(1) There shall be a Students' Council to look after the welfare of the students and to promote and co-ordinate the extra-curricular activities of different student's associations for better corporate life. The Students' Councils shall not engage in political activities.
(2) The Students' Council shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) Director, Board of Students' Development as the Chairperson;
(b) General Secretary, elected by the members of Students' Council from amongst themselves, as the Member Secretary;
(c) Gymkhana Secretary;
(d) one lady student representative, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(e) one student representative belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes or Special Backward Category, by rotation, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of Director, Board of Students' Development, National Service Scheme (NSS) and sports, as prescribed;
(f) one student each from,-
(i) National Service Scheme (NSS) or National Cadet Corps (NCC),
(ii) Sports, and
(iii) cultural activities, nominated by the Director, Board of Students' Development, from amongst the students of the university Departments who are engaged in National Service Scheme (NSS), National Cadet Corps (NCC), sports and cultural activities respectively, as prescribed.
(3) The first meeting of the university Students' Council shall be presided over by the Vice-Chancellor and shall be attended by such other officers, as he may deem fit.
(4) A student shall be eligible to be, or continue to be, a member of the Students' Council, only if he is enrolled as a full time student.
(5) The budget, frequency of meeting of the Students' Council shall be such, as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(6) The nomination or election, as the case may be, of the student members of the Students' Council shall be made every year, as soon as possible after the commencement of the academic year, on a date as may be prescribed. The term of office of the student members shall begin with effect from the date of nomination or election and shall extend up to the last day of the academic year, unless they have, in the mean time, incurred any of the disqualifications specified by or under the Act, and shall then expire.
(7) One-third of the members of the Students' Council shall constitute the quorum. The procedure for conduct of business of the meetings and such other matters shall be such, as may be prescribed by the Statutes. The Students' Council shall meet at least once in every three months.
(8) The procedure for nomination or election, the powers and duties, authority for the conduct of election, mechanism for conduct of such elections, code of conduct for the candidates and election administrators and grievances redressal mechanism in respect of such election shall be such, as may be specified by the Board of Management, by order.
(9) The provisions of this section shall come into effect from such date after issuing the order under sub-section (8), as specified by the Board of Management in such order.