(i) the Chairman of the Board as ex-officio Chairman;
(ii) three members to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the ex-officio members referred to in clause (i) of subsection (1) of section 13;
(iii) three members to be nominated by the Chairman from eminent educationist;
(iv) one member to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the nominated members referred to in clause (ii) of subsection (1) of section 13.
(v) the convenors of the Board of Studies.
(2) The term of office of the members of the Academic Council shall be four years.
Duties and functions of the Academic Council
26. The Academic Council shall be the chief academic body and shall have the right to advise the Board on all academic matters. Without prejudice to the generality of this provision, the Academic Council shall have the following duties and functions, namely:- 406
(i) to formulate guiding principles for determining curricula and syllabus for the entire secondary, higher secondary education and for such other courses as it may deem fit;
(ii) to consider and submit its recommendations to the Executive Council on the detailed syllabi for all standards, after taking into consideration the recommendations of the respective Boards of studies thereon;
(iii) to consider and submit its recommendations to the Executive Council on the curricula and detailed syllabi prepared by the Boards of studies for the final and other examinations;
(iv) to formulate general principles for preparing text-books;
(v) to prepare or recommend for prescription to the Executive Council text-books for the standard leading to the final examinations, after taking into consideration the recommendations of the respective Boards of Studies thereon;
(vi) to recommend to the Executive Council standard requirements in respect of staff, building, furniture, equipment, stationery and other things required for secondary and higher secondary schools and such other institutions;
(vii) to recommend to the Board measures to promote intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and social welfare of students in institutions affiliated to the Board and the conditions of their residence and discipline;
(viii) to consider and submit its recommendations to the Executive Council on the following matters pertaining to the final examinations after receipt of the recommendations of the Boards of Studies –
(a) the total number of compulsory and optional subjects;
(b) proposals for introduction of new subjects and exclusion of existing subjects;
(c) the formation of groups of subjects and the alteration of such groups;
(d) the number of question papers to be set in each subject;
(e) the maximum and minimum marks, time, duration and standard length for written, oral or practical tests in different subjects or groups of subjects;
(ix) to conduct statistical or other research for the purpose of evaluation and reform of curricula, instruction and examination system;
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(x) to co-ordinate the work of the Boards of Studies and to scrutinise the recommendations in regard to various matters with which each Board of Studies is concerned;
(xi) to recommend to the Board, refresher course, lectures, demonstrations, educational exhibition and such other measures as are necessary to raise and maintain standard of secondary, higher secondary and such other forms of education.
The Finance Committee
27. There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of –
(i) the Chairman of the Board as ex-officio Chairman;
(ii) the Director of Accounts and Treasuries;
(iii) two members to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the ex-officio members referred to in clause (i) of sub – section (1) of section 13;
(iv) one member to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the nominated members referred to in clause (ii) of sub – section (1) of section 13;
Duties and functions of the Finance Committee