(1) There shall be a Board of Research and Innovation for creation and cultivation of an enabling environment to propagate the concept of innovation and to convert the innovative ideas into working models through a process of incubation which shall finally lead to the creation of enterprise.
(2) The Board of Research and Innovation shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(a) Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson;
(b) Deans of all Schools;
(c) five eminent persons from industry, management, research parks, incubation centres, etc., to be nominated by the Board of Management;
(d) one Chief Finance officer or equivalent officer from the industry, corporate or bank nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(e) two teachers from university departments and centres, who are active in research and development and innovation, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(f) two persons from Research and Development organizations, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(g) Dean of any School to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor as the Member-Secretary.
(3) There shall not be less than four meetings of the Board to be conducted in the year.