Board of Studies

(1) The Board of Studies shall normally be constituted for each of the Department of a School. Provided the Dean of School, with the approval of Vice Chancellor may club two or more Departments to constitute their Board of Study. The Board of Studies shall be responsible to and shall report all actions to the respective Deans of School. Each Board of Studies shall consist of the following members, namely : a) The Head of the Department-Chairman; Provided that if the Board has been constituted by clubbing more than one Department, the senior-most Head of the Department or the senior most Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor shall be nominated as Chairman of the Board of Studies by the Dean of School. b) Three members of the faculty, one each from the categories of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor of the Department; Provided that the teachers involved in designing a particular course shall also be the special invitee to the meeting; Provided further that if the number of teachers in a department or the departments clubbed together to form the Board of Studies is less than 9 (nine), the Vice Chancellor may nominate all the teachers of such Departments to the Board of Studies. c) One expert from another University/Institution, nominated by the Vice Chancellor; d) One expert with more than ten years of experience in Industry/Research Organizations/NGOs etc. nominated by the Vice Chancellor. (2) The meeting of the Board of Studies shall be convened by the Chairperson. (3) The meeting of the Board shall be held at least once in a year. Provided that the Chairperson may in consultation with the Dean of the concerned School and with prior approval of the Vice Chancellor, convene a meeting of the Board whenever required. (4) The quorum for the meeting of the Board of Studies shall be 1/3 (one-third) of the total appointed membership of the Board. The presence of 01 (one) external expert member shall be mandatory. (5) All the decisions of the Board of Studies shall be placed for the approval/recommendations of the Academic Council. (6) Subject to control of the concerned School and provisions of Statutes, the Board of Studies shall have the following powers and functions namely: (a) To examine and recommend, upon reference to it by the School, the courses of study, course structure, curriculum, credit details and methods of assessment in the subject or group of subjects within its purview. (b) To recommend books, including text-books, supplementary reading, reference books and other study material for such courses of study. (c) To advise the School or Schools concerned regarding improvements in the courses of study. (d) To recommend organization of orientation and refresher courses in the subject. (e) To ensure quality teaching and research undertaken by the Department. (f) To make suitable recommendations on any other matter referred to it by an ‘Authority’ or ‘Officer’ of the University.