State Act

BPUT Act 2002

17. (1) The Board shall be the chief executive body of the University and shall consist of the following members, namely:- Ex-officio members:- (i) the Vie-Chancellor; (ii) the Secretary to Government, Industries Department; (iii) the Secretary to Government, Finance Department; (iv) the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department; (v) the Secretary to Government, Science and Technology Department; (vi) the Director of Technical Education and Training. Other members- (vii) one persons from among Directors/ Deans of the University, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; (viii) one Principal of any of the affiliated or constituent Colleges of the University, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor ; (ix) two members of the Academic Council, elected by the members thereof ; (x) two members of the Orissa Legislative Assembly, elected by the members thereof ; (xi) two persons representing industries, both Private and Public Sectors, nominated by the Chancellor ; (xii) one Professor or Director of a premier technical education institution like IIT or IIM nominated by the Chancellor ; (xiii) one official representative of the Council nominated by it ; and (xiv) one member from amongst the members of Governing Bodies of affiliated institutions, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. (2) The term of office of the members of the Board, other than the ex-officio members, shall be three years from the date of their nomination or election, as the case may be, and they shall not be eligible for re nomination re-election for the next consecutive term. (3) The Secretary to a Government Department may nominated any officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to attend any or all the meeting of the Board and the officer so nominated shall have all the powers and privileges of the members of the Board.