Act to override other laws.

The provisions of this Act and the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder, shall have overriding effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law. 1. (i) Every Department of studies, included in a Faculty where there is a Post Graduate teaching in the subject at University level, shall have the Post Graduate Board of Studies. (ii) The term of each Board of Studies shall be of two years. 2. (i) Each Board of Post Graduate studies shall consist of – (a) Chairman from amongst the Senior Professors in the subjects constituting the Board on the basis of seniority and rotation where there is no Senior Professor, the senior most Professor be appointed as Chairman, PGBOS in that subject in PGIMS & PGIDS on the basis of seniority by rotation; (b) senior Professors of the Department having Post Graduate teaching; (c) one Professor, one Associate Professor and One Assistant Professor from the Department having Post Graduate teaching as per seniority from the date of inception by rotation; (d) one Professor, one Associate Professor/ Reader and one Assistant Professor/ Lecturer from the affiliated Colleges having Post Graduate teaching in the subject as per seniority from the date of inception by rotation; (e) one outside expert to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from a panel recommended by the Chairman; (f) Dean of the Faculty concerned- member, ex-officio. (ii) The Chairman shall nominate any member out of sub- clause (a) as Secretary. (iii) Members of the Board of Studies other than ex-officio, shall hold office for a term of two years; provided that if any member ceases to hold the qualification by virtue of which he was appointed to the Faculty, he shall cease to be the member thereof. (iv) Two-fifths of the members shall form a quorum.