Board of Studies

Board of Studies. —

1. (1) The University shall have a Board of Studies for each subject or for a group of subjects as the Academic Council may determine.
2. (2) The Board of Studies shall consist of—
   • (a) the Head of the University Teaching Department in the subject: Provided that if there are more than one University Teaching Departments in the same subject, the seniority shall be determined in accordance with the Statute made in this behalf and the senior-most Head shall be the member; (b)
     • (i) one Professor of the University Teaching Department to be nominated by the Kulapati by rotation according to seniority;
     • (ii) two Readers of the University Teaching Department to be nominated by the Kulapati by rotation according to seniority;
     • (iii) two Lecturers of the University Teaching Department to be nominated by the Kulapati by rotation according to seniority;
   • (c) one Professor from any of the affiliated colleges to be nominated by the Kulapati by rotation according to seniority: Provided that if no Professor is available in the affiliated colleges, a Reader may be nominated in his place;
   • (d) two teachers of the subject from the affiliated colleges to be nominated by the Kulapati by rotation according to seniority;
   • (e) two experts in the subject to be co-opted by the Board, one of whom shall be from outside the University and the other may be from within the University.
3. (3) The term of the Board of Studies shall be three years.
4. (4) The Head of the University Teaching Department shall be the Chairman of the Board of Studies: Provided that where there is no University Teaching Department in a subject, the Kulapati shall nominate a senior teacher of the subject from an affiliated college to be the Chairman.
5. (5) The powers and functions of the Board of Studies shall be to recommend the courses of studies in the subject, to recommend text-books and supplementary reading, to suggest a panel of paper-setters and examiners and to report on all matters relating to the subject as may be referred to it by the Academic Council or the Executive Council.