State Act

The Bongaigaon University Act, 2023

42. (1) The University shall include the Faculty of Humanities, Science, Law, Agriculture, Commerce, Management, Mass Communication, Environmental Science, Indian Fine Arts and such other Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (2) Each faculty shall, subject to the control of the Academic Council, have charge of teaching, the courses of study and the research work, including delivery of consultancy services in such subjects as may be assigned to such faculty by the Ordinances. (3) Each faculty shall consist of,— (i) The Heads of the Departments; (ii) Such teachers of subjects assigned to the faculty as may be appointed to the faculty by the Academic Council; (iii) Such teachers of subjects not assigned to the faculty but have, in the opinion of the Academic Council, an important bearing on those subjects: Provided that a teacher so elected shall hold office for a period of two years from the date of his election; (iv) Such other persons as may be appointed to the faculty by the Academic Council on account of their possessing expert knowledge in a subject or subject assigned to the faculty.