(a) ex officio members
(i) the Chancellor;
(ii) the Vice-Chancellor;
(iii) the Deans of the Faculty Councils for post-graduate studies;
(iv) the Heads of the post-graduate Departments;
(v) the Secretary, Education Department, Government of West Bengal;
106 The Vidyasagar University Act, 1981.
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(Chapter 111.—Authorities of the University.—Section 17.)
(vi) the Secretary, Finance Department, Government of West Bengal or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal;
(vii) the President, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education;
(viii) the President, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education;
(ix) the Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur;
(x) the Principals of constituent colleges;
(b) elected members
(xi) not more than three Professors of the University (other than Heads of Departments) belonging to Departments under separate Faculty Councils for postgraduate studies, elected jointly by the Professors of the University (other than Heads of Departments);
(xii) not more than six Teachers of the University other than Professors elected by such Teachers from amongst themselves of whom at least one shall belong to any Department under each of the Faculty Councils for post-graduate studies;
(xiii) six Teachers other than Principals of whom at least one shall be a woman elected by the Teachers of affiliated colleges frOm amongst themselves;
(xiv) three Principals of affiliated colleges other than constituent colleges elected by the Principals of such affiliated colleges;
(xv) three members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, of whom at least two shall be from the territorial jurisdiction of the University, elected by the members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly;
(xvi) three regular post-graduate students of the University, of whom one shall be a lady student, elected by an electoral college of such students constituted in the manner prescribed.
Explanation I.—"Regular post-graduate student" shall mean a student who has been prosecuting his studies in a post-graduate Department of the University under any Faculty Council for postgraduate studies and who is not in default of payment of the prescribed tuition fees and other dues of the University till such date as may be notified by the University in this behalf.
107 The Vidyasagar University Act, 1981.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter III —Authorities of the University.—Section 17.)
Explanation 11.—Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, a member elected under this clause shall hold office for a period of two years from the date of his election or till he ceases to be a regular post-graduate student of the University, whichever is earlier;
(xvii) two regular students prosecuting their studies in undergraduate or post-graduate degree classes of affiliated colleges elected by an electoral college of such students constituted in the manner prescribed.
Explanation 1.—"Regular student" shall mean a student who has been prosecuting his studies in any stream in an undergraduate or post-graduate degree class of an affiliated college and who is not in default of payment of prescribed tuition fees and other dues of such college till such date as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf.
Explanation II.—Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, a member elected under this clause shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his election or till he ceases to be a regular student, whichever is earlier;
(xviii) one Research Scholar or Research Fellow of the University elected by such Research Scholar and Research Fellows in the manner prescribed.
Explanation I.—"Research Scholar" or "Research Fellow" shall mean a wholetime Research Scholar or Research Fellow of the University who receives a stipend from the University.
Explanation II.—Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, a Research Scholar or Research Fellow elected under this clause shall hold office for a period of two years from the date of his election or till he ceases to be a Research Scholar or Research Fellow of the University;
(xix) one member elected by the Librarians of the University and of the colleges affiliated to the University from amongst themselves;
(xx) three members elected by the members of the nonteaching staff of the University from amongst themselves;
(xxi) two members elected by the members of the nonteaching staff of colleges affiliated to the University from amongst themselves;
108 The Vidyasagar University Act, 1981.
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(Chapter 111.—Authorities of the University.—Section 18.)
(xxii) one member elected by the officers of the University from amongst themselves;
(c) nominated members
(xxiii) four persons to be nominated by the State Government of whom,—
(a) one shall be from the members of the registered trade unions within the territorial jurisdiction of the University,
(b) one shall be from the members of the peasants' association within the territorial jurisdiction of the University,
(c) one shall be a primary school teacher within the territorial jurisdiction of the University,
(d) one shall be a secondary school teacher within the territorial jurisdiction of the University;
(xxiv) three persons having special interest in the University, of whom two shall be persons representing the professions of banking, industry, agriculture, and scientific and technical societies and one shall be a person having interest in the welfare of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes community, nominated by the Chancellor.
(2) All elections to the Court shall be held in the manner prescribed by Statutes.