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The Research Council.- (1) The Research Council shall be the Principal Research Body of the University and it shall have the following composition, namely:- (a) the Vice Chancellor - Chairperson (b) the Director, Economics & Statistics Department of the State Government, Director, Indian Statistical Institute, Director, Indian Institute of Management - ex-officio Member (c) Three eminent experts/researchers from among Economists, Social Scientists and related areas nominated by the Vice Chancellor - Member (d) the Deans of Faculties - Member (e) three Professors/Associate Professors nominated by the Vice Chancellor based on their research contributions - Member (f) the Director of Sponsored Research and Consultancy - Member (g) the Registrar - Secretary (h) the Controller of Examinations and the Finance Officer may be invitees at meetings of the Research Council - Invitees (2) The Research Council shall ordinarily meet three times during an academic year and that the period between two consecutive meetings shall not exceed twenty weeks. (3) The Vice Chancellor may convene Special Meeting of the Research Council in the case of urgency.