(1) to submit to the General Council, with its recommendations, of persons for appointment as Director suggested by the Search Committee constituted in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf;
(2) to appoint Registrar, Librarian, Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and other members of the teaching staff, as may be necessary, on the recommendations of the Selection Committee:
Provided that the Executive Council shall not appoint teachers without considering the recommendation of the Academic Council with regard to numbers, qualifications and emoluments:
Provided further that it shall not be necessary for the Executive Council to obtain the recommendation of the Academic Council to appoint a person on the following posts, namely:-
(a) any supernumerary post, or
(b) Professor of eminence,
(3) to create administrative and ministerial posts, to determine the number and emoluments of such posts, to specify qualifications for such posts, and to appoint persons to such posts on such terms and conditions of service as may be prescribed by regulations in this behalf, or to delegate the powers of appointment to such authority or officer as the Executive Council may, by resolution, specify either generally or specifically;
(4) to grant, in accordance with the regulations, leave other than casual leave to any officer of the University and to make necessary arrangement for the discharge of the functions of such officer during his period of leave;
(5) to manage and regulate the finance, accounts, investments, property, business and all other administrative affairs of the University and, for that purpose, to appoint such person or agency as it may think fit;
(6) to invest any money belonging to the University, including any unapplied income, in such stock, funds, shares or securities, as it may think fit, or to invest in the purchase of immovable property;
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(7) to transfer or acquire any movable or immovable property on behalf of the University;
(8) to enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the University and to appoint such officers as it may think fit for that purpose;
(9) to provide buildings, premises, furniture, apparatus and other means required for carrying out the functions of the University;
(10) to appoint examiners and moderators, to fix their fees, emoluments and allowances, in consultation with the Academic Council;
(11) to select a common seal for the University and to provide for the custody of the seal; and
(12) to exercise such other powers and to perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act.
21. (1) The Executive Council shall meet at least once in four months.
(2) The Director or in his absence, any member of the Executive Council nominated by him shall preside over the meeting of the Executive Council.
(3) The Executive Council shall meet on notice, at such time and place and with such period of notice and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at its meeting (including the quorum at such meeting) as may be provided by the regulations.
(4) If any urgent action is required, the Director may, with the approval of the majority of the members of the Executive Council, permit the business to be transacted by circulation among the members of the Executive Council. The action so taken as approved by circulation shall be placed before the next meeting of the Executive Council.
22. The Executive Council may, by resolution, delegate to the Director or to a committee, such of its powers as it may deem fit, subject to the condition that the action so taken by the Director or such committee shall be placed at the next meeting of the Executive Council.
23. The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the University. It shall have powers, subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations, to control, regulate and maintain the standards of instruction, education and examination of the University and advice the Executive Council on academic matters. It shall exercise such other powers, and shall perform such other duties, as may be conferred or imposed upon it by this Act or the regulations.