(1) The Government shall, by notification in the official gazette, constitute a General Council for the University to be headed by the Chancellor and such other members not exceeding twenty eight, and who shall be experts or officers of the Government. The terms and conditions of appointment of members of the General Council shall be as notified by the Government in the official gazette.
(2) The General Council shall have the following members, namely:—
(i) Chancellor—Chairperson;
(ii) Pro-Chancellor—Vice Chairperson;
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(iii) Minister-in-charge of Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala—Member;
(iv) two members elected by the members of Legislative Assembly from among themselves—members;
(v) Chairperson of the Board of Governors —Member;
(vi) Vice- Chancellor—Member;
(vii) Vice-Chancellor, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala— Ex-officio Member;
(viii) One senior representative from University Grants Commission—Member;
(ix) Principal Secretary or Secretary to Government, Electronics and Information Technology Department—Ex-officio Member;
(x) Principal Secretary or Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department—Ex-officio Member;
(xi) Principal Secretary or Secretary to Government, Finance Department—Exofficio Member;
(xii) one person nominated from the Higher Education Council, Government of Kerala—Ex-officio Member;
(xiii) Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad—Ex-officio Member;
(xiv) Director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode—Ex-officio Member;
(xv) Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram—Ex-officio Member;
(xvi) Director, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram—Ex-officio Member;
(xvii) Director, Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology —Ex-officio Member;
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(xviii) Director, National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram—Ex-officio Member;
(xix) six prominent persons nominated by the Government, three of them shall be persons of international repute in information technology or allied sectors or holding position at the level of Managing Director or above in industrial sector and one of them shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe and one shall be a woman and one shall be an entrepreneur—Members;
(xx) two faculty members nominated by the Vice-Chancellor—Members;
(xxi) two students nominated by the Vice-Chancellor—Members.
(3) The Registrar shall be the Secretary to the Council.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the General Council shall have the following powers and functions, namely:—
(i) to proactively identify the trends and directions and develop a strategic plan for the University; to plan and monitor the execution of such plan; to keep the vision and mission of the University relevant to the emerging trends and directions;
(ii) to formulate policies to execute the strategic plans;
(iii) to review, from time to time, the broad policies and programmes of the University and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the University;
(iv) to consider and pass resolution on the annual report and the annual accounts of the University and also consider report of the auditor on such accounts;
(v) to advise the Chancellor in respect of any matter which may be referred to it for advice; and
(vi) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed.