(1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely :—
(i) the [Vice-Chancellor], who shall be the [Chairperson] thereof ;
(ii) three persons from amongst the educationists of repute or men of letters or members of any profession or eminent public men, who are not in service of the [University] nominated by the [Chairperson] ;
(iii) the Secretary-in-charge of Judicial Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh or his nominee not below the rank of Special Secretary ;
(iv) a nominee of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh ;
(v) all the Heads of the Department of the [University];
(vi) all Professors other than the Heads of the Department, if any;
(vii) two members of the teaching staff, one each representing [the Associate Professors/Assistant Professors and Lecturers of the University.]
(2) The term of the members other than ex-office members shall be three years.
(3) Where a person has become a member of the Academic Council by reason of the office or appointment he holds, his membership shall terminate when he ceases to hold such office of appointment.
(4) A member of the Academic Council shall cease to be a member thereof if he resigns or becomes of unsound mind or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude or if a member other than the [Vice-Chancellor] or a member of faculty accepts full time appointment in the [University] or if he fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Academic council without the leave of the [Chairperson] of the Academic Council.
(5) Unless the membership of the Academic Council thereof is previously terminated as provided in the forgoing sub-sections, membership on the expiry of three years from the date on which they become members of the Ac academic Council but shall be eligible for re-nomination or re-appointment, as the case may be.
(6) A member of the Academic Council other than an ex-officio member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the [Chairperson] of the Academic Council and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been accepted by the [Chairperson] of the Academic Council.
(7) Any vacancy in the Academic Council shall be filled either by appointment or nomination, as he case may be, by the respective authorities to make the same.