Delegation
of powers and duties of the academic council in karnataka state
Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Ordinance No.01 or 2016
Karnataka state Gazatee Number : Bangalore, Saturday, May 21, 2016 (Vaishakha
31, Shaka Varsha 1938) No.754. Part IVA.
As per this order Government of Karnataka cleared about Delegation of
powers and duties of the academic council in Karnataka state, those selected as
a Academic Council members :- details
are below.
The Academic Council :-
The
Academic Council shall be the academic body of the University, and shall,
subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the regulations, have power of
control and general regulation of and be responsible for the maintenance of
standards or instruction, education, research and examination of the University
and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
conferred or imposed upon it by this Ordinance or the regulations. It shall be the right to advise the Executive
Council on all academic matters.
Members of the Academic Council :-
The
Academic Council shall be reconstituted by the Chancellor once in three years
which shall consist of the following members, namely :-
a) the Vice Chancellor, who shall be the chairperson thereof;
b) Two members who have made a significant contribution to the field
of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj or Law reforms nominated by the
Government.
c) Three person from amongst the educaionists of repute or men of
letters or eminent public men or industrialists who are not in the service of
the University, nominated by the Vice Chancellor;
d) The Director, Training, Publication and Supervision of all schools.
e) The Director, Centre for Research, Innovation and Evaluation.
f) All Heads of the Schools.
g) All Heads of Regional centers.
h) Director, Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute of Rural Development,
Mysore.
i) Three members of the teaching staff representing prefessors,
Associate professors and Assistant professors of the University by seniority
and rotation nominated by the Vice Chancellor.
j) The Registrar shall be ex-office Member Secretary.
The term
of the members other than ex-office members shall be three years;
A member of the Academic Council shall cease to be a member
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 and ex-office members, accepts a full time appointment in the
University.
Unless their membership of the Academic Council is
previously terminated as provided in the above sub-clauses members of the
Academic Council shall relinquish their membership on the expiry of three years
from the date on which they become members of the academic council.
A member of the Academic Council other than ex-officio
member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Chairman of the
Academic Council and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been
accepted by the Chairman of the Academic Council.
Any vacancy in the Academic Council shall be filled either
by appointment or nomination, as the case may be, of a person by the respective
authority, entitled to make the same and the person so appointed or nominated
shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he is appointed or
nominated could have held office if the vacancy had not occurred.
Any member nominated to the Academic Council shall be
liable to be removed from such membership at any time by the Chancellor on the
ground of misbehavior, misconduct, or otherwise after holding any enquiry.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance but
save as otherwise provided, any employee of the University, both teaching and
non-teaching or ministery shall not be eligible for nomination as a member of
any other authorities under this ordinance.
Powers and duties of the Academic Council :-
Subject
to the provisions of this Ordinance and the regulations made there under the Academic
Council shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following
powers, namely :-
(1)
to recommend institution of
degrees, diplomas, certificate courses and other courses along with the
required regulations and curriculum commensurate with the objectives of the
university.
(2)
to report on any matter
referred or delegated to it by the Executive Council.
(3)
to make recommendations to
the Executive Council with regard to the creation, abolition or classification
of teaching posts in the University and the emoluments and the duties attached
thereto;
(4)
to formulate and modify or
revise schemes for the organization of the directorates or schools and to
assign to them their respective subjects and also to report to the Executive
Council as to the expendiency of the abolition or sub-division or merging of
any of them;
(5)
to make regulations for the
instruction and examination of persons other than those enrolled in the
University;
(6)
to promote research within
the University and to require, from time to time, reports on such research;
(7)
to consider academic,
research and extension proposals submitted by the faculties and recommend for
approval.
(8)
to make regulation regarding
admission of students to the university and determine the member of students to
be admitted.
(9)
to recognize diplomas and
degrees of other universities and institutions and to determine their
equivalence in relation to the diplomas and degrees of the University;
(10)
to fix, subject to any
conditions accepted by the Executive Council, the time, mode and conditions of
competition for fellowships, scholarships and other prizes, and to award the
same;
(11)
to approve appointment of
examiners and if necessary their removal and the fixation of their fees,
emoluments and travelling and other expenses;
(12)
to award stipend,
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;
(13)
to make recommendation to the
Executive Council regarding conferment of honorary degrees not exceeding three
in an Academic year.
(14)
to make recommendation
regarding the qualifications to be prescribed for the appointment and promotion
for teachers and service personnel of the university.
(15)
to consider and approve
memorandum of understanding and memorandum of agreement with educational,
research, corporate and other institutions and public private partnership
agreements.
(16)
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 ordinance and the regulations.
Members not entitled to remuneration :-
The
members of the Executive Council Academic Council or any such authority shall
not be entitled to receive any remuneration from the University except such
travelling and daily allowance, sitting fees as may be prescribed by the
regulations :
Provided
that, nothing contained in this section shall preclude any member from drawing
his emoluments to which he is entitled by virtue of the office he holds.
(Details collected as per Reference from : Government
of Karnantaka Gazatee Notification (Special Edition) printed on Dt.21-05-2016.)
