Section 26 in The M.P. Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidyalaya Sansthan Adhiniyam, 1990
26. Academic Council.
(1)The Academic Council shall be the supreme academic body of the Sansthan and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and of the regulation be responsible for, the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination of the Sansthan, 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 General Council on all academic matters.(2)The Academic Council shall consist of the following persons, namely:-(a)the Director General, who shall be the Convenor thereof;(b)three persons from amongst the educationists of repute or men of letters or members of the learned professionals or eminent public men, who are not in the service of the Sansthan, nominated by the Chairman in consultation with the General Council;(c)The Director, Public Relations, Government of Madhya Pradesh;(d)A nominee of Editors Guild on the Managing Council;(e)All the Heads of the Departments of the Sansthan;(f)All professors other than the Heads of the Departments, if any;(g)The Executive Director of the Sansthan;(h)An Editor of a well-known Hindi daily to be nominated by the State Government;(i)A teacher of journalism who is the member of the General Council; and(j)A Mass Communication expert of Madhya Pradesh to be nominated by the State Government.(3)The term of the members other than ex-officio members shall be five years.
