Act Info:
(1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(i) the Vice-Chancellor;
(ii) the Commissioner for Collegiate Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director;
(iii) the Director of Technical Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director;
(iv) one Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in respect of each district falling within the University area, nominated by the Speaker Karnataka Legislative Assembly;
(v) two Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council nominated by the Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council;
(vi) ten Principals of affiliated colleges nominated by the Vice-Chancellor for a term of two years by rotation in the order of seniority,
(vii) three eminent persons representing industry, commerce, banking or any other profession [based within the territorial jurisdiction of the University nominated by the State Government for a term not exceeding three years.
(viii) five Professors of the Department of the University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, by rotation in the order of seniority each for a term of two years.
(ix) five Deans of the Faculties nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation in the order of seniority each for a term of two years.
(x) six students to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor for a period of two years of whom one shall be a student of a degree course, one, a student of a post-graduate course, one, a student of a professional course one, a candidate of National Cadet Corps , one a candidate National Social Service, one sports candidate on the basis of merit and of them atleast one shall be a woman and one a research student:
Provided that no student shall be eligible for nomination,-
(a) unless his name appears on the rolls of the University or a college affiliated to the University;
(b) unless he is following a course in the University or a college affiliated to the University leading to a degree or a post-graduate degree or post-graduate diploma of the University;
(c) if he is studying in a morning college or an evening college or having examination as an external candidate or through correspondence courses;
(d) if he has failed to complete a course in six years:
(xi) six persons nominated by the State Government for a term of three years from amongst eminent educationists of whom one belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes; one belonging the Other Backward Classes, one representing the women, one representing the religious minority and two representing others;
(xii) the Librarian;
(xiii) the Director of Students Welfare;
(xiv) the Director of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Board;
(xv) the Director of the College Development Council;
(xvi) the Director of Physical Education;
(xvii) the Registrar (Evaluation); and
(xviii) the Registrar - Member-Secretary:
Provided that no person who is in the employment of an affiliated college or in the University in whatever capacity shall be eligible for nomination:
1[Provided that in the case of the Women University the Academic Council shall, in addition to the members specified above also consist of the Director, Women and Child Development]
(2) The Academic Council shall meet atleast four times during an academic year, so however that the duration between two consecutive meetings shall not exceed three months.
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1. Proviso inserted by Act 33 of 2003 w.e.f. 21.6.2003