Chapter IV AUTHORITIES OF UNIVERSITY

The following shall be the authorities of the University, namely :-

1. (a) the Governing Council ;
2. (b) the Academic Council ;
3. (c) the Board of Studies;
4. (d) the Board of Assessment and Evaluation;
5. (e) the Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise;
6. (f) the Board of Counselling and Placements;
7. (g) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the University.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, in consultation with the Chancellor, the State Government shall, by an order published in the Official Gazette, specify the eligibility conditions for being nominated or co-opted as a member for any Authority of the University.

1. (1) The Governing Council shall be the principal executive and policy making authority of the University and shall be responsible for administering the affairs of the University and carrying out such duties, which are not specifically assigned to any other authority.
2. (2) There shall be no less than four meetings of the Governing Council in a year.
3. (3) The procedure for conduct of business to be followed at a meeting including the quorum at the meeting and such other matters in relation to meetings as may be necessary, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
4. (4) The Governing Council shall consist of following members, namely :-
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor-Chairperson;
   • (b) four eminent persons from the field of skill education or industry or reputed entrepreneurs, of which two shall be former Vice-Chancellor in the Public University in Maharashtra to be nominated by the Chancellor ;
   • (c) two Heads of Skill Departments to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor for the tenure of two years, by rotation on the basis of seniority: Provided that, in rotating the Heads amongst Departments or University institutions, the earlier Departments or University institutions, which were given an opportunity of representation shall be ignored ;
   • (d) two members nominated by the Academic Council from amongst its members, one shall be a woman ;
   • (e) one eminent-expert from industry or an industry association preferably with experience in skill education or training, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor ;
   • (f) the Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary, Department of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary or Joint Director;
   • (g) the Commissioner, Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship ;
   • (h) a person to be nominated by the Maharashtra State Skill Development Society, having experience in skill education ;
     • (i) a person to be nominated by the Maharashtra State Innovation Society, having experience in incubation ;
   • (j) the Registrar Member Secretary: Provided that, the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes shall be appointed, by rotation.
5. (5) The Finance and Accounts Officer, the Director of Board of Assessment and Evaluation, the Director of Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise and the Director of Board of Counselling and Placement, shall be invitees of the Governing Council, but they shall have no right to vote.

The Governing Council 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 in skill education, employability and entrepreneurship, that are taking place at the national and global level with a view to allow them to percolate into the University ;
2. (b) to make such provisions, as may enable colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres to undertake specialized studies and courses of skill education and employability training, and where necessary or desirable, organize and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, and to provide equipments for training ;
3. (c) to establish skills training centres in colleges, schools, institutions, campuses, regional centres, study centres for skill education and employability training;
4. (d) to establish departments, colleges, schools, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres of skill education and employability training, research and specialized studies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council ;
5. (e) to use technology including learning online education for operation, maintenance of electronics and sophisticated skill education and employability training ;
6. (f) to make, amend or repeal Statutes, 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 transfer by sale or otherwise, any movable or intellectual property rights on behalf of the University ;
12. (m) to transfer by sale or lease or leave and license or contract, any immovable property to other organization with the prior permission of the State Government: Provided that, any immovable property may be permitted to be used for the specific period, for the purpose of providing essential physical facilities for accomplishment of objects of the University, such as bank, canteen, post office, mobile towers, etc., without prior approval of the State Government ;
13. (n) to create immovable assets in the form of land, building, premises and other infrastructure out of reserve funds, for its campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres ;
14. (o) to borrow, lend or invest funds on behalf of the University as recommended by the Finance and Accounts Committee ;
15. (p) to lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the University for specific purposes ;
16. (q) to provide buildings, premises, infrastructure, furniture, equipment and other resources needed for the conduct of the work of the University ;
17. (r) to recommend the conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions ;
18. (s) 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 ;
19. (t) to institute fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, exhibitions, awards, medals and prizes, and prescribe Regulations for their awards ;
20. (u) to make Regulations for collaborations with other universities, institutions and organizations for mutually beneficial academic and training programmes of skill education ;
    • (v) to create posts of University officers, teachers, trainers, non-teaching skilled, administrative, and non-vacation academic staff from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, as and when required, and prescribe their qualifications, experiences and pay-scales ;
21. (w) to prescribe honoraria, remunerations, fees and travelling and other allowances for trainers, paper-setters and other examination staff, visiting experts, and fees or charges for any other services rendered to the University ;
    • (x) to consider and approve proposals for change or transfers of governing and shifting of locations of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres as prescribed in the Statutes ;
22. (y) to consider and approve proposals for affiliation of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres as prescribed in the Statutes ;
23. (z) to receive and consider report of the development activities of the University received from the Registrar every six months ;
24. (za) to assess and approve proposals for academic and skill education and employability training programmes received from the Academic Council ;
25. (zb) to consider and adopt the annual report, annual accounts and audit report in respect of State Government funds, University funds and funds received from other agencies separately;
26. (zc) to cause an inquiry to be made in respect of any matter concerning the proper conduct, working and finances of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres or Skill Departments of the University ;
27. (zd) to delegate, any of its powers, except the power to make, amend or repeal Statues and Ordinances, to the Vice-Chancellor or such officers or authority of the University or a committee appointed by it, as it thinks fit ;
28. (ze) 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 ;
29. (zf) to deal with the cases related to the violation of prescribed fees according to the provisions of the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act 1987 (Mah. VI of 1988) and other relevant Acts ;
30. (zg) 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. ;
31. (zh) to impose penalties upon the erring colleges or recognized institutions after following the procedure laid down by the Statutes ;
32. (zi) to exercise such other powers and perform duties as prescribed by Statutes.

1. (1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic authority of the University and shall be responsible for regulating and maintaining the standards of skill education and employability training, research and evaluation in the University. It shall also be responsible for laying down the academic policies in regards to maintenance and improvement of skill education and employability training, research, extension and collaboration programmes.
2. (2) The Academic Council shall meet not less than four times a year.
3. (3) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson ;
   • (b) Heads of Skill Departments ;
   • (c) five members nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from Skill Departments, colleges, recognized institutions, schools, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres : Provided that, one shall be a women and other shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribe or De-notified Tribe (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Class, by rotation.
   • (d) five eminent entrepreneurs or industry experts nominated by the Chancellor ;
   • (e) the Director of Vocational Education and Training Maharashtra State ;
   • (f) the Chairman of Maharashtra State Board for Skill Development ;
   • (g) the Commissioner of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship ;
   • (h) Director of Board of Assessment and Evaluation ;
     • (i) Director of Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise;
   • (j) Director of Board of Counselling and Placement;
   • (k) Registrar - Member Secretary.

1. (1) The Academic Council shall have the following powers of duties, namely :-
   • (a) to ensure that the University becomes a vibrant hub for promotion of skill education and employability training, research and development, interactions and linkages with skill education, employability training and entrepreneurship ;
   • (b) to consider and approve with modification, if any, the matter referred to it by the Board of Studies through the Skill Departments ;
   • (c) to ensure that there are choice based credit systems for all certificates, diplomas, degrees, post-graduation programmes and other academic distinctions ;
   • (d) to ensure that the spirit of research and entrepreneurship percolates to all Skill Departments, colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres of the University ;
   • (e) to approve fees, other fees and charges as recommended by the Board of Studies through the fee fixation committee ;
   • (f) to recommend to the Governing Council, the institution of courses, degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions ;
   • (g) to propose draft of Ordinances relating to the academic matters to the Governing Council ;
   • (h) to make amend or repeal Ordinance and Regulations relating to academic matters ;
     • (i) to allocate subjects to the Skill Departments ;
   • (j) to prescribe qualifications and norms for appointment of paper setters, examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct of assessment and evaluation ;
   • (k) to consider and make recommendations of the Governing Council for creation of posts of University teachers and non-vacation academic staff, required by the University from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies and prescribe their qualifications, experience and pay scales ;
   • (l) to prescribe norms for recognition of any member of the staff of an affiliated college or recognized institution as a teacher of the University, in consonance with the norms of the University Grants Commission and State Government ;
   • (m) to prescribe norms for granting affiliation, continuation of affiliation, extension of affiliation to colleges or institutions, and recognition, continuation of recognition, extension of recognition to institutions of skill education and employability training and research or specialized studies ;
   • (n) to grant affiliation to colleges or institutions in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, Ordinance and Regulations ;
   • (o) to approve annual plan for location of colleges, institutions, campuses, regional centres, skill centres and study centres, as prepared by the Board of Studies and recommended by the Governing Council ;
   • (p) to approve new courses, interdisciplinary courses and short term training programmes referred to it by respective Skill Departments or the Board of Studies ;
   • (q) to approve the courses syllabi, paper-setters, examiners, moderators and evaluation schemes of various courses recommended by the Skill Departments concerned ;
   • (r) to advise the University on all academic matters and submit to the Governing Council feasibility reports on academic programmes ;
   • (s) to create policy procedure and practice for choice based credit system for all academic programmes ;
   • (t) to work out the procedures, policies and practices to introduce more flexible approach to skills education and other academic programmes ;
   • (u) to prepare academic calendar of the University for the subsequent academic year as per the guidelines from the University Grants Commission and the State Government, three months before the expiry of the current academic year ;
     • (v) to recommend to the Governing Council, establishment of Skill Departments, colleges, schools, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres, institutions of higher learning, research, specialized studies in skills education and employability training ;
   • (w) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Statutes, Ordinance and Regulations.
2. (2) The Academic Council shall refer all matters or decisions involving financial implications to the Governing Council for approval.

1. (1) The University may establish Skill Departments or Schools as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) The Skill Department shall be headed by a Head of Skill Department.

1. (1) There shall be a Board of Studies for every Skill Department prescribed by the Statutes. The Board of Studies shall be the primary academic body of the University.
2. (2) The Board of Studies shall consist of the following members, namely :-
   • (a) the Head of Skill Department shall be the Chairperson of the respective Board of Studies;
   • (b) six teachers of the University having minimum ten years teaching experience in the field of skills education, employability training or entrepreneurship, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Head of Skill Department of the respective subject ;
   • (c) three teachers from affiliated colleges and recognized institution, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Head of Skill Department of the respective subject ;
   • (d) one professor from other universities shall be co-opted ;
   • (e) four experts as may be prescribed by Statutes.

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

1. (a) to recommend to the Governing Council through the School or Skill Department concerned and the Academic Council, the introduction of new diplomas and degrees ;
2. (b) to recommend to the Governing Council through the School or Skill Department concerned and the Academic Council, the discontinuation of diplomas and degrees which have become irrelevant ;
3. (c) to recommend to the School or Skill Department concerned, the course syllabi, course structures and evaluation schemes of various courses ;
4. (d) to recommend the reference books or supplementary reading books and such other material useful for study of the course ;
5. (e) to recommend to the School or Skill Departments modifications in respect of addition or deletion or updating of courses ;
6. (f) to prepare the panels of paper-setters, examiners and moderators for the University examinations and evaluation, based on the criteria laid down by the Academic Council and recommend them to the Board of Assessment and Evaluation ;
7. (g) to encourage learning by collaboration and participation by using information and communication technology tools ;
8. (h) to design curricula ;
   • (i) to ratify curricula ;
9. (j) to audit the academic and other skills related programs and recommend changes, periodic audit and its follow up ;
10. (k) to exercise such other powers and perform duties as may be prescribed by Statutes.

1. (1) The Board of Assessment and Evaluation shall be the authority to deal with all matters relating to the examinations and evaluations.
2. (2) The Board of Assessment and Evaluation shall meet at least twice in an academic year.
3. (3) The Board of Assessment and Evaluation shall consist of the following members, namely :-
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor-Chairperson ;
   • (b) Heads of Skill Departments ;
   • (c) two members nominated by the Governing Council;
   • (d) two members nominated by the Academic Council ;
   • (e) one expert in the field of evaluation in computerized environment, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor ;
   • (f) one expert not below the rank of Deputy Registrar of other Statutory University from the State of Maharashtra who has experience related to examination work in computerized environment as an invitee to be nominated by Vice-Chancellor;
   • (g) the Commissioner of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director;
   • (h) Director, Board of Assessment and Evaluation-Member Secretary.

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

1. (a) to devise policy, mechanism and operational strategies, to do the tasks relating to assessment of performance of students, efficiently and in a time bound manner ;
2. (b) to ensure proper organization of examinations and tests of the University, including moderation, tabulation, evaluation and timely declaration of results ;
3. (c) to prepare the financial estimates relating to examinations and evaluations for incorporation in the annual financial estimates (budget) of the University and shall submit the same to the Finance and Accounts Committee ;
4. (d) to arrange for strict vigilance during the conduct of examinations so as to avoid use of unfair means by the students, teachers, invigilators, supervisors, etc. ;
5. (e) to establish procedures and devise operative mechanism for credit assessment in the modular structure by the teachers and use computer technology for the entire process of assessment and evaluation including creating and effectively using a repository of question banks;
6. (f) to ensure that the assessment of answer books for award of degrees, diplomas or certificates shall be done centrally through central assessment system by the following system of masking and de-masking of answer books or any other alternative system for ensuring the objective of secrecy ;
7. (g) to undertake examination and evaluation reforms in order to make examination and evaluation system more efficient ;
8. (h) to appoint paper-setters, examiners and moderators from amongst the person included in the panels prepared by the respective Board of Studies ;
   • (i) to approve detailed programme of examination and evaluation as prepared by the Director, Board of Assessment and Evaluation ;
9. (j) to consider the reports of review of results of University examinations forwarded by the Director, Board of Assessment and Evaluation ;
10. (k) to hear and decide the complaints relating to conduct of assessment and evaluation ;
11. (l) to exercise such other powers in relation to examinations and evaluation as may be assigned to it by or under this Act.

1. (1) There shall be a Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise for creation and cultivation of an enabling environment to propagate the concept of innovation and to convert the innovative ideas into working models through a process of incubation which shall finally lead to the creation of enterprise.
2. (2) The University shall establish an independent Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise Committee to carry out the objectives of the Board for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise. The Committee shall exercise the powers and perform the duties as may be assigned by the Board, from time to time.
3. (3) The Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise shall meet at least thrice in an academic year.
4. (4) The Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise shall consist of the following members, namely :-
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson ;
   • (b) one Head of Skill Department, nominated by the Academic Council;
   • (c) five prominent industrialists or entrepreneurs, nominated by the Governing Council ;
   • (d) five members nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from Skill Departments, colleges, recognized institutions, schools, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres ;
   • (e) the Commissioner of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director ;
   • (f) the representative of Department of Information and Technology, not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary ;
   • (g) the Director, Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise Member-Secretary.

The Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise shall have the following powers and duties, namely :-

1. (a) to create synergy at policy and operative level mechanism for co-existence and co-operation between various research and development activities in the University, Skill Departments, colleges and various industries in the State and in other States;
2. (b) to create synergy through operative policy mechanism and support system for incubation of good ideas such as product, process, service and innovation, into a scalable mode so as to establish small, medium and large industries ;
3. (c) to establish a system to support protection of intellectual property rights at national and global level ;
4. (d) to establish a system so as to guide and help young entrepreneurs in operational, legal, business model creation and financial support ;
5. (e) to project and plan the activities to be carried out by the Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise Committee ;
6. (f) to prepare annual programmes of activities of the Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise and review the same periodically ;
7. (g) to prepare the annual budget of the Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise ;
8. (h) to oversee and monitor the activities of the Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise Committee ;
   • (i) to submit an annual report of working of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise Committee to the Governing Council ;
9. (j) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the University authorities to carry out the objectives of the Board of Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise.

1. (1) There shall be a Board of Counselling and Placement for creation and cultivation of an enabling environment to propagate employability and placement of the students of the University.
2. (2) The University shall establish an independent Counselling and Placement Committee to carry out the objectives of the Board of Counselling and Placement. The Committee shall exercise the powers and perform the duties as may be assigned by the Board, from time to time.
3. (3) The Board of Counselling and Placement shall meet at least thrice in an academic year.
4. (4) The Board of Counselling and Placement shall consist of the following members, namely :-
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson ;
   • (b) one Head of Skill Department, nominated by the Academic Council ;
   • (c) five prominent industrialists or corporate leaders, nominated by the Governing Council ;
   • (d) five members nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from Skill Departments, colleges, recognized institutions, schools, campuses, regional centres, skill centres, study centres ;
   • (e) the Commissioner of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director ;
   • (f) the Director, Board of Counselling and Placement-Member-Secretary.

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

1. (a) to take necessary steps for promotion of students development activities in colleges and University departments ;
2. (b) to establish links with corporates to promote various activities jointly with them ;
3. (c) to take up activities in colleges and University departments to promote skills required for interviews and networking ;
4. (d) to hold University level competitions, skills development workshops, interactive activities in order to bring the corporates and hiring agencies closer to the colleges, institutions and the University ;
5. (e) to devise, develop and implement innovative schemes of students development including apprenticeship, on-job training, Earn and Learn Scheme, etc. ;
6. (f) to take necessary measures to ensure participation of students in organizing, leading and attending all events related to internships and placements ;
7. (g) to devise, develop and implement schemes of career counselling, psychological counselling and rehabilitation and upliftment of differently-abled students ;
8. (h) to project and plan the activities to be carried out by the Counselling and Placement Committee ;
   • (i) to prepare annual programmes of activities of the Board of Counselling and Placement and review the same periodically ;
9. (j) to prepare the annual budget of the Board of Counselling and Placement ;
10. (k) to oversee and monitor the activities of the Counselling and Placement Committee ;
11. (l) to submit an annual report of working of Counselling and Placement Committee to the Governing Council ;
12. (m) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the University authorities to carry out the objectives of the Board of Counselling and Placement ;

The constitution, powers, functions and duties of the authorities of the University, not laid down under any of the provisions of this Act shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

1. (1) The term of every authority constituted under this Act shall commence on 1st September and shall be of five years from the said date and the term of the members of every authority shall expire on the expiry of the said period of five years, irrespective of the date on which a member has entered upon his office.
2. (2) The process of election, nomination, appointment and co-option shall be commenced at least three months before expiry of the term of the authority and shall be completed not later than 30th November in that year.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Statutes made thereunder, where a person, nominated, appointed or co-opted, as the case may be, as an officer of University or a member of any of the authority or bodies of the University by virtue of his being eligible to be so nominated, appointed or co-opted as such an officer or a member under any of the categories of officers or members specified by or under the relevant provisions of this Act in relation to such office, authority or body, he shall cease to be such an officer of the University or a member of such an authority or a body as soon as, he ceases to belong to such category and shall be deemed to have vacated his office as such officer or member.

A person shall be disqualified for being a member of any of the authorities, bodies and committee of University and voting to the authorities, bodies and committees, if he,-

1. (a) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court ; or
2. (b) is an un-discharged insolvent ; or
3. (c) has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude ; or
4. (d) is conducting or engaging himself in private tutions or private coaching classes ; or
5. (e) has been punished for indulging in promoting unfair practices in the conduct of any examination and evaluation, in any form, anywhere ; or
6. (f) has willfully omitted or refused to carry out the provisions of this Act, Statutes or Ordinances, or has acted in any manner detrimental to the interests of the University ; or
7. (g) has been punished in any form, by the competent authority for committing a mis-conduct ; or
8. (h) discloses or causes to disclose to the public, in any manner whatsoever, any confidential matter, in relation to the examination and evaluation, the knowledge of which he has come to be in possession, due to his official position : Provided that, the right to voting of the person in respect of clauses(e) and (g) shall remain suspended during the term of punishment under the said clauses.

No person shall be a member of Governing Council or Chairman of the Board of Studies, for a second consecutive term whether, as nominated or co-opted member, as the case may be: Provided that, any person who was the member of the Governing Council of the University or Chairman of the Board of Studies, for the first time whether as nominated or co-opted member, as the case may be, on the date of commencement of this Act, shall not be deemed to have enjoyed the consecutive term if he is nominated or co-opted for the first time after the commencement of this Act.

1. (1) A member, other than an ex-officio member, may resign by writing under his signature. A nominee of the Chancellor may resign by addressing to the Chancellor, and any other member may resign by addressing to the Vice-Chancellor. The person shall cease to be a member upon his resignation being accepted by the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor, as the case may be, or upon expiry of thirty days from the date of resignation, whichever is earlier.
2. (2) If a person nominated, appointed or co-opted to any authority or body remains absent without prior permission of the authority or body for three consecutive meetings, he shall be deemed to have vacated his membership and he shall cease to be a member from the date of the third such meeting in which he has remained absent.

The procedure of meetings of the authorities, bodies and committees of the University shall be such as may be prescribed by Regulations.

1. (1) When any vacancy occurs in the office of a member, other than an ex-officio member or, a member nominated by the Chancellor, of any authority or other body of the University except Governing Council before the expiry of his normal term, the vacancy shall be filled by nomination of a person by the Standing Committee constituted under sub-section (3).
2. (2) In case, any vacancy occurs in the office of a member, other than an ex-officio member of the Governing Council of the University, it shall be filled as soon as possible, by nomination or election or co-option, as the case may be, of resignation of membership. The person so nominated, or co-opted shall be a person who is otherwise eligible to be nominated, or co-opted on the said authority or body from the same category. The person so nominated or co-opted shall hold office only so long as the member in whose place he has been nominated or co-opted shall have held it, if the vacancy had not occurred.
3. (3) The constitution of the Standing Committee for filling in the vacancies mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be as follows, namely :-
   • (a) Vice-Chancellor-Chairman ;
   • (b) Chancellors nominee on Governing Council ;
   • (c) one Head of Skill Department nominated by the Governing Council;
   • (d) one member of the Governing Council nominated by Governing Council ;
   • (e) one member nominated by Academic Council from amongst its members;
   • (f) Registrar-Member-Secretary.
4. (4) The term of the Standing Committee shall commence on the 1st September and shall be of five years from the said date. The term of the members shall expire on the expiry of the said period of five years, irrespective of the date on which a member has entered upon his office.