Management Council

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The Management Council is the Principal Executive Authority of the University, and is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor. It typically consists of around 20 member, of which, three are elected by the Academic Council and nine are elected or nominated by the senate. The Management Council Formulates statutes, makes ordinances to be approved by the senate, administers the affairs of the University.
 

1. The Management Council shall be the principal executive authority to formulate statutes and forward the same to the Senate for approval and make Ordinances to administer the affairs of the university and shall carry out all such duties which are not specifically assigned to any other authority. It shall consist of the following members, namely

1. The Vice-Chancellor; Chairman;

2. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, if any;

3. One Dean, elected by the Senate from amongst the Deans;

4. One person nominated by the Chancellor;

5. The Secretary, Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary or Joint Director of Higher Education;

6. The Director of Technical Education or his nominee not  below the rank of Joint Director;

7. The Director of Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director of Higher Education;

8. One head or Director, nominated by the Senate, from amongst the heads or Directors of university departments or university institutions;

9. The Director, Board of college and University Development;

10. Two principals, elected by the Senate from amongst the principals, who are members of the Senate of whom one principal shall be a person belonging to the category of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis)/Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes, by rotation;

11. One teacher from the university department or university institutions with ten years post graduate teaching experience, who is not a Head or Director of university department or university institution, elected by the Senate from amongst the teachers, who are the members of the Senate. Provided that, if no teacher from the university department or university institutions with ten years post-graduate teaching experience is available then the teacher from the university department or university institutions with lesser experience but, in any case not less than five years post-graduate teaching experience may be considered ;

12. Two teachers from amongst the teachers of the affiliated colleges with sixteen years teaching experience, who is not principal, elected by the Senate from amongst the teachers of the affiliated colleges who are members of the Senate of whom one shall be women ;

13. One person, who is not Dean, Head or Director of University department, principal, teacher student member or representative of the management, elected by the Senate from amongst its members;

14. Three persons elected by the Academic Council from amongst its members as prescribed by Statutes :  Provided that not more than one person shall be from one faculty as prescribed by the Statutes.

15. two representatives of the management, elected by the Senate from amongst the representatives of the management of whom one shall be a woman representative;

2. The Finance and Accounts Officer and the Controller of Examinations shall be permanent invitees of the Council, but they shall have no right to vote.

3. There shall be not less than four meetings of the Management Council in a year and the rules of procedure for conduct of business to be followed at a meeting including the quorum at the meeting and such other matters in relation to meetings as may be necessary shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

Powers and duties of Management Council
The Management Council shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely :-

1. make such provisions, as may enable colleges and institutions to undertake specialized studies and, where necessary or desirable, organize and make provision for common laboratories, libraries, museums and equipment for teaching and research;

2. establish departments, colleges, schools, institutions of higher learning, research and specialized studies, hostels and provide housing for staff, on the recommendation of the Academic Council;

3. make, amend or repeal Ordinances and prepare draft Statutes and make such recommendations thereon to the Senate as it thinks fit;

4. hold, control and arrange for administration of assets and properties of the university;

5. present the budget estimates as received from the Finance and Accounts Committee with its own modifications, if any, to the Senate for its final approval;

6. enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the university;

7. determine the form of a common seal for the university, and provide for its custody and use;

8. accept, on behalf of the university, trusts, bequests, donations and transfer of any movable or immovable property to the university;

9. transfer by sale, or otherwise, any movable property on behalf of the university;

10. borrow, lend or invest funds on behalf of the university as recommended by the Finance and Accounts Committee;

11. lay down policy for administering funds at the disposal of the university for specific purposes;

12. provide buildings, premises, furniture, apparatus and other means needed for the conduct of the work of the university;

13. recommend to the Senate conferment of honorary degrees and academic distinctions;

14. institute and confer such degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions as recommended by the Academic Council and arrange for convocation for conferment of the same, as provided by the Ordinances;

15. institute fellowships, traveling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, exhibitions, awards, medals and prizes, and prescribed rules therefore in accordance with the Regulations made in this behalf;

16. make Regulations for collaboration with other universities, institutions and organisations for mutually beneficial academic programmes recommended by the Board of College and University Development;

17. create posts of university teachers and non-vacation academic staff on the recommendation of the Academic Council as and when required;

18. lay down by Statute, on the basis of qualifications and terms and conditions of service and other guidelines approved by the State Government from time to time, and the procedure for appointment of university teachers and non-vacation academic staff and fix their emoluments and norms of workload and conduct and discipline;

19. create posts of officers and other employees of the university, subject to prior approval of the State Government;

20. lay down by Statutes the procedures for appointment of officers and other employees of the university, qualifications, mode of recruitment, pay scales, terms and conditions of service including conduct, discipline and their duties;

21. prescribe by Statutes procedure for appointment of teachers, officers and other employees in all institutions and colleges affiliated to the university, terms and conditions of their service and rules and procedures for their appointments;

22. prescribe fees and other charges;

23. prescribe honoraria, remunerations and fees and traveling and other allowances for paper-setters and other examination staff, visiting faculty, and for such other services rendered to the university ;

24. receive and consider report of the working of the university from the Vice- Chancellor periodically as provided by the Ordinances;

25. prepare academic calendar of the university as per the Statutes, and guidelines from the University Grants Commission for next academic year before the expiry of the current academic year;

26. confer autonomous status on university departments, affiliated colleges and recognized institutions on the recommendation of the Academic Council subject to the predetermined norms approved by the State Government having regard to the guidelines of the University Grants Commission;

27. consider the perspective plan for the academic development of the university , prepared by the Board of College and University Development;

28. assess and approve the feasibility of proposals from the Academic Council for academic programmes;

29. consider and adopt the annual report, annual accounts and audit report and forward them to the Senate for approval;

30. cause an inquiry to be made in respect of any matter concerning the proper conduct, working and finances of colleges, institutions or departments of the university ;

31. delegate, any of its powers, except the power to make, amend or repeal Ordinances, to the Vice-Chancellor or such officer or authority of the university or a committee appointed by it, as it thinks fit.