Calendar 2012/13

1. To direct and regulate the instruction and teaching within the University and the examinations held by the University subject to the control and powers of the Council as prescribed in the Statutes.

2. To promote research within the University and to require reports from time to time on such research.

3. To appoint three members of the Senate to be members of the Council.

4. To maintain oversight, after receiving reports from the Boards of the Faculties concerned, all Regulations for giving effect to the Statutes and Ordinances of the University relating to courses of study and examinations.

5. To appoint persons to serve on a Joint Selection Committee with Council for the appointment of Professors.

6. To appoint Internal Examiners, after report from the Boards of the Faculties concerned.

7. To appoint External Examiners.

8. To make representation to the Council on all Statutes or Ordinances or proposed changes of Statutes or Ordinances and on any academic matter.

9. To report on any matter referred to or delegated to the Senate by the Council.

10. To declare an opinion on any matter whatsoever relating to the University.

11. To formulate, modify, or revise schemes for the organisation of the Faculties, Colleges, Institutes, Delegacies, Boards or Departments of the University and to assign to them subjects and also to make recommendations to the Council on the establishment of other Faculties, Colleges, Institutes, Delegacies, Boards or Departments.

12. To approve, amend or refer back any act of any Faculty and to give directions to the Faculties.

13. To award Degrees (other than Honorary Degrees), Diplomas, Certificates and other Distinctions.

14. To fix, subject to any conditions made by the Founders and Donors thereof and accepted by the Council, the times and mode and conditions of competition for Fellowships, Studentships, Scholarships, Exhibitions and Prizes and to award them.

15. To make regulations, subject to the Ordinances of the University, for the admission of persons to courses of study in the University and their continuance in such courses.

16. To make Regulations for the discipline of the students of the University.

17. To expel any student guilty of grave misconduct after giving such student an opportunity to appear personally and to be heard.

18. To suspend or remove Examiners for negligence or misconduct during their term of office and in the case of the death, illness, or resignation of an Examiner or in the case of suspension or removal to appoint a substitute who shall have authority to act during the Examination in progress or next ensuing. The Senate may make a Regulation delegating all or any of such powers of suspension, removal and appointment of a substitute to the Vice-Chancellor.

19. To propose to the Council the names of persons to receive Honorary Degrees and to approve or disapprove the names of persons proposed by the Council to receive such Degrees.

20. To exercise all such powers as are or may be conferred on the Senate by the Charter, Statutes, Ordinance and Regulations and to do such other acts and things as the Council shall authorise.