9. (1) There shall be a General Council of the University which shall consist of the following members, namely:-
I. Ex-officio Members
(i) The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh;
(ii) The Minister of Handicapped Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(iii) The Chairperson of Dr. Shakuntala Misra Smriti Seva Sansthan, Lucknow;
(iv) The Secretary in charge of Handicapped Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(v) The Secretary in charge of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(vi) The Secretary in charge of Medical Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(vii) The Secretary in charge of Vocational Training Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(viii) The Secretary in charge of Finance, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(ix) The Commissioner for person with disabilities, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(x) The Vice Chancellor of the University;
(xi) The Director of National Institute for visually handicapped, Government of India or his nominee;
(xii) The Director of National Institute for hearing handicapped, Government of India or his nominee;
(xiii) The Director of National Institute for mentally handicapped, Government of India or his nominee;
(xiv) The Director of National Institute for orthopedically handicapped, Government of India or his nominee;
(xv) The Chairperson, Rehabilitation Council of India or his nominee;
II. Nominated Members
(xvi) a Vice Chancellor of a University of Uttar Pradesh to be nominated by the State Government;
(xvii) four eminent persons who are working or who have worked in the field of disability to be nominated by the State Government;
(xviii) two eminent persons to be nominated by the chairperson of the General Council;
(2) The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh shall be the Chairperson of the General Council and the Vice-Chancellor of the University shall be the Secretary of the General Council.