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section 31

The Governing Body

The Sikkim Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2025
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Chapter VII AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

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  1. (1) The Governing Body of the University shall consist of the following members, namely: —
    • (a) the Chancellor;
    • (b) the Vice-Chancellor;
    • (c) five persons, nominated by the Sponsoring Body out of whom two shall be eminent educationists;
    • (d) one expert from the field of management or information technology from outside the University, nominated by the Chancellor;
    • (e) two persons shall be nominated by the State Government, of whom one shall be the Secretary, Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, and the other shall be an officer not below the rank of Director in the Higher and Technical Education Directorate;
    • (f) two representatives of the industries to be nominated by the Chancellor; and
    • (g) the Registrar of the University shall be the permanent invitee to the Governing Body but shall not have the right to vote.
  2. (2) The Governing Body shall be the supreme authority of the University.
  3. (3) The Governing Body shall have the following powers, namely: -
    • (a) to provide general superintendence and directions and to control functioning of the University by using all such powers as are provided by this Act and the Rules, Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations made thereunder;
    • (b) to review the decisions of other authorities of the University in case they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act and the Rules, Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations made thereunder;
    • (c) to approve the budget and annual report of the University;
    • (d) to lay down the policies to be followed by the University;
    • (e) to recommend to the Sponsoring Body about the voluntary liquidation of the University if a situation arises when smooth functioning of the University does not remain possible, in spite of all efforts; and
    • (f) such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
  4. (4) The Governing Body shall meet at least thrice in a calendar year.
  5. (5) The quorum for meetings of the Governing Body shall be five: Provided that the Secretary to the Government, Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Sikkim, or in his absence, Director, Higher Education shall be present in each meeting in which decisions on issues involving Government policies or instructions are to be taken.

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