The top educational body of the University has been entrusted responsibility of prescribing all courses of study and determining curricula and reviewing educational programmes periodically in order to maintain high standards of education in university. The council is empowered to formulate necessary rules and regulations relating to all academic matters subject to its control and to amend or repeal such regulations for implementation of educational programmes. It is also entrusted to make regulations providing for courses of studies, system of examination, academic calendar, award of degrees and diplomas of the University and other matters related to Resident Instruction.