Section 13. The Pro-Vice-Chancellors

13. The Pro-Vice-Chancellors.— One or more Pro-Vice-Chancellors shall be appointed in such manner and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 13. (1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely: — (i) Vice-Chancellor; (ii) Pro-Vice-Chancellor; (iii) Dean of Schools of studies; (iv) Heads of the teaching departments; (v) All Professors; (vi) four Readers to be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation according to seniority; (vii) four Lecturers to be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation according to seniority; (viii) Librarian; (ix) four persons not in the service of the University to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendations of the Academic Council for their special knowledge; (x) two representatives of students, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on academic merit, one from amongst the research scholars and the other from the post-graduate students from the various schools of studies/Departments of the University, on rotation basis. (2) All members of the Academic Council, other than the ex officio and the student members, shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of their nomination/appointment: Provided that the tenure of student members shall be one academic year. (3) Half of the total members of the Academic Council shall form quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council. (4) The student members shall not be allowed to participate in discussions in respect of matters relating to examinations, selection committees, appointments and conditions of service of the teaching staff and actual process of evaluating academic performance and merit of students. Quorum for meetings of the Academic Council