The University Court

The Court shall consists of the following persons, namely : Ex-officio members :-

1. (i) The Chancellor;
2. (ii) The Vice-Chancellor;
3. (iii) The Rector;
4. (iv) The Minister of Education;
5. (v) The Registrar;
6. (vi) The Finance Officer;
7. (vii) The Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Education Department;
8. (viii) The Director of Higher Education, Assam;
9. (ix) The Director General of Police, Assam;
10. (x) The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assam;
11. (xi) The Director of Health Services, Assam;
12. (xii) The Director of Agriculture, Assam;
13. (xiii) The Director, Information Technology;
14. (xiv) The Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development;
15. (xv) The Vice-Chancellor or his nominee from National Law University, Guwahati;
16. (xvi) The Vice-Chancellor of any University in the State;
17. (xvii) One-third of the Principals of Degree Colleges affiliated to the University by election from among themselves in the manner prescribed by the statutes. In case the number of Degree Colleges affiliated to the University being not divisible by three and found to be more than half, one more College may be included and if it is less than half, it may be ignored; (xviii) ten

1. (10) persons from the Heads of Departments and Professors of the University being allotted Faculty-wise by rotation to be decided by the Executive Council; Other Members:
   • (xix) persons not exceeding ten
2. (10) in number, nominated by the Chancellor from amongst the donors, each of whom has contributed a sum of rupees fifty lakhs or more to the University;
   • (xx) seven
3. (7) person elected by the members of the Assam Legislative Assembly from amongst themselves;
   • (xxi) two
4. (2) members of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam elected by the aforesaid Board;
   • (xxii) ten
5. (10) persons of whom at least two shall be from the professional Degree Colleges to be elected by the teachers, other than the Heads of Departments and Professors of the Departments of the University and the Principals of the constituent and affiliated Degree Colleges from amongst themselves; (xxiii) two
6. (2) Registered Graduates elected by the Registered Graduates of the University who are not employees or students of the University or affiliated colleges;
   • (xxiv) ten
7. (10) persons distinguished in Literature, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Industry, Commerce and Public life nominated by the Chancellor,
   • (xxv) seven
8. (7) representatives to be elected by the post-graduate students of the University from amongst themselves : Provided that a student to be so elected must have been a student of the University for at least one year prior to his election: Provided further that no student who has taken more than one year in excess of the period prescribed for the course of which he is a student shall be eligible for such election.
   • (xxvi) two
9. (2) representatives to be elected by the Law Students of the University from amongst themselves: Provided that a student to be so elected shall have been a student of the University for at least one year prior to his election: Provided further that no student who has taken more than one year in excess of the period prescribed for the course of which he is a student shall be eligible for such election ; and (xxvii) two
10. (2) persons to be nominated by the Chancellor from amongst those whose interests are not otherwise represented. Save as otherwise provided, except the ex-officio members, the other members shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of their election or nomination, as the case may be: Provided that no person nominated or elected in his capacity as a member of a particular body or as a holder of a particular appointment shall be a member after he ceases to be a member of that body or holder of that appointment, as the case may be: Provided further that any member elected or nominated shall hold office for a period of one year only from the date of his election or nomination, as the case may be. He shall cease to be a member of the court of his ceasing to be a student of the University. When a person ceases to be a member of the Court he shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities or Committees of the University of which he may happen to be a member by virtue of his membership of the Court.