Constitution of Authority

(1) The Authority shall consist of a Chairman nominated by the State Government and eleven members. (2) The Chairman shall be an educationist having more than fifteen years of teaching experience, including at least five years of experience as a Professor in higher education institutions. (3) Out of the eleven members, six members shall belong to minority communities and shall, as far as possible, include one member from each of the communities mentioned in clause (ch) of sub-section 2. Such member shall be an educationist having more than ten years of teaching experience in higher education institutions in the subject related to the religion for which the basic texts of his religion were written, or the language in which they were written, including at least three years of experience as a Professor. (4) The other five members shall include the following: (a) A retired officer of the Uttarakhand Government who has worked on a post equivalent to or higher than Secretary to the Government; (b) A social worker having at least ten years of experience in the field of school education; (c) Director-General, School Education, Uttarakhand (ex-officio); (d) Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Uttarakhand (ex-officio); and (e) Director, Minority Welfare, Uttarakhand (ex-officio)-Member Secretary.