The Board of Management

(1) The constitution of the Board of Management shall be the same as described in section 26 of the Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University Act. (2) All members of the Board of Management other than Ex-Officio members shall be members for a period of 03 (three) years from the date of their appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment. (3) The Board of Management shall be the Principal Executive Body of the University and shall have the authority to take all necessary decisions for smooth and efficient functioning of the University. (4) The meeting of the Board of Management shall be convened and chaired by the Vice Chancellor. In his absence, the Board shall request one of its members to act as the Chairperson. (5) The meeting of the Board of Management shall take place at least 02 (two) times in a year and the interval between the previous meeting and the next meeting shall not exceed 06 (six) months. (6) The quorum for the meeting of the Board of Management shall be 1/3 (one-third) of the total appointed membership of the Board. (7) Notice of an ordinary meeting of the Board of Management shall be dispatched to all members of the Board at least fifteen days before the meeting. The Agenda of the meetings shall be dispatched at least seven days in advance of the meeting. (8) In case of an emergency, a special meeting of the Board of Management may be called by the Vice Chancellor at a short notice. (9) In arriving at a decision, if voting becomes necessary, it shall be done in a manner to be decided by the Chairperson. In case of a tie, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote. (10) The Chairperson of the Board of Management may, if situation so demands, take such action on behalf of the Board of Management as he deems appropriate and report it in the next meeting of Board of Management. (11) Subject to control of the Board of Governors and provisions of Statutes, the Board of Management shall have the following powers and functions namely: (a) To manage administrative affairs of University and for that purpose to appoint such persons or officers with such powers and duties as it may deem fit; (b) To make, amend or repeal Regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act, Statutes and Ordinances framed there under, for smooth functioning of the University; (c) To consider for approval, recommendations of the Academic Council and other Authorities, referred by them. (d) To control and manage the assets and infrastructure of the University. (e) To specify and demand such fee and other charges as are to be received by the University from students. (f) To administer any funds placed at the disposal of the University. (g) To regulate and enforce discipline among the employees of the University and to take appropriate disciplinary action, wherever necessary. (h) To appoint such committees for such purposes and with such powers as may be required for efficient functioning of the University. (i) To regulate integration/ takeover of the Institutions/ Schools/Colleges of the sponsoring body by transferring their assets and liabilities, staff and enrolment of students, to the University at campus. (j) To regulate, co- operate, collaborate or associate with any other university or institution including those of the sponsoring body in such manner and for such purposes as the Board of Management may determine. (k) To entertain and adjudicate upon and, if found necessary, to redress the grievances of employees and students of the University. (l) To create and abolish Academic, Non- Academic and Administrative posts, to determine their number, qualifications and cadres thereof for the University and various constituent colleges/schools, departments, regional centres and study centres run and managed by it in consultation with the Academic Council and Finance Committee; (m) To approve appointments of officers, academic staff, administrative staff and other employees as may be required by the University and its various constituent colleges/schools, departments, regional centers and study centre’s run and managed by it on the recommendations of Selection Committees and to fix their emoluments in consultations with the Finance Committee; (n) To lay down the duties and condition of service of officers, academic staff, administrative staff and other employees of the University; (o) To lay down the eligibility criteria for appointment of officers, administrative staff and other employees; (p) To lay down the eligibility criteria for appointment of academic staff, paper setter and examiners in consultation with the Academic Council; (q) To avail services of various consultants, professionals, advisors and counsels on retainership basis or on such terms and conditions as mutually agreed upon; (r) To approve appointment of Visiting Fellows and Visiting Professors on such terms and conditions as mutually agreed upon; (s) To redress any grievances of the employees and students of the University; (t) To commence, suspend or abolish D.Sc., Ph.D., M.Phil., Post Graduates, Graduates, Diploma and Certificate Programs in the constituent colleges/schools and departments of the University on the recommendations of the Academic Council; (u) To recognize degrees and diplomas of other Universities and institutions and to determine their equivalence with the degrees and diplomas of the University in the Academic Council; (v) To submit the proposal before the Chancellor for determining the number of seats for various courses conducted by the University; (w) To create any School or Department and to allocate areas of study, teaching and research on the advice of the Academic Council and Finance Committee; (x) To abolish, merge or re-structure any Faculty or Department on the advice of the Academic Council; (y) To conduct examinations for all the courses conducted by the University including the entrance examination for admission to these courses and to declare their results; (z) To confer, grant or award degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic titles and distinctions and to withdraw the same on recommendation of the Academic Council; (aa) To recognize, maintain, control and supervise hostels owned and managed by other agencies for students of the University and to rescind such recognition; (ab) To create, abolish or modify salary structures and pay scales of various officers, academic staff, administrative staff and other employees of the University and its Academic Units, Departments, Regional Centre’s and Study Centre’s in consultation with the Finance Committee; (ac) To recommend to the Board of Governors the constitution of such pension, insurance, provident fund and gratuity schemes as required by law for the benefits of officers, academic staff, administrative staff and other employees; (ad) To provide, establish, manage and maintain all movable and immovable properties of the University; (ae) To advise the Board of Governors on matters related to acquisition, management and disposal of any immovable properties of the University; (af) To raise, collect, subscribe and borrow with prior approval of Board of Governors, whether on the security or the property of the University, money for the purposes of the University; (ag) To recommend to the Board of Governors, to request the Promoting Society for receiving donations and gifts of any kind and to acquire, hold, manage, maintain, transfer or dispose of any movable or immovable property for the purpose of the University or its constituent colleges/schools, regional centers and study centers; (ah) To recommend to the Board of Governors to