section 16
The Sanate.
Saurashtra University Act Year 1965(1) The Senate shall consist of the following members, namely :—
Class I—Ex-Offi cio members
(A) (i) The Chancellor,
(ii) The Vice-Chancellor,
(iii) The last Ex-Vice-Chancellor of the University residing in the State,]
(iv) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor,]
(v) The Registrar,
(B) (i) The Secretary, Education Department,
(ii) The Director of Higher Education or an offi cer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Higher Education designated by such Director,
(iii) The Director of Technical Education or an offi cer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Technical Education designated by such Director,
(iv) The Director of Health and Medical Services and Medical Education or an offi cer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Health and Medical Services and Medical Education designated by such Director],
(v) The Director of Agriculture or if he is unable to attend, his nominee not below the rank of a Deputy Director of Agriculture,
(vi) The Chairman of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board],
(vii) such other ex-offi cio members not exceeding three as may be designated by the Statutes;
(C) (i) Heads of University departments,
(ii) Principals of affi liated degree colleges,
(iii) Heads of recognised institutions. Class II—Ordinary Members
(A) Elected as specifi ed below : —
(i) two members by secondary teachers of high schools excluding the head masters thereof from amongst such teachers in the manner specifi ed by the Statutes;
(ii) two members by head masters from amongst themselves in the manner specifi ed by the Statutes;
(iii) such number of members as is specifi ed below against each Faculty by teachers including Principals, Heads of University departments and Heads of recognised institutions in the subject or subjects comprised in each such Faculty in the following manner:—
(a) Teachers in Arts 4
(from amongst themselves)
(b) Teachers in Science 3
(from amongst themselves)
(c) Teachers in Technology 3
including Engineering
(from amongst themselves)
(d) Teachers in Agriculture 2
(from amongst themselves)
(e) Teachers in Law 2
(from amongst themselves)
(f) Teachers in Medicine 3
(from amongst themselves)
(g) Teachers in Commerce 2
(from amongst themselves)
(h) Teachers in Education 2
(from amongst themselves)
(i) Teachers in Rural Studies 2
(from amongst themselves)
(j) Teachers in each such 1
additional Faculty as may
be prescribed by the Statutes
(from amongst themselves)
(iv) by public associations or bodies as under :
(a) one member by the Municipal Corporation of the city of Rajkot, ]
(b) one member by the Presidents of the Municipalities]] functioning within the University Area, from amongst themselves,
(c) one member by the Presidents of the District Panchayats functioning within the University Area, from amongst themselves,
(d) three members by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from amongst its mem- bers,
(e) the following number of members who shall not be persons who are teachers or secondary teachers or head masters by registered graduates in the manner specifi ed below : —
(1) one by registered graduates in Arts (from amongst themselves);
(2) one by registered graduates in Science (from amongst themselves);
(3) one by registered graduates in Technology including Engineering (from amongst themselves);
(4) one by registered graduates in Agriculture (from amongst themselves);
(5) one by registered graduates in Law (from amongst themselves);
(6) one by registered graduates in Medicine (from amongst themselves);
(7) one by registered graduates in Commerce (from amongst themselves);
(8) one by registered graduates in Education (from amongst themselves);
(9) one by registered graduates in Rural Studies (from amongst themselves);
(10) one by registered graduates in each of such other additional Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes (from amongst themselves) :
Provided that—
(i) every person elected under clauses (i) to (iii) and under sub-clauses (a) to (e) of clause (iv) shall continue to hold the offi ce of a member of the Senate only so long as he is a secondary teacher or head master or a teacher or a member of the electing body or bodies, as the case may be;
(ii) for the purposes of the election of ordinary members a person entitled to stand as a candidate or to vote in more than one constituency mentioned in clause (iii) and in sub-clause (e) of clause (iv) shall, before such date as may be appointed by the Statutes, select the constituency from which he desires to stand as a candidate or to vote at the election and shall not be entitled to stand or vote in more than one constituency.
(B) Twelve members to be nominated by the State Government from amongst distinguished educationists, social workers, trade unions, representatives of backward communities, women and such other class of persons.
(C) Three members to be elected in the manner specifi ed from amongst themselves by donors each donating money or property of the value of not less than one lakh of rupees to, or for the purposes of, the University—
(i) If the donor is an individual, for the purpose of voting, the name of each such donor shall be enrolled on the register maintained by the University;
(ii) If the donor is an undivided Hindu family, trust, fi rm, company, or body corporate, for the purpose of voting, the name of the representative nominated from time to time by each such undivided Hindu family, trust, fi rm, company or body corporate shall be enrolled on the register maintained by the University;
(iii) Where sub-clause (iv) does not apply, the persons whose names are enrolled on the register under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) shall elect three members to the Senate;
(iv) If the number of the names enrolled under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) is three or less than three, each person whose name is so enrolled shall be deemed to have been elected:
Provided that the right of electing members on the Senate shall not extend beyond the period of twenty years from the date of the acceptance of such donation by the Syndicate.
Explanation.—For the purposes of paragraph (C), the value of the property means, in the case of a property donated whether prior to or after the date of the coming into force of this Act, the market value of the property at the date of acceptance. The decision as to the market value shall rest with the Syndicate and shall be fi nal.
(2) The term of offi ce of the elected members and of the members referred to in paragraph (B) in Class II shall be fi ve years.
Provided that the member referred to in item (aa), in clause (iv) in paragraph (A) in class II Ordinary Members, elected by the Bhavnagar Municipality who may be holding offi ce as such member immediately before the deletion of the said item (aa) by the amendments made to this Act by the Bhavnagar University Act, 1978 shall cease to hold such offi ce on and from the date on which such amendments shall come into force.]
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