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Bhavnagar University (Amendment) Act, 1991

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Chapter IV AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

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(1) The Court shall consist of the following members, namely:-- CLASS--I EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS (A)
- (i) The Chancellor,
- (ii) The Vice-Chancellor,
- (iii) Ex-Vice-Chancellors of the University residing in the State,
- (iv) The Registrar. (B)
- (i) The Director of Education, or an officer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Education designated by such Director;
- (ii) The Director of Technical Education, or an officer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Technical Education designated by such Director;
- (iii) The Director of Medical Education and Research or any officer in charge of Medical Education and Research;
- (iv) The Chairman of the Gujarat Secondary Education Board;
- (c) The Director of Employment and Training, if any, or an officer not below the rank of a Joint Director of Employment and Training designated by such Director; (C)
  - (i) The Heads of the University Departments,
  - (ii) Deans of Faculties;
  - (iii) Principals of degree colleges;
  - (iv) Heads of recognised institutions CLASS-II--ORDINARY MEMBERS
- (A) Elected as specified below:--
  - (i) Such number of members as is specified below against each Faculty by teachers (other than Heads of University Departments, Principals and Heads of recognised institutions) in the subject or subjects comprised in each such Faculty in the following manner as prescribed by Statutes:--
- (a) Teachers in Arts (from amongst themselves) 2
- (b) Teachers in Science (from amongst themselves) 2
- (c) Teachers in Commerce (from amongst themselves) 2
- (d) Teachers in Law (from amongst themselves) 1
- (e) Teachers in Education (from amongst themselves) 1
- (f) Teachers in Rural Studies (from amongst themselves) 1
- (g) Teachers in each such additional Faculty as may be prescribed by the Statutes (from amongst themselves) 1
  - (ii) Two members from amongst such teachers of the University Departments, who are not the Heads of those Departments;
  - (iii) One member from amongst such teachers of the recognised institutions, who are not the Heads of those institutions;
  - (iv) One member by each of the following bodies from amongst its members, namely:--
- (a) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
- (b) The Bhavnagar Municipality.
- (c) The Bhavnagar District Panchayat,
- (d) The Saurashtra Chamber of Commerce, Bhavnagar.,
  - (v) One member by head-masters of secondary schools situated within the University area from amongst themselves in the manner specified in the Statutes;
  - (vi) One member by secondary teachers, other than head-masters of secondary schools, situate within the University area from amongst themselves in the manner specified in the Statutes;
  - (vii) One member each by--
- (a) the Bar Council of the State of Gujarat from amongst its members,
- (b) The Gujarat Medical Council, from amongst its members,
- (c) The Institute of Engineers (India), Gujarat Centre, from amongst its members : Provided that no person shall be elected to be a member of the Court by the Gujarat Medical Council if the University has no Faculty of Medicine or by the Institute of Engineers (India), Gujarat Centre, if the University has no Faculty of Engineering.
  - (viii) One member by the managements of colleges affiliated to the University in the manner specified in the Statutes;
  - (ix) One member (other than teachers or secondary teachers or head-masters) elected Facultywise by registered graduates from amongst themselves in each Faculty in the manner specified in the Statutes : Provided that the number of such members shall not exceed seven and if the number of Faculties exceeds seven, the Faculties shall be suitably grouped in seven groups in the manner specified in the Statutes for the purpose of electing seven such members;
  - (x) One member to be elected in the manner specified by the Statutes from amongst themselves by donors each donating money or property of the value of not less than one lakh of rupees
- (a) to, or for the purposes of, the University, or
- (b) to, or for the purposes of, a college or institution affiliated to or recognised by the University, irrespective of whether the donation was made before or after such affiliation or recognition: Provided that the right of electing a member on the Court shall not extend beyond the period of twenty years from the date of acceptance of such donation by the college, institution, or, as the case may be, the University. Explanation.--For the purpose of this paragraph, the value of property means the market value of the property at the date of acceptance and the decision as to market value shall rest with the Executive Council and shall be final. (B)
  - (i) Four persons nominated by the Chancellor, from amongst distinguished educationists, scholars, social workers, women and representatives of the minorities, backward communities and such other class of persons;
  - (ii) four members to be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in the manner prescribed by Statutes as shown below:--
- (a) two post-graduate students who are wholly engaged in the studies in the University, from the members of Faculties of the University,
- (b) two under graduate students who are wholly engaged in the studies in a college, from the first five students in order of their merit in an examination held immediately before their appointment.
(2) No employee, other than a teacher, of the University, an affiliated college or recognised or approved institution shall be eligible for the election to the Court.
(3) The term of office of the elected members and the members nominated by the Chancellor shall be five years.
(4) The term of office of the students referred to in clause
- (ii) of paragraph
- (B) of sub-section
(1) shall be the academic year in which they are appointed.

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