General Council

(1) The General Council shall be the apex authority of the University. (2) The General Council shall consist of the following members, namely:- (i) the Chancellor, who shall be the Chairperson of the General Council; (ii) the Vice-Chancellor; (iii) the Minister-in-charge of Education (Primary, Secondary, Adult), Higher and Technical Education, Gujarat State; (iv) the Minister-in-charge of Health and Family Welfare, Gujarat State; (v) the Minister-in-charge of Women and Child Welfare, Gujarat State; (vi) the Executive Chairperson, Gujarat Educational Innovations Commission; (vii) the Chairman, University Grants Commission or his nominee; (viii) the Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat; (ix) the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Education Department or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary; (x) the members of Gujarat Educational Innovations Commission; (xi) the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Primary Education or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary; (xii) the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Women and Child Development Department or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary; (xiii) the Vice-Chancellor, Ayurved University, Jamnagar; (xiv) the Chairman, National Council for Teachers' Education or his nominee; (xv) the Commissioner of Higher Education, Gujarat State or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director; (xvi) the Commissioner of Schools, Gujarat State or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director; (xvii) the Commissioner of Health, Gujarat State or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director; (xviii) the Director General; (xix) the Director, Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training, Gandhinagar; (xx) the Chairman, Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar; (xxi) all directors of the University; (xxii) the Director-General, NCC Head Quarters, Ahmedabad; (xxiii) the Director of UNICEF, Office of Gujarat, Gandhinagar; (xxiv) the State Chief Commissioner, Gujarat State, Bharat Scouts and Guides; (xxv) the Professor and Head, Department of Human Development and Family Welfare, M.S. University of Baroda; (xxvi) the Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad; (xxvii) two leaders of experimental or innovative Education to be nominated by the State Government; (xxviii) all members of Executive Council; (xxix) five persons to be nominated by the State Government, who shall include distinguished educationist, scholars, social workers or representatives of industry and professions; (xxx) the Registrar shall be the Member-Secretary of the General Council. (3) The term of members other than the ex-officio members shall be five years. (4) The General Council shall meet at least once during a calendar year. (5) The quorum shall not be less than one-third of the total number of members of the General Council.