Section 22 in The Nalanda Open University Act, 1995
22. The Academic Council.
(1)The Academic Council shall consist of-Ex-officio Members(1)The Vice-Chancellor;(2)The Pro-Vice-Chancellor; '(3)The Deans of Faculties;(4)The Director, Higher Education, Bihar; and(5)All Heads of Departments.Other Members(6)other than Deans, Professors and Heads of Departments, who shall in the manner scribed by the Statutes, be elected by the teachers of the University in such a manner that each faculty may get representation;(7)not more than two experts from outside the University service, to be co-opted by the Academic Council for specific purposes according to need:Provided that until appointments are made so as to fill up the seats specified in clauses (3), (5) and (6), the Chancellor shall nominate such number of teachers from other Universities in the State as he may think fit, not below the rank of Professor, to be members of the Academic Council.(2)The terms of office of members, other than the ex-officio members, shall be for a period of 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.
