(a) the President;
(b) the Provost;
(c) two members of the Governing Body, to be nominated by the Sponsoring Body;
(d) two persons, who are not the members of the Governing Body, to be nominated by the Sponsoring Body;
(e) three persons from amongst the faculty members of the University, to be nominated by the Sponsoring Body; and
(f) one faculty member, to be nominated by the President.
(2) The President shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Management:
Provided that President may at his discretion, nominate any other member of the Governing Body to be the Chairperson of the Board of Management.
(3) The powers and functions of the Board of Management shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(4) The Board of Management shall meet once in every two months.
(5) Minimum four members shall from a quorum for a meeting of the Board of Management.
22. (1) The Academic Council shall consist of the Provost and such other members as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) The Provost shall be the Chairperson of the Academic Council.
(3) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the rules made thereunder, co-ordinate and exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the University.
(4) The quorum for meetings of the Academic Council shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
23. (1) A person shall be disqualified for being a member of any of the authorities or bodies of the University, if-
(a) he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(b) he is an undischarged insolvent;
Board of Management.
Academic Council.
Disqualifications.
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(c) he has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude;
(d) he is conducting or engaging himself in private coaching with or without pecuniary gain ; or
(e) he has been punished for indulging in or promoting unfair practice in the conduct of any examination in any form, anywhere.
24. No act or proceedings of any authority of the University shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in or defect in the constitution of any authority or body of the University.
25. The authorities of the University may constitute such committees with such terms of reference as may be necessary for specific tasks to be performed by such committees. The constitution of such committees, powers to be exercied and duties to be performed shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
CHAPTER V STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS