Section 19 in THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACT, 1986
19. Senate. -
The Senate shallconsist of the following members, namely:-EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS(i)the Chancellor;(ii)the ' Pro-Chancellor;(iii)the Vice-Chancellor;(iv)the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;(v)the Mayor of Cochin;(vi)two Officers nominated by the Government;(vii)the Chairman, State Advisory Board of Education;(viii)one nomineeeach of the Vice-Chancellors of the other Universities of the State;(ix)members of the Syndicatewho are not members of the Senate;(x)Member of the Legislative Assembly and Member of the Lok Sabha representing the area in which the Headquarters of the University is situated;(xi)the Chairman, University Students Union.ELECTED MEMBERS(i)Five Members electedfrom among the Principals of all Engineering Colleges of the State, Heads of University Departments and Heads of Branches of Studies in the University, of whom two shall be Principals of Engineering Colleges;(ii)Four Members, elected by the members of the Academic Council from among themselves;(iii)Five members, other than those mentioned in item (x) under "Ex-officio Members", elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly from among themselves, of whom one shall be a member of scheduled Caste;(iv)Three Deans of Faculties to be elected from among themselves.(v)Ten members, other than those mentioned' in item (i) under "Elected Members", elected from among themselves by the teaching staff of the University Departments and Recognised Institutions;(vi)Two members, elected by the registeredTrade Unions in the State from among themselves in such manner as may be prescribed;(vii)Two members, elected by the non-teaching staff of the University from among themselves;(viii)Seven members, elected by the students of the University from among themselves in such manner as may be prescribed.OTHER MEMBERS(i)Four experts representing Industries and Commerce nominated by the Government, of whom one shall be a representative of any of the chamber of commerce situated within the area of the Greater Cochin Development Authority;(ii)Two members nominated by the Government of whom one shall be a Principal of any of the Engineering Colleges in the State and the other shall be a teacher of a Polytechnic in the State;(iii)Not more than seven members nominated by the Chancellor representing:(a)Recognised research institutions ;(b)Recognised Cultural associations ;(c)Authors;(d)Journalists ;(e)Advocates ;(f)Eminent Educationists;(g)Scheduled Castes, Sheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes.(h)Six graduates, who are domicilled in the State, nominated by the Government.
