Section 16. Statutes, how made

16. Statutes, how made .―(1) The first Statutes are those set out in the Second Schedule. (2) The Executive Council may, from time to time, make new or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the Statutes in the manner hereafter in this section provided: Provided that the Executive Council shall not make any Statute or any amendment of a Statute affecting the status, powers or constitution of any existing authority of the University until such authority has been given an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the proposal, and any opinion so expressed shall be in writing and shall be considered by the Executive Council: Provided further that no Statute shall be made by the Executive Council affecting the discipline of students, and standards of instruction, education and examination except after consultation with the Academic Council. (3) Every new Statute or addition to the Statutes or any amendment or repeal of a Statute shall require the approval of the Visitor who may assent thereto or withhold assent on remit to the Executive Council for consideration. (4) A new Statute or a Statute amending or repealing an existing Statute shall have no validity unless it has been assented to by the Visitor. 16. Powers and duties of the Academic Council. —Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Statutes, the Academic Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers, duties and functions, namely:— (i) to report on any matter referred to it by the Court or the Executive Council; (ii) to make proposals to the Executive Council for the establishment of Departments, Colleges, institutions of higher learning, Special Centres, Specialised Laboratories, Libraries and Museums; (iii) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the organisation of, and assignment of subjects to Schools of Studies; (iv) to consider proposals submitted by the Schools of Studies; (v) to promote research within the University and to require, from time to time, reports on such research; (vi) to make recommendations to the Executive Council with regard to the creation and abolition of teaching posts in the University and the classification of the said posts and the emoluments and duties attaching thereto; (vii) to recognise diplomas and degrees of other Universities and institutions and to determine their equivalent diplomas and degree of the Jawaharlal Nehru University; (viii) to appoint Committees for admission to the University; (ix) to publish lists of prescribed or recommended textbooks and to publish the syllabuses of prescribed courses of study; (x) to make such arrangements for the institution and examination of persons, not being members of the University, as may be necessary; (xi) to recommend to the Executive Council draft Ordinances regarding examinations of the University and the conditions on which students should be admitted to such examinations; (xii) to make recommendations to the Executive Council in regard to the appointment of examiners and, if necessary, their removal and the fixation of their fees, emoluments and travelling and other expenses; (xiii) to make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and to fix dates for holding them; (xiv) to declare the results of various University examinations, or to appoint committees or officers to do so; (xv) to make recommendations for the conferment of honorary degrees and to confer or grant degrees, academic distinctions, honours, diplomas, licences, titles and marks of honour; (xvi) to make proposals to the Executive Council for the institution of fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes and to award the same; (xvii) to perform, in relation to academic matters, all such duties and to do all such acts as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of the Act, these Statutes and the Ordinances; (xviii) to promote the health and welfare of students and to constitute a Council of Students' Affairs consisting of such number of teachers and students as may be prescribed by the Ordinances to advise the Academic Council on matters relating to the welfare of the students of the University.