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Academic Senate. (1) The Academic Senate shall consist of the following persons, namely,- CLASS-I-EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS (i) All Members of the Executive Council; (ii) All Principals and Directors; (iii) The Chairman of the Telangana State Council of Higher Education or in his absence the Vice-Chairman thereof; (iv) All Members of the University Planning and Monitoring Board. CLASS - II - MEMBERS All persons who donate an amount of not less than five lakhs to the University. 42 [Act No. 30 of 2008] CLASS - III - MEMBERS TO BE NOMINATED BY THE GOVERNMENT (i) Three Principals of other Engineering Colleges within the State, to be nominated by the Government; (ii) Three persons from the Public Sector Undertakings to be nominated by the Government; (iii) Two persons from Research Organisations, Private Industries to be nominated by the Government; (iv) One student representative from each of the constituent college/unit, nominated on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor on consideration of merit and academic attainments, for a period of one year. CLASS-IV - ELECTED MEMBERS (i) Five teachers to be elected from among the teachers of the constituent colleges/Units of the University from among themselves according to the principle of proportional representation by single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the statutes; (ii) Five teachers to be elected from among the teachers of the affiliated colleges of the University from among themselves according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the statutes; (iii) Five members of the Legislative Assembly to be elected from among the Members of the Legislative Assembly, of whom one each shall belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes. The election shall be held according to the principle of [Act No. 30 of 2008] 43 proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and according to procedure prescribed by the statutes. (2) The term of office of the nominated and elected members, except the student representative, shall be three years. A member shall be entitled for re-nomination/re- election so however that no such member shall hold office successively for more than two terms. (3) A nominated or elected member may tender resignation of his membership before the expiry of his term of membership by conveying such resignation in writing to the Vice-Chancellor and every such resignation shall come into effect from the date of its acceptance by the Government. (4) Casual vacancies in the office of the non-official members occurring on the Academic Senate, for whatever reason shall be filled by the Government by nomination of another person who shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor. In respect of the elected members, such vacancies shall be filled in by re-election of another person who shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor. (5) An ex-officio member shall cease to be a member of the Academic Senate when he relinquishes or ceases to hold the office by virtue of which he became a member of the Academic Senate. (6) The Vice-Chancellor may however whenever he considers it necessary to do so, appoint, as additional members of the Academic Senate for such duration as he may determine, persons having proficiency in the subject concerned from among the employees of the University or from others. 44 [Act No. 30 of 2008] (7) (a) The Academic Senate shall have powers of approving all courses of study as may be proposed by the Board of Studies and of determining their curriculum and have general control of teaching, research and examinations within the University and shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards thereof by the colleges; (b) the Academic Senate shall have power to make regulations consistent with this Act and the statutes relating to all academic matters and to amend and repeal such regulations; (c) to assist the Academic Senate in the achievement of the objects of the University, it shall have under its control, a curriculum development cell, a faculty development committee, an industrial liaison policy unit and an evaluation committee, the composition and functions of which shall be as determined by the Council by the statutes made in this behalf; (d) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Academic Senate shall have powers,- (i) to advise the Council on all academic matters; (ii) to make recommendations to the Council for the institution of professorship and other teaching posts and in regard to the duties, emoluments and qualifications thereof; (iii) to make recommendations to the Council regarding institution of fellowships and scholarships; (iv) to formulate, modify and revise schemes for the constitution or reconstitution of departments of teaching; [Act No. 30 of 2008] 45 (v) to make regulations regarding admission of students to all the colleges and for the intake into each faculty; (vi) to make regulations prescribing equivalence of examinations, degrees, diplomas and certificates of other Universities, colleges, institutions and boards; (vii) to make recommendations to the Council regarding the institution of Post-Graduate teaching and research; (viii) to make recommendations to the qualifications to be prescribed for teaching in the constituent colleges; (ix) to recommend to the Council, faculty development programmes on the recommendation of the faculty development committee or otherwise; (x) to formulate, modify and revise programmes of curriculum development on the recommendations of the curriculum development committee or otherwise; (xi) to make regulations regarding industrial training, where such training forms part of requirement for degree, diploma or certificate in consultation with the industrial liaison policy unit; (xii) to recommend to the Council measures for promoting collaboration between industries and colleges on the recommendations of the industrial liaison policy unit; (xiii) to make regulations for the conduct of the examinations of the University and for the assessment, evaluation and grading of the student's performance at colleges. 46 [Act No. 30 of 2008] (xiv) to consider the reports of the evaluation committee and to advise the Council on the follow up action to be taken in the implementation of the reports; (xv) to delegate to the Vice-Chancellor or any of the committees of the Academic Senate, any of its powers; (xvi) to assess and make recommendations, laying down standards of accommodation, equipment, apparatus, library, maintenance and other physical facilities required for each faculty; (xvii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or entrusted to it by or under the provisions of this Act, and (xviii) to deal with any other matter or refer to it by the Vice-Chancellor or the Council. II. Finance Committee. (1) There stall be constituted a Finance Committee which shall be a Sub-Committee of the Executive Committee with the following as members, namely:- (a) the Vice-Chancellor (Chairman); (b) two Members of the Executive Council nominated by it; (c) one Member of the Executive Council to represent Banking or Accounting. The Finance Officer shall be the Secretary of the Finance Committee. (2) The Finance Committee shall have the following duties and powers, namely,- [Act No. 30 of 2008] 47 (a) to examine the annual accounts of the University to advise the Executive Council thereon; (b) to examine the annual budget estimation and advise the Executive Council thereon; (c) to review the financial position of the University from time to time; (d) to make recommendations to the Executive Council on matters relating to the finances of the University; (e) to make recommendations to the Executive Council on all proposals involving expenditure for which no provision has been made in the budget, or which involves expenditure in excess of the amount provided in the Budget. III. Committees etc., of the Colleges.