(1) The Senate shall be the principal authority for all financial estimates and budgetary appropriations and for providing social feedback to the university on current and future academic programmes. (2) The Senate shall consist of the following members, namely :- (a) the Chancellor-Chairperson; (b) the Vice-Chancellor; (c) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor; (d) the Deans of Faculties; (e) the Director of Board of Examinations and Evaluation; (f) the Finance and Accounts Officer; (g) the Directors of Sub-campuses of the university; (h) the Director, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages; (i) the Director of Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director; (j) the Director of Technical Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director; (k) the Director Knowledge Resource Center of the university; (l) the Director of Board of Students Development; (m) the Director of Sports and Physical Education; (n) the Director of Board of Lifelong Learning and Extension; (o) ten Principals of affiliated, conducted, autonomous colleges which are accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or National Board of Accreditation, (NBA), as the case may be, to be elected by the collegium of principals from amongst themselves; of whom one each shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and one shall be a woman; (p) six representatives of Management - to be elected from among the collegium of management representatives of the affiliated colleges or institutions out of whom one shall be from Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes category, by rotation, and one shall be woman: Provided that, such representatives of management to be elected shall be the representatives of management of colleges which are accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council or National Board of Accreditation as the case may be: Provided further that, where a management conducts one or more Colleges or institutions, only one representative of such management shall be eligible for being included in collegium of Management Representatives; (q) the president and the secretary of the University Students' Council; (r) ten teachers other than principals and directors of recognised institutions to be elected by the collegium of teachers from amongst themselves of whom one each shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and one shall be a woman; (s) three teachers to be elected by the collegium of University teachers from amongst themselves, of whom one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes, by rotation, and one shall be a woman; (t) ten registered graduates having graduated at least five years prior to the date of nomination, to be elected from amongst the collegium of registered graduates, of whom one each shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and one shall be a woman: Provided that, the registered graduates shall not include the graduates falling in or covered by the category of teachers (regular or on contract basis, irrespective of their teaching experience), principals, heads of the departments, management or any other categories mentioned in this sub-section; (u) ten persons nominated by the Chancellor, of whom four shall be from the field of agriculture, social work, co-operative movement, legal, financial, banking and cultural activities and of the remaining six persons, one is from the industry, one is an educationist, one is a scientist, one is a person from performing and fine arts or literature or sports, one is from an organization involved in Environment or Preservation of Nature related tasks, and one is from an organization involved in women's development or senior citizens welfare or communications and media; (v) two persons, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor one shall be a non-teaching employee of the university and one shall be from amongst the non-teaching employees of the affiliated colleges or recognized institutions; (w) two Members of Legislative Assembly nominated by Speaker of Legislative Assembly for a tenure of two and half years; (x) one Member of Legislative Council nominated by Chairman of Legislative Council for a tenure of two and half years; (y) one Member of Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation to be nominated by Vice-Chancellor by rotation for a tenure of one year; (z) one representative of the Education Committees of Zilla Parishads within the university area, nominated by the Education Committee for the term of one year, by rotation; (za) the Registrar - Member-Secretary. (3) The Chancellor shall normally preside over the senate and in his absence the Vice-Chancellor shall preside. (4) The Senate shall meet at least twice a year on the date to be fixed by the Chancellor. One of the meetings shall be the annual meeting.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) The Senate shall be the principal authority for all financial estimates and budgetary appropriations and for providing social feedback to the university on current and future academic programmes.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) The Senate shall consist of the following members, namely :-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) the Chancellor-Chairperson;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> the Vice-Chancellor;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) the Deans of Faculties;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) the Director of Board of Examinations and Evaluation;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) the Finance and Accounts Officer;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>) the Directors of Sub-campuses of the university;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>h</i>) the Director, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>i</i>) the Director of Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>j</i>) the Director of Technical Education or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Director;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>k</i>) the Director Knowledge Resource Center of the university;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>l</i>) the Director of Board of Students Development;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>m</i>) the Director of Sports and Physical Education;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>n</i>) the Director of Board of Lifelong Learning and Extension;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>o</i>) ten Principals of affiliated, conducted, autonomous colleges which are accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or National Board of Accreditation, (NBA), as the case may be, to be elected by the collegium of principals from amongst themselves; of whom one each shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (<i>Vimukta Jatis</i>) or Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and one shall be a woman;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>p</i>) six representatives of Management - to be elected from among the collegium of management representatives of the affiliated colleges or institutions out of whom one shall be from Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (<i>Vimukta Jatis</i>) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes category, by rotation, and one shall be woman:<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Provided that, such representatives of management to be elected shall be the representatives of management of colleges which are accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council or National Board of Accreditation as the case may be:<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Provided further that, where a management conducts one or more Colleges or institutions, only one representative of such management shall be eligible for being included in collegium of Management Representatives;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>q</i>) the president and the secretary of the University Students' Council;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>r</i>) ten teachers other than principals and directors of recognised institutions to be elected by the collegium of teachers from amongst themselves of whom one each shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (<i>Vimukta Jatis</i>) or Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and one shall be a woman;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>s</i>) three teachers to be elected by the collegium of University teachers from amongst themselves, of whom one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (<i>Vimukta Jatis</i>) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes, by rotation, and one shall be a woman;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>t</i>) ten registered graduates having graduated at least five years prior to the date of nomination, to be elected from amongst the collegium of registered graduates, of whom one each shall be a person belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (<i>Vimukta Jatis</i>) or Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and one shall be a woman:<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Provided that, the registered graduates shall not include the graduates falling in or covered by the category of teachers (regular or on contract basis, irrespective of their teaching experience), principals, heads of the departments, management or any other categories mentioned in this sub-section;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>u</i>) ten persons nominated by the Chancellor, of whom four shall be from the field of agriculture, social work, co-operative movement, legal, financial, banking and cultural activities and of the remaining six persons, one is from the industry, one is an educationist, one is a scientist, one is a person from performing and fine arts or literature or sports, one is from an organization involved in Environment or Preservation of Nature related tasks, and one is from an organization involved in women's development or senior citizens welfare or communications and media;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>v</i>) two persons, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor one shall be a non-teaching employee of the university and one shall be from amongst the non-teaching employees of the affiliated colleges or recognized institutions;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>w</i>) two Members of Legislative Assembly nominated by Speaker of Legislative Assembly for a tenure of two and half years;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>x</i>) one Member of Legislative Council nominated by Chairman of Legislative Council for a tenure of two and half years;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>y</i>) one Member of Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation to be nominated by Vice-Chancellor by rotation for a tenure of one year;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>z</i>) one representative of the Education Committees of Zilla Parishads within the university area, nominated by the Education Committee for the term of one year, by rotation;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>za</i>) the Registrar - Member-Secretary.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) The Chancellor shall normally preside over the senate and in his absence the Vice-Chancellor shall preside.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>4</i>) The Senate shall meet at least twice a year on the date to be fixed by the Chancellor. One of the meetings shall be the annual meeting. <br>