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The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely: - Council (1) the Vice-Chancellor; (2) the Rector; (3) all professors and Heads of Departments of the University departments and principals of the constituent colleges; (4) ten teachers of the affiliated degree colleges representing different subjects to be elected from amongst themselves: Provided that a teacher so elected shall hold office for a period of two years from the date of his election; (5) The Principals of the Engineering, Medical Colleges lying within the territorial limits of the University; (6) six Professors nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from the professional colleges to be specified by the Statute; (7) six persons, who may or may not be teachers, nominated by the Vice- Chancellor; (8) the Director of Higher Education, Assam; (9) the Director of Medical Education, Assam; (10) the Director of Health Services, Assam; (11) one Education Officer of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, to be nominated by the Chairman of the aforesaid Board; (12) the Director of Technical Education, Assam. Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:- (a) to determine and specify from time to time the branches of study in which provisions for instructions, research and for advancement and dissemination of knowledge are to be made; (b) to approve, and when necessary revise, with or without modifications, the pattern of courses and the examinations to be held, after considering the recommendations of the Examination Committee, the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be; (c) to approve the conditions for admission of students to Post-Graduate and Under Graduate courses, with or without modifications after considering the recommendations of the Post-Graduate Board and the Under-Graduate Board, as the case may be; THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 4J7 (d) to supervise the University library; (e) to give such directions and to suggest such measures, as it may think fit, to the post-Graduate Board, the Under-Graduate Board, and the Board of Studies, on any matter affecting the academic work of the University, to consider the views expressed by the said Boards on the measures suggested and to take such decisions as it may think fit; (f) to receive the proceedings of the meeting of the Post-Graduate Board, the Under-Graduate Board and the Examination Committee and to make such recommendations to the Boards or Committee concerned thereon, as it may think fit. Post-Graduate Board