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(1) There shall be the following Faculty Councils:— (a) the Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Arts; (b) the Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Science; (c) the Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education; (d) any other Faculty Council which may be established by the University in this regard in such manner as may be prescribed. PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 28, 2013 15 The Diamond Harbour Women's University Act, 2012. (Chapter Ill.—Authorities of the University.—Section 23.) Powers and duties of the Faculty Council for Post- Graduate and Undergraduate Studies. (2) Each Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies shall consist of the following members:— (i) the Vice-Chancellor—Chairman; (ii) the Dean of the Faculty Council concerned; (iii) the Head or Heads of the Department or Departments concerned, if any; (iv) one or more than one teacher shall be elected by the teachers of each Department of the Faculty Council from amongst themselves in the following manner:— (a) one Professor from a Department if total number of teachers in it does not exceed five; (b) one Professor and one Associate Professor from a Department if total number of teachers in it does not exceed ten; (c) two Professors and one Associate Professor from a Department if total number of teachers in it does not exceed twenty; (d) two Professors and two Associate Professors from a Department if total number of teachers in it exceeds twenty; (v) not more than three persons having special knowledge in the subject or subjects concerned nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from a panel of six recommended by the Executive Councils; (vi) the Faculty Council concerned may co-opt such Dean or Deans from any other faculty council as it may consider necessary; (vii) one student representative, pursuing Undergraduate studies in the University and another student representative pursuing Post-Graduate Studies in the University, to be elected by such Undergraduate and Post-Graduate students, respectively, from amongst themselves in the manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes: Provided that the student representatives referred to under this clause shall not be permitted to take part in any meeting of the faculty council in which, confidential matters relating to conduct of examinations, checking of answer scripts, publication of results and matters of similar nature are to be discussed; (viii) one research scholar pursuing research in the University to be elected by research scholars from amongst themselves in the manner as may be prescribed by the Statues: Provided that the research scholar referred to under this clause shall not be permitted to take part in any meeting of the faculty council in which, confidential matters relating to conduct of examinations, checking of answer scripts, publication of results and matters of similar nature are to be discussed. (3) Each Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies shall have a Secretary. The Secretary shall be a member of the Faculty Council. (4) One-third of the total number of members of a Faculty Council for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies shall be a quorum for a meeting of the Faculty Council.