In force · As amended up to 2026-08
11. Board of Governors. —The Board of every[2] [Institute mentioned in the First Schedule] shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) the Chairperson to be nominated by the Visitor;
1. The words "and the Deputy Director" omitted by Act 28 of 2012, s. 7 (w.e f. 7-6-2012).
2. Subs. by s.8, ibid ., for "Institute" (w.e.f. 7-6-2012).
(b) the Director, ex officio ;
(c) two persons not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India to be nominated by the Central Government from amongst persons dealing with technical education and finance;
(d) two persons to be nominated by the Government of the State in which the[1] [Institute mentioned in the First Schedule] is situated, from amongst persons, who, in the opinion of that Government, are technologists or industrialists of repute;
(e) two persons, at least one of whom shall be a woman, having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of education, engineering or science to be nominated by the Council;[2] *
(f) one professor and one assistant professor or a lecturer of the[1] [Institute mentioned in the First Schedule] to be nominated by the Senate;
3[(g) the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology in whose zone the Institute is located, or his nominee, not below the rank of a Professor].
4[11A. Boards of Institute of 5[Second Schedule and Third Schedule] .—The Board of every Institute mentioned in[ 6] [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 .]
Source: India Code