Composition of Academic Council:

1. The Principal (Chairman)
2. All the Heads of Departments in the college
3. Four teachers of the college representing different categories of teaching staff by rotation on the basis of seniority of service in the college.
4. Not less than four experts/academicians from outside the college representing such areas as Industry, Commerce, Law, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Sciences etc., to be nominated by the Governing Body.
5. Three nominees of the university not less than Professors.
6. A faculty member nominated by the Principal (Member Secretary).

Term :  The term of the nominated members shall be two years.

 Meetings : Academic Council will meet at least twice a year. 

Meeting Schedule and Process of convening a meeting:

The member secretary is expected to issue a circular with the schedule and agenda one week in advance, with the consent of the Chairman. However, the Chairman reserves the right to conduct any emergency session under certain circumstances that can be deemed to be an emergency situation.

            If it is not possible for the member secretary to convene a meeting because of any academic or administrative reasons, one of the senior members of the committee can take up the responsibility of convening the meeting with the prior approval of the Chairman. Tentative schedule of the meetings during the academic year has to be drawn by the convener in consultation with the Chairman.

Quorum and other standard tenets;

• Attendance of 1/3 of its total strength is considered the quorum for the meeting.
• The committee may prepare a draft plan for items to be presented for further processing by the relevant bodies.
• If any member comes up with an innovative proposal, he/she may be advised to prepare a full-stretch document of the project put forward with projected financial commitment with relevant documents failing which such open suggestions can deferred to the next meeting by requesting the members to be more focused in their approach.
• The deliberations are strictly confidential and shall be confined to in-house circulation, and if any member is found leaking the information to external agencies, the matter shall be reported for correctional administration. 

Functions:

Without prejudice to the generality of functions mentioned, the Academic Council will have powers to

1. Scrutinize and approve the proposals with or without modification of the Boards of Studies with regard to courses of study, academic regulations, curricula, syllabi and modifications thereof, instructional and evaluation arrangements, methods, procedures relevant thereto etc., provided that where the Academic Council differs on any proposal, it will have the right to return the matter for reconsideration to the Board of Studies concerned or reject it, after giving reasons to do so.
2. Make regulations regarding the admission of students to different programmes of study in the college.
3. Make regulations for sports, extra-curricular activities, proper maintenance and functioning of the playgrounds and hostels.
4. Recommend the Governing Body proposals for institution of new programmes of study.
5. Recommend the Governing Body institution of scholarships, studentships, fellowships, prizes and medals, and to frame regulations for the award of the same.
6. Advise the Governing Body on suggestion(s) pertaining to academic affairs made by it.
7. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Governing Body.