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(1) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:— (i) the Vice-Chancellor, who shall be the Chairperson; (ii) the Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, ex-officio; (iii) the Secretary to Government, Finance Department, ex-officio; (iv) the Director, Medical Education and Training, Odisha, ex-officio; (v) the Director, Health Services, Odisha, ex-officio; (vi) the Director, Ayush, Odisha, ex-officio; (vii) the President, Odisha Medical Council, ex-officio; (viii) the President, Odisha Nursing Council, ex-officio; (ix) two eminent experts in the field of Health and Allied Sciences to be nominated by the Government; (x) two teachers other than Principals of Colleges not below the rank of Professor, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; (xi) one Principal of a Government College and one Principal of a Private College, who is not otherwise member of the Board, to be nominated by the Chancellor in the order of seniority by rotation; (xii) two members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, elected by the members thereof; (xiii) such other members as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (2) The Registrar shall be the ex-officio Secretary of the Board but shall have no right to vote. (3) The Chairperson shall preside over the meeting and in his absence, a member nominated from amongst the members shall preside over the meeting. (4) The quorum for the meeting of the Board shall be one-third of the total members. (5) The term of office of the members other than ex-officio member of the Board shall be five years from the date of nomination. (6) The Board shall meet at least twice a year on such dates as may be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor and one of such meetings shall be called the annual meeting and a report on the working of the University during the previous year together with a Statement of receipts and expenditure, the financial estimates and the last audit report, shall be presented before the Board at the annual meeting of the Board. (7) The Chairperson may, whenever he thinks fit, and shall, upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than one-fourth members of the Board, convene a special meeting of the Board.