It is a body consisting of at least 5 members, at least one-third of whom are not members of the academic community of the faculty (participating faculties), at least one of whom is not a member of the academic community of Charles University and at least two-thirds of whom are habilitated. The branch council approves the ISP of individual PhD candidate, proposes supervisors and consultants, proposes the composition of examination boards for entrance and state final examinations and decides on the annual ISP evaluation (A - fulfils the plan, B - does not fulfil some parts of the plan, C - does not fulfil the plan), to which the doctoral scholarship is linked for full-time students. In the event that the subject board finds that the student is not fulfilling the individual study plan, a decision of the dean is issued to terminate the studies.