The Senate shall consist of the following persons, namely:
Ex-Officio Members.
(1) Chancellor;
(2) the Vice-Chancellor;
(3) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(4) Commissioner and Secretary Higher Education
(5) the Director of Higher Education, Bihar;
(6) the Director of Health Services, Bihar;
(7) the Director of Technical Education, Bihar;
(8) the Deans of Faculties;
(9) Half of such of the Heads of University Departments as are not Deans to be nominated by the Chancellor in rotations.
(10 Ten Principals of Colleges maintained by the University as are not Deans shall be nominated by Chancellor in rotations.
(11) Five Professors/Readers admitted to the privileges of the University in the manner prescribed in the Statutes, are not Deans shall be nominated by the Chancellor in rotations.
(12) All ex-Vice-Chancellors of the University;
(13) For being a life member of Senate of the University, every person who has given to the satisfaction of the Chancellor, a sum of not less than ten lakh rupees in cash or in the shape of property of the equivalent value to or for the purposes of the University or of a College;
Representative Members
(14) Six persons to be elected by and from amongst the members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in such manner as may be prescribed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one of whom shall be from Scheduled Castes, one from Scheduled Tribes and 3one f rom other Backward Classes;
(15) one representative of the Scholar of regional language to be nominated by State-Government;
(16) (a) Minimum of Ten teachers other than Deans, Principals and Head of University Department having at least five years teaching experience on substantive basis to be elected by and from among the regular teachers of the respective constituent/Govt. college get representation on rotational basis based on the seniority of colleges'
(b) University Department shall be represented by two elected teachers, one from Science/Commerce and other from Humanities/Social Science faculty, other than Deans and Heads of Department, having at least five years teaching experience on substantive basis.
(c) Permanently, affiliated college (other than Government Colleges) shall be represented by one elected regular teacher/ principal having at least five years teaching experience of substantive basis.
(18) One of the employees of the University and College elected by the employees of the University and College in the manner prescribed in the Act.
(19) Five students from amongst the students of University to be elected in the manner prescribed in the Statutes, by the members of the Union Council of the University Students' Union;
(20) five persons, other than ex-officio and teacher members of the Governing Body of Colleges, shall be elected by and from amongst members of the governing bodies of the University in the manner as may be prescribed in the Statutes ;
Nominated Members.
(21) three persons to be nominated by the Chancellor who are persons of scholarly pursuits;
(22) one meritorious student to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in the manner prescribed in Statutes, whose tenure will be of one year ;
(23) one student to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in the manner prescribed in the Statutes, who has achieved distinction in sports and extra-curricular activities ,whose tenure will be of one year;
(24) one person to be nominated by the State Sports Council, who has achieved a distinction in sports ;
(25) Six such registered graduates, other than the teachers of the University or its colleges, as have completed a period of five years after graduation, to be nominated by the Chancellor from the panel of registered graduates prepared by the Vice-Chancellor, one of whom shall be from Scheduled Castes, one from Scheduled Tribes and one from other Backward Classes.
(26) Such members of the Syndicate as are not members of the Senate under the above provisions.
(27) Ten persons to be nominated by the State Government who are known for heir academic interest, one of whom shall be from Scheduled Castes, one from Scheduled Tribes and three from other Backward Classes.