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section 21

The Board of Governors and its powers

International Open University Act, 2011
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Statutory text
  1. (1) The Board of Governors shall consist of the following, members, -
    • (I) the Chancellor;
    • (II) the Vice-Chancellor;
    • (III) three persons nominated by the Sponsor;
    • (IV) one representative of the State Government;
    • (V) an educationist of repute to be nominated by the State Government;
    • (VI) an educationist of repute to be nominated by the Sponsor;
  2. (2) The Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Board of Governors.
  3. (3) In absence of Chancellor the Vice-Chancellor will be the Chairman of the Board of Governors.
  4. (4) The Registrar shall be an ex-officio Secretary of the Board of Governors.
  5. (5) In absence of the Registrar, one existing member nominated by the Board of Governor, will work temporarily as the Secretary of the Board of Governors.
  6. (6) The Board of Governors shall be the supreme authority and principal governing body of the University and shall have the following powers, namely, -
    • (a) to appoint the Statutory Auditors of the University;
    • (b) the terms and conditions of appointment of the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar and the Finance officer and other officers and appoint/remove the Registrar and the Finance Officer and other officers;
    • (c) to lay down policies to be pursued by the University;
    • (d) to approve the Rules and Regulations of the University created by Board of Management;
    • (e) to make new or additional Statutes, Rules and Regulations or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes;
    • (f) to review decisions of the other authorities of the University if they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, or the Rules and the Statutes of the University;
    • (g) to approve the budget and annual report of the University;
    • (h) to approve proposals for submission to the State Government; and other State Governments, Governments of India or Government of foreign countries;
      • (i) to take such decisions and steps as are found desirable for effectively carrying out the object of University;
    • (j) to exercise all the powers of the University as vested in section 8;
    • (k) to do all such other acts or things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be necessary to further the object of the University;
    • (l) to carry out all such other activities as may be necessary or feasible in furtherance of the object of the university;
    • (m) to do all things necessary or expedient to exercise the above powers;
    • (n) to take decision about voluntary winding up of the University;
    • (o) to approve additional power and modify the existing power of
      • (I) Board of Management;
      • (II) Academic Council;
      • (III) Finance Committee;
      • (IV) Other Authorities; and
      • (V) Other Committees
  7. (7) The Board of Governors shall meet at least twice in a calendar year at such time and place as the chancellor thinks fit.

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