The General Council

The General Council.—

1. (1) The General Council shall consist of the following persons: -
   • (i) Chancellor;
   • (ii) Minister, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar;
   • (iii) Minister, Department of Education, Government of Bihar;
   • (iv) Minister, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Bihar;
   • (v) Vice-Chancellor;
   • (vi) Member Secretary, All India council for Technical Education;
   • (vii) Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar;
   • (viii) Additional chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Deptt. Of Finance, Government of Bihar;
   • (ix) Additional chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar;
   • (x) Additional chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Bihar;
   • (xi) Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna;
   • (xii) Director, National Institute of Technology, Patna;
   • (xiii) Director, Chandragupta Institute of Management (CIM), Patna, Bihar;
   • (xiv) Director, Development Management Institute (DMI), Patna, Bihar;
   • (xv) Two eminent persons in the field of Science and Technology, nominated by the Chancellor;
   • (xvi) Two Principals of Government Engineering Colleges, in rotation for a period of three years, nominated by Government of Bihar;
   • (xvii) Registrar of the University. (2)
   • (i) Where a person has become a member of the General Council by reason of the office or appointment he holds, his membership shall terminate when he ceases to hold that office or appointment;
   • (ii) The term of office of the nominated members of the General Council other than the ex officio members shall be three years;
   • (iii) A member of the General Council shall cease to be a member if he resigns or becomes of unsound mind, or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude. A member, other than the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar shall also cease to be a member if he accepts a full- time appointment in the university; or if he not being an Ex-Officio member fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the General Council without the leave of the Chancellor;
   • (iv) A member of the General Council other than an ex-officio member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Chancellor and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been accepted; and
   • (v) Any vacancy in the General Council shall be filled by nomination by the respective nominating authority for the remaining period of the term and on expiry of the period of the vacancy; such nomination shall cease to be effective.
2. (3) Powers, functions and meetings of the General Council-
3. (1) The General Council shall be the plenary authority of the University and shall formulate and review from time to time the broad policies, and programmes of the University and devise measures for the improvement and development of the University and shall also have the following powers and functions namely: -
   • (i) To consider and pass the annual report, financial statement and the budget estimates prepared by the Executive Council and to adopt them with or without modification:
   • (ii) To make Statutes concerning the administration of the affairs of the University including prescribing the procedures to be followed by the authorities and the officers of the University in the discharge of their functions. (2)
   • (i) The General Council shall meet at least once in a year and annual meeting of the General Council shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Chancellor;
   • (ii) A report of the working of the University during the previous year, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure, the balance sheet as audited, and the financial estimates shall be presented by the Vice-Chancellor to the General Council at its annual meetings;
   • (iii) Meetings of the General Council shall be called by the Chancellor either on his own motion or at the requisition of not less than ten members of the General Council;
   • (iv) For every meeting of the General Council, fourteen days’ notice shall be given. However, in emergent situation the meeting of the General Council may be called by the Chancellor at short notice.
   • (v) One third of the members existing on the rolls of the General Council shall form the quorum;
   • (vi) Each member shall have one vote and if there be equality of votes on any question to be determined by the General Council, the Chancellor presiding over the meeting shall, in addition, have a casting vote;