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The Court shall consist of the persons as follows:- A - Ex-officio Members i. the Chancellor; ii. the Vice-Chancellor; iii. the Registrar (Administration); Member Secretary iv. the Registrar (Academic) v. Minister in charge of Cooperation Department of Assam; vi. the Principal Secretary Cooperation Department, in his absence the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Cooperation Department; vii. the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assam, viii. the Regional Head of NABARD, NE Region; ix. the Regional Head of Reserve Bank of India; x. the Director of Agriculture, Assam; xi. the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Assam State Cooperative Union; xii. Members of eminent institutions/organizations like VAMNICOM/Tata Institute of Social Sciences/NDDB/NFDB/IRMA etc. subject to acceptance by the concerned authorities; xiii. the Regional Head of IIM, NE Region. 2192 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. SEPTEMBER 7. 2010 B - Other Members (i) persons not exceeding three in number nominated by the Chancellor from amongst the patrons on recommendation by Executive Council through examination of bio-data, etc. and who are not members of any other State University; (ii) two persons to be elected by the members of the Assam Legislative Assembly from amongst themselves and who are not members of any other State University; (iii) five persons distinguished in Co-operation, Law, Commerce, economics, social and rural economy and public life to be nominated by the Chancellor on recommendation by the Executive Council through examination of bio-data, etc. and who are not members of any other State University; (iv) two eminent cooperators to be nominated by the Chancellor on recommendation by the Executive Council through examination of bio-data, etc. and who are not members of any other State University; (v) two representatives (one male, one female) to be elected by the students of the University from among themselves: Provided that a student to be so elected must have been students of the University for atleast one year prior to his election: Provided further that no student who has taken more than one year in excess of the period prescribed for the course of which he is a student shall be eligible for such election. (vi) in the event of election by the students of the University not being held for whatever reason, the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the student community may nominate two representatives (one male, one female) from among themselves to be representatives in the Court. THE ASSAM^jAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY. SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 2193 Tenure of office of members of the Court. 26.(1) Save as otherwise provided and except the ex-officio members, all other members as mentioned in section 25B (i) to (iv) shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of their election or nomination, as the case may be: Provided that any member elected or nominated under section 25B (v) and section 25B (vi) under this Act shall hold office for a period of one year only from the date of his election or nomination, as the case may be, he shall cease to be a member of the Court on his ceasing to be a student of the University. (2) All such persons chosen or nominated under section 25B (i) to (iv) shall end their term on the expiry of three years from the date of such election or nomination and in no case the term shall exceed more than 3 years. Exercise to choose or nominate such member shall be completed between January and March every year. Any member chosen, elected or nominated after March shall be included in the Court only in the next year: Provided that no person nominated or elected in his capacity as member of a particular body or as a holder of a particular appointment shall be member after he cases to be a member of that body or holder of appointment, as the case may be. (3) When a person ceases to be a member of the Court, he shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities or committees of the University. (4) With the approval of the Court, the Vice-Chancellor may remove a member, if he does not fulfil the conditions laid down in the provision of the Act or Statutes. Meeting of the Court