Board of Governors.
(i) The President shall be the Chairman of the Board;
(ii) Two representatives of the Trust;
(iii) The 2[Director General] of the University;
1. There words were substituted for the words “The Director” by Guj. 10 of 2016, s.6.
2. These words were substituted for the word “Director” ibid., s.7(1).
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(iv) Two Deans of the University, by rotation, to be nominated by the 1[Director General];
(v) Secretary to Government (Higher and Technical Education), Education Department, Government of Gujarat; 2[or his nominee];
(vi) The Commissioner of Higher Education, Education Department, Government of Gujarat; 2[or his nominee];
(vii) The Director of Technical Education, Education Department, Government of Gujarat; 2[or his nominee];
(viii) The Director of Health and Medical Services and Medical Education, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat;
2[or his nominee];
(ix) Two Principals of the colleges of the University by rotation to be nominated by the 1[Director General];
(x) Three experts representing other disciplines such as finance, legal, management, humanities to be nominated by the President;
(xi) Two representatives of the Industries to be nominated by the President.
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board.
Chairman of the Board.
11. (1) The Chairman shall preside over at the meetings of the Board and at the convocations of the University.
(2) The Chairman shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by this Act or the Regulations.
Powers and functions of the Board.
12. (1) The Board shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the University and shall exercise all the powers of the University.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section(1), the Board shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-
(i) to take decisions on question of policy relating to the administration and working of the University;
(ii) to institute courses of study at the University;
(iii) to make Regulations;
(iv) to consider and approve the annual report and the annual accounts of the University for every financial year;
(v) to invest moneys and funds of the University and take decisions on the recommendations of the Finance Committee;
(vi) to publish or finance the publication of studies, books, periodicals, reports and other literature and to sell or arrange for the sale as it may deem fit from time to time;
1. There words were substituted for the word “Director” by Guj. 10 of 2016, s.7(1).
2. These words were added, ibid., s.7(2).
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(vii) to create or abolish posts of teachers and other employees of the University;
(viii) to appoint such committees as it considers necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this Act;
(ix) to delegate by written order, any of its powers to the 1[Director General] Dean, Registrar, or any other officer, employee or authority of the University or to a committee appointed by it;
(x) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon it by this Act or Regulations;
(xi) to review the acts of the Academic Council and the Finance Committee.
13. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of nominated members of the Board shall be three years from the date of nomination.
Terms of office and vacancies among members of the Board.
(2) An ex-officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue of which he is such member.
(3) Any vacancy in the Board occurring before the reconstitution or before the expiry of the prescribed period shall be filled by nomination of another person by the President.
(4) A member nominated under sub-section (3) shall continue for the remainder of the term of a member, in whose place he is nominated.
(5) A member shall be eligible for re-nomination for the next term.
(6) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand, addressed to the President but he shall continue in office until his resignation has been accepted by the President.