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(1) The Senate shall meet at least twice a year on e 'Senate. dates to be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor. One of such meetings shall be held January and shall be called the Annual Meeting. The Senate May also meet at such other times as it may, from time to time, determine• for a meeting of the Senate: (2) Thirty-five members of the Senate shall be a quorum Provided that such quorum shall not be required at a convocation of the for the purpose of University or a meeting of the Senate held other academic distinctions. conferring, degrees titles, diplomas or (3) The Vice-Chancellor may, wh ener thiu, and shall, upon a requisition in writing signed b he y noths fit less than . of the Senate. thirty-five members of the Senate, convene a special meeting (Chapter III.—The Senate.—Section 19.) [West Ben. Act (15) to establish and maintain Halls and to conditions for the recognition of Hostels; prescribe (16) to institute, after considering the views of the Academic Counc-1, fellowships, travelling fellow- ships, sc exhibit ions holarships • bursaries medals and prizes; (17) to prescribe the fees or charges for admission to the examinations, degrees and diplomas of the University, for the registration of the graduates and for any other purposes specified in section 4; (18) to consider and take such action as it the annual financial ma deem on he Annual Reporest t, imates the Annual Accounts and fit ; (19) to enter into any agreement with any Government or with a private with for assuming the management of any institu over its properties includingtion and for taking its liabilties r for of this Act; any other purpose not repugnant to the provisions (2.0) to make Statutes regulatince the methods of election -',;o the authorities of the University and the proce- dure at meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council and other authorities of the University and the uorum of memb for the transaction of business by the authorities of the University other than the Senate; (21) to co-opera such co-operate with other Universities and other may determine; bodies in manner and for such purposes as it (22) to delegate such of its powers as it may eem to any authority or officer of the University fit The Calcutta University Act, 1951. 13 _XVIII of 1951.] (Chapter IV.—The Syndicate and the Finance Committee.— Sections 20, 21.) CHAPTER IV. THE SYNDICATE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. 20, (1) The Syndicate shall consist of the following The members, namely :— Syndicate. Ex-officio Members. the Vice-Chancellor; the Treasurer; the Director of Public Instruction, West Bengal; the President, Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal; the Deans of the Faculties of Arts, Science, Law, Medicine and Engineering ; Other Members. one Dean of a Faculty, other than the Faculties Mentioned in clause (v), appointed by rotation as provided by Statutes; <vu) eight persons who are not Teachers elected by the Senate from among its members; (Mii) four persons elected by the Academic Council from among its members of whom at least one shall be a Principal of a Professional College and one a Principal of an Affiliated College; ,(ix) one Principal of a Constituent College (not being a Professional College) elected by the Academic Council from among its members. (2) No person shall be entitled to stand as a candidate for, or to exercise his vote at, election from more than one of the electoral bodies referred to in sub-section (1). (3) A member ether than an ex-officio member shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his election provided that a member elected in his capacity as a member •of a particular body shall hold office so long only within that period as he continues to be a member of that body. (4) When a person ceases to be a member of the Syndicate he shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities of the University of which he may happen -to be a member by virtue of his membership of the Syndicate.