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(1) The Senate shall consist of the following:— (a) ex officio members (i) the Chancellor; (ii) the Vice-Chancellor; (iii) the immediately preceding Vice-Chancellor; (iv) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs; (v) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Business Affairs and Finance; (vi) the Director of Public Instruction, West Bengal; (vii) the Secretary, Finance Department, Government of West Bengal; (viii) the President, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education; (ix) the President, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education; (x) the Deans of the Faculty Councils for post-graduate studies; (xi) the President, West Bengal Branch of the Indian Medical Association; (xii) the Director, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta; (xiii) the President, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science; 302 The Calcutta University Act, 1979. XXXVIII of 1979.] (Chapter 111.—Authorities of the University.—Section 18.) (xiv) the President, Bangiya Sahitya Parishad; (xv) the Director, Bose Institute, Calcutta; (xvi) the President, Asiatic Society, Calcutta; (xvii) the Director, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics; (xviii) the President, Bangiya Bijnan Parishad; (xix) the President, Bangiya Sanskrita Siksha Parishad; (xx) the President, West Bengal Madrasah Education Board; (xxi) the Director, Indian Statistical Institute; (b) other members (xxii) fifteen Professors of University, not more than one from any department, elected by the Professors of the University; (xxiii) fifteen Teachers, other than Professors, of the post- graduate department of the University of whom not more than six shall be the Readers, elected by such teachers; (xxiv) twenty-nine Teachers, other than Principals, of affiliated colleges including constituent and professional colleges, elected by the Teachers of such Colleges from amongst themselves of whom— (a) six shall be from the professional colleges of whom— (i) one shall be from a teachers' training college, (ii) one shall be from a law college, (iii) two shall be from an undergraduate college of medicine, (iv) one shall be from an ayurvedic college, and (v) one shall be from a homoeopathic college, (b) one shall be from a constituent college other than the Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur, Howrah, (c) one shall be from the Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur, Howrah, (d) twenty shall be from the affiliated collegesh, other than professional and constituent colleges and colleges in Tripura affiliated to the University, of whom at least two shall be women and one shall be from a Government College, and (e) one shall be from the colleges in Tripura affiliated to the University; 303 The Calcutta University Act, 1979. [West Ben. Act (Chapter 111.—Authorities of the University—Section 18.) (xxv) eight Principals of affiliated colleges including constituent and professional colleges elected jointly by the Principals of such colleges from amongst themselves of whom— (a) one shall be the Principal of a professional college, (b) one shall be the Principal of a constituent college, and (c) six shall be the Principals of affiliated colleges of whom at least one shall be a woman; (xxvi) five members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elected from amongst themselves, if they are not already members of the Senate: (xxvii) five persons nominated by the Chancellor to secure the representation of the professions, banking, industry, scientific and technical societies and persons eminent in literature or art or music or culture; (xxviii) nine students, elected by the members of the Calcutta University Students' Union from amongst regular students, of whom one shall be the student of a professional college, one shall be a research scholar and one shall be a lady student; (xxix) six students from undergraduate colleges elected by the members of the Students' Unions of such colleges from amongst regular students; (xxx) three members elected by the members of the non- teaching staff of the University from amongst themselves; (xxxi) two members elected by the members of the non- teaching staff of affiliated colleges from amongst themselves; (xxxii) one member elected by the officers and the supervisory staff of the University from amongst themselves; (xxxiii) not less than five and not more than twenty-five persons elected by registered graduates from amongst themselves, the number of such persons to be elected being calculated on the basis of one person for every three hundred registered graduates; (xxxiv) nine persons to be nominated by the State Government of whom— (a) two shall be from the members of the registered trade unions in such area of the University as may be designated by Statutes, (b) two shall be from the members of the peasants' organisation, 304 The Calcutta University Act, 1979. XXXVIII of 1979.] (Chapter 111.—Authorities of the University.—Section 19.) (c) two shall be from the members of the primary school teachers' association, and (d) three shall be from the members of the secondary school teachers' associations; (xxxv) one person to be elected by the Librarians of the University and the colleges affiliated to the University from amongst themselves. (2) All elections to the Senate shall be held in the manner prescribed by Statutes.