Chapter III AUTHORITIES OF UNIVERSITY

(1) The President of the University shall be appointed by the Trust. (2) The President shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of appointment and shall be eligible for re-nomination. (3) The other terms and conditions of the President shall be such as may be determined by the Trust. (4) Where a vacancy in the office of the President occurs on account of death, resignation or otherwise, the Trust shall immediately appoint suitable person to be the President of the University. (5) The President may resign from his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Managing Trustee of the Trust and such resignation shall take effect from the date of acceptance by the Trust.

(1) The President shall have all the powers necessary for the purpose of ensuring the implementation of the provisions of the Act and the regulations made thereunder. (2) The President shall be entitled to be present and with the right to speak at any meeting of any authority or body of the University. (3) The President shall have, subject to the provisions of this Act, power to cause an inspection or review to be made by such person or persons as he may direct, of the University, its buildings, libraries, equipments and systems and processes and of any institution or centre maintained by the University, and also of the examinations, teaching, research and other work conducted or done by the University and to cause an enquiry to be made in like manner and in respect of any matter connected with the administration and finances of the University.

The following shall be the authorities of the University, namely:-(a) the Board of Governors, (b) the Academic Council, (c) the Finance Committee, and (d) such other Authorities as may be declared by the regulations to be the authorities of the University.

The following shall be the officers of the University, namely:-(a) the President, (b) the Director, (c) the Deans, (d) the Registrar, and (e) such other officers in the services of the University as may be declared by the Regulations to be the officers of the University.

(1) The Board of Governors of the University shall consist of the following members, namely:-(i) the President, who shall be the Chairman of the Board; (ii) two representatives of the Executive Committee of the Trust; (iii) the Director of the University; (iv) two Deans of the University, by rotation, to be nominated by the Director; (v) the Secretary to Government (Higher and Technical Education), Education Department, Government of Gujarat, ex-officio; (vi) three experts representing other disciplines such as finance, legal, management, humanities, to be nominated by the President; and (vii) two representatives of the Industries, to be nominated by the President. (2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board.

(1) The Chairman shall preside over at the meetings of the Board and at the convocations of the University. (2) The Chairman shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by this Act or the Regulations.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the University and shall exercise all the powers to review the acts of the Academic Council and the Finance Committee and any other committee or authority constituted by the University and of the officers of the University. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-(i) to take decisions on question of policy relating to the academic and administrative matters and working of the University; (ii) to institute courses of study at the University; (iii) to make Regulations; (iv) to consider and approve the annual report and the annual statement of accounts of the University for every financial year and to appoint auditor; (v) to invest moneys and funds of the University and take decisions on the recommendations of the Finance Committee; (vi) to publish or finance the publication of studies, treaties, books, periodicals, reports and other literature from time to time and to sell or arrange for the sale of the same as it may deem fit; (vii) to create or abolish posts of teachers and other officers and employees of the University; (viii) to appoint such committees as it considers necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this Act; (ix) to delegate any of its powers to the Director, Dean, Registrar, or any other officer, employee or authority of the University or to a committee appointed by it; and (x) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon it by or under this Act or the Regulations and all such other powers for achieving the objects of the University.

(1) The term of the nominated member of the Board shall be three years from the date of his nomination. (2) An ex-officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue of which he is the member of the Board. (3) Any vacancy in the Board occurring before the reconstitution or before the expiry of the prescribed period shall be filled in the same manner as provided in section 12 and such member shall hold office for the remainder of the term of a member, in whose place he is nominated. (4) A member shall be eligible for re-nomination for the next term. (5) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand, addressed to the President and his resignation shall take effect on the date it is accepted by the President.

(1) The Academic Council of the University shall consist of the following members, namely:-(i) the Director of the University, who shall be the Chairman of the Academic Council; (ii) two academician or professional, to be nominated by the Board; (iii) two external academician or professional in the fields of education imparting by the University, to be nominated by the Director; (iv) two deans, by rotation to be nominated by the Director; and (v) one Professor from each discipline of the University, by rotation to be nominated by the Director. (2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Council, (3) The term of office of the members shall be three years.

Subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations, the Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-(i) to exercise control over the academic policies of the University and shall be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of standards of instruction, education and evaluation in the University; (ii) to consider matters of general academic interest either on its own initiative or on a reference from the Faculty of the University or the Board and to take appropriate action thereon; (iii) to recommend to the Board such Regulations as are consistent with this Act regarding the academic functioning of the University including discipline of students; and (iv) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Regulations or by the Board.

(1) The Finance Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-(i) the Director who shall be the Chairman of the Committee; (ii) one member of the Board to be nominated by the President; (iii) one Dean, by rotation to be nominated by the Director; and (iv) one expert in the field of finance to be nominated by the President. (2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Committee. (3) The term of office of the members shall be three years.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Finance Committee shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:-(i) to examine the annual accounts and annual budget estimates of the University and make recommendation to the Board thereon; (ii) to review the financial position of the University from time to time; (iii) to make recommendations to the Board on all financial policy matters of the University; (iv) to make recommendations to the Board on all proposals involving raising of funds, receipts and expenditure; (v) to provide guidelines for investment of surplus funds; (vi) to make recommendations to the Board on all proposals involving expenditure for which no provision has been made in the budget or for which expenditure in excess of the amount provided in the budget has been incurred; (vii) to examine all the proposals relating to revision of pay scales, upgradation of the scales and emoluments of officers and employees of the University and all those items which are not included in the budget, prior to placing before the Board; and (viii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Regulations or by the Board.

(1) (a) The Director shall be appointed by the Board out of the panel of names recommended by the committee consisting of the following members to be nominated by the President, namely:-(i) an eminent technologist; (ii) an eminent educationist; and (iii) one member of the Board. (b) The President shall designate one of the members of the Search Committee to be the Chairman of the Committee. (2) The term of office of the Director shall be determined by the Board for a period of five years. (3) Where a vacancy in the office of the Director occurs and it cannot be conveniently and expeditiously filled up in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) and if there is any emergency, the President, in consultation with the Board may appoint any suitable person to be the Director and may, from time to time extend the term for a period not exceeding one year. (4) The terms and conditions of the service of the Director shall be such as may be prescribed by the Board and until so prescribed, shall be determined by the President.

(1) The Director shall be the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the University. He shall preside over at the meetings of the Academic Council and Finance Committee. (2) The Director shall - (i) exercise general superintendence and control over the affairs of the University;

(1) The Deans of the University shall be appointed by the Director, with the approval of the Chairman, from amongst the faculty of the University. (2) The Deans shall assist the Director in managing the academic and other affairs of the University and shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed or to be entrusted to them by the Director.

(1) The Registrar shall be appointed by the University in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (2) The Registrar shall exercise the following powers and perform following duties, namely:- (i) He shall be responsible for the custody of records, common seal, the funds of the University and such other properties of the University; (ii) He shall place before the Board and other authorities of the University, all such information and documents as may be necessary for transaction of its business; (iii) He shall be responsible to the Director for the proper discharge of his functions; (iv) He shall be responsible for the administration and services of the University and conducting the examination and make all other arrangements necessary thereof and be responsible for the execution of the processes connected therewith; (v) He shall attest and execute all documents on behalf of the University; (vi) He shall verify and sign the pleadings in all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to and served on the Registrar; and (vii) He shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by or under this Act, the Regulations or as may be delegated to him by the Board or the Director.