Board of Management
 The Board of Management is the Administrative body of the University which consists of 18 members with Vice-Chancellor as its Chairman and Registrar as Member- Secretary.

The following is the composition of the Board of Management

Vice-Chancellor

Chairman

Secretary to Government , Agriculture Department                         

Member

Secretary to Government, Finance Department                               

Member

Director of Agriculture                                                        

Member

Director of Horticulture   and Plantation crops               

Member

Chief Engineer (Agricultural Engineering)                                    

Member

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests                          

Member

One representative of ICAR

Member

Two Non-official members

Member

Six Nominated members

Member

One Member of Legislative Assembly

Member

Registrar                                                                              

Member / Secretary

                The Board of management normally meets once in 3 months and takes decisions on important administrative issues.

Academic Council

                The Academic Council is the statutory authority of the University, which regulates the teaching and examination in the University and is responsible for the maintenance of the education standards there of. The Academic Council consists of the following members, besides the Vice-Chancellor as the Chairman.

Vice-Chancellor                                                                  

Chairman

Registrar                                                                              

Secretary

Secretary to Govt, Agriculture Department                     

Member

All Deans and Directors                                                    

Member

Members nominated by the Vice-Chancellor

 

Heads of Departments (six)

Members

External Experts (Three)

Members

                 The Academic Council meets once in six months to discuss important academic matters.

Board of Studies

                There are six faculties viz., Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, Home Science, Forestry and Post Graduate Education functioning at TNAU. Each faculty has a Board of Studies which proposes courses of study of various programmes offered in the faculty and curricula of the University and advises the Academic Council with regard to the syllabi of the various undergraduate and post graduate degree programmes. Following is the composition of the Board of Studies.

Faculty Dean Concerned                                                  

Chairman

Other  Deans within the Faculty                                       

Members

All Technical Directors                                                      

Members

Controller of Examinations                                                               

Member

Heads of Departments  of concerned  Faculty                

Members

All Professors of the concerned Faculty                        

Members

Two elected representatives of Associate Professors of concerned faculty

 

Two elected representatives of Assistant Professors of concerned faculty 

 

Two expert members from outside for each faculty

 

The Board of Studies meets once in a year.

Research Council

                The Research Council is the policy making body on Research in the Faculties and Research Stations of the University. It consists of the following officials as members besides Vice-Chancellor as Chairman and Director of Research as the Member � Secretary.

Vice-Chancellor                                                                  

Chairman

Director of Research                                                         

Member / Secretary

Registrar                                                                              

Member

All University Officers                                                         

Members

Director of Agriculture                                                        

Member

Director of Horticulture and Plantation crops                

Member

Director of Agrl. Marketing                                                 

Member

Director of Seed Certification                                           

Member

Chief Engineer (Agrl. Engineering)                                 

Member

Chief Engineer (River Valley Project)                             

Member

Five Heads of Departments                                              (Nominated by Vice-Chancellor)

Members

Five outside experts                                                            (Nominated by Vice-Chancellor)

Members

Extension Education Council

                This Council formulates policies and broad outlines of Extension Education activities to be carried out by the University in consultation and cooperation with the Government Departments concerned. This Council comprises of the following officials.

Vice-Chancellor                                                                  

Chairman

Director of Extension Education                                      

Member�Secretary

All University Officers                                                         

Members

Directors of various Development Departments               

Members

All Professors of Extension Education                           

Members

Five External Experts (nominated by VC)                       

Members

One Progressive Planter (nominated by VC)                

Member

One seed producer (nominated by VC)                         

Member

                The meetings of the Research and Extension Council, are held normally twice in a year to review the progress and to formulate the new research polices.