Chapter VI AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

The following shall be the authorities of the University:-

1. (a) the Executive Council;
2. (b) the Academic Council;
3. (c) the Finance Committee;
4. (d) the Board of Faculties;
5. (e) the Selection Committees for appointment of teachers of the University;
6. (f) the Admissions Committee;
7. (g) the Examination Committee; and
8. (h) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be authorities of the University.

1. (1) The Executive Council shall consist of :-
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor who shall be the Chairman thereof;
   • (b) the Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretaryto the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, or his/ her nominee not below the rank of Secretary;
   • (c) the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/ Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests/ Chief Conservator of Forest from the Forest Department, Uttar Pradesh;
   • (d) the Secretary/Special Secretary of Department of Horticulture and Food Processing, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
   • (e) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor if any;
   • (f) the Finance Controller;
   • (g) the Registrar who shall be the Secretary thereof;
   • (h) the Dean of Faculties;
     • (i) the Dean of Students’ Welfare;
   • (j) the Examination Controller;
   • (k) one Professor other than the Dean, one Associate Professor and one Lecturer of the University, to be selected in the manner prescribed.
2. (2) The term of office of members of the Executive Council other than ex-officio members shall be three years.
3. (3) A person shall be disqualified for being a member (other than an ex-officio member) as and for being a member of the Executive Council if he or his relative is in service of the University or its affiliated college or accepts any remuneration for any work in or for the University or accepts any contract for the supply of goods to or for the execution of any work for the University: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to the acceptance of any remuneration by a teacher as such for any duties performed in connection with an examination conducted by the University or for any duties as Superintendent or Warden of any hall and hostel or for any duties of a similar nature in relation to the University. Explanation– In this sub-section "relative" means the relations defined in clause (77) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 and prescribed under rule 4 of the Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time.
4. (4) A member of the Executive Council shall cease to be a member, if he resigns or becomes of unsound mind, or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude.
5. (5) A member other than a Vice-Chancellor, Professor or Dean shall also cease to be a member if he accepts a full-time appointment in the University, or if he not being an ex-officio member fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Executive Council without the leave of the Chancellor.
6. (6) A member of the Executive Council other than ex-officio member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor and such resignation shall take effect, as soon as it is accepted by the Vice-Chancellor.
7. (7) Any vacancy in the Executive Council shall be filled by nomination by the respective nominating authority and on expiry of the period of the vacancy; such nomination shall cease to be effective.

1. (1) The Executive Council shall be the Principal Executive Body of the University, and subject to the provisions of this Act, have the following powers, and functions, namely:-
   • (i) to hold and control the property and funds of the University;
   • (ii) to acquire or transfer any movable or immovable property on behalf of the University;
   • (iii) to make, amend or repeal Statutes and Ordinances;
   • (iv) to administer any funds placed at the disposal of the University for specific purposes;
   • (v) to prepare the budget of the University;
   • (vi) to award scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, medals and other awards in accordance with the Statutes and the Ordinances;
   • (vii) to appoint officers, teachers and other employees of the University and to define their duties and the conditions of their service and to provide for the filling of temporary casual vacancies in their posts;
   • (viii) to fix the fees, emoluments and traveling and other allowances of the examiners;
   • (ix) to arrange for and direct the inspection of the University, affiliated, associated or constituent colleges, halls and hostels;
   • (x) to direct the form and use of the common seal of the University;
   • (xi) to regulate and enforce discipline among members of the teaching, administrative and other staff of the University in accordance with the Statutes and Ordinances;
   • (xii) to manage and regulate the finance, accounts, investments, property, business and all other administrative affairs of the University, and for that purpose, to appoint such agents as it may think fit;
   • (xiii) to arrange for the deposits and withdrawal of the funds of the University;
   • (xiv) to provide the buildings, premises, with furniture and apparatus and other means needed for carrying on the work of the University;
   • (xv) to enter into, to vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University;
   • (xvi) to regulate and determine all other matters concerning the University as well as constituent colleges and Institutes in accordance with the Ordinances and the Statutes;
   • (xvii) to periodically review the functioning of various academic departments and research centres to ensure they are functioning as per the aims and objects of the University and to give directions, as deemed necessary, for improvements.
2. (2) No immovable property of the University shall, except with the prior sanction of the State Government, be transferred (except by way of letting from month to month in the ordinary course of management) by the Executive Council by way of mortgage, sale, exchange, gift or otherwise, nor shall any money be borrowed or advance taken on the security thereof except as a condition of receipt of any grant-in-aid of the University from the State Government, or with the previous sanction of the State Government from any other person.
3. (3) No expenditure in respect of which approval of the State Government is required by this Act or the Statutes shall be incurred except with such approval previously obtained, and no post shall be created either in the University or any Institute except with the prior approval of the State Government (or except in accordance with any general or special order of the State Government).
4. (4) The Executive Council may, with the prior approval of the University Grants Commission and State Government, create supernumerary post of a teacher of the University with a view to enabling a teacher who is for the time being holding a responsible position of national importance in India or abroad in educational administration or other similar assignments, to retain his increments in his pay scale during the period of his assignment and to contribute towards provident fund and earn retirement benefits, if in accordance with the Statutes: Provided that no salary shall be payable to such teacher by the University for the period of such assignment.
5. (5) The pay and other allowances to various categories of the employees of the University or of any Institute shall be such as may be approved by the State Government.
6. (6) The Executive Council shall not exceed the limits of recurring expenditure to be incurred in each financial year fixed by the Finance Committee.
7. (7) The Executive Council shall not take action in regard to the number, qualifications and emoluments of teachers, and the fees payable to examiners, except after considering the advice of the Academic Council and the Boards of faculties concerned.
8. (8) The Executive Council may, subject to any conditions laid down in the Statutes, delegate such of its powers as it deems fit to an officer or any other authority of the University, or to a committee appointed by it.
9. (9) Every meeting of the Executive Council shall be presided over by the Vice-Chancellor. One-third of the members of the Executive Council shall form the quorum at any meeting.
10. (10) All decisions of the Executive Council shall be taken on the basis of the opinion of the majority of the members who are present in the meeting. Each member of the Executive Council shall have one vote and if there be equality of votes, the Chairperson of the Executive Council or, as the case may be, the member presiding over that meeting shall, in addition, have a casting vote.
11. (11) If urgent action by the Executive Council becomes necessary, the Vice- Chancellor may permit the business to be transacted by circulation of papers to the members of the Executive Council. The action so proposed to be taken shall not be taken unless agreed to by a majority of members of the Executive Council. The action so taken shall be forthwith intimated to all the members of the Executive Council.

Academic Council

1. (1) The Academic Council shall be the Principal Academic Body of the University and subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, have the power of regulations of prescribing all courses of study and determining curricula, and shall have control on teaching and other educational programmes within the University.
2. (2) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (i) the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (ii) the Deans;
   • (iii) all Heads of Departments of the University;
   • (iv) the Controller of Examinations;
   • (v) two Professors, two Associate Professors and two Assistant Professors from each faculty of the University (including that of the colleges affiliated by the University) to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (vi) Chief Conservator of Forests, Research and Chief Conservator of Forests, Training of the Department of Forests and Wildlife, Uttar Pradesh;
   • (vii) five persons of academic eminence to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.
3. (3) The Academic Council shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and research carried on or imparted in the University.
4. (4) It shall have power to make regulations consistent with this Act and the Statutes and Ordinances, as the case may be, relating to all academic matters subject to its control and to amend or repeal such regulations.
5. (5) In particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Academic Council shall have the following powers and functions:-
   • (i) to advise the Executive Council and the Vice Chancellor on all academic matters including matters relating to the courses and the examinations conducted by the University;
   • (ii) to make recommendations for the institution of Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships and other teaching posts including posts in research and extension and education;
   • (iii) to make recommendations for the establishment or amalgamation or abolition of faculty, college, department of teaching, research and extension education;
   • (iv) to make regulations regarding the admission of students to the University, and determine the number of students to be admitted;
   • (v) to make regulations relating to the courses of study leading to degrees, diplomas and certificates;
   • (vi) to make regulations relating to the conduct of examinations and to maintain and improve standards of education;
   • (vii) to make recommendations to the Executive Council regarding the conferment of honorary degree;
   • (viii) to make recommendations regarding the qualifications to be prescribed for teachers of the University;
   • (ix) to promote research within the University and to require from time to time, reports on such research;
   • (x) to fix the time, mode and conditions of the competition for fellowships, scholarships and other prizes and to recommend for award of the same;
   • (xi) to approve the syllabus for the prescribed courses of study and to approve or revise lists of prescribed or recommended text books and to publish the same.
6. (6) Every meeting of the Academic Council shall be presided over by the Vice-Chancellor. One-third of the members of the Academic Council shall form the quorum at any meeting.
7. (7) All the decisions of the Academic Council shall be taken on the basis of the opinion of the majority of the members who are present in the meeting. Each member of the Council shall have one vote and if there be equality of votes, the Chairperson of the Academic Council, in addition, have a casting vote.
8. (8) If urgent action by the Academic Council becomes necessary, the Chairperson of the Academic Council may permit the business to be transacted by circulation of the papers to the members of the Academic Council. The action proposed to be taken shall not be taken unless agreed to, by a majority of the members of the Academic Council. The action so taken shall forthwith be intimated to all the members of the Academic Council. In case the authority concerned fails to take a decision, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor, whose decision shall be final.
9. (9) The term of office of the nominated members of the Academic Council, other than the ex-officio members, shall be three years.

1. (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of,—
   • (a) the Vice-Chancellor, who shall be the Chairperson thereof;
   • (b) the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to the State Government of the Environment and Forest Department or his/ her nominee not below the rank of Secretary;
   • (c) the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to the State Government of the Higher Education Department or his/ her nominee not below the rank of Secretary;
   • (d) the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to the State Government of the Finance Department or his/ her nominee not below the rank of Secretary;
   • (e) the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to the State Government of the Horticulture and Food ProcessingDepartment or his/ her nominee not below the rank of Secretary;
   • (f) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, if any;
   • (g) the Deans;
   • (h) the Registrar;
     • (i) the Controller of Examinations; and
   • (j) the Finance Controller, who shall also be the Secretary of the Committee.
2. (2) The functions and duties of the Finance Committee shall be as follows:-
   • (i) to examine and scrutinize the annual budget of the University and to make recommendations on financial matters to the Executive Council;
   • (ii) to consider proposals for new expenditure and to make recommendations to the Executive Council. All proposals relating to revision of grades, upgradation of pay scales and those items which are not included in the budget shall be examined by the Finance Committee before they are considered by the Executive Council;
   • (iii) to consider the annual accounts and the financial estimates of the University prepared by the Finance Controller and laid before the Finance Committee for approval and thereafter submitted to the Executive Council;
   • (iv) to fix the limits for the total recurring and non-recurring expenditure for the ensuing financial year and may, for any special reasons, revise during the financial year the limits of expenditure so fixed and the limits so fixed shall be binding on the Executive Council;
   • (v) to give its views and advise the Executive Council on matters relating to the administration of property and funds of the University.
3. (3) Unless a proposal having financial implication has been recommended by the Finance Committee, the Executive Council shall not take a decision thereon, and if the Executive Council disagrees with the recommendation of the Finance Committee, it shall refer the proposal back to the Finance Committee with reasons for the disagreements and if the Executive Council again disagrees with the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the mattershall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.
4. (4) Every meeting of the Finance Committee shall be presided over by the Vice-Chancellor. One-third of the members of the Finance Committee shall form the quorum at any meeting.
5. (5) The Finance Committee shall have such other powers and duties as may be conferred on it by this Act or the Statutes made thereunder.