- The Academic Council shall consist of the following persons, namely :-(a)The Vice-Chancellor;(b)The Pro-Vice-Chancellor;(c)The Deans of Faculties;(d)The Director, Higher Education, Bihar;(e)All Heads of University Departments, Principals of all Colleges maintained by the University, who are not Deans;(f)All Principals of colleges maintained by the State Government;(g)Four teachers, other than Deans, Professors and Heads of University Department, who shall in the manner presscribed by the statues, be elected by the Senate in such a way that each Faculty may get representation;(h)Not more than two experts from outside the University service, to be co-opted by the Academic Council for specific purposes according to need:(i)The President of the University Student's Union elected under subsection (1) of Section 44.(2)The term of office of members other than the ex-officio, shall be for three years with effect from the date of their respective election or nomination and shall include any further period which may elapse between the expiration of the said period of three years and the date of the next succeeding election or nomination, as the case may be, not being an election or nomination to fill up any casual vacancy :Provided that any member elected or nominated shall be deemed to vacate office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the body which elected or nominated him.
