(1) The Executive Council shall hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University and shall appoint a Finance Committee to advise it on matters of finance consisting of six members of whom the Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman, the Finance Officer shall be the Secretary and the other four members shall be appointed as follows:-(i) Two members to be elected by the Executive Council from among its members and(ii) Two members to be nominated by the State Government one from the Finance Department and the other from the Education Department of the State Government.(2) It shall do all acts appertaining or incidental to the construction of buildings, roads, tanks, pipelines and other structures of the University and for the purpose shall appoint a Construction Committee consisting of seven members of whom the Vice- Chancellor shall be the Chairman, the Registrar shall be the Secretary, the Finance Officer, a member and the remaining four members shall be appointed from among the members of the Executive Council with power to co-opt experts as members who shall have no power to vote:Provided that at least one member of the Committee shall be appointed from amongst the members elected to the Executive Council by the Court.(3) It shall determine the form and regulate, the use of the Common Seal of the University.(4) It shall lay before the State Government annually a full statement of the financial requirements of the University.(5) It shall administer funds placed at the disposal of the University for any specific purpose including those given for the purpose of buildings, roads, tanks, pipelines and other structures of the University.(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, it shall appoint the officers (other than the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor), teachers, office and technical staff and other employees of the University and define their duties and conditions of service and shall provide for the filling up of temporary vacancies.(7) It shall have power to accept, on behalf of the University, bequest, endowments, donations or transfer of any movable or immovable property.(8) It shall arrange for holding of conducting and publishing the results of the University examinations.
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(9) It shall, subject to the powers conferred by this Act on the Vice- Chancellor, regulate and determine all matters under this Act concerning the University in accordance With this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances:Provided that no action shall be taken by the Executive Council in respect to the numbers, qualifications or emoluments of teachers otherwise than in consultation with the Academic Council; and(10] It shall exercise all other powers of the University of which no specific provisions have been made in this Act or in the Statutes.(1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-(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 Unviersity 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.The Academic Council shall have the following powers, namely:-(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;
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(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; and(ix) Such other powers and duties as may be assigned to it under the Statutes.(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;(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.Subject to the provisions of this Act, each Faculty shall have the following powers, namely: -(a) to constitute the Committees of Courses and Studies in Departments assigned to it;(b) to recommend to the Academic Council the courses of studies for the different examinations, after consulting the Committees of Course and Studies;(c) to recommend to the Academic Council, after consulting the Committees of Courses and Studies, the names of the examiners in subjects assigned to the Faculty;(d) to recommend to the Academic Council the conditions for the award of Degrees, Diplomas and other distinctions;
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(e) (subject to the control of the Academic Council) to encourage research in subjects assigned to the Faculty; and(f) to deal with any other matters referred to by the Academic Council.
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(1) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be responsible for the due observance of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations relating to the faculty. He shall be the Executive Office of the Faculty and shall preside at its meeting.Each Faculty shall comprise such Departments of teaching as may be prescribed by the Ordinances. The Head of every such Department shall be Professor of the Department or, if there is no Professor, the Associate Professor. If there is more than one Professor, or more than one Associate Professor of a Department, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint as the Head of the Department such one of the Professors or, if there is no Professor, such one of the Associate Professors as he thinks fit. The Head of the Department shall be responsible to the Dean for the organisation of the teaching in the Department and smooth running of the Department.The Dean of a Faculty be elected by the Faculty from among the Heads of the Departments of the Faculty and shall hold office for a period of three years or be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from among the Professors of the Faculty.There shall be a Selection Committee for making recommendations to the Executive Council for appointment of Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Registrar, Finance Officer, Controller of Examinations, Librarian, Deputy Registrars, Deputy Controller of Examinations and other officers of the University as may be provided for by the Statutes consisting of the following members:-(i) the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman of the Selection Committee;(ii) three persons not holding any office of profit under the University of whom one to be nominated by the Chancellor, one to be nominated by the Executive Council and other to be nominated by the Academic Council;(hi) the Registrar shall be the Member-Secretary of the Selection Committee except for the Selection Committee of the appointment of Registrar in which case the Vice- Chancellor shall nominate one person as Member- Secretary in consultation with the executive Council.In making recommendations for the appointment of Professors of the University, the Selection Committee shall have the Head of the Department concerned, if he is a Professor, one Professor of the Department to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor and two persons not in the services of the University to be nominated by the Executive Council out of a panel of not less than five names of persons recommended by the Academic Council, who have special knowledge of the subject for which the Professor is to be selected.In making recommendations for the appointment of Associate Professors or Assistant Professors and other teachers of the University, the Selection Committee shall have the Head of the Department concerned, one Professor of the Department to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor and two persons to be nominated by the Executive Council out of a panel of not less than five names of persons recommended by the Academic Council being persons not connected with the University, who have special knowledge of or interest in the subject for which the teacher is to be selected:
THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 11, 2017 1015Provided that where the Executive Council proposes to make an appointment otherwise than in order of merit arranged by the Selection Committee the post of Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors, it shall record its reasons in writing and submit them to the Chancellor who may approve the proposal or return it to the Executive Council for reconsideration. After reconsideration, if the Executive Council desires to pursue its original proposal, it shall refer the matter again to the Chancellor for his decision which shall be final:Provided further that, where a Selection Committee recommends to the Executive Council the name of one person only and that person is not acceptable to the Executive Council, the Executive Council shall record its reasons in writing for not accepting the recommendation and direct the Registrar to advertise the vacancy again and convene a meeting of the Selection Committee for making fresh recommendation, and in so doing communicate to every member of the Selection Committee the reasons recorded as above.(4) Where an appointment is to be made to a temporary vacancy of teacher of the University, the appointment shall be made, if vacancy is for a period of one year or more, on the recommendation of the Selection Committee in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sub-sections and no ad-hoc appointment shall be made by the Executive Council.(5) If a member of the Selection Committee is unable to attend, he may send his opinion in writing to the Vice-Chancellor and such opinion shall be taken into consideration by the Committee in making its recommendations.(6) If the Executive Council does not accept any of the recommendations of the Selection Committee it shall refer the matter to the Chancellor, stating clearly the reasons for not agreeing with the Selection Committee, and the decision given by the Chancellor thereon shall be final.(7) Students' Advisory Council