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[(1) The Research Council shall consist of the following members and shall be reconstituted in every four years by the Chancellor through notification, namely:-- (i) Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson; (ii) Pro-Vice-Chancellor; (iii) Director of Research- Member Secretary; (iv) Director of Extension; (v) the Dean of all Faculties; (vi) each member not less than the rank of Professor nominated by the Governing Council from each Faculty; (vii) Director of each Regional Centre; (viii) the Director of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) or a representative not below the rank of Principal Scientist, nominated by him; (ix) the Director of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) or a representative not below the rank of Principal Scientist, nominated by him; (x) the Director of National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) or a representative not below the rank of Principal Scientist, nominated by him; (xi) the Director of Fisheries or an officer not below the rank of Joint Director of the Department of Fisheries, nominated by him; (xii) a representative from the Fish Processing Industrialist, nominated by the Governing Council; (xiii) a representative of fish farmers, nominated by the Governing Council; and (xiv) a representative of the fishing industrialists, nominated by the Governing Council.] [(2) Functions of the Research Council shall be to formulate research policies, identifying thrust areas and to plan projects and research activities, to provide guidelines for preparing research projects, codify research activities, identify funding agencies for research activities, to prepare blue print for creating physical environment needed for research, to encourage public-private partnership research, to monitor and review research projects, to approve annual research reports etc.] (3) The Research Council shall meet at least once in six months. (4) More than half of the total number of members of the Research Council shall form the quorum for a meeting of the Council. Substituted by Act 18 of 2021 published in K. G. Ext. No. 3384 dt. 15/11/2021 (w.e.f. 26/02/2021). Prior to the Substitution it read as: "(1) Research Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (i) Director of Research who shall be the Chairman of the Council; (ii) Directors of all Schools; (iii) One senior faculty member who is a recognized guide from each School nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; (iv) Director of each Regional Centre; (v) One representative of Indian Council of Agriculture Research; (vi) One representative of MOES; (vii) One representative of fishery industry nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; and (viii) the Vice-Chairman of the Planning Board, Government of Kerala or representative of the Board nominated by him." Substituted by Act 18 of 2021 published in K. G. Ext. No. 3384 dt. 15/11/2021 (w.e.f. 26/02/2021). Prior to the Substitution it read as: "(2) Research Council shall be responsible for formulating research policies, identifying thrust areas, advising possible funding agencies and monitoring and reporting the progress and quality of research to the Vice-Chancellor from time to time."