(a) to make recommendation to the Academic Council regarding admission of students to the University;
(b) to draw the curricula and courses and recommend to the Academic Council;
(c) to recommend to the Academic Council conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degrees, diplomas and certificates;
(d) to recommend to the Academic Council the establishment, amalgamation, sub-division and abolition of departments;
Faculties.
Powers and Functions of the Board of Faculties.
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(e) to recommend to the Academic Council for the recognition of the degrees, diplomas and other certificates of other Universities;
(f) such other powers as may be prescribed.
18. Every authority shall have the power to appoint committees which may, unless otherwise provided in this Act, consist of such members of the authority and other persons as it may deem fit.
19. Any casual vacancy among the members, other than ex-officio members, of any Authority shall be filled, as soon as conveniently may be, by the person or Authority who appointed, elected, nominated or co-opted the member whose place has become vacant and the person appointed, elected, nominated or co-opted to a casual vacancy shall be a member of such Authority for the residue of term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a member.
20. (1) The Board may remove any person from membership of any authority or body of the University on the ground that such person have been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude or conduct not befitting the office held by the concerned member:
Provided that no such order shall be made against any person without giving reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(2) Any member, other than ex-officio member, of any authority or body of the University, may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor and such resignation shall take effect from the date on which the same is accepted by the authority competent to fill the vacancy or on the expiry of three months from the date of its receipt by the Vice-Chancellor, which is earlier.
Filling of Casual Vacancies.
Constitution of Committees.
Removal from membership of an authority.
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21. Where any question arises whether any act or proceeding of an Authority including the Board, is consistent with this Act and the Statutes, it shall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.
22. If any question arises as to whether any person has been duly appointed or is entitled to be a member of any authority or other body of the University the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final:
Provided that before taking any such decision, the Chancellor shall give the person affected thereby reasonable opportunity of being heard.
23. (1) No act or proceeding of any authority or body of the University shall be invalid by reason of the existence of any vacancy among its members or by reason of some person having taken part in the proceedings who is subsequently found to have been not entitled to do so.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, all the acts done or orders made in good faith by the University or any of its authorities shall be final and no suit shall be instituted against or damages claimed from the University or its authority for anything done or purported to have been done in pursuance of this Act or the Statutes or the Regulations.
(3) No suits or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officer or other employee of the University in respect of anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any Statutes made thereunder.
Decision on question as to validity of membership.
Decision on question as to validity of the act or proceeding.
Validity and protection of acts.
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