(a) Vice-Chancellor;
(b) Registrar as Member Secretary;
(c) Dean of Post-Graduate Studies;
(d) Dean of the College;
(e) Director of Extension Education;
(f) Director of Research;
(g) Heads of Regional Research Stations of the University;
(h) Two senior-most Head of the Departments of the University to be nominated by their respective Deans; and
(i) One senior Professor from amongst all Professors.
(2) The term of office of the members shall be two years.
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15. (1) The Academic Council shall be incharge of the academic affairs of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, Statutes and Regulations, superintend direct and control and shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards of teaching, education, examination and other matters connected with the obtaining of degree, diploma, certificate and academic distinction and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as may be prescribed.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the Academic Council shall have the following powers,-
(a) to advise the Vice-Chancellor on all academic matters including management of the library;
(b) to co-opt at its meetings such Heads of the Departments, as it may consider necessary;
(c) to make recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor for the institution of the Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships with regard to the duties and emoluments thereof;
(d) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the constitution or reconstitution of Departments of teaching, research and extension;
(e) to make Regulations regarding the admission of students of the University;
(f) to make Regulations regarding the examinations to be conducted by the University and the conditions on which students shall be admitted to such examinations;
(g) to make Regulations relating to the courses of study leading to degree, diploma, certificate and academic distinction;
(h) to make recommendations regarding teaching, research and extension;
(i) to make recommendations regarding the qualifications to be prescribed for appointment of teachers in the University and affiliated colleges;
and
(j) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as may be prescribed.
Powers of Academic Council.
16. (1) All casual vacancies of non-official members in any authority of the University shall be filled up, as soon as possible, from amongst the same category of persons, whose place becomes vacant and the person so appointed or nominated to such casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority for the remaining period of the term, for which the person, whose place he fills, would have continued as such.
(2) A person, who is member of any authority of the University as representative of another body, whether of the University or not shall retain his seat in that authority so long as he continues to be a member of the body, by which he was appointed or nominated and hereafter, till his successor is duly appointed or elected.
(3) No act or proceeding of any authority of the University shall be held invalid by reason merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of such authority.
(4) If any question arises where any person has been duly appointed as, or is entitled to be, a member of any authority of the University or whether any decision of the University is in accordance with this Act, Statutes or Regulations, as the case may be, the same shall be referred to the Chancellor, whose decision thereon shall be final.
Vacancy in an authority of University.