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The Academic Council.- (1) The Academic Council shall consist of- (a) the Director -Ex-officio Chairperson; भाग 4 (क) राजस् थान राज-पत्र, अगस् त 22, 2023 305 (b) the Registrar - Ex-officio Member; (c) the Dean - Ex-officio Member- Secretary; (d) all Heads of teaching departments - Ex-officio Members; (e) three persons from Finance/ Governance and Social Sciences sector to be nominated by the Chairperson on recommendation by the State Government -Members; and (f) three eminent academics from India or abroad to be nominated by the Chairperson on recommendation by State Government -Members. (2) The Academic Council shall perform the following functions, namely:- (a) to prepare and to recommend changes in curricula and syllabi for the courses of study for the various departments; (b) to ensure that the courses offered are utilising the relaxation and development in online / digital learning; (c) to enable personalized learning with career counseling support; (d) to enable formative assessments across all courses; (e) to make arrangement for the conduct of examinations; (f) to make recommendations on academic matters in connection with the working of the departments; (g) to appoint sub-committees from amongst the members of the Academic Council, other teachers of the Institute and experts from outside on such specific matters as may be referred to such sub-committee by the Academic Council; (h) to consider the recommendations of the sub-committees and take such action as circumstances of each case may require including making of suitable recommendations to the Board; (i) to make periodic review of the activities of the departments and if necessary, make suitable recommendations to the Board; (j) to advise on the working of library and the research centre etc.; (k) to promote research within the Institute and foster the culture of ideate-invent- implement; (l) to advise on general policy to be followed in respect of consultation work to be done by academic staff; (m) to provide for the inspection of classes, library and disciplines therein and submit reports thereof to the Board; and (n) to award stipends, fellowships, scholarships, free-ships, medals and prizes etc. as per the conditions attached to the awards. (3) The Academic Council shall meet as often as necessary but not less than four times during a calendar year to review the academic transactions and emerging teaching- learning needs. 306 राजस् थान राज-पत्र, अगस् त 22, 2023 भाग 4 (क½ (4) The meeting of the Academic Council shall be convened by the Member-Secretary of the Council either on his own initiative or on the direction of the Director or on a requisition signed by not less than five members of the Academic Council. (5) Half of the total number of the members of the Academic Council shall form the quorum. (6) A written notice of every meeting together with the agenda shall be circulated by the Member-Secretary to the members of the Academic Council at least one week before the meeting. The Chairperson of the Academic Council may permit the inclusion of any item on the agenda for which due notice could not be given. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (6), the Chairperson may call an emergent meeting of the Academic Council at short notice to consider urgent or special issues. (8) The decision of the Chairperson of the Academic Council in regard to all matters shall be final. (9) The minutes of the Academic Council shall be drawn up by the Member-Secretary and circulated amongst all members present in the meeting.