The Academic Council shall consist of-
(1) the Vice-Chancellor;
(2) the Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(3) the Deans of Faculties;
(4) the Director, Higher Education, Bihar;
(5) all Heads of University Departments;
(6) 50 per cent of the Principals maintained by the University to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in rotation;
(7) all Principals of colleges maintained by the State Government;
(8) Five Principals of affiliated colleges to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in rotation.
(9) Substantively appointed teachers, other than Deans, Professors and Heads of University Departments, who shall in the manner prescribed by the Statutes, be elected by the Senate in such a way that each Faculty be represented by one teacher
(10) not more than two experts outside the University service, to be co-opted by the Academic Council for specific purposes according to need;
(11) the President of the University Students' Union elected under sub-section (1) of section 43.
The term of office of members, other than the ex-officio members, shall be for a period of three years with effect from the dates of their respective election or nomination and shall include any further period which may elapse between the expiration of the said period of three years and the date of the next succeeding election or nomination, as the case may be, not being an election or nomination to fill up any casual vacancy but such extended period shall not be more than one year:
Provided that any member elected or nominated shall be deemed to vacate office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the body which elected or nominated him.
Legislative changes (after 1982)—The following changes were introduced in this section by Ordinance 39 of 1986 (w.e.f. 17.12.1986):—
(a) Substitution of clause (6)
(b) Substitution of clause (8)
(c) Substitution of clause (9)
While clauses (6) & (8) prior to their substitution read as follows:
(6) Seven Principals of Colleges maintained by the University who shall be nominated by rotation in the manner prescribed;
(8) Two Principals of affiliated colleges to be nominated by the Senate by rotation. Continued by successive Ordinances till Act 3 of 1993 was enacted the substitution of figure 6 (six) from12 by Ordinance 39 of 1986 was again substituted to 5 by Ordinance 13 of 1987 (w.e.f.18.4.1987), but again substituted to 6 by the next Ordinance. 21 of 1987 (w.e.f.7.8.1987) and finally the last amendment continued till Act 3 of 1993 was enacted.