section 17
Senate
The Mahatma Gandhi University Act, 1985Education198598 of 99 sections available8 chapters
Chapter IV AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY
Statutory text
Senate.—The Senate shall consist of the following members, namely:- Ex Officio Members
- (1) . The Chancellor.
- (3) . The Vice-Chancellor.
- (4) . The Pro-Vice Chancellor.
- (5) . The Finance Secretary to Government or an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary nominated by him.
- (6) . The Director of Public Instruction.
- (7) . The Director of Collegiate Education.
- (8) . The Secretary to Government or an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to Government, General Education Department to be nominated by the Government.
- (9) . The Secretary to Government or an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, to be nominated by the Government. (9a) The Secretary to Government, Information Technology Department or an officer of the Information Technology Department not below the rank of a Joint Secretary, nominated by him.
- (10) . The Director of Technical Education.
- (11) . The Director of Medical Education.
- (12) . The Chairman, State Advisory Board of Education.
- (13) . Seven heads of University departments who are not otherwise members of the Senate, to be nominated in the order of seniority by the Chancellor by rotation.
- (14) . Four Deans of the Faculties of the University who are not otherwise members of the Senate, to be nominated in the order of seniority by the Chancellor by rotation.
- (15) . The Chairman of the University Union. Elected Members
- (1) . Eleven Principals elected from among themselves of whom two shall be from among Principals of Government Colleges, one from among Principals of professional colleges and one from among Principals of junior colleges.
- (3) . Six members elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala from among the members representing the electorate of the University area, of whom one shall be a member of a Scheduled Caste.
- (4) . Three members elected by the teachers of the University from among themselves.
- (5) . Three members elected by the teachers of Government colleges from among themselves.
- (6) . Sixteen members elected by the teachers of private colleges from among themselves.
- (7) . Three members elected by the Mayors of Municipal Corporations, the Chairman of municipalities and the Presidents of Panchayats within the University area from among themselves, of whom one shall be the Mayor of a Municipal Corporation or the Chairman of a municipality.
- (8) . Two members elected by the registered Trade Unions in the University area designated by Statutes, from among their members.
- (9) . One member elected by the members of the non-teaching staff of the University from among themselves.
- (10) . Three members elected by the members of the non-teaching staff of the affiliated colleges from among themselves of whom one shall be a member of the non-teaching staff of a Government College.
- (11) . Three members elected by the managers of the private colleges in the University area from among themselves.
- (12) . Fifteen members elected by the members of the General Council of the University Union from among full-time students, of whom one shall be a post graduate student, one shall be a research scholar, one shall be the student of a professional college, five shall be lady students, one shall be a member of a Scheduled Caste and one shall be a member of a Scheduled Tribe. Other Member
- (1) . Two headmasters of High Schools and two teachers of schools, situated within the University area, nominated by the Chancellor.
- (2) . Not more than eleven members nominated by the Chancellor representing:
- (i) recognized research institution;
- (ii) recognized cultural associations;
- (iii) chambers of commerce;
- (iv) industries;
- (v) authors;
- (vi) journalists;
- (vii) lawyers;
- (viii) sports and games;
- (ix) linguistic minorities;
- (x) artists; and
- (xi) Anglo-Indians.
- (3) . Four students nominated by the Chancellor, one having outstanding academic ability in humanities, one having outstanding ability in science, one having outstanding ability in sports and one having outstanding ability in fine arts.
- (4) Not more-than four experts nominated by the Government from the fields of Information Technology and Bio-Technology.
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