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Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.29, Higher Education (TE/A2) Department, dated.17.12.2014. [Act No. 18 of 2008] 27 (a) to create teaching and academic posts, to determine the number and emoluments of such posts and to define the duties and conditions of service of Faculty; (b) to appoint such Faculty and other academic staff as may be necessary, on recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose; (c) to create administrative ministerial and other necessary posts and to make appointments thereto in the manner prescribed by the Regulations; (d) to grant leave of absence to any officer of the Constituent Institute and to make, necessary arrangements for the discharge of the functions of such officer during his absence; (e) to regulate and enforce discipline among employees in accordance with these Statutes; (f) to manage and regulate the finances, accounts, investments, property, business and all other administrative affairs of the Constituent Institute and for that purpose to appoint such agents as it may think fit; (g) to fix limits on the total recurring and the total nonrecurring expenditure for a year; (h) to invest any money belonging to the Constituent Institute including any unapplied income, in such stocks, funds, shares or securities as it shall, from time to time, think fit, or in the purchase of immovable property in India; (i) to transfer or accept transfers of any movable or immovable property on behalf of the Constituent Institute; 28 [Act No. 18 of 2008] (j) to provide buildings premises, furniture and apparatus and other means needed for carrying on the works of the Constituent Institute; (k) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the Constituent Institute; (I) to entertain, adjudicate upon, and, if thought fit, to redress any grievances of the employees and students of the Constituent Institute, who may, for any reason feel aggrieved; (m) to make such special arrangements as may be necessary for the residence and discipline of woman students; (n) to delegate any of its powers to the Director, the Administrative Officer or the Finance Officer or such other employee or authority of the Institute or to a Committee appointed by it as it may deem fit; (o) to institute fellowships, scholarships, studentships, bursaries, medals and prizes; and (p) to exercise such and other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed in it by this Act, of these statutes. STATUTE - 11 ACADEMIC COUNCIL (1) The Academic Council consists of the following members:- (a) Chancellor, (b) Vice-Chancellor, [Act No. 18 of 2008] 29 (c) Deans, Academics of Constituent Institute located at Idupulapaya, Nuzivedu and Basara, (d) Dean, Academics, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, (e) Director, Center for Education Technology and Learning Science, (f) Three eminent academicians nominated by the Governing Council. (2) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years. (3) One-third members of the Academic Council shall form a quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council. (4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, and the Statutes, the Academic Council shall in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the following powers,- (a) to exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the Institutes and to give directions regarding methods of instruction, co-operative teaching, evaluation of research or improvements in academic standards; (b) to bring about inter-disciplinary co-ordination, to establish or appoint Committees or Boards, for taking up projects; (c) to consider matters of general academic interest either on its own initiative or on a reference by the Board of Studies or the Governing Council and to take appropriate action thereon; and (d) to frame such regulations and rules consistent with these Statutes regarding the academic functioning of 30 [Act No. 18 of 2008] the Institutes, discipline, residences, admissions, award of fellowships and studentships, fee concessions and attendance. STATUTE - 12 BOARD OF STUDIES (1) The Board of Studies shall consist of the following members:- (a) The Vice-Chancellor, (b) The Director of the respective Constituent Institutes, (c) The Dean, Academics, (d) Three eminent persons nominated by the Governing Council. (2) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years. (3) One-half members of the Board of Studies shall form a quorum for a meeting of the Board of studies. (4) The Board of Studies shall be the principal planning and reviewing body and it shall also arrange for periodical monitoring of the development programmes and of teaching and research in the Institute. STATUTE - 13 STUDENT ADMISSIONS (1) The Institute shall be a fully residential. [Act No. 18 of 2008] 31 (2) The Institute will cater primarily to the educational needs of the meritorious rural youth of 12Telangana. (3) The admission process is based on the local basis with rural mandal as a unit, allowing for the established reservation norms. (4) The merit is based on the marks secured in the Secondary School Certificate (Tenth Standard) from out of the applicants. STATUTE - 14 SELECTION COMMITTEES (1) There shall be Selection Committees for making recommendations to the Executive Committee for appointment to the posts of Faculty, Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, and other officers. (2) The Selection Committees for appointment to the posts shall be constituted by the Chairman of the Executive Committee i.e. the Vice-Chancellor. (3) The procedure to be followed by a Selection Committee in making recommendations shall be laid down in the Regulations. STATUTE - 15 COMMITTEES Any authority of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies may appoint as many standing or special committees as it may deem fit and may appoint to such committees persons who are not members of such authority. Any such committee may deal with any subject