(a) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS :
(I) The Vice-Chancellor;
(II) Pro Vice-Chancellor;
(III) Registrar;
(IV) Academic Registrar;
(V) The Director of Higher Education;
(VI) The Director of Technical Education, Assam;
(VII) The Director of Medical Education, Assam;
(VIII) The Deans of Faculties;
(IX) The Professors of the University;
(X) The University Associate Professors who are Heads of Department of Teaching;
(XI) The Librarian of the University;
(XII) President and Secretary of University Teachers' Association;
(XIII) The Principal of Constituent College, if any.
(b) OTHER MEMBERS :
(XIV) Persons not exceeding three, other than teachers of the University, appointed by the Chancellor being persons who by reasons of their possessing expert knowledge in subjects named for the purpose by the ex-officio members of the Academic Council are in the opinion of the Chancellor fitted to serve in the Council;
(XV) Two persons to be elected by the Court, who are not employees or students of the University; and (XVI) Two members (one female) of the Cotton College/ Cotton University Alumni (to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor).
(2) Save as otherwise provided and except the ex-officio members, all other members shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of their election or nomination, as the case may be.
(3) When a person ceases to be a member of the Academic Council he shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities of university of which he may happen to be a member by virtue of his membership of the Academic Council.
Powers of the 30. The Academic Council shall have the following powers, namely:- 16 Academic Council.
(i) to make proposals to the Executive Council for the institution of Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant Professorship or other teaching posts, and in regard to the duties and emoluments thereof;
(ii) to submit to the Executive Council draft Regulations, regarding methods and manner of conducting examinations including setting up of Moderation Boards and to award in accordance with such Regulations, Fellowships, Scholarships, Medals and other rewards;
(iii) to recommend examiners for appointments to be made by the Vice- Chancellor after report from the Faculties concerned;
(iv) to control the University Library, to frame Regulations regarding its use, and to appoint a Library Committee under the general control of the Academic Council to manage the affairs of the Library;
(v) to assign subjects to the faculties;
(vi) to assign teachers to the faculties;
(vii) to promote research within the University including the establishment of a Research Council and to require reports on such research .from the persons employed thereon;
(viii) to organise teaching in the University and to control the work of teachers;
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(ix) Such other powers and duties as may be assigned to it under the Statutes.
Faculties. 31. (1) The University shall include Faculty of Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Technology, Agriculture, Engineering, Commerce, Management Science, Mass Communication, Environmental Science and Indian Fine Arts and such other Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) Each Faculty shall, subject to the control of the Academic Council, have charge of teaching, the courses of study and the research work including delivery of consultancy services in such subjects as may be assigned to such Faculty by the Ordinances.
(3) Each Faculty shall consist of;
(i) the Dean of the faculty;
(ii) the Heads of the Departments comprised in the Faculty;
(iii) such teacher of subjects assigned to the Faculty as may be appointed to the faculty by the Academic Council;
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(iv) such teachers of subjects not assigned to the Faculty but having, in the opinion of the Academic Council, an important bearing on those subjects, as may be appointed to the Faculty by the Academic Council:
Provided that a teacher so elected shall hold office for a period of two years from the date of his election;
(v) such other persons as may be appointed to the Faculty by the Academic Council on account of their possessing expert knowledge in a subject or subjects assigned to the Faculty.
Powers of faculty.