Section 19 in First Statutes of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
19. Academic advisory committee.
(1)The Academic Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-(a)Activity Chairperson (Education) shall be the Chairman of the committee;(b)the Deans of the Institute Campuses;(c)one Discipline Lead from each Faculty Stream; and(d)two members of the Senate as nominated by the Director.(2)Academic Advisory Committee shall -(a)initiate proposals for review and development of curriculum for the courses of studies for various disciplines;(b)review Programmes delivery and evaluation of all design discipline studies with the concerned Discipline Leads;(c)seek views and suggestions from all stakeholders on the structure and delivery of curriculum of all disciplines;(d)encourage inter and intra faculty and students participation in all matters of study;(e)place recommendations on academic matters of Faculty Streams or disciplines before the Senate;(f)place recommendations on academic equivalences for admissions to undergraduate, post-graduate, Doctorate and other academic programmes before the Senate;(g)arrange periodical review of activities of various faculty streams or disciplines and make appropriate action for maintaining the excellence of standards of education of the Institute;(h)suggest measures to promote design research and development in class rooms and fields as also encourage opportunities for bringing in market realities to the class rooms through consultancy, outreach and Industry Programme projects; and(i)review and make recommendations on such other matters relating to implementation of education strategies for excellence as may be referred to it by the Senate or the Director.(3)The Academic Advisory Committee may hold meetings as frequently as may be necessary but shall meet at least twice in a semester.
