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(1) There shall be an Academic Council for every Autonomous College. (2) The Academic Council of an Autonomous College shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (a) The Principal, who shall be the Chairman of the Academic Council of the Autonomous College; (b) All Heads of Departments in the college; (c) Four teachers of the college representing different departments, not below the rank of an Associate Professor, to be nominated by the Director of Collegiate Education in the case of Government Colleges and the Principal in the case of a college other than a Government College; (d) Not less than four experts from outside the college representing the areas such as Industry, Commerce, Law, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Administration, Finance, etc. to be nominated by the Governing Council of the Autonomous College from a panel of six persons in accordance with the guidelines for the purpose framed by the Autonomy Approval Committee; (e) Three nominees of the University who are academic experts not below the rank of an Associate Professor; (f) One member from among the teachers of the college not below the rank of an Associate Professor, nominated by the Principal, who shall be the Member Secretary of the Academic Council of the Autonomous College with the approval of the Director of Collegiate Education. (3) A member of the Academic Council of an Autonomous College shall hold office for a period of two years or when he is at the time of nomination, a teacher of the college, till his date of retirement, whichever is earlier, and shall be eligible for renomination. (4) The Principal of the Autonomous College shall convene a meeting of the Academic Council of the Autonomous College at least once in six months.