Board of Studies

BOARDS OF STUDIES – II

1. The Heads of the Post-graduate Departments, the Principals/Deans of the Colleges and the Heads of the Departments of Colleges will be the ex-officio members. The other members from the Post-graduate Departments and Colleges of this University will be nominated by the Syndicate. The members to be co-opted will be persons of recognised merit and will be nominated by the local members on the Board.
2. Only teachers with atleast five years teaching experience will be appointed on the Board.
3. When a Professor/Reader from the Post-graduate Department is to be appointed on the Board and no Professor/Reader is available for such an appointment, a Reader/Lecturer will be appointed instead. When a Lecturer of the selection grade is to be appointed from a college and when such a Lecturer is not available, a Lecturer not having selection grade will be appointed.
4. Appointments of members be so made as to give due representation to all the branches/subjects of specialization covered under the Board.
5. The number of co-opted members will be two if the number of local members on the Board exceeds ten and one otherwise.
   1. Under Faculties of Arts, Science and Commerce & Business Studies:
      1. From Post-graduate Department:
         1. Head of the Department
         2. One Professor (other than the Head)
         3. Two Readers
         4. One Lecturer
            (Note : Where there is more than one branch of specialization in the subject (such as Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry) one Professor from P. G. Department from each such branch will be appointed on the Board in addition to the above members, if need be, where P. G. Courses are run in affiliated colleges, one Lecturer from each branch of specialization be appointed if necessary)
      2. From each of the Colleges where the subject is taught as the Principal subject:
         1. Head of the Department
         2. Two Lecturers of Selection Grade
         3. One Lecturer, not having selection grade
         4. Principal (on the Board of the subject of his specialization).
      3. From each of the colleges where the subject is taught as a subsidiary or a supporting subject only:
         1. One Teacher
      4. Co-opted members
      5. Special Invitees:
         1. When the subject has a link with industry, one person from the industry will be invited, when and if necessary, on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Board as a ‘Special Invitee’ (A Special Invitee will have no voting right.)
6. Under the Faculty of Home Science:
   1. From Post-graduate Department:
      1. Head of the Department
      2. One Professor (other than the Head)
      3. Two Readers
      4. One Lecturer
         (Note : The appointments will be so made as to give representation to each of the branches of Foods and Nutrition, Child Development, Clothing and Textile and Home Management).
   2. From College:
      1. Principal
      2. One teacher from each of the branches of Foods and Nutrition, Child Development, Clothing & Textile, Home Management and Education Extension.
   3. Co-opted members.
7. Under the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law:
   1. From College
      1. Head of the Department
      2. Two Professors
      3. Two Associate/Assistant Professors
      4. Two Lecturers
      5. Principal (On the Board of the subject of his specialization).
   2. Co-opted members.
8. Under the Faculty of Homoeopathy:
   1. From each College:
      1. Principal
      2. Two Head of the Departments
      3. Two Professors
      4. One Assistant/Associate Professor
      5. One Lecturer
   2. Co-opted members.
9. Under the Faculty of Education:
   1. From Post-graduate Department:
      1. Head of the Department
      2. One Professor (other than the Head)
      3. Two Readers
      4. One Lecturer
   2. From each College:
      1. Principal
      2. Two Teachers of Reader’s rank
      3. One Lecturer
   3. Co-opted members

BOARDS OF STUDIES – III

S.77.
The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years. They will, however, be eligible for re-nomination.

S.78.
The Chairman of each Board of Studies shall be appointed by the Syndicate from among the Senior teachers in the University, or in any of the constituent or affiliated colleges, or recognised institutions, for a period ot three years. He will be eligible for reappointment.

S. 79.

S.80.
Provided that no member of the Board objects to such a course, any item of business falling within the province of the Board may, at the discretion of the Chairman, be disposed of by circular. Such item shall, however, be placed before the next meeting of Board for confirmation.

S.81.
The duties of Boards of Studies shall be to recommend text-books, to recommend courses of study in their respective subjects, to advise on all matters relating to their respective subjects referred to them by the Syndicate or the Academic Council or the Board of Post-graduate Studies and Research or the Faculty to which they belong, and to prepare panels for appointments to University examinerships.

S.82.
A Board of Studies may also bring to the notice of the Syndicate or Academic Council important matters connected with the examination in the subject or subjects to which it relates, and address the Faculty to which the Board belongs on any matter connected with the improvement of the courses of study in its subject or subjects.

S.83.
Any two or more Boards may, and at the request of the Syndicate shall, meet and act in concurrence and render a joint report upon any matter which lies within their province jointly. In such cases the joint meeting shall elect its own Chairman from among the Chairmen of the individual Boards meeting jointly. The quorum of a joint meeting of the Boards must include a full quorum of each Board represented, no member present being counted on more than one separate quorum.