Chapter III THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(a) The Academic Committee shall consist of the following persons, namely:- 1. The Chancellor ; 2. The Pro-Chancellor ; 3. The Vice-Chancellor ; 4. The Secretary to Government in-charge of Education ; 5. The Secretary to Government in-charge of Finance ; 6. The Secretary Go Government in-charge of Social Welfare; and 7. Members of the Executive Council who are not otherwise members of the Academic Committee. Class II – Other Members (1) The Vice-Chancellor of Shreemathi Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University, Bombay; (2) Ten women members of the teaching staff to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the basis of representation to the various departments and according to seniority, by rotation, as may be prescribed in the statutes ; (3) Ten women members to be nominated by the Chancellor from among distinguished educationists in the Sate of Tamil Nadu or in other States on the basis of recommendation of the Executive Council ; (4) Five eminent women to be nominated by the Government (5) (a) Four women members to be nominated by the Chancellor from among the members of the Voluntary Women’s Organisations as may be prescribed in the Statutes. (b) In case the Secretary to Government in-charge of Education, or Finance, or Social Welfare is unable to attend the meeting of the Academic Committee for any reason, he may depute any officer of his department not lower in rank than that of a Deputy Secretary to Government to attend the meeting. (c) Save as otherwise provided, nominated members of the Academic Committee shall hold officer for a period of three years and such members shall be eligible for nomination for not more than another period of three years: Provided that where a member is nominated to the Academic Committee to a casual vacancy, the period of office held by any such member shall be construed as a full period of three years for the purpose of this clause ; Provided further that where a nominated member of the Academic Committee is appointed temporarily to any o the offices by virtue of which she is entitled to be a member of the Academic Committee, ex-officio, she shall, by notice in writing signed by her and communicated to the Vice-Chancellor within seven days from the date of her taking charge of her appointment, choose whether she will continue to be a member of the Academic Committee by virtue of her nomination or whether she will vacate office as such member and become a member ex-officio by virtue of her appointment and the choice shall be conclusive. On failure to make such choice, she shall be deemed to have vacated her officer as a nominated member. (d) When a person ceases to be a member of the Academic Committee, she shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities of the University of which she may happen to be a member by virtue of her membership of the Academic Committee.

Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Academic Committee shall have the following powers and functions, namely:- (a) To assist the Vice-Chancellor and the Executive Council on Academic Programmes of the University and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the University; (b) To advice the Chancellor in respect of any matter which may be referred to it for advice; and (c) To exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes.

(1) The Academic Committee shall meet at least twice in every year on dates to be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor. One of such meeting shall be called the annual meeting. The Academic Committee may also meet at such other times, as it may from time to time determine. (2) One-third of the total strength of the members of the Academic Committee shall be the quorum required for a meeting of the Academic Committee ; Provided that such quorum shall not be required at a convocation of the University or a meeting of the academic Committee held for the purpose of conferring degrees, titles, diploma or other academic distinctions. (3) The Vice-Chancellor may whenever she thinks fit shall upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than fifty percent of the total members of the Academic Committee convene a special meeting of the Academic Committee.