Tenure:-

• The term of member other than ex-officio members shall be two years. They shall not be eligible to continue further unless everyone has completed one term.

Powers of the Academic Council:-

The Academic Council shall have the following powers :

• To consider matters of academic interest either on its own initiative or at the instance of the Board of Management or those proposed by the departments/faculties and to take appropriate action thereon.
• To exercise general supervision over all academic work of the institution Deemed to be University and to give direction regarding methods of instruction, evaluation, and improvements in academic standards.
• To promote research within the Institution Deemed to be University, and to acquire reports on such researches from time to time.
• To prescribe courses/programmes of study leading to degree and diploma of the Institution Deemed to be University.
• To make arrangements for the conduct of examinations in conformity with the ByeLaws.
• To appoint examiners, moderators, tabulators and such other personnel for different examinations.
• To maintain proper standards of the examinations.
• To recognize diplomas and degrees of other universities and Institutions and to determine equivalence with the diplomas and degrees of the institutions Deemed to be University.
• To suggest measures for departmental co-ordination.
• To make recommendations to the Board of Management .
• Measures for improvement of standards of teaching research and training.
• Institution of Fellowships, Travel Fellowships, Scholarships, Medals, Prizes etc.
• To recommend to the Board of Management, the establishment or abolition of departments/centres.
• To frame rules covering the academic functioning of the institution Deemed to be University, admissions, examinations, award of fellowships and studentships, free-ships, concessions, attendance, discipline, residence etc.
• To appoint sub-committees to advise on such specific matters as may be referred to it by the Board of Management.
• To consider the recommendations of the sub-committees and to take such action as the circumstances of each case may require.
• To take periodical review of the activities of the departments/centres and to take appropriate action with a view to maintaining and improving standards of instruction.
• To recommend creation of teaching posts (Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors) to the Board of Management.
• To exercise such other powers, and to perform such other duties, as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Rules.

Limitations :-

• The Academic Council shall not infringe upon the powers of the respective authorities provided under these Regulations; and where any authority has been given advisory/recommendatory powers, the Academic Council shall obtain advice/recommendations from such authority, before deciding on any matter before it.