Section 23 in Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act, 2015
23. The Faculty Councils for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies.
(1)There shall be the following Faculty Councils for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies:-(a)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Sanskrit;(b)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Indian Philosophy;(c)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics;(d)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies and in Comparative Literature;(e)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Indian Language and Cognitive Science;(f)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Pali and Prakrit;(g)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Ancient Indian History;(h)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Traditional Oriental Learning(ToL);(i)the Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Arts: and foreign languages;(j)any other Faculty Council which may be established by the competent authority in this regard in the manner as provided in the Statutes.(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)the Professor or Professors of the Department or Departments concerned, if any;(v)five teachers of the University, other than Professors belonging to the Faculty Councils concerned, to be elected by such teachers from amongst themselves;(vi)not more than three persons having special knowledge in the subject or subjects concerned nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from a panel of six persons recommended by the Governing Board,(vii)the Faculty Council concerned may co-opt such Dean or Deans from any other faculty Council as it may consider necessary.(3)Each Faculty Council for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies shall have a Secretary. The Secretary shall be a member of the Faculty Council:Provided that in the absence of the Secretary, the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar, as may be nominated by him, shall act as the Secretary 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.
