(a) The Academic Council shall, in addition to the Vice-Chancellor, consist of the following persons, namely:— Class I — Ex-officio members —
(1) The Director of Higher Education, Madras;
(2) The Director of Secondary Education, Madras;
(3) The Director of Technical Education, Madras;
1 [(3-A) The Director of Medical Education;]
(4) The heads of University Departments of Study and Research;
(5) Members of the Syndicate who are not otherwise members of the Academic Council;
(6) The Librarian of the University Library;
(7) The Principals of post-graduate colleges and professional colleges excluding training colleges;
(8) The Principals of all other affiliated colleges excluding training colleges, who have served as principals for not less than three years;
1. This Item (3-A) was inserted by section 7 (i) of the Madras University and Madurai-Kamaraj University (Amendment) Act, 1979 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 42 of 1979).
29 1 [Class I-A—Life members— Such number of persons not exceeding ten as may be nominated by the Chancellor to be life members from among the Fellows of the Madurai-Kamaraj University Tamil Academy in such manner as may be prescribed by the statutes.
Provided that whenever a vacancy arises among the life members of the Academic Council, such vacancy shall be filled up in such manner as may be prescribed by the statutes] Class II — Other members — (1) Two members elected by the Senate from among its members who are not engaged in teaching;
(2) Two members elected by the teachers of affiliated training colleges including principals and physical directors but excluding tutors, demonstrators and physical instructors of such colleges, from among themselves;
(3) Two members elected by the teachers of approved colleges including principals and physical directors but excluding tutors, demonstrators and physical instructors of such colleges, from among themselves;
(4) One member from each post-graduate college who is not the principal of such college elected by the teachers of the college including physical directors but excluding the principal, tutors, demonstrators and physical instructors, from among themselves;
(5) One member from each professional college who is not the principal of such college elected by the teachers of the college including physical directors but excluding the principal, tutors, demonstrators and physical instructors, from among themselves;
(6) One member elected by headmasters of high schools in each revenue district in the University area from among themselves;
(7) Six members nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor to represent Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi and other languages;
1. Class 1-A was inserted by section 7(ii) of the Madras University and Madurai- Kamaraj University (Amendment)Act, 1979 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 42 of 1979) 30
(8) One member nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor to represent physical education; and
(9) Such number of members not exceeding five as may be nominated by the Chancellor from among the teachers of colleges other than post-graduate and professional colleges in the University area.
(b) 1 [―(i) Save as otherwise provided, elected and nominated members of the Academic Council shall hold office for a period of three years and such members shall be eligible for re-election or re-nomination.]
2 [(ii) Where a member is elected or nominated to the Academic Council to a casual vacancy, the period of office held for not less than one year by any such member shall be construed as a full period of three years for the purpose of this clause.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this clause, the expression ―period‖ shall include the period held prior to the date of the publication of the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1991 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette‖] 3 [Provided that a member of the Academic Council who is elected or nominated in his capacity as, a member of a particular electorate or body, or the holder of a particular appointment, shall cease to be a member of the Academic Council from the date on which he ceases to be a member of that electorate or body, or the holder of that appointment as the case may be.
1. This clause was substituted by the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 41 of 1998).
2. This clause was inserted by the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1991 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 9 of 1992).
3. This proviso was inserted by the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1992 (Tamil Nadu Act No.21 of 1992).
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Provided further that where an elected or nominated member of the Academic Council] is appointed temporarily to any of the offices by virtue of which he is entitled to be a member of the Academic Council ex-officio, he shall by notice in writing signed by him and communicated to the Vice-Chancellor within seven days from the date of his taking charge of his appointment, choose whether he will continue to be a member of the Academic Council by virtue of his election or nomination or whether he will vacate office as such member and become a member ex-officio by virtue of his appointment and the choice shall be conclusive. On failure to make such choice he shall be deemed to have vacated his office as an elected or nominated member;
Provided also that a member elected under clause (1) of Class II of sub section (a) shall cease to be a member of the Academic Council if he subsequently becomes engaged in teaching.
(c) When a person ceases to be a member of the Academic Council, he shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities of the University of which he may happen to be a member by virtue of his membership of the Academic Council.
1 [24-A Restriction for election or nomination to Senate, Syndicate and Academic Council in certain cases-
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 15, 19 or 24, any person who has completed two terms of three years each, continuously in any one or two of the following authorities of the University namely:—
(i) the Senate,
(ii) the Syndicate, and
(iii) the Academic Council shall be eligible after a period of three years has elapsed from the date of his ceasing to be such member, for election or nomination to any of the above mentioned authorities.
1. This clause was substituted by the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu Act No.41 of 1998) 32
Provided that for the purpose of this sub-section, if a person was elected or nominated to one authority and such person became a member of another authority by virtue of the membership in the first mentioned authority, the period for which he held office in the first mentioned authority alone shall be taken into account].
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall have application in respect of —
(i) ex-officio members referred to in section 15 (a) Class I, but not including members of the Syndicate who are not otherwise members of the Senate referred to in item (10);
(ii) ex-officio members referred to in section 19 (a) Class I and
(iii) ex-officio members referred to in section 24 (a) Class I; but not including members of the Syndicate who are not otherwise members of the Academic Council referred to in item (5)."