Section 15 in The Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Act, 2000
15. Departmental Committee.
(1)Each teaching department shall have committee which shall be directly responsible to the Faculty Council concerned.(2)Unless otherwise provided, the powers and duties of the Departmental Committee shall be-(a)to exercise general control on teaching and other educational programmes and to maintain and promote the standards thereof,(b)to discuss all matters related to instructional programmes,(c)to recommend nominees to the Faculty Council,(d)to formulate, modify or revise the curricula from time to time for undergraduate and post-graduate classes of the department and to propose to the Faculty Council concerned in this behalf.(3)The Departmental Committee shall meet at least once in two months.(4)The Departmental Committee may, for the purpose of consultation, invite, with the prior approval of the Dean of the Faculty concerned, any person having special knowledge and practical experience on any subject under consideration to attend any of its meetings.(5)The Departmental Committee shall consist of the following Members:-(a)the Head of the department, and(b)all Teachers of the concerned department who are primarily engaged in teaching by virtue of their appointments.(6)The Head of the department shall be the Chairman of the Departmental Committee.(7)The Departmental Committee shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be directed by the Faculty Council.
