(1) The academic Council shall be responsible for laying down the academic policies in regard to maintenance and improvement of standards of teaching, research and collaboration programme in academic matters and evaluation of work load of the teachers.
(2) The Academic Council shall consist of the following, namely :-
(a) The Vice-Chancellor-Chairman;
(b) The Deans of Faculties;
(c) Chairman of the Boards of Studies;
(d) One Principal nominated by Vice-Chancellor;
(e) Two Heads of Departments from University departments or such departments of affiliated colleges nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(f) One teachers representing each faculty to be co-opted by the Academic Council from amongst the teachers having not less than sixteen years teaching experience, other than principals of colleges, Heads of University departments and Heads of recognised or approved institutions;
(g) Two eminent experts in the field of Indian System of Medicine nominated by the Chancellor.
(h) The registrar shall act as member secretary of the academic councl.
(h) The Registrar shall act as member secretary of the Academic Council;
(3) The Academic Council shall meet not less than twice in a year.
(4) The terms of the nominated or co-opted members of Academic council shall not exceed three years,
Provided that a nominated member shall be eligible for renomination.
15 Powers and duties of the Academic Council -
(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 examinations in the University.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisons, the Academic Council shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely :-
(a) to recommend to the Board of Management regarding institution of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;
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(b) to recommend to the Board of Management to make, amend or repeal Ordinances on issues related to academic matters ;
(c) to make, amend or repeal Rules on academic matters;
(d) to allocate subject to the faculties;
(e) to make proposals for the establishment of colleges; departments, institutions, libraries, laboratories and museums in the University;to consider and make recommendations regarding new proposals for creation of posts of teachers and other academic staff required by the University;
(f) to make proposals to the Board of Management for the institution of fellowships, traveling fellowships, scholarships, studentship, medals and prizes and make rules for their awards;
(g) to prescribe qualifications and norms for appointment of paper setters, examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct of examinations;
(h) to appoint committees to review periodically the utility and practicability of the existing courses of study and the desirability or necessity of reviewing or modifying them in the light of new knowledge or changing societal requirements;
(i) to generally, advise the University on all academic matters and submit to the Board of Management feasibility reports on academic programmes;
(j) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Statutes and Ordinances;
16. Faculties - There shall be following faculties in the University, namely -
(1) Ayurved
(2) Unani,
(3) Naturopathy,
(4) Yoga,
(5) Homoeopathy,
(6) Siddha,
(7) Such other faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.