(i) the Vice-Chancellor;
(ii) the Rector;
(iii) the Director of Higher Education, Assam;
(iv) the Director of Technical Education, Assam;
(v) the Director of Medical Education, Assam;
(vi) the Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, Assam;
(vii) two Heads of Departments of the departments of the University who are professors, to be chosen by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation for a period of three years according to seniority;
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(ix) one Principal of Government Degree Colleges to elected from amongst themselves;
(X) four members of the court, other than the employees of the University or affiliated or recognized Degree Colleges or institutions elected by the court at its Annual General Meeting;
(Xi) two persons, of whom at least one shall be woman, nominated by the Chancellor;
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(xiii) two persons nominated by the State Government of Assam;
one Dean of Faculty to be chosen by the Vice-Chancellor from the Deans of Faculties of the University for a period of three years by rotation according to seniority.
Powers and duties 18.
of the Executive Council Subject to the provisions of the Act, and the Statutes, Executive Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-
(a) to institute and confer degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions to be conferred on the basis of Examinations and to withdraw any such degree, title, diploma, certificate or other academic distinctions previously conferred, after considering the recommendations, of the Post-Graduate Board, and the under-graduate Board, as the case may be;
(b) to institute and confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions and to withdraw such degrees or academic distinctions previously conferred after considering the recommendations of the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be;
(c) to institute fellowship, scholarships, prizes and other awards and to withdraw any such fellowship, scholarship, prize or other award previously awarded, after taking into consideration the recommendations of the Post- Graduate and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be;
(d) to institute professorships, readerships, lecturerships and other posts of teachers required by the University and to recognize persons as teachers of the University, after taking into consideration the recommendations of the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be;
(e) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts, as may be necessary;
(f) to appoint from time to time, the officers and teachers of the University, the Principals and Teachers of constituent colleges; the Librarian of the University library and the holders of the administrative posts of the University, after considering the recommendations of the Selection Committee and other committees, as the case may be constituted for the purpose;
(g) to make provision for the emoluments, duties, and terms and conditions of service of the teachers of the University and the employees of the constituent colleges after taking into consideration the recommendations of the Post-Graduate Board and he Under-Graduate Board in this regard as the case may be;
(h) to establish, maintain and manage colleges, institutions, departments, laboratories, museums, halls and hostels;
(i) to affiliate colleges and institutions not established, maintained or managed by the University and withdraw such affiliations;
(j) to constitute an examination Committee and to arrange for holding of conduction and publishing the results of University Examinations. The constitution, powers and duties of the Examination Committee will be determined by an Ordinance;
(k) to recognize libraries, laboratories, museums, halls and hostels not established, maintained or managed by the University and to withdraw such recognition;
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Duties of the Academic Council
(l) to determine the form and to regulate the use of the common seal of the University;
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(m) to take, receive purchase or sold property movable or immovable, and to grant, demise, alienate, transfer or otherwise dispose of or administer or manage any such property for the purpose of the University under this Act;
(n) to place before the Court, the Annual Report of the working of the University, the Annual Statement of Account, the Budget of the University for next financial year, the audit report on the annual statement of account together with the views of the Executive Council upon them for consideration and necessary action;
Provided that the budget shall not be submitted to the Court unless the Finance Committee has previously examined the same, and the Executive Council has considered the advice and suggestions of the Finance Committee;
(o) to make allocations of funds to different bodies after considering the recommendations of the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board in this regard, as the case may be; and
(p) to exercise all other powers of the University for exercise of which no specific provision has been made in this Act or in the Statutes.
Academic 19. The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely: - Council
(1) the Vice-Chancellor;
(2) the Rector;
(3) all professors and Heads of Departments of the University departments and principals of the constituent colleges;
(4) ten teachers of the affiliated degree colleges representing different subjects to be elected from amongst themselves:
Provided that a teacher so elected shall hold office for a period of two years from the date of his election;
(5) The Principals of the Engineering, Medical Colleges lying within the territorial limits of the University;
(6) six Professors nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from the professional colleges to be specified by the Statute;
(7) six persons, who may or may not be teachers, nominated by the Vice- Chancellor;
(8) the Director of Higher Education, Assam;
(9) the Director of Medical Education, Assam;
(10) the Director of Health Services, Assam;
(11) one Education Officer of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, to be nominated by the Chairman of the aforesaid Board;
(12) the Director of Technical Education, Assam.
Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-
(a) to determine and specify from time to time the branches of study in which provisions for instructions, research and for advancement and dissemination of knowledge are to be made;
(b) to approve, and when necessary revise, with or without modifications, the pattern of courses and the examinations to be held, after considering the recommendations of the Examination Committee, the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be;
(c) to approve the conditions for admission of students to Post-Graduate and Under Graduate courses, with or without modifications after considering the recommendations of the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be;
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(d) to supervise the University library;
(e) to give such directions and to suggest such measures, as it may think fit, to the post-Graduate Board, the Under-Graduate Board, and the Board of Studies, on any matter affecting the academic work of the University, to consider the views expressed by the said Boards on the measures suggested and to take such decisions as it may think fit;
(f) to receive the proceedings of the meeting of the Post-Graduate Board, the Under-Graduate Board and the Examination Committee and to make such recommendations to the Boards or Committee concerned thereon, as it may think fit.
Post-Graduate Board