(1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic authority of the university and shall be responsible for regulating and maintaining the standards of teaching, research and evaluation in the university. It shall also be responsible for laying down the academic policies in regard to maintenance and improvement of standards of teaching, research, extension, collaboration programmes in academic matters and evaluation of work load of the teachers.
(2) The Academic Council shall meet not less than four times in a year.
(3) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;
(b) all Deans of Schools;
(c) all heads of sub-centres;
(d) all heads of the university departments and Directors of the university Centres;
(e) six teachers of which two Professors, two Associate Professors and two Assistant Professors who are not the members of the Board of Studies, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided that, out of six teachers to be nominated, one shall be woman and one shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes, by rotation;
(f) not less than three eminent experts having outstanding contribution in promotion of Marathi language, Marathi literature and culture, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(g) Director of Higher Education or his nominee, not below the rank of the Joint Director, Higher Education;
(h) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
(i) Director, Board of Research and Innovation;
(j) Registrar, Member-Secretary.