The faculty shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-
(a) to consider and report on any matter referred to it by the Management Council, Academic Council or Planning Board ;
(b) to consider and approve recommendations of the Boards of Studies in the faculty, and matters related to more than one Board of Studies not affecting any other faculty, and recommend to the Academic Council for action as it thinks fit ;
(c) to consider and recommend to the Academic Council, the academic matters within its purview, which affect any other faculty or faculties or which involve administrative or financial implications ;
(d) to consider and recommend to the Academic Council establishment of new courses, inter-disciplinary courses and short-term training programmes, referred to it by the Board of Studies or Board of Inter-disciplinary Studies, if any, constituted by Statutes ;
(e) to make recommendations to the Planning Board in respect of the requirements regarding the conduct of post-graduate or under graduate instruction, teaching, research and training in University institutions or departments, affiliated colleges and recognised institutions ;
(f) to ensure that guidelines and rules framed for the following matters by the Academic Council are implemented :-
(i) long-term curriculum development ;
(vii) faculty development ;
(iii) teaching or learning material development ;
(iv) research in educational matters with particular reference to colleges ;
(g) to plan and organise inter-departmental and inter-faculty programmes in consultation with the Boards of Studies, other faculties or Planning Board ;
(h) to recommend to the academic staff college and the Academic Council regarding organisation of refresher and orientation courses for teachers of affiliated Colleges and University departments especially for the revised or newly introduced or inter-disciplinary courses of study ;
(i) to elect the Deans of the faculties ;
(j) to prepare and submit the annual report of the functioning of the faculty to the Vice-Chancellor ;
(k) to consider any other academic matter which may be referred to it.