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National Institute Of Technical Education Of Sri Lanka Act (No. 59 of 1998) - Sect 15

Academic affairs syndicate

15.
(1) The Board may establish as many Academic Affairs Syndicates of the Institute (hereinafter referred to as a "Syndicate") as it may deem necessary, to make recommendations on different fields of technical and vocational training or on any other activity of the Institute.
(2) Each Syndicate shall consist of not less than three members appointed by the Board, from among the members of the staff of the Institute and from among persons of eminence in the respective technical and vocational training fields for which such Syndicate was established.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a Syndicate shall be responsible for the academic affairs of the Institute within the scope of the activities assigned to such Syndicate.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred to it by subsection (3), each Syndicate shall exercise, perform and discharge, the following powers, duties and functions :-
(a) conduct examinations prescribed by the Institute in accordance with the rules made in that behalf, and recommend to the Board, persons who, having passed such examinations and satisfied other prescribed conditions, are eligible for the award of certificates, diplomas, associate degrees and other academic distinctions of the Institute ;
(b) advise the Board on matters pertaining to technical and vocational training ;
(c) consider and report on any matter referred to it by the Board ;
(d) make recommendations and reports to the Board on matters connected with the courses of study, teaching programme or programmes and examinations, conducted or held, by the Institute ;
(e) recommend to the Board, the requirements to be imposed for the admission of technical and vocational trainers to courses of study, teaching programmes and examinations conducted or held by the Institute ;
(f) make rules relating to the courses of study, teaching programmes and examinations conducted by the Institute and submit such rules to the Board for approval;
(g) recommend to the Board, names of persons suitable for appointment as examiners at examinations conducted or held by the Institute ;
(h) recommend to the Board, conditions for the award of scholarships, medals and other distinctions ;
(i) appoint with the permission of the Board, committees to assist the Syndicate in the performance of its functions and may appoint such persons not being members of a Syndicate to be members of any such committee.

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