(a) the Vice-Chancellor; Chairman
(b) three persons from amongst the educationists of Members repute or men of letters or members of the legal profession, practicing in the High Court and Supreme Court, who are not in the service of the University, to be nominated by the Chancellor;
(c) a nominee of the Bar Council of India; Member
(d) a nominee of the State Bar Council; Member
(e) two Professors of the University; Members
(f) all the Heads of the Departments of the University; Members and
(g) two members of the teaching staff, one each Members The Academic Council.
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(2) The term of the members other than ex-officio members and those whose term is specified in clause (g) of sub-section (1), shall be three years.
16. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the statutes and regulations, and overall supervision of the Executive Council, the Academic Council shall manage the academic affairs and matters of the University and in particular, shall have the following powers and functions, namely:—
(i) to report on any matter referred or delegated to it by the Governing Council or the Executive Council;
(ii) to make recommendations to the Executive Council with regard to the creation, abolition or classification of teaching posts in the University and the emoluments payable and the duties attached thereto;
(iii) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the organization of the faculties, and to assign to such faculties their respective subjects, and also to report to the Executive Council as to the expediency of the abolition or sub-division of any faculty or the combination of one faculty with another;
(iv) to recommend arrangements for the instruction and examination of persons, other than those, enrolled in the University;
(v) to promote research within the University and to require from time to time, reports on such research;
(vi) to consider proposals submitted by the faculties;
(vii) to suggest policies for admissions to the University;
(viii) to recommend recognized diplomas and degrees of other Universities and institutions and to determine their equivalence in relation to the certificates, diplomas and degrees of the University;
Powers and functions of the Academic Council.
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(ix) to fix, subject to any conditions accepted by the Governing Council, the time, mode and conditions of competition for Fellowships, Scholarships and other prizes and to recommend award for the same;
(x) to make recommendations to the Executive Council in regard to the appointment of examiners and if necessary, their removal and fixation of their fees, emoluments and travelling and other expenses;
(xi) to recommend arrangements for the conduct of examinations and the dates for holding them;
(xii) to declare or review the result of the various examinations or to appoint committees or officers to do so, and to make recommendations regarding the conferment or grant of degrees, honours, diplomas, licences, titles and marks of honour;
(xiii) to recommend stipends, scholarships, medals and prizes and to make other awards in accordance with the regulations and such other conditions, as may be attached to the awards;
(xiv) to approve or revise lists of prescribed or recommended text books and to publish the same and syllabus at the prescribed courses of study;
(xv) to approve such forms and registers, from time to time, as are required by the regulations; and
(xvi) to perform, in relation to academic matters, all such duties and to do all such acts as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder.
17. (1) The meetings of the Academic Council shall be called, as and when deemed necessary, but not less than two times during an academic year.
(2) One half of the existing members of the Academic Council shall form the quorum for a meeting.
(3) In case of difference of opinion among the members, the opinion of the majority of the members shall prevail.
Meeting of the Academic Council.
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(4) Every meeting of the Academic Council shall be presided over by the Vice-Chancellor and in his absence, by a member, chosen in the meeting to preside on the occasion.
(5) If an urgent action, to be taken by the Academic Council becomes necessary, the Chairman of the Council may permit the business to be transacted by circulation of papers to the members of the Council. The action proposed to be taken, shall not be taken unless agreed to, by a majority of the members of the Academic Council. The action so taken, shall forthwith be intimated to all the members of the Academic Council. In case, the authority concerned fails to take decision, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor, whose decision shall be final.