(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 workload 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) the Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;
(b) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(c) Deans of Faculties and Associate Deans (if any);
(d) Directors of Sub-campuses;
(e) Director Innovation, Incubation and Linkages;
(f) the Vice-Chancellor shall nominate the following members, as per the recommendations of the search committee appointed by him for this purpose, in consultation with the Chancellor, namely :-
(i) eight Principals of conducted, autonomous or affiliated colleges which are accredited by the National Assessment and Accrediation Council (NAAC) or National Board of Accreditation (NBA), as the case may be of whom 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 Class, by rotation;
(ii) two professors out of whom one shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Class, by rotation;
(iii) one head of a recognized institution;
(g) two teachers, representing each faculty, with not less than fifteen years of teaching experience to be elected by the collegiums of teachers from amongst themselves out of whom one each shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Class provided that the reservation per faculty shall be decided by drawing lots:
Provided that, out of the teachers representing each faculties, under this clause, one shall be a woman, to be decided by drawing lots.
(h) one representative of management nominated by the Senate, from amongst the representatives of managements, who are the members of Senate;
(i) Eight eminent experts from the institutes or organizations of national repute, such as Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Indian Institute of Management, Indian Space Research Organization, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Indian Council for Social Research, Industrial Associations, Indian Olympic Association and allied fields and as much as possible representing all the faculties, nominated by the Chancellor;
(j) the Director of Higher Education or his nominee, not below the rank of the Joint Director, Higher Education;
(k) the Director of Technical Education or his nominee, not below the rank of the Joint Director, Technical Education;
(l) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
(m) Chairpersons of Board of Studies;
(n) Registrar-Member Secretary.