Powers and duties of the Board of Governance.

The Board of Governance shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-

1. (a) to review and deliberate on short and long term reforms in academic, research and development activities, finances, management and governance that are taking place at the national and global level with a view to allow them to percolate into the University ;
2. (b) to study and decide upon the operative mechanism for the reforms in all the domains of the University ;
3. (c) to make such provisions, as may enable the University to undertake specialized studies and courses, and where necessary or desirable, organize and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, museums and equipment for teaching and research ;
4. (d) to establish schools, departments, centres, cells for research and specialized studies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council ;
5. (e) to approve the draft of Statutes or amendment or repeal of Statutes and submit, through the Vice-Chancellor to the Chancellor for his assent ;
6. (f) to make, amend or repeal Ordinances and Regulations ;
7. (g) to control and arrange for administration of assets and properties of the University ;
8. (h) to discuss and approve with modifications, if any, the annual financial estimates or budget, that is to say the fund which may be received from State Government, University funds and other funding agencies separately, as received from the Finance and Accounts Committee ;
   • (i) to consider proposals to enter into, amend, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University ;
9. (j) to determine the form of common seal for the University and provide for its use ;
10. (k) to accept, on behalf of the University the transfer of any trusts, bequests, donations and transfer of any movable, immovable and intellectual property to the University ;
11. (l) to create immovable assets in the form of land, building and other infrastructure out of reserve funds, for its campus and sub-campuses ;
12. (m) to borrow, lend or invest funds on behalf of the University as recommended by the Finance and Accounts Committee ;
13. (n) to lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the University for specific purposes ;
14. (o) to provide buildings, premises, furniture, equipment and other resources needed for the conduct of the work of the University ;
15. (p) to approve the conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions, as recommended by Academic Council ;
16. (q) to institute and confer such degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions as recommended by the Academic Council and arrange for convocation for conferment of the same, as provided by the Ordinances ;
17. (r) to institute fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, exhibitions, awards, medals and prizes and prescribe Regulations for their award ;
18. (s) to make Regulations for collaborations with other universities, institutions and organizations for mutually beneficial academic programs recommended by the Academic Council ;
19. (t) to create posts of University teachers and non-vacation academic staff from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies (excluding State Government), on the recommendation of the Academic Council, as and when required, and prescribe their qualifications, experience and pay-scales and to approve the selection and appointments made by the University through the selection process as prescribed by the Statutes ;
20. (u) to create posts of officers, non-teaching skilled, administrative, ministerial staff and other posts from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies (excluding State Government), as and when required, and prescribe their qualifications, experience and pay-scales and to approve the selection and appointments made by the University through the selection process as prescribed by the Statutes ;
    • (v) to prescribe honoraria, remunerations, fees and travelling and other allowances for paper-setters and other examination staff, visiting faculty, and fees or charges for any other services rendered to the University ;
21. (w) to receive and consider report of the development activities of the University from the Registrar every six months ;
    • (x) to assess and approve proposals for academic programmes received from the Academic Council ;
22. (y) to consider and approve the annual report, annual accounts and audit report in respect of State Government funds, University funds and funds received from other agencies separately ;
23. (z) to delegate any of its powers, except the power to make, amend or repeal Statutes and Ordinances, to the Vice-Chancellor or such officer or authority of the University or a committee appointed by it, as it thinks fit ;
24. (za) to define the functions, duties , powers and responsibilities of non-teaching employees in the University, in respect of the posts created from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies ;
25. (zb) to approve the various fees recommended by the Fee Fixation Committee ;
26. (zc) to accept donations, gifts and other forms of financial support from alumni, philanthropists, industries and other stakeholders and prescribe the procedure to be followed by the University for accepting such donations, gifts, etc ;
27. (zd) to develop and adopt students' charter ;
28. (ze) to appoint statutory auditor for annual audits of the University.