(a) to recommend to the Academic Council the pattern of courses and examinations for the Under-Graduate courses and the revision thereof;
(b) to make recommendations to the Executive Council for the institutions of professorships, readerships, lecturerships or other-posts of teachers required for the Under-Graduate courses in the University and the constituent colleges and for the recognition of persons as teachers of the University for such courses and regarding their emoluments, duties and terms and conditions of services;
(c) to make recommendation to the Executive Council for the award of scholarships, prizes and other awards and for the conferment of degrees, diplomas, titles, certificates and other academic distinction in the Under- Graduate Courses;
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(d) to approve the curricula and syllabi for the Under-Graduate courses and to modify them when necessary after considering the recommendations of the Boards of Studies concerned;
(e) to make recommendations to the Executive Council regarding the allocation of funds to the constituent colleges and institutions and to the departments imparting instructions in Under-Graduate courses;
(f) to review the work of the under-graduate departments and colleges and institutions imparting instructions in Under-Graduate courses, to call for reports thereon and to take steps necessary for the improvement of the standard of teaching and other affairs therein;
(g) to recommend to the Academic Council the conditions for the admission of students to Under-Graduate courses and to make Regulations for their attendance and progress;
(h) to approve the panels of examiners for Under-Graduate examinations, with or without modifications, after considering the recommendations of the Board of Studies and to modify the same at any time after consultation with the Board of Studies;
(i) to make Regulations in regard to the residence, health and discipline of the students in Under-Graduate courses;
(j) to consider the measures suggested by the Academic Council on any matter affecting the Academic work of the University and to express its views on them, to consider any matter referred to it by the Executive Council or the Academic Council and to submit report thereon to the Executive Council or the Academic Council, as the case may be; and
(k) to appoint Committees, and to fix their terms of reference, in regard to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Under-Graduate Board.
25. (1) There shall be a Board of Studies in each main branch of study. Those branches shall be specified, and when necessary modified by the Academic council.
(2) Each Board of Studies shall consist of the following members, namely: -
(i) Chairman - A Professor or Head of Department of the University in the branch concerned, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(ii) three persons with qualifications in the branch of study elected by the Academic Council;
(iii) one expert consultant, not connected with the University nominated by the Chairman with approval of the Vice-Chancellor;
(3) Subject to the previous approval of the Vice-Chancellor, the Board may consult other expert or experts when necessary on any matter within its field.
Powers and duties of the Board of Studies