The Board of Governors and its powers

(1) The Board of Governors shall consist of the following members: (a) The President; (b) The Vice-President; (c) The Vice-Chancellor; (d) The Secretary to Government in charge of Technical Education Department, who shall be member ex-officio; (e) One member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly nominated by the Speaker; (f) Two members of the Society nominated by the Secretary of the Society; (g) Three persons nominated by the Society who should be eminent scholars, industrialists, technologists, educators, artists or persons of repute; (h) Two eminent professors of the University to be nominated by the President; and (i) Two experts nominated by the State Government. (2) The President shall be the Chairman of the Board of Governors. (3) The Registrar shall be the ex-officio Secretary of the Board of Governors. (4) The Board of Governors shall be the principal policy making body responsible for the governance of the University and shall have the following powers, namely:- (a) to lay down policies to be pursued by the University; (b) to review decisions of other authorities of the University and ensure that they are in conformity with the provision of this Act, the Statutes and the Rules; (c) to make new or additional Statutes or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes with the concurrence of the State Government; (d) to make rules and to approve, amend or repeal rules made by the Managing Committee or the Academic Council; (e) to give guidelines to the Academic Council and the Managing Committee for making rules and for running the affairs of the University; (f) to approve the budget and annual report of the University; (g) to appoint the Statutory Auditors of the University; (h) to take decision about voluntary winding up of the University; (i) to approve proposals for submission to the State Government and Government of India for expansion of the university; and (j) to take such decision and steps as are found desirable for effectively carrying out the objectives of the University. (5) The Board of Governors shall meet at least twice in a calendar year at such time and place as the President thinks fit. (6) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the terms of nominated members of the Board of Governors shall be three years from the date of nomination. (7) Any recommendation or decision resolved in the Board meeting shall be given effect to only after approval of the President.