Chapter IV AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

Authorities of University 22. The following shall be the authorities of the University, namely:—

1. (1) Board of Governance;
2. (2) Academic Council;
3. (3) School Council;
4. (4) Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
5. (5) Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages;
6. (6) Board of Students’ Development;
7. (7) such other bodies of the University as are designated by the Statutes, to be the authorities of the University.

Board of Governance 23.

1. (1) The Board of Governance shall be the principal policy making and executive 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 not less than four meetings of the Board of Governance 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 Board of Governance shall consist of following members, namely:—
   • (a) Chairman, Board of Governance;
   • (b) Vice-Chancellor;
   • (c) Director, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, or Director, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, or Vice-Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, each for two years, by rotation;
   • (d) Deputy Secretary or Joint Secretary of the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra;
   • (e) two distinguished alumni of the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, of which one shall be a woman;
   • (f) an eminent person from industry not below the rank of Chief Executive Officer or Chief Technical Officer or Chief Operations Officer, which shall be from core technology domain to be nominated by the Chancellor;
   • (g) one member nominated by the Chairman, All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) or corresponding regulatory authority, not below the rank of a professor;
   • (h) Chairman of Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur Alumni Association;
     • (i) one Dean for a period of two years, by rotation;
   • (j) the Registrar as the Member-Secretary.
5. (5) The term of members mentioned in clauses
   • (e) and
   • (f) shall be five years from the date of appointment and shall not be eligible for re-nomination.

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

1. (1) 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. (2) to study and decide upon the operative mechanism for the reforms in all the domains of the University;
3. (3) 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. (4) to establish schools, departments, centers, cells for research and specialized studies, on the recommendation of the Academic Council;
5. (5) to give permission to apply for formation of companies under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 to promote research and innovation by faculty and students and to promote transfer of technology through equity in companies promoted by start-ups incubated in the innovation and incubation centre or park of the University;
6. (6) to approve the draft of Statutes or amendment or repeal of Statutes and submit, through the Vice-Chancellor to the Chancellor for his assent;
7. (7) to make, amend or repeal Ordinances and Regulations;
8. (8) to control and arrange for administration of assets and properties of the University;
9. (9) 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 the State Government, University funds and other funding agencies separately, as received from the Finance and Accounts Committee;
10. (10) to consider proposals to enter into, amend, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University;
11. (11) to determine the form of common seal for the University and provide for its use;
12. (12) 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;
13. (13) to create immovable assets in the form of land, building and other infrastructure out of reserve funds, for its campus and sub-campuses;
14. (14) to borrow, lend or invest funds on behalf of the University as recommended by the Finance and Accounts Committee;
15. (15) to lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the University for specific purposes;
16. (16) to provide buildings, premises, furniture, equipment and other resources needed for the conduct of the work of the University;
17. (17) to approve the conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions, as recommended by the Academic Council;
18. (18) 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. (19) to institute fellowship, travelling fellowship, scholarship, studentship, exhibitions, awards, medals and prizes and prescribe Regulations for their award;
20. (20) to make regulations for collaborations with other universities, institutions and organizations for mutually beneficial academic programs recommended by the Academic council;
21. (21) 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 the 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;
22. (22) 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;
23. (23) 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;
24. (24) to receive and consider report of the development activities of the University received from the Registrar in every six months;
25. (25) to assess and approve proposals for academic programmes received from the Academic Council;
26. (26) to consider and approve the annual report, annual accounts and audit report in respect of the State Government funds, University funds and funds received from other agencies separately;
27. (27) 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;
28. (28) 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. (29) to approve the various fees recommended by the Fee Fixation Committee;
30. (30) 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. (31) to develop and adopt students’ charter;
32. (32) to appoint statutory auditor for annual audits of the University;
33. (33) to conduct biannual external peer review of each department or centre by experts appointed by the Board of Governance.

Academic Council

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 teaching, research and evaluation in the University. It shall also be responsible for laying down the academic policies in regard to maintenance and improvement of standards of teaching, research, extension, collaboration programmes in academic matters and evaluation of work load of the teachers.
2. (2) The Academic Council shall meet not less than four times in a year.
3. (3) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—
   • (a) Vice-Chancellor as the Chairperson;
   • (b) all Deans of Schools;
   • (c) all Head of the University Departments and the Head of the University centers;
   • (d) the Vice-Chancellor shall, with the approval of Chancellor, nominate six teachers of which two Professors, two Associate Professors and two Assistant Professors who are not the members of the School Council : Provided that out of six teachers to be nominated, one shall be woman and one shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Class, by rotation;
   • (e) not less than six eminent experts from the institutes or organizations of national repute, such as Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Indian Council for Social Research, Industrial Associations, Professional Societies, Indian Olympic Association and allied fields and as much as possible representing all the faculties and industry nominated by the Chairman of the Board of Governance;
   • (f) Director of Technical Education or his nominee, not below the rank of the Joint Director, Technical Education;
   • (g) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
   • (h) Director, Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages;
     • (i) Registrar as the Member-Secretary.

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1. (1) The Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:—
   • (a) to ensure that the University becomes a vibrant hub for promotion of research and development, interactions and linkages with industries, cultivation of intellectual property rights and entrepreneurship and incubation of knowledge linked industries;
   • (b) to consider and approve with modifications, if any, the matters referred to it by the School Council;
   • (c) to ensure that there are choice based credit systems for all certificates, diplomas, degrees, post-graduate programmes and other academic distinctions;
   • (d) to ensure that the spirit of research and entrepreneurship percolates to all schools and departments of the University;
   • (e) to recommend to the Board of Governance the fees, other fees and charges as recommended by the Dean of School through the Fee Fixation Committee;
   • (f) to recommend to the Board of Governance the institution of degrees, deplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;
   • (g) to propose draft of Ordinances relating to the academic matter to the Board of Governance;
   • (h) to make, amend or repeal Ordinances and Regulations relating to academic matters;
     • (i) to allocate subjects to the faculties;
   • (j) to prescribe qualifications and norms for appointment of paper-setters, examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct of examinations and evaluation;
   • (k) to consider and make recommendations to the Board of Governance 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 (excluding the State Government) and prescribe their qualifications, experience and pay-scales;
   • (l) to appoint a Research and Recognition Committee for each School;
   • (m) to recommend to the Board of Governance the comprehensive perspective plan as prepared by the Academic Council;
   • (n) to approve new courses, inter-disciplinary courses and short-term training programmes referred to it;
   • (o) to approve the course syllabi, paper-setters, examiners and moderators paper-setters, and evaluation schemes of various courses recommended by the school concerned;
   • (p) to approve major and (multiple) minor degree programmes;
   • (q) to advise the University on all academic matters and submit to the Board of Governance feasibility reports on academic programmes;
   • (r) to create policy, procedure and practice for choice based credit system for all academic programmes; to create policy for mobility of students among various universities of the country and also lay down the policy for giving flexibility to choose and learn different course modules among different departments, school and centers in a University or other universities in the country;
   • (t) to work out the procedures, policies and practices to introduce more flexible approach to education and of 'adaptive pace of learning' with minimum and maximum duration for completion of a degree and other academic programmes;
   • (u) to introduce more flexible approach to education and of 'adaptive pace of learning' with minimum and maximum duration for completion of a degree and other academic programmes;
     • (v) to ensure that the research projects are an integral part of choice based modules for post-graduate programmes;
   • (w) to prepare academic calendar of the University for the subsequent academic year as per the guidelines from the regulatory authorities, three months before the expiry of the current academic year;
     • (x) to recommend to the Board of Governance establishment of departments, schools, centers, research and specialized studies;
   • (y) 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, Ordinances and Regulations.
2. (2) The Academic Council shall refer all matters or decisions involving financial implications to the Board of Governance through the Finance and Accounts Committee for its approval.

1. (1) There shall be a School Council for every school as prescribed. The School Council shall be the primary academic body of the University.
2. (2) The School Council shall consist of following members, namely:—
   • (a) Dean of School as the Chairman;
   • (b) Heads of departments and centers from amongst the departments, centers of the school;
   • (c) one teacher from each department and center of the School nominated by Head of the department and center, who has minimum ten years teaching and research experience by rotation;
   • (d) one professor from Indian Institute of Technology
   • (IIT) or Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) or National Institute of Technology
   • (NIT) or Indian Institute of Information Technology
   • (IIIT) or Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
   • (TIFR) or any Public University, in the relevant subject of the School, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (e) five experts, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, in consultation with the Dean of the respective School, as under:—
     • (i) one research scientist from Research and Development (R&D), not below the rank of associate Professor, working in national laboratories;
     • (ii) one eminent scholar in the subject, who is fellow of professional body or association;
     • (iii) one eminent person from the subject-related industries;
     • (iv) one person having at least ten years working or ownership or advisory or consultancy experience in the field relevant to the subject;
     • (v) one distinguished alumnus;
   • (f) rankers of the Final Year Graduate and Final Year Post Graduate examination of immediately previous year, from amongst all departments of the school, as invitee members for discussions on framing or revision of syllabus of that subject or group of subjects for subsequent one year.

The School Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:—

1. (1) to recommend to the Board of Governance through the Academic Council, the introduction of new academic programs of diplomas, degrees, research etc.;
2. (2) to recommend to the Board of Governance to give permission to apply for formation of companies under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 to promote research and innovation by faculty and students and to promote transfer of technology through equity in companies promoted by start-ups incubated in the innovation and incubation centre or park of the University;
3. (3) to recommend to the Board of Governance through the Academic Council, the discontinuation of diplomas, degrees and other academic programs which have become irrelevant;
4. (4) to recommend to the Academic Council concerned, the course syllabi, course structures and evaluation schemes of various courses;
5. (5) to recommend the reference books or supplementary reading books and such other material useful for study of the course;
6. (6) to recommend to the Academic Council, modifications in respect of addition or deletion or updating of courses;
7. (7) 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 Examination and Evaluation;
8. (8) to suggest to the Dean of the School concerned, organization of orientation and refresher courses in the subject in the summer or winter vacations;
9. (9) to prepare the requirements with regard to library, laboratory, equipment in respect of courses concerned;
10. (10) to suggest extension programs with respect to the courses introduced;
11. (11) to understand the requirements of industry or corporate or society at large and to incorporate them into the syllabi to make the teaching-learning process relevant to the needs of the time;
12. (12) to encourage learning by collaboration and participation by using information and communication technology tools;
13. (13) to design curricula, add vocational content for every discipline and to prescribe the minimum period to pursue skill development program and the level of proficiency expected;
14. (14) to report the quality control parameters to the Academic Council.

1. (1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be the authority to deal with all matters relating to examinations and evaluation. The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall also oversee the conduct of examinations in the University departments.
2. (2) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall meet at least twice in an academic year or as and when required. The quorum for the meeting shall be six members.
3. (3) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall consist of the following members, namely:—
   • (a) Vice-Chancellor as the Chairperson;
   • (b) Deans of all Schools;
   • (c) two heads of the University departments and/or centers nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (d) one Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation from other University or Dean of Academics of other higher learning institutes of repute, nominated by the Board of Governance;
   • (e) one teacher each from schools, other than Deans of all Schools or head of the department nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (f) one evaluation expert nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (g) one expert of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (h) Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation as the Member-Secretary.

1. (1) The Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall have the following functions and duties, namely:—
   • (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;
   • (b) to ensure proper organization of examinations and tests of the University, including moderation, tabulation, evaluation and timely declaration of results;
   • (c) to prepare the financial estimates relating to examinations and evaluation for incorporation in the annual financial estimates (budget) of the University and shall submit the same to the Finance and Accounts Committee;
   • (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.;
   • (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;
   • (f) to ensure that the assessment of answer books shall be done centrally through central assessment system by following system of masking and de-masking of answer books or by on-screen assessment for ensuring the objective of secrecy;
   • (g) to undertake examination and evaluation reforms to bring objectivity and transparency in the examination and evaluation system;
   • (h) to appoint paper-setters, examiners and moderators from amongst the persons included in the panels prepared by the respective School Councils and where necessary, having regard to the recommendations made by the committee under clause
   • (b) of sub-section (5), remove them or debar them;
     • (i) to approve detailed programme of examinations and evaluation as prepared by the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
   • (j) to consider the reports of review of results of University examinations forwarded by the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation;
   • (k) to hear and decide the complaints relating to conduct of examinations and evaluation;
   • (l) to exercise such other powers in relation to examinations and evaluation as may be assigned to it by or under this Act.
2. (2) In case of any emergency requiring immediate action to be taken, the Director of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or any other officer or person authorized by him in that behalf, shall take such action as he thinks fit and necessary, and shall report the action taken by him at the next meeting of the Board of Governance. (3)
   • (a) In order to appoint paper-setters, examiners and moderators, the Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall constitute committees for every faculty consisting of,—
     • (i) Chairperson, Dean of concerned School;
     • (ii) Heads of the Departments;
     • (iii) Director of Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall act as a Secretary of such committee;
   • (b) No member of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or the committees constituted under this section shall be appointed as a paper-setter, examiner, moderator or referee: Provided that a course teacher shall set the question paper of the course instructed by him in the academic term: Provided further that, the Vice-Chancellor shall have power to appoint a member of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or the committees constituted under this section, as a paper-setter, examiner, moderator or referee where no teacher relating to such subject who is not a member of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation or the committees is available.
3. (4) It shall be obligatory on every teacher and on the non-teaching employee of the University, to render necessary assistance and service in respect of examinations of the University and evaluation of students as prescribed by statutes. If any teacher or non-teaching employee fails to comply with the order of the University, in this respect, it shall be treated as misconduct and the employee shall be liable for disciplinary action. In case of failure on the part of the teacher or non- teaching employee of University, to comply with the order of the University in this respect, the Vice-Chancellor shall have power to take an appropriate action against them, which may include imposing penalties including suspension of approval to the appointment of a teacher, as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (5)
   • (a) In order to investigate and take disciplinary action for failure to comply with the order of the University for rendering assistance or service in respect of examinations by or on behalf of the University or evaluation of students or formal practices and lapses on the part of candidates, paper-setters, examiners, moderators, referees, teachers or any other persons connected with the conduct of examinations including the pre-examination stage and the post-examination stage or at any stage whatsoever, the Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall constitute a committee of not more than five persons of whom one shall be the Chairperson;
   • (b) Such committee shall submit its report and recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor, who may direct the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, the disciplinary action to be taken against the person or persons involved in the malpractices, directly or indirectly, and the Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall proceed to implement the decision of the Vice-Chancellor.

1. (1) There shall be a Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages 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 Centre for Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages to carry out the objectives of the Board of Innovation, Incubation and Linkages. The centre shall exercise the powers and perform the duties as may be assigned to it by the Board of Governance, from time to time.
3. (3) The Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages shall consist of the following members, namely:—
   • (a) Vice-Chancellor as the Chairperson;
   • (b) Deans of all Schools;
   • (c) not less than five eminent industrialists, senior industry personnel, nominated by the Board of Governance from manufacturing, information and communication technology, bio-sciences and technology, environmental sciences, agro-industries, management, service industries, science and technology parks, research parks and incubation centers and others;
   • (d) one Chief Finance officer or equivalent officer from the industry, corporate or bank nominated by the Chairman of the Board of Governance;
   • (e) two teachers from University departments and centers, who are active in research and development and innovation, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (f) two persons from Research and Development (R&D) organizations, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (g) two illustrious alumni who are successful entrepreneurs, nominated by the Chairman of the Board of Governance;
   • (h) Commissioner, Directorate of Skill Development, Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of Maharashtra or his nominee;
     • (i) Director, Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages as the Member-Secretary.
4. (4) There shall be not less than four meetings of the Board to be conducted in the year.

1. (1) The Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages shall have the following functions and duties, namely:—
   • (a) to work on long-term policy and strategy for promotion of research culture in the University;
   • (b) to advise and encourage the teachers to take up research in emerging areas at individual and group level;
   • (c) to promote inter-disciplinary research programmes by coordinating amongst teachers and also to make and articulate policies for sharing of research and development infrastructure;
   • (d) to encourage the University departments, centers, to hold research seminars in all disciplines for the research students;
   • (e) to publish research journals, monographs for different disciplines;
   • (f) to decide upon policy for maintenance of standards of research for Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees, in consonance with the norms of the University Grants Commission
   • (UGC) and other regulatory bodies;
   • (g) to work on creation of research and development data base for work done in University departments, schools, in a stand-alone mode or as group activity or in collaboration with industries and other research and development laboratories;
   • (h) to work out and initiate research in delivery of education, pedagogy of face-to-face and e-learning, impact of e-learning and virtual classrooms on learning and understanding of students, open distance or online learning and conventional education;
     • (i) to make efforts and also assist the teachers of University schools, departments and centers to raise the funds for research activities;
   • (j) to work out the budget for research activities of the University;
   • (k) to mobilize money from the industry for enhancing research activities;
   • (l) to identify problems and issues within the jurisdiction of the University and to take special initiative to address such issues through systematic research;
   • (m) to work on long-term policies and strategies for creating synergy between researchers and industries resulting into promotion of knowledge and technology transfer and productive conversion of research;
   • (n) to encourage industries to promote, adopt and participate in the basic and applied research projects;
   • (o) to establish central research laboratories with the help of participation of national and international industries;
   • (p) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the University authorities so as to carry out objectives of the Board;
   • (q) to liaise and establish with industry support incubation center, research park at the University or its sub-campus;
   • (r) to create synergy at policy and operative level mechanism for co-existence and co-operation between various research and development activities in University schools, departments and various industries in the State and in other States; 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;
   • (t) to establish a system to support protection of intellectual property rights at national and global level;
   • (u) to establish a system so as to guide and help young entrepreneurs in operational, legal, business model creation and financial support;
     • (v) to prepare and implement annual programmes of activities of the Centre for Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages and review the same periodically;
   • (w) to prepare the annual budget of the Centre for Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages;
     • (x) to oversee and monitor the activities of the Centre for Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages;
   • (y) to submit an annual report of working of Centre for Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages to the Board of Governance;
   • (z) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the University authorities to carry out the objectives of the Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages;
   • (za) to put up to the Board of Governance for its approval the research and development, testing and consultancy criteria.

1. (1) There shall be a Board of Students’ Development to plan and oversee the various cultural, welfare, sports and extension activities of the students in the University departments. The activities of the Board of Student’s Development shall be carried out by the Director Board of Students’ Development.
2. (2) The Board of Students’ Development shall consist of the following members, namely:—
   • (a) Vice-Chancellor as the Chairperson;
   • (b) one professional each, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, in the fields of performing arts, fine arts, sports and National Service Scheme (NSS);
   • (c) one teacher each, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, who are involved in cultural, welfare, sports, National Service Scheme
   • (NSS) activities out of whom two shall be women;
   • (d) not more than two office bearers of University Students Council, nominated by the Director- Board of Students’ Development;
   • (e) National Service Scheme
   • (NSS) co-ordinator of the University;
   • (f) Director, Board of Students’ Development as the Member-Secretary.

The Board of Students’ Development shall have the following powers and duties, namely:—

1. (a) to take necessary steps for promotion of culture, sports, extension and other students’ development activities in the University;
2. (b) to establish links with regional and national bodies in the various cultural and sports activities and to promote various activities jointly with them;
3. (c) to take up activities to promote interest and skills for appreciation in the field of performing arts, pure art and painting skills, sports and other extension activities;
4. (d) to hold University level competitions, skills development workshops, interactive activities in order to bring the society closer to the University;
5. (e) to establish rapport with groups (excluding political parties), societies and other professional bodies so as to involve them in activities of the Board of Students’ Development;
6. (f) to devise, develop and implement innovative schemes of students’ development including Earn and Learn Scheme, Education Loan, Directors Aid Fund, Endowment Schemes, Student Exchange Schemes, etc;
7. (g) to devise a mechanism of grievance redressal of student and prevention of sexual harassment and ragging of students and to prepare the report of annual activities related to the students’ development, National Service Scheme
8. (NSS) and sports to the Board of Governance for its approval;
9. (h) to take necessary measures to ensure participation of well-trained teams in various regional, national and international level competitions, and cultural, recreational, sports and other activities;
   • (i) to devise, develop and implement schemes of career counseling, psychological counseling and rehabilitation and upliftment of differently-abled students;
10. (j) to co-ordinate activities of National Service Scheme
11. (NSS) and National Cadet Corps
12. (NCC) in the University;
13. (k) to recommend to competent authority to make alternative arrangements regarding examinations for students participating in the inter-University or national or international sports, cultural competitions or National Cadet Corps
14. (NCC) or National Service Scheme
15. (NSS) events during the relevant schedules of examinations as prescribed by the Ordinances;
16. (l) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the University authorities so as to carry out objectives of the Board;
17. (m) to take up activities in the University departments to promote interest and also skills in various sports as per the policy of the University and also national policies in the field of sports;
18. (n) to hold the University level competitions, sports skills development camps, interactive activities and also training workshops in various sports in order to bring the society closer to the colleges, institutions and University;
19. (o) to recommend to competent authority to make alternative arrangements regarding examinations of students participating in the inter-University or national or international sports tournaments or events during the relevant schedules of examinations as prescribed by the Ordinances;
20. (p) to assist students on the issues and difficulties in various facets related to their day to day life and other aspects connected with their academic world, personality development and healthy campus life;
21. (q) to advise the Students Grievance Redressal Cell at the University to resolve the Grievances of Students and to suggest to the higher authorities different ways and means to minimize and prevent such grievances;
22. (r) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the University authorities so as to carry out the objectives of the Board.

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 as prescribed by the Statutes.

1. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the term of other than ex-officio member of every authority constituted under this Act shall be five years from the date on which he enters the office;
2. (2) The process of nomination shall be commenced at least six months before expiry of the term of members other than ex-officio members of the authority.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Statutes made there under, where a person, nominated or appointed, as the case may be, as an officer of the University or a member of any of the authority or bodies of the University by virtue of his being eligible to be so nominated or appointed as such officer or 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 officer of the University or member of such authority or 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 the 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 and stands so declared by a competent court; or
3. (c) has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude; or
4. (d) is conducting or engaging himself in private tuitions or private coaching classes; or
5. (e) has been punished for indulging in or 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, Regulations 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 misconduct; 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:

Conclusiveness of decision of authority Save as otherwise provided by or under the provisions of this Act, each authority of the University while acting and exercising its powers and discharging functions or duties assigned to it by or under the provisions of this Act, shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to deal with and decide the matters assigned to it and discharging functions or duties assigned to it by or under the provisions 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 Chairman of the Board of Governance or the Vice-Chancellor. The person shall cease to be a member upon his resignation being accepted by the Chancellor, or the Chairman of the Board of Governance 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 or appointed 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.

1. (1) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, all matters with regard to the conduct of meetings of the authorities, bodies or committees, if any, constituted by the University, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) A meeting of an authority or body shall be convened on the date determined by the Chairperson by a notice issued by its Secretary.
3. (3) Except as otherwise provided, the quorum for a meeting shall ordinarily be one-third of the number of the sitting members. If there is no quorum, the meeting shall be adjourned by the Chairperson to a specific time on the same day, or on a later date and no quorum shall be necessary for such adjourned meeting. No quorum shall be necessary on the following day of the continued meeting.
4. (4) Where no provision is made by or under the Statutes for a Chairperson to preside over a meeting of any authority or body of the University or when the Chairperson so provided for is absent and no provision is made for any other person to preside, the members present shall elect a person from amongst themselves to preside at the meeting.
5. (5) Save as otherwise provided, all items, questions, matters or proposals on the agenda shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present. The Chairperson shall have a vote. In case of equality of votes, the Chairperson shall have the casting vote.

Filling of vacancy When any vacancy occurs in the office of a member, other than an ex-officio member the vacancy shall be filled, within a period of three months, from the same category.