Constitution of the Board of Governors

(1) The Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, seven ex-officio members and six nominated members.

(2) (a) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Chancellor out of a panel of persons of national eminence, in the field of Industry, Technology or Technical Education, prepared through a transparent screening process on the advice of the State Government.

(b) When the post of Chairman falls vacant, the Vice-Chairman shall act as Chairman till a new Chairman is appointed.

(c) The Chairman may be removed from the office by the State Government, if, -

(i) he willfully refuses to carry out the provisions of this Act; or

(ii) he abuses the powers vested in him; or

(iii) he is adjudged as an insolvent; or

(iv) he is convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude; or

(v) it appears to the State Government that his continuation in office is detrimental to public interest:

Provided that no order of removal under this sub-section shall be passed without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after recording reasons therefor.

(3) The Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training shall be the Vice-Chairman.

(4) (a) The Chairman shall ordinarily preside over the meetings of the Board.

(b) The Chancellor shall preside over the convocation of the university and if he is unable to preside over the same then the Chairman shall preside over the convocation.

(5) (a) The Chancellor shall nominate the following members of the Board for a period of three years and they shall be eligible for re-nomination for another term of the same period, namely:-

(i) two members from amongst the eminent Industrialists;

(ii) two members from amongst the eminent technologists;

(iii) one principal of the college by rotation from amongst the colleges affiliated with the university; and

(iv) one head of the department by rotation from amongst the heads of the departments of the university.

(b) The following shall be the Ex-officio members, namely:-

(i) Vice-Chancellor, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda;

(ii) Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar;

(iii) Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance;

(iv) Director, Technical Education and Industrial Training, Punjab;

(v) Chairman of the North-West Commitice, All India Council for Technical Education, Chandigarh;

(vi) President of the Confederation of Indian Industry or his nominee; and

(vii) Director of Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar.

(6) When a vacancy occurs in the Board due to resignation or death of a member or otherwise, the same shall be filled up in the manner provided in sub-section (5):

Provided that the person who fills such vacancy shall hold office for the un-expired portion of the term for which the person in whose place he becomes a member would have otherwise continued in office.

(7) The Board shall be the supreme authority of the University and shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-

(a) to superintend and control the affairs of the University;

(b) to recommend the emoluments and terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor;

(c) to approve academic programmes;

(d) to frame and approve regulations;

(e) to create Departments/Centres/Schools/Boards of studies for running various academic programmes;

(f) to create posts of faculty and staff positions in the University;

(g) to approve the University budget;

(h) to administer and control the funds of the University and to authorize the opening and operation of the Bank Accounts;

(i) to accept, transfer and otherwise control the moveable, immoveable and intellectual property of theUniversity;

(j) to decide upon the form and use of common seal of the University;

(k) to appoint such committees as may be required for the efficient functioning of the University;

(l) to approve the emoluments and terms and conditions of service of the faculty and staff of the University; and

(m) to approve the performance of works and services on contract.

(8) An annual meeting of the Board shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chairman. In such annual meeting, report of working of University during the previous year together with the statement of the receipts and expenditure, the balance sheet and financial estimates shall be presented.

(9) Special meeting of the Board may be convened by the Chairman as and when necessary.

(10) The members of the Board shall be entitled to such allowances, if any, and the sitting fee from the University as may be provided in the regulations, but no member other than the persons referred to in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv) of clause (a) and sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (5) of this section shall be entitled to any salary.

(11) Five members, including the Chairman, shall constitute the quorum at any meeting of the Board.

(12) In case of difference of opinion amongst the members, the opinion of the majority shall prevail.