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The main responsibilities of the VC include: overseeing the academic and administrative affairs of
the University; preparation of the annual budget of the University and presenting it to the BoT
for approval; proposing to the BoT plans for developing university operations and facilities;
forming university committees and specifying their functions; issuing the executive decisions of
the BoT and the UC; submitting periodical reports to the BoT about the ongoing work in the
University and performing any other duties assigned to him/her by the BoT.

3.5. University Council
The UC is established with a decree from the BoT and consists of the VC as Chair and the DVC, the
Deans, the Director of Quality Assurance, FP Director and one academic member from each
College as members. The UC can also invite the Chair of the Student Advisory Council (SAC) and
the Directors of the non-academic departments to attend its meetings, if the meeting agenda has
any items concerning them. The UC performs the required duties to assist the BoT and the VC in

carrying out their duties in a way that helps accomplish University’s vision and mission.
The UC meets at least once a month during the academic year. The quorum for the meetings of
the UC is equal to half of the members. Decisions are made by absolute majority of the members
who are present and in the case of a tie, the VC has a mandate to break the tie.

The main responsibilities of UC include: making recommendations to the BoT on the establishment
or cancellation of new Colleges, Departments, Centers, Units and Academic Programs;
determining the criteria for admission to the Colleges; approving the promotion of academic staff;

proposing future plans for the development of University; following up on the academic,
administrative, financial and student affairs of the University.
3.6. Deputy Vice Chancellor
The DVC is appointed by the BoT. He/She assists the VC in smooth functioning of the University

and also acts as an officiating VC in the temporary absence of the VC from his office. The main
responsibilities of the DVC include: overseeing the functioning of academic programs in all
Colleges and FP; overseeing the matters related to the administrative and financial affairs;
overseeing all Units that fall under his/her supervision as per the University’s Organizational
Structure; preparing periodical reports of the units that fall under his/her supervision and
submitting them to the VC and performing any other duties assigned to him/her by the VC.

3.7. The University Academic Council
The University Academic Council (UAC) consists of the DVC as Chair and the Deans, FP Director and
the Director of Quality Assurance as Member. The Council has a right to invite other parties to its
meeting as deemed necessary. The Council meets at the beginning of every week to oversee and
coordinate the work in the Colleges and FP, follow up on quality assurance and research, and
prepare the documents and policies for the UC.

3.8. The University Non-Academic Council
In line with UAC, DU has established “University Non-Academic Council” (UNC) starting from the

year 2019-20. It consists of the DVC as Chair and the Assistant to DVC for Administrative and
Financial Affairs, the Directors of the non-academic Departments and Centers and the Director of
Quality Assurance as Member. The Council has a right to invite other parties to its meeting as
deemed necessary. The Council meets once every month during the first week to oversee and

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