Chapter VI AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

University, namely:-

1. (i) the Executive Council,
2. (ii) the Academic Senate.

1. (2) The Chancellor shall as soon as may be after the first Vice-Chancellor is appointed under sub-section (4) of section 10 constitute the Executive Council and the Academic Senate.
2. (3) The Executive Council shall consist of the following members namely:-
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor, ex-officio Chairman;
   • (b) Secretary to Government in-charge of Higher Education or his nominee not less than the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government;
   • (c) five persons representing Industry/business, trade/educational experts in the field of Engineering/Architecture and the Engineering professions, nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor. Out of them, one must belong to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, one to backward community and one to religious minorities;
   • (d) three representatives of the Government of Karnataka nominated by the State Government one of whom shall be the Director of Technical Education;
   • (e) five representatives of the constituent colleges, not below the rank of Principal/Professor nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendations of the ViceChancellor;
   • (f) the nominee of the Universities Grant Commission;
   • (g) two eminent persons connected with Engineering, Technology or allied sciences education co-opted by the Council.
3. (4) The term of office of the members of the Executive Council other than the ex- officio members shall be three years: Provided that the term of office of any member nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall be the residuary term of his predecessor.
4. (5) Six members of the Executive council shall form the quorum for the meeting of the Executive Council. The members of the Executive Council shall not be entitled to receive any remuneration from the University except such daily and travelling allowances as may be prescribed.
5. (6) The Registrar shall act as non-member Secretary of the Executive Council.

The Executive Council shall exercise and perform the following powers and duties namely:-

1. (a) to approve the financial estimates of the University submitted by the Vice- Chancellor;
2. (b) to hold and to control the property and funds of the University and to issue any general or special instructions on behalf of the University;
3. (c) to receive transfer or dispose of any movable or immovable property on behalf of the University;
4. (d) to administer public and private funds placed at the disposal of or accepted by the University for specified purposes;
5. (e) to appoint the officers, teachers and other employees of the University in the prescribed manner and to approve of appointments made by the Vice-Chancellor.
6. (f) to invest money belonging to the University;
7. (g) to direct the form and use of the common seal of the University;
8. (h) to appoint such committees, whether standing or temporary, as it may deem necessary for its proper functioning;
   • (i) with the approval of the State Government to borrow, on the security of the property of the University or otherwise money for the purposes of the University;
9. (j) to meet at such time and at such places as it deems necessary: Provided that one ordinary meeting shall be held every quarter and at least one half of its ordinary meetings shall be held at the seat of the University;
10. (k) to regulate and determine all matters concerning the University in accordance with this Act and Statutes, and to exercise such powers and to discharge such duties as may be conferred on it by this Act and the Statutes;
11. (l) to make regulations regarding the admission of students to the University, constituent colleges and conduct of examinations by the University and by the constituent colleges;
12. (m) to formulate, modify or revise the schemes for the constitution or reconstituting of University divisions of teaching, research, extension, conti- nuing education, evaluation and other divisions;
13. (n) to make regulations relating to courses of study leading to degrees, diplomas and certificates;
14. (o) to prescribe qualifications for teachers in the University and constituent colleges;
15. (p) to prescribe standards of instructional facilities to be provided in the constituent colleges including the teaching faculty;
16. (q) to prescribe the terms and conditions of service of the teaching faculty and other employees of the constituent colleges;
17. (r) to prescribe equivalence of examinations, degrees diplomas and certificates of other Universities, colleges/institutions and boards;
18. (s) to prescribe guidelines for the assessment, evaluation and grading of student's performances;
19. (t) to promote effective collaboration between user system of Engineering Man Power on the one hand and the constituent colleges of the University on the other hand;
20. (u) to prescribe and regulate the governance and management of affairs of the constituent college;
    • (v) to prescribe conditions for admission of new colleges as constituent colleges of the University;
21. (w) to be incharge of the academic affairs of the University and subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, exercise general power of superintendence, direction and control and be responsible for the maintenance of academic standards of instructions, education, research, extension and examinations and other matters connected with the conferment of degrees or award of diplomas, and exercise such other powers and such other duties as may be conferred on it by the Statutes.

The Academic Senate shall be the Academic Body of the University and shall perform the following functions:-

1. (1) co-ordination of the plans and activities of the divisions of the University;
2. (2) determination and co-ordination of standards of educational programmes in the constituent colleges including instructional facilities and resources;
3. (3) institution evaluation to help the constituent colleges in institution development;
4. (4) any other function that may be assigned by the Executive Council.

1. (1) Vice-Chancellor;
2. (2) Secretary to Government incharge of Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary;
3. (3) Director, Technical Education;
4. (4) two Principals of University Colleges to be nominated by rotation by the Vice- Chancellor;
5. (5) all Deans of the Faculties;
6. (6) ten or one third of the Heads of Departments of the University, whichever is less by rotation on seniority basis as nominated by Vice-Chancellor;
7. (7) ten or one third of the Professors of University whichever is less, by rotation on seniority basis as nominated by Vice-Chancellor;
8. (8) five or one fourth of Chair Persons of Boards of Studies whichever is less by rotation on seniority basis as nominated by Vice-Chancellor;
9. (9) ten principals of the affiliated colleges nominated by the Chancellor;
10. (10) two Heads of Research labs and Institutions nominated by Chancellor;
11. (11) three eminent persons having technical back-ground, one each belonging to
    • (a) Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (b) Backward classes and (c) religious minority nominated by the Chancellor.
12. (12) the Registrar shall be the non member Secretary of the Academic Senate;
13. (13) the term of office of the Chairman and members shall be three years.