Academic Council

25. The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the University, and shall, subject to the provisions of this Order, the Statutes and the University Ordinances, have the control and general supervision over, and be responsible for maintenance of standards of, instruction, education and examination within the University, and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Statutes. It shall have the right to advise the Syndicate on all academic matters.

26. (1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following—
Ex-Officio members:

• (a) the Vice-Chancellor;
  * (aa) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor or, if there is more than one, all the Pro-Vice-Chancellors;
• (b) the Deans of the Faculties;
  * (Vide Act No. 7 of 1999 published on Bangladesh Gazette Extra-ordinary 13.4.1999)
• (c) the Professors and the Chairmen of Departments;
  (d) the Directors of the University Institutes;
• (e) the Librarian of the University;
  Nominated members :
• (f) Ten Principals of Colleges to be nominated by the Chancellor;
• (g) not more than ten members, to be nomi­nated by the Chancellor, so as to make the Academic Council representative of the various educational interests; and
  Elected members :
• (h) three Associate Professors and three teachers other than Professors, Chairmen of the Departments and Associate Professors to be elected by the teachers themselves.

(2) Members other than ex-officio member shall hold office for a period of two years and shall continue in office until their successors having been nominated or elected enter upon the office :

Provided that the Principals of Colleges, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers or teachers, nominated or elected as such shall hold office so long as they continue to be such Principals, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers or teachers.