The Syndicate

(1) The Chancellor shall, as soon as may be, after the first Vice-Chancellor is appointed under section 45 constitute the Syndicate. (2) The Syndicate shall consist of the following members, namely:--- Class-I-Ex-officio members (a) The Vice-Chancellor; (b) Three Government Officials nominated by the Government, who shall be not below the cadre of Special Secretary to Government to be nominated by the Government; Class-I-Other members (a) Two eminent educationists to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor; (b) Three eminent persons to be nominated by the Pro-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor of whom, one shall be from the non-formal for voluntary sector, one shall be from commerce or industry and the third shall represent the learned professions: Provided that the members nominated under item (b), and (c) and (d) are such persons who will guide the Vice-Chancellor in administrative, academic and financial matters including any issues connected with social justice and policies of the State Government. (c) One Director nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor; (d) One University Professor nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor; (e) One University Reader nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation according to seniority; and (f) One University Lecturer nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, by rotation according to seniority; and (g) Two persons to be co-opted by the Syndicate out of whom one may be an expert on distance education, and the other has special knowledge of or experience in media or communication field. (3) (a) Save as otherwise provided, the members of the Syndicate, other than the ex-officio members, shall hold office for a period of three years and such members shall be eligible for election or nomination for not more than another period of three years. (b) Where a member is nominated to the Syndicate in a casual vacancy, the period of office held for not less than one year by any such member shall be construed as a full period of three years; Provided that a member of the Syndicate who is nominated in his capacity as, a member of a particular electorate or body, or the holder of a particular appointment, shall cease to be a member of the Syndicate from the date on which he ceases to be, a member of that body, or the holder of that appointment, as the case may be; (4) When a person ceases to be a member of the Syndicate, he shall case to be a member of any of the authorities of the University of which he may happen to be a member by virtue of his membership of the Syndicate. (5) The members of the Syndicate shall not be entitled to receive any remuneration