Chapter IV Chapter IV

The following shall be the authorities of the University; namely:- (a) the Board of Governors; (b) the Board of Management; (c) the Academic Council; (d) the Finance Committee; and (e) Such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be authorities of the University.

(1) The Board of Governors shall consist of :- (a) Chairman and Co-chairman (if any) of the Board of Governors shall be nominated from amongst the members of the Promoting Society; (b) The Chancellor -Vice Chairman; (c) The Vice-Chancellor - Member Secretary; (d) Two Academicians nominated by the Visitor; (e) Principal Secretary/Secretary to the State Government in the Higher Education Department ; (f) Five members nominated by the Promoting Society; (g) Two members nominated by the Chairman, Promoting Society from reputed higher education institutions; (h) Two members nominated by the Chairman, Promoting Society from reputed industrial/ corporate sector/ reputed practicing professionals. (2) The Board of Governors shall be the Principal Governing Body of the University and shall have the following powers, namely: (a) to lay down policies to be pursued by the University; (b) to review decisions of the other authorities of the University if they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, or the Statutes or the Rules; (c) to approve the budget and annual report of the University; (d) to make new or additional Statutes or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes and Rules; (e) to take decision about voluntary winding up of the University; (f) to approve proposals for submission to the State Government; and (g) to take such decisions and steps as are found desirable for effectively carrying out the objects of the University; (h) to appoint the Statutory Auditors of the University; (i) to open, close, operate and manage accounts of the University. (3) The Board of Governors shall, meet at least twice in a year at such time and place as the Chairman, Board of the Governers thinks fit.

(1) The Board of Management shall consist; namely:- (a) The Vice-Chancellor - Chairman; (b) The Pro Vice-Chancellor, if any; (c) One member nominated by the Chancellor; (d) Five members, nominated by the Institute of Management Studies (Society), Dehradun; (e) Two Professors of the University, by rotation as nominated by the Chancellor; (f) Two Deans of the faculties, by rotation as nominated by the Chancellor; (g) Principal Secretary/Secretary to the State Government of the Higher Education Department; (h) The Registrar shall be non-member Secretary; (2) The Board of Management shall be the Principal Managing body of the University. (3) The powers and functions of the Board of Management shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

(1) The Academic Council shall consist of :- (a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairman. (b) the Registrar - Secretary; (c) such other members as may be prescribed in the Statutes. (2) The Academic Council shall be the Principal Academic Body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Rules and the Statutes, co-ordinate and exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the University. (3) The powers and functions of the Academic Council shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

(1) The Finance Committee shall consist of, namely:- (a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairman; (b) the Finance Officer - Secretary; (c) Principal Secretary/Secretary to the State Government of the Higher Education Department; (d) such other members as may be prescribed in the Statutes. (2) The Finance Committee shall be the principal financial body of the University to take care of financial matters and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, Rules, Statutes, co-ordinate and exercise general supervision over the financial matters of the University. (3) The powers and functions of the Finance Committee shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

The constitution, powers and functions of the other authorities of the University shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

No act or proceeding of any authority of the University shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the authority.