Constitution and composition of the Board of Management

(1) The Board shall be the highest executive body of the University and shall consist of the following as members, namely:- (a) Chairman:- The Vice-Chancellor - ex-officio Chairman (b) Ex-officio Members:- (i) Director, National Institute of Technology, Imphal; (ii) Director of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati; (iii) Secretary to Government of Manipur, Department of Higher and Technical Education; (iv) Secretary to Government of Manipur, Department of Finance; (v) Regional Director of the North Eastern Regional Office, All India Council for Technical Education, Guwahati; and (vi) President of the Confederation of Indian Industry or his nominee. (c) Nominated Members:- (i) two persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the Deans for one year; (ii) two University Professors nominated by the Chancellor for three years; (iii) two eminent educationists to be nominated by the Chancellor for three years; (iv) two Principals of affiliated Colleges; one from the Government Colleges and another from Private Colleges to be nominated by the State Government; (v) two members of the State Legislature to be nominated by the Speaker for three years; and (vi) two eminent educationists, to be nominated by the State Government for three years. (d) Elected Members:- Two teachers of the University or its constituent colleges, if any, who have put in not less than seven years teaching experience in any institution of higher technical education in Manipur on 1st January immediately preceding the year in which elections are held, other than University Professors, Deans, Directors of the constituent Colleges, to be elected by the teachers of the University and its constituent colleges from amongst themselves for three years. (2) One third of members of the Board shall constitute the quorum for a meeting. (3) The Chairman of the Board shall perform such functions and exercise such powers as are provided in this Act or as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (4) The members shall serve without any additional pay but shall be entitled to daily allowance and travelling expenses as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (5) The minutes of meetings of the Board shall be recorded and maintained by the Registrar who is the ex-officio Secretary of the Board. (6) An annual meeting of the Board shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor. At such annual meeting report of the Board of working of the University during the previous year together with a statement of the receipts and the expenditure of the balance sheet and the financial estimates shall be presented. (7) Special meeting of the Board may be convened by the Chairman of the Board as and when necessary.