ACADEMIC COUNCIL

{SECTION 22(1), CHAPTER IV OF THE ACT 42 OF 1989 AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY}

The Academic Council is the academic authority of the University. The powers and functions of the academic council are:

To exercise general control on teaching and other educational programmes and maintain and promote the standards thereof;
To make regulations and amend or repeal the same;
To make regulations regarding the admission, the courses of study, the conduct of examinations and maintenance and promotion of standards of education etc.

CLASS – I: EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
a)	The Vice-Chancellor, TANUVAS, Chennai - Chairman
b)	The Secretary to Government incharge of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, GoTN
c)	The Director of Animal Husbandry
e)	The Dean of each college
f)	The Dean of each faculty
g)	The Director of Research, TANUVAS, Chennai
h)	The Director of Clinics, TANUVAS, Chennai
i)	The Director of Extension Education, TANUVAS, Chennai
j)	The Director, Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS, Chennai
k)	The Director, Centre for Animal Production Studies, TANUVAS, Chennai
l)	The Registrar, TANUVAS, Chennai - Member Secretary

CLASS – II: OTHER MEMBERS
a)	Ten members from amongst the heads of Departments to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, on rotational basis
	1. Dr.V.Leela Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007. 2. Dr. A.Natarajan Professor and Head, Animal Feed Analytical & Quality Assurance Laboratory, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637 002 3. Dr.R.Ezakial Napolean Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics,Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal -637 002 4. Dr.D.Balasubramanyam Professor and Head, Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam 5. Dr.C.Ramani Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007 6. Dr.M.Parthiban Professor and Head, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai 600 007 7. Dr.S.Ramesh Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007 8. Dr.Sabiha Hayath Basha Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Salem 9. Dr.P.Selvaraj Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Salem 10. T.V.Meenambigai Professor and Head, Vaccine Research Centre-Viral Vaccine, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai 600 051.
b)	Three persons having special knowledge or practical experience in different aspects of veterinary and animal sciences to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor
	1. C.Latha, PhD, FNAVS Dean - Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, KVS, (Professor and University Head, Dept of Vety. Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences) , Mannuthy, Thrissur -680651, Kerala State. 2. Dr.J.V.Ramana, MVSc, PhD, FNAVS, FANA Controller of Examinations, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Dr.YSR Bhavan, Tirupathi - 517 502, Andhra Pradesh 3. Dr.N.Prakash, MVSc, PhD, FNASc (AW) Dean, Veterinary College, Shivamoga, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar- 577 204, Karnataka State
c)	The Controller of Examinations, TANUVAS, Chennai

Site Maintained By: THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY STATISTICS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, MVC, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU