THE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS:

Authorities of the University

The following are the Authorities of the University, namely:

1. The Board of Management
2. The Academic Council

The University’s Board of Management constituted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh has a strength of 21 Members comprising:

Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson and:

Ex-Office Members

Principal Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development

Secretary to Government, Finance & Planning Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Director of Animal Husbandry, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Nominee of the Director General, Indian Council of Agril. Research, New Delhi.

Members Representing

Distinguished Agricultural Scientist (One)

Academic Council of ANGRAU (Three)

A.P. State Legislature and Parliament (Four)

Progressive Agriculturists (Four)

Agro-industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Two)

Registrar of the University is the non-Member Secretary to the Board of Management

            The board is the Apex Body, responsible for all policy decisions of the University as laid down in the Act and meets once in two months.

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Academic Administration

            The Academic Council is the principal body vested with the responsibility of implementing and monitoring all the academic programmes.  The Council is headed by the Vice-Chancellor as the Chairperson and consists of Deans, Director of Research, Director of Research (Animal Sciences), Director of Extension, University Heads of Departments and Professors as Members.  In addition, the Council consists of ten academicians representing different faculties nominated by the Vice-Chancellor and one representative of the Board of Management.  The Council normally meets once in six months.

            The multi-faculty nature of the University, with four functional faculties, namely Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Home Science and Postgraduate Studies, is guided by independent Faculty Boards, which are convened to meet as and when academic programmes of the concerned faculties need discussion and decision.  The Faculty Boards are headed by the respective Deans. All issues concerned with academic matters such as formulation of course curricula, syllabi, examinations, student evaluation procedures and such other matters are first tabled for discussion in the respective Faculty Boards, before referring to the Academic Council.

            In the realm of research and extension, which are the major and key components of activities of the University, in addition to academic programmes (Teaching), the Research and Extension Advisory Committee (REAC) headed by the Vice-Chancellor functions as the principal decision making body.  The REAC is guided by the Zonal Research and Extension Advisory Councils (ZREAC) constituted for each of the seven Agro-climatic Zones.  The REAC as well as ZREACs have representatives from the Line departments of the Government of Andhra Pradesh such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Women and Child Welfare, farmers, industries, besides academicians.

Powers and duties of the Board of the management:

In Addition to the powers and functions mentioned in section 20 of the Act, the Board shall exercise and perform the following powers and functions, namely:-
(i) to declare by Statute that the University shall include any other Faculty under sub-section (1) of section 23;
(ii) to publish an annual report containing the review of the progress made in different spheres of activities of the University;
(iii) to submit to the Government legislative proposals which it considers necessary for the betterment and promotion of Agriculture; and
(iv)  to consider the proposals of the Boards of Faculties for the institution of Fellowships, Scholarships, Bursaries, Medals and Prizes.

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Term of the teachers nominated by the Vice-Chancellor to the Academic Council:

The term of the teachers nominated by the Vice-Chancellor to the Academic Council shall be two years from the date of nomination or from the date of Occurrence of the vacancy whichever is later.

Powers and duties of the Academic Council:

In addition to the powers functions and duties mentioned in section 22 the Academic Council shall have the following powers:-

            (i) to determine the degrees and diplomas which shall be awarded and the conditions for their award;
            (ii) to prescribe basic qualifications for appointment as teachers;
            (iii) to recommend candidates for diplomas, degrees and certificates to be conferred by the University;
            (iv) to recommend the establishment, amalgamation, division or abolition of Faculties or Department.
            Provided that, if additional funds are required prior approval of the Board shall be obtained:
            (v) to recognize, subject to the confirmation of  the Board, the examinations of the recognized Universities equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University;
            (vi)  to propose rules to the Board for the award of scholarships, Fellowships, Medals etc.
            (vii) To make proposals for the consideration of the Board regarding distribution of new grants by the Government to the Colleges for the development of higher teaching and research whenever the University is consulted by the Government on such matters.
            (viii) Omitted.
            (ix) to promote research within the University and to require reports on such research from the persons employed thereon;
            (x) to recommend to the Board the making of Grants to sections or colleges, which contribute to University teaching and research;
            (xi) to make regulations regarding the holding of convocation; and
            (xii) to constitute a Committee on student discipline with the Dean of Student affairs as the ex-officio Chairman.

Powers and duties of the Boards of Faculties: The Boards of Faculties shall have the following powers; namely:
  (i) a. To make recommendation to the Academic Council regarding admission of Students to the University;

Provided that no book shall be recommended unless the report of the members of the Board of Faculties is obtained thereon;

(i) To consider in consultation with the examiners, the objections raised to questions set at any examinations held by the University;

Provided that if the Board of Faculties and examiners do not agree upon the course to be adopted, the decision of the Boards of Faculties shall be subject to the confirmation of the Vice-Chancellor and if the Vice-Chancellor does not confirm decision of the Boards of Faculties the matter shall be referred to the Academic Council whose decision thereon shall be final.

(ii) The Boards of Faculties shall have power to appoint either standing or temporary committees as they are necessary for their deem proper functioning.

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