(1) The Executive Council shall constitute one or more Committees for making recommendations to the Executive Council for appointment to other administrative posts and may prescribe by Ordinance the procedure and methods to be followed in making such recommendations.There shall be a Students' Advisory Council which shall consist of the following members, namely:-(i) The Dean Students' Welfare as the Chairman;(ii) the Director/Deputy Director of Students’ Welfare as Ex- officio Treasurer;(iii) President and Secretary of the University Teachers' Association;(iv) President, Vice-President and Secretary of the University Students' Union;(v) Principals of the Constituent Colleges, if any;(vi) one student from each teaching faculty of the University to be elected as prescribed by the Statutes;(vii) five students, one from each of the five activities mentioned below who have shown outstanding performances in the following activities, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, namely:(a) Sports;(b) National Service Schemes;(c) National Cadet Corps;(d) Cultural activities(e) Specially abled;
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(viii) four female students to be nominated by the Vice- Chancellor;(ix) the Director of Sports and Physical Education, if any;(x) the members of the Students’ Advisory Council shall elect from amongst themselves the Secretary of the Council;Cxi) two members ( one female) from Cotton College/ Cotton University Alumni (to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor).(2) The term of the members of the Students' Advisory Council other than ex-officio members shall be one year.(3) The quorum to constitute a meeting of Students' Advisory Council, the rules of procedures and conduct of business to be followed at a meeting, the period within which a meeting shall be called and such other matter shall be prescribed by the Statutes:Provided that no student shall be eligible to be or continue to be a member of the Students' Advisory Council unless he is enrolled as a student or after he attains the age of twenty five years. A student member shall cease to be such member if he fails to pass at the next University Examination.The functions of the Students' Advisory Council shall be as follows:-
(i) to make recommendations to the Executive Council and the Academic Council in the matters affecting the students corporate life of the University in so far as it concerns the students and the co-curricular activities;(ii) all rules affecting discipline, welfare, sports, library, Management of Hostels, Students Home, extension work, social work, students' health, N.C.C, National Service Scheme etc. shall be placed before the Students' Advisory Council for its views before any decision is taken by the Executive Council;(iii) the Vice-Chancellor or any authority of the University may ask for the views of the Students’ Advisory Council on any matter concerning the welfare of students;(iv) the Chairman of the Students' Advisory Council shall be the Authority to decide whether a matter does or does not concern the students;(v) the Students' Advisory Council shall frame its own rules of business and shall submit the same to the Executive Council for consideration and approval;(vi) the end of the bifurcation between Cotton College and Cotton University and the creation of a single entity shall mean that the Cotton University shall have the common logo (Cotton College logo), the common flag (Cotton College flag), the common Foundation Day (May 27), the common holiday list, common Teachers’ Association and common Students Union and one Prospectus.There shall be a Finance Committee of the University consisting of the following members, namely:-(i) the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman;(ii) two members elected from the Court from amongst its members;(iii) two members elected by the Executive Council from its members;(iv) two members to be nominated by the State Government, one from the Finance Department and the other from the Education Department;(v) Finance (and Accounts) Officer;(vi) Registrar (Administration).
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38. The powers of the Finance Committee shall be as follows:-(a) to examine the annual budget estimates and to give advice and suggestion to the Executive Council thereon;(b) to make recommendations to the Executive Council relating to the Finance of the University;(c) to examine every proposal for new expenditures involving sum of money exceeding rupees one lakh and to advice the Executive Council thereon;(d) to review the financial position of the University periodically;(e) to suggest in general the means for the improvement of the financial position of the University;(f) to consider and recommend revision of grades of pay and grades of pay of new posts to the Executive Council;(g) to deal with such other matters relating to the financial matters of the University as may be prescribed by the Statutes and Ordinances.
University Fund 39. (1) The University shall have a Fund to be known as 'Cotton UniversityFund" to which shall be credited all its income, fees, fines, contributions, donations, loans and advances from any other sources.(2) The University may also create by Ordinance made in this behalf one or more separate special funds for the administration of endowments, trusts or other grants for specific purposes.(3) The State Government shall for the purpose of this Act, contribute annually to the University Fund so as to enable the University run smoothly and efficiently.
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