The Academic Planning and Development Board

(i) The Academic Planning and Development Board shall consist of the following:- (a) A sitting or a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India or any High Court, as may be nominated by the Visitor (b) The Vice-Chancellor who shall be the Chairman; (c) Two Directors/Vice-Chancellors of Universities located in Jharkhand by the Chancellor in consultation with the Vice Chancellor; (d) Six eminent Academicians from the field of law, Social Sciences, Physical and Natural Sciences, Medicine, engineering and management nominated by the Chancellor. (e) Advocate General of the State (f) Secretary of higher educations department (g) The chairman of Jharkhand State Bar Council (h) One Member of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and industry (ii) The Academic Planning and Development Board shall meet at least once in a year and develop plans on the future programmes of the University and recommend the same for the consideration of the Academic council and Executive council. It shall also recommend long term plans on different activities of the University as and when found necessary. (i) The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the University and shall subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations have power of control and general regulation of and be responsible for the maintenance of standard of instruction, education and examination of the university and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by this Act or the Regulations. It shall have the right to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters. (ii) The Academic Council shall have the power to propose regulations on all the matters specified in clause 15 of the Schedule and matter incidental and related thereto. (i) The Academic Council shall meet as often as may be necessary but not less than two times during an academic year. (ii) One half of the total number of members of the Academic Council shall form quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council. (iii) Every meeting of the Academic Council shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Academic Council and in his absence, by a member chosen by the members present at the meeting to preside on the occasion. (iv) If urgent action by the Academic Council becomes necessary the Chairman of the Academic Council may permit the business to be transacted by circulation of papers to the members of Academic Council. The action proposed to be taken shall not be taken unless agreed to by a majority of the members of the Academic Council. The action so taken shall be forthwith intimated to all the members of the Academic Council. The paper shall be placed before the next meeting of the Academic Council for information.