Section 18A. Co-ordination Council

18-A. (1) There shall be a Co-ordination Council which shall consist of the 1[The Chancellor as its Chairman, the Chief Minister or his nominee not below the rank of Cabinet Minister as its Vice-Chairman] and the following other members, namely : (i) the Vice-Chancellor of the Universities ; (ii) the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Council of Higher Education ; (iii) the Secretary to the State Government in the Judicial Department ; (iv) the Secretary to the State Government in the Finance Department ; (v) the Secretary to the Governor ; (vi) the Secretary to the State Government in the Higher Education Department who shall be ex-officio of the Co-ordination Council. (2) Subject to the recommendations of, or guidelines issued by, the University Grants Commission, the powers and functions of the Co-ordination Council shall be as follow, namely : (a) to recommend common courses of study for a Bachellors Degree ; (b) to recommend in respect of the constitution of a Central Board of Studies for the foundation course or for each subject or group of subjects ; (c) to recommend ways and means of co-operation in academic programmes amongst the Universities ; (d) to consider and recommend matters of common interest to the Universities. (3) The Co-ordination Council shall meet at Lucknow or at such other place and at such intervals as the Chancellor may determine.