Powers and duties of Vidvat-Parishad.

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(1) The Vidvat-Parishad shall be the principal academic authority of the university and shall be responsible for regulating and maintaining the standards of teaching, research and examinations in the university. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Vidvat-Parishad shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely : (a) recommend in the Vyavasthapana-Parishad regarding institution of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (b) recommend to the Vyayasthapana-Parishad to make, amend or repeal Acts on issue related to academic matters; (c) make, amend or repeal Regulations on matters specified in section 48 of this Act; (d) allocate subjects to the faculties; (e) make proposals for the establishment of conducted colleges, schools, departments, institutions of higher learning, research and specialised studies, academic services units, libraries, laboratories and museums in the university; (f) consider and make recommendations regarding new proposal for creation of professorships, associate professorships, readerships, lectureships and non-vocational academic staff required by the university; (g) recommend to the State Government or otherwise of the qualifications as prescribed by the University Grants Commission for different categories of teachers and non-vocational academic staff, and for a particular post in these categories, whether in the university or in any affiliated college or a recognised institution, and prescribed additional qualifications, if any; (h) make proposals to the Vyavasthapana-Parishad for the institution of fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarship, studentships, medals and prizes and make regulation for their award; (i) prescribe qualifications and norms for appointment of paper-setters, examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct of examinations; (j) appoint committees to review periodically the utility and practicability of the existing courses of study and the desirability or necessity of reviewing or modifying them in the light of new knowledge or changing societal requirements; (k) make proposal for the conduct of interfaculty and area or regional studies, common facilities, such as hobby centres, museums, etc.; (l) prescribe norms for recognition of any member of the staff of an affiliated college or recognised institution as a teacher of the university; (m) prescribe norms for granting affiliation, continuation of affiliation, extension of affiliation to colleges, and recognition, continuation of recognition, extension of recognition to institutions of Sanskrit learning and research or specialised studies; (n) grant affiliation to colleges or institutions in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations; (o) accord recognition to institutions of Sanskrit learning, research or specialised studies as prescribed; (p) make proposals to the Vyavasthapana-Parishad to prescribe fees and other charges; (q) generally, advice the university on all academic matters and submit to the Vyavasthapana-Parishad feasibility reports on academic programmes; (r) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.

(1) The Vidvat-Parishad shall be the principal academic authority of the university and shall be responsible for regulating and maintaining the standards of teaching, research and examinations in the university. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Vidvat-Parishad shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely : (a) recommend in the Vyavasthapana-Parishad regarding institution of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (b) recommend to the Vyayasthapana-Parishad to make, amend or repeal Acts on issue related to academic matters; (c) make, amend or repeal Regulations on matters specified in section 48 of this Act; (d) allocate subjects to the faculties; (e) make proposals for the establishment of conducted colleges, schools, departments, institutions of higher learning, research and specialised studies, academic services units, libraries, laboratories and museums in the university; (f) consider and make recommendations regarding new proposal for creation of professorships, associate professorships, readerships, lectureships and non-vocational academic staff required by the university; (g) recommend to the State Government or otherwise of the qualifications as prescribed by the University Grants Commission for different categories of teachers and non-vocational academic staff, and for a particular post in these categories, whether in the university or in any affiliated college or a recognised institution, and prescribed additional qualifications, if any; (h) make proposals to the Vyavasthapana-Parishad for the institution of fellowships, travelling fellowships, scholarship, studentships, medals and prizes and make regulation for their award; (i) prescribe qualifications and norms for appointment of paper-setters, examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct of examinations; (j) appoint committees to review periodically the utility and practicability of the existing courses of study and the desirability or necessity of reviewing or modifying them in the light of new knowledge or changing societal requirements; (k) make proposal for the conduct of interfaculty and area or regional studies, common facilities, such as hobby centres, museums, etc.; (l) prescribe norms for recognition of any member of the staff of an affiliated college or recognised institution as a teacher of the university; (m) prescribe norms for granting affiliation, continuation of affiliation, extension of affiliation to colleges, and recognition, continuation of recognition, extension of recognition to institutions of Sanskrit learning and research or specialised studies; (n) grant affiliation to colleges or institutions in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations; (o) accord recognition to institutions of Sanskrit learning, research or specialised studies as prescribed; (p) make proposals to the Vyavasthapana-Parishad to prescribe fees and other charges; (q) generally, advice the university on all academic matters and submit to the Vyavasthapana-Parishad feasibility reports on academic programmes; (r) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.

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