Section 24 in Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence Act, 2018
24. The Board of Governors and its Powers.
(1)The Board of Governors shall consist of the following, namely:-(i)The Chancellor - Chairperson(ii)The Pro-Chancellor - Member(iii)The Vice-Chancellor - Member(iv)The Registrar (Administration)(v)The Registrar (Evaluation)(vi)The Principal Secretary /Secretary to the State Government in the Department of Higher Education or by his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary(vii)The Principal Secretary/Secretary to the State Government in the Department of Medical Education or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary(viii)One expert from the field of Management or Education or Finance or any other specialized sector to be nominated by the State Government.(ix)Three persons nominated by the Sponsoring Body of whom one shall be a woman;(x)One eminent educationist nominated by the University Grants Commission(2)The Registrar (Administration) shall be the Member Secretary of the Board of Governors.(3)The tenure of office of the members of the Board of Governors, appointment of members, other than Government nominees, renewal and removal, etc., shall be such as may be laid down by the Statutes.(4)All meetings of the Board of Governors shall always be chaired by the Chancellor or Pro-Chancellor and in their absence by any one of the nominees of the Chancellor. If Chancellor has not nominated any person to Chair such a meeting, members present in the meeting shall elect the Chairperson for that meeting only from among themselves by a simple majority.(5)Quorum for all meetings of the Board of Governors shall be three members attending and voting at such meeting.Provided that the presence of either the Chancellor or Pro chancellor or one nominee of the Sponsoring Body and in the absence of the Chancellor or one nominee of Sponsoring Body, the Vice Chancellor, shall always be necessary to form the quorum for any meeting of the Board of Governors.(6)The Board of Governors shall be the Principal Governing Body of the University and shall have the following powers, namely:-(i)to appoint the Statutory Auditors of the University;(ii)to lay down policies to be pursued by the University;(iii)to review decisions of the other authorities of the University if they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, or the Statutes or the Rules;(iv)to approve the Budget and Annual Report of the University;(v)to make new or additional Statutes or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes and Rules;(vi)to take decision about voluntary winding up of the University;(vii)to approve proposals for submission to the Government;(viii)to nominate three members to the Fee Regulation Committee;(ix)to take such decisions and steps as are found desirable for effectively carrying out the objects of the University.(7)The Board of Governor shall, meet at least three times a year.(8)The Board of Governors shall meet at such time and place as may be specified by Statute.
