Chapter IV AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

The following shall be the authorities of the University:- (1) the Board of Management; (2) the Academic Council; (3) the Finance Committee; and (4) such other authorities as may be declared by the statutes to be the authorities of the University; (1) All the teachers and other academic staff of the University shall in the absence of any contract to the contrary, be covered by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes and in the Ordinances. (2) Every teacher and member of the academic staff of the University shall be appointed on a written contract the form of which shall be specified in the Statutes. (3) A copy of every contract referred to in sub-clause (2) shall be deposited with the Registrar. (1) All the teachers and other academic staff of the University shall in the absence of any contract to the contrary, be covered by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes and in the Ordinances. (2) Every teacher and member of the academic staff of the University shall be appointed on a written contract the form of which shall be specified in the Statutes. (3) A copy of every contract referred to in sub-clause (2) shall be deposited with the Registrar.

(1) The Board of Management shall be the principal executive body of the University, consisting of the following members :- (1) the Vice-Chancellor; (2) the Registrar; (3) the Secretary in charge of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka; (4) the Secretary to Finance Department; (5) a Vice-Chancellor of the Universities in the State of Karnataka nominated by the pro-chancellor by rotation for such period as may be specified; (6) the Dean (Academic); (7) five distinguished persons from the educational, scientific and administrative fields to be nominated by the Pro-Chancellor: Provided that from amongst the nominated persons under this clause, one shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and two shall be women; (8) two Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elected from among themselves; (9) two Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council elected from among themselves. (2) The Board of Management shall have the powers,- (i) to manage and administer the properties and revenues of the University; (ii) to conduct all administrative affairs and shall exercise ,- (a) such other powers of the University as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the fulfillment of the objectives of the University; and (b) such other powers as may be prescribed by the statutes. All the employees of the University, other than the teachers and other academic staff of the University shall in the absence of any contract to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes and the Ordinances. All the employees of the University, other than the teachers and other academic staff of the University shall in the absence of any contract to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes and the Ordinances.

(1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members ,- (i) the Vice-Chancellor; (ii) the Registrar; (iii) the Dean (Academic); (iv) the Dean (Administration); (v) the Dean (Study Centres); (vi) other Dean (if any); and (vii) such other officers of the University as the Academic Council may consider necessary to co-opt as members. (2) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and Ordinances, have the control and general regulation of and be responsible for the maintenance of standards of learning, education, instruction, evaluation and examination within the University and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the statutes. (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member of the academic staff, and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as appointing authority) in the case of other employees may, by order in writing place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board of Management the circumstances in which the order was made. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contracts of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the Board of Management in respect of teachers and other academic staff and the appointing authority in respect of other employees shall have the power to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff or as the case may be the employees on grounds of misconduct. (3) Save as aforesaid, the Board of Management or as the case may be, the appointing authority, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a good cause and after giving three months notice or on payment of three months salary in lieu thereof. (4) No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall be removed under sub-clause (2) or (3) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (5) The removal of a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made:Provided that where the teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee is under suspension at the time of his removal, such removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under suspension. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this statutes, a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee may resign ,- (a) if he is permanent employee, only after giving three months notice in writing to the Board of Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three months salary. (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member of the academic staff, and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as appointing authority) in the case of other employees may, by order in writing place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board of Management the circumstances in which the order was made. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contracts of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the Board of Management in respect of teachers and other academic staff and the appointing authority in respect of other employees shall have the power to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff or as the case may be the employees on grounds of misconduct. (3) Save as aforesaid, the Board of Management or as the case may be, the appointing authority, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a good cause and after giving three months notice or on payment of three months salary in lieu thereof. (4) No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall be removed under sub-clause (2) or (3) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (5) The removal of a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made:Provided that where the teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee is under suspension at the time of his removal, such removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under suspension. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this statutes, a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee may resign ,- (a) if he is permanent employee, only after giving three months notice in writing to the Board of Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three months salary. (b) if he is not a permanent employee, only after giving one month's notice in writing to the Board of Management or as the case may be the appointing authority or by paying one month's salary in lieu thereof: Provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date on which the resignation is accepted by the Board of Management, or the appointing authority as the case may be.

(1) The Board of Management shall constitute a Finance Committee consisting of not more than five members as follows :- (1) the Vice-Chancellor, ex-officio Chairman; (2) the Secretary, Finance Department or his nominee; (3) the Secretary, Education Department or his nominee; (4) two members nominated from among the members of the Board of Management by the Board of Management; (5) the Finance Officer, ex-officio Member Secretary. (2) The Registrar shall be a permanent invitee to Finance Committee. (3) The powers and functions of the Finance Committee shall be as follows:- (i) scrutinize the annual budget estimates and make its recommendations to the Board of Management; (ii) conduct general examination of the accounts of the University and consider the audit reports and make its recommendations thereon; (iii) examine all proposals of the University involving expenditure for which no provision has been made in the budget or involving expenditure in excess of the amount provided for in the budget; and (iv) such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes; (1) The powers regarding discipline and disciplinary action in regard to the students of the University shall vest with the Vice-Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor may delegate all or any of the powers, as he may deem fit. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of his powers relating to the maintenance of discipline and taking such action as he may deem appropriate for the maintenance of discipline, the Vice-Chancellor may, in the exercise of his power by order, direct that any student or students be expelled or rusticated for a specified period and not admitted to a course or period or be punished with a fine for an amount to be specified in the order, or debar him from taking an examination or examinations conducted by the University or a recognised institution for one or more years or that the result of the student or students concerned in the examination or examinations in which she or he has appeared to be cancelled. (3) The heads of recognised institutions shall have the authority to exercise all such disciplinary powers over the students in their respective institutions as may be necessary for proper conduct of such institutions.

The constitution, powers and functions of the other authorities which may be declared by the statutes to be authorities of the University shall be as may be prescribed by the statutes.