In force · As amended up to 2026-08
18. The Academic Council .—(1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and Ordinances, have the control
and general regulation of, and be responsible for, the maintenance of standards of learning, education, instruction, evaluation and examination within the University and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Statutes.
(2) The constitution of the Academic Council and the term of office of its members shall be prescribed by the Statutes.
18. (1) There shall be a Selection Committee for making recommendations to the Board for appointment to the posts of teachers, Comptroller, Registrar, Librarian, Deans of colleges, Directors and heads of other institutions maintained by the University.
(2) The Selection Committee for appointment to the posts specified in column 1 of the Table below shall consist of the Vice-Chancellor, Director Instruction, Director of Research, Director of Extension Education, a nominee of the Visitor and the persons specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the said Table:
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||1||2|
|Professor||(i)<br>(ii)|The Head of the Department concerned if he is a Professor.<br>One Professor to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.|
|||(iii)|Three persons not in the service of the University, nominated<br>by the Board, out of a panel of names recommended by the|
||||Academic Council for their special knowledge of, or interest|
||||in, the subject with which the Professor will be concerned.|
|Associate|Professor/|(i)|The Head of the Department concerned.|
|Assistant|Professor|(ii)|One Professor to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.|
||1||2|
|---|---|---|---|
|||(iii)|Two persons not in the service of the University nominated<br>by the Board, out of a panel of names recommended by the|
||||Academic Council for their special knowledge of, or interest|
||||in, the subject with which the Associate Professor/Assistant|
||||Professor will be concerned.|
|Registrar, Comptroller||(i)<br>(ii)|Two members of the Board nominated by it; and<br>One person not in the service of the University, nominated by|
|Librarian<br>Dean of college,|Directors or head||the Board.<br>Two persons not in the service of the University, who have<br>special<br>knowledge<br>of<br>the<br>subject<br>of<br>the<br>Library<br>Science/Library Administration to be nominated by the<br>Board.<br>Three persons not in the service of the University of whom|
|of other institution maintained by|||two shall be nominated by the Board and one by the|
|the University|||Academic Council for their special knowledge of, or interest<br>in, a subject in which instruction is being provided by the<br>college or institution.|
- NOTES: 1. Where the appointment is being made for an inter-disciplinary project the head of the project shall be deemed to be the Head of the Department concerned.
2. The Professor to be nominated shall be Professor concerned with the speciality for which the selection is being made and that the Vice-Chancellor shall consult the Head of the Department and the Dean of college before nominating the Professor.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor, or in his absence, his nominee shall preside at the meetings of a Selection Committee:
Provided that the meetings of the Selection Committee shall be fixed after prior consultation with, and subject to the convenience of Visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by the Board under clause (2):
— Provided further that the proceedings of the Selection Committee shall not be valid unless,
(a) where the number of Visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by the Board is four in all, at least three of them attend the meeting; and
(b) where the number of Visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by the Board is three in all, at least two of them attend the meeting.
(4) The meeting of a Selection Committee shall be convened by the Vice-Chancellor or in his absence by his nominee.
(5) The procedure to be followed by a Selection Committee in making recommendations shall be laid down in the Ordinances.
(6) If the Board is unable to accept the recommendations made by a Selection Committee, it shall record its reasons and submit the case to the Visitor for final orders.
(7) Appointments to temporary posts shall be made in the manner indicated below:—
(i) If the temporary vacancy is for a duration longer than one academic session, it shall be filled on the advice of the Selection Committee in accordance with the procedure indicated in the foregoing clauses:
Provided that if the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that in the interests of work it is necessary to fill the vacancy, the appointment may be made on a purely temporary basis by a local Selection Committee referred to in sub-clause (ii) for a period not exceeding six months.
(ii) If the temporary vacancy is for a period less than a year, an appointment to such vacancy shall be made on the recommendation of a local Selection Committee consisting of the Dean of the college concerned, the Head of the Department and a nominee of the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided that if the same person holds the offices of the Dean and the Head of the Department, the Selection Committee may contain two nominees of the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided further that in case sudden casual vacancies of teaching posts caused by death or any other reason, the Dean may, in consultation with the Head of the Department concerned, make a temporary appointment for a month and report to the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar about such appointment.
(iii) No teacher appointed temporarily shall, if he is not recommended by a regular Selection Committee for appointment under the Statutes, be continued in service on such temporary employment, unless he is subsequently selected by a local Selection Committee or a regular Selection Committee, for a temporary or permanent appointment, as the case may be.
Special mode of appointment
Source: India Code