, bursaries, exhibitions, medals and prizes, the expenses of which shall be met from the University Fund, and to award the same after institution thereof by the Court; (vii) to recommend to the Court, after consulting the respective Faculty Councils, the creation and institution of Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships and such posts as may be necessary for the establishment of the University Departments, institutions, libraries, laboratories and museums referred to in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 18; (viii) to create posts of officers, teachers and employees of the University or to recommend to the Court for such creation, with the approval of the State Government; (ix) to appoint officers, teachers and employees of the University and to fix their emoluments and define their duties and other terms and conditions of service in accordance with the Statutes and the Ordinances and to suspend, discharge or otherwise punish in accordance with the Statutes and the Ordinances such officers, teachers and employees; (x) to prescribe and collect fees or charges for the registration of students and their admission to courses of studies organised by the University, for holding examinations, for the grant of degrees, diplomas and certificates, and for other like purposes; (xi) to recommend to the Court, after consulting the respective Faculty Councils, the institution of degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (xii) to recommend to the Court, on the advice of the appropriate body, the conferment of degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on persons who have pursued prescribed courses of studies or have been exempted there from in the prescribed manner, and have passed such examinations or have carried on research under such conditions, as may be prescribed; (xiii) to recommend to the Court the conferment of honorary degrees and other academic distinctions; (xiv) to approve the constitution or reconstitution of the respective department of teaching on the recommendation of the respective Faculty Councils; (xv) to make regulations and syllabi regarding the courses of studies and the division of subjects including interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach for integrated courses in selected subjects after obtaining and considering the recommendation of the Faculty Councils in this regard; (xvi) to make regulations regarding the examinations which shall be recognised as the equivalent examinations held by the University; (xvii) to make regulations regarding the conduct of examinations held by the University and the conditions under which students may be admitted to the different courses of studies and the examinations held by the University; (xviii) to make regulations regarding all other matters which may be or are required to be prescribed or provided for by regulations; (xix) to provide for co-operation and reciprocity among, institutions and laboratories and the university so as to foster the development of academic life and to encourage Cluster Concept to ensure the fullest utilization of the teaching and infrastructural resources available, on the recommendation of the respective Faculty Council; 14 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 28, 2013 [PART III The Diamond Harbour Women's University Act, 2012. (Chapter 111.—Authorities of the University.—Section 22.) (xx) to give directions regarding the form, custody and use of the common seal of the University; (xxi) to acquire, hold and dispose of property, movable and immovable, and to administer all assets, properties and funds of the University, and to undertake all measures necessary or desirable for the conservation or augmentation of the resources of the University: Provided that for the purpose of disposing of any property valued at not less than one lakh of rupees previous approval of the Court shall be necessary; (xxii) to accept and administer gifts, endowments and benefactions for the furtherance of the purposes of this Act; (xxiii) to accept grants and with the approval of the State Government, to raise or accept loans on behalf of the University and to make grants or advances from the University fund or other special funds maintained by the University; (xxiv) to manage the Press Establishment, the Publication Bureau and the Employment Bureau of the University and to exercise general supervision over Students' Unions, University Extension Board, University Sports Board and other bodies instituted by the University; (xxv) to approve the Annual Statements of Accounts and the Annual Financial Estimates of the University and to submit the same to the Senate for consideration; (xxvi) to prepare the Annual Report and submit the same to the Court for consideration; (xxvii) to make due provision for the health, welfare, residence and discipline of students and their relationship with the University and to provide for such other training of students as may be considered desirable; (xxviii) to co-operate with other Universities, Institutions, Associations, Societies or Bodies on such terms and for such purposes, not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, as it may determine; (xxix) to institute Collaborative Teaching and Research Programmes with other universities and prescribe modalities for Credit Transfer and Award of Joint Degrees in a manner not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act; (xxx) to make rules for the transaction of its own business; (xxxi) to exercise all other powers and perform all other functions conferred and imposed on the Executive Council by or under this Act; (xxxii) to exercise general supervision over the Faculty Councils and give such directions to these Councils for the due discharge of their respective duties as it may consider necessary. The Faculty Council for Post- Graduate and Undergraduate Studies.