Section 18 in The First Statutes of Indian Institute of Technology Goa, 2017
18. Chair Professors, Joint Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Distinguished Faculty, Honorary Professor, and Visiting Faculty appointments.
(1)The Institute may create Chair Professorship(s) which may be funded partially or fully from the institute's own resources or from the funds received from donations.(2)The Institute may make joint appointments of faculty who could share his or her time along with another Institution within or outside the country either for research or for teaching or both, on such terms and conditions as the Board may in each case decide. In the case of a foreign faculty member, the terms and conditions of appointment shall be subject to the guidelines of the Government of India.(3)The Institute may from time to time appoint honorary, distinguished, adjunct faculty and visiting faculty at different levels keeping in view the needs of the Institute and the availability of such persons as are considered necessary. The Board shall frame guidelines relating to these appointments from time to time.
