The NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACT, 2007

THE INSTITUTES

Section 11A: Board of Institutes of Second Schedule and Third Schedule.

The Board of every Institute mentioned in the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule shall consist of the following members, namely:—

(a) the Chairperson to be nominated by the Visitor;

(b) Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of India, or his nominee not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, ex officio;

(c) Director of the Institute, ex officio;

(d) Director of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, ex officio;

(e) Director of one of the Indian Institutes of Technology, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(f) two Secretaries to the Government of India, to be nominated by the Central Government representing its Scientific or Industrial Ministries;

(g) Chief Secretary of the State in which the Institute is located, or his nominee not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, ex officio;

(h) two professors of the Institute to be nominated by the Senate;

(i) two eminent scientists, to be nominated by the Council, having special knowledge of practical experience in respect of education, engineering or science, one of whom shall be a woman; and

(j) Financial Advisor, Ministry of Human Resource Development, ex officio.](cid:29)