State Act

THE KERALA UNIVERSITY OF DIGITAL SCIENCES, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY ACT 2021

18. Board of Governors.—(1) The Board of Governors shall have the following members, namely:— (i) an expert of international eminence with substantial experience in information technology industry, nominated by the Government—Chairperson; (ii) Vice-Chancellor—Vice-Chairperson; (iii) one member elected by the members of Legislative Assembly from among themselves—member; (iv) Vice-Chancellor, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala—Ex-officio Member; (v) Principal Secretary or Secretary to Government, Department of Electronics and Information Technology—Ex-officio Member; (vi) Principal Secretary or Secretary to Government, Department of Finance—Ex-officio Member; (vii) Principal Secretary or Secretary to Government, Department of Higher Education—Ex-officio Member; (viii) one person nominated from the Higher Education Council, Government of Kerala—Ex-officio Member; (ix) one representative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India—Ex-officio Member; (x) one representative of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India—Ex-officio Member; (xi) Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad—Ex-officio Member; (xii) Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram—Ex-officio Member; (xiii) Director, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram—Ex-officio Member; (xiv) Director, Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology—Ex-officio Member; (xv) Director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode—Ex-officio Member; (xvi) Director, National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram—Ex-officio Member; (xvii) two persons from the panel of four experts submitted by the Vice-Chancellor with proven expertise in education, research or information technology and application and allied disciplines, two experts related to the said fields, nominated by the Chairperson—Members; (xviii) two professors of the University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor—Members; and (xix) one student nominated by the Vice-Chancellor—Member. (2) Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board of Governors. (3) The first Board of Governors of the University shall be appointed by the Government, through Gazette notification.