Governance
The Centre is governed by its Governing Board and the Council. The Finance Committee, a subcommittee of the Governing Board, looks after the financial aspects of the Centre.
Minutes of meetings of these committees: Click here to view
The Council
The Council is an apex body of the Centre chaired by its President, ex-officio Chairman of the UGC. The Council has seven ex-officio members and three nominated members. The members of the Governing Board are also members of the Council, as such, total number of members of the Council is 21. The nominated members of the Council serve for a term of 3 years. The Director, INFLIBNET is the Member-Secretary of the Council. The Council meets once in a year. The present members of the Council are listed below:
| Ex-officio | |
|---|---|
| President | Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi |
| Vice-Chairperson, UGC | Prof. Deepak Kumar Srivastava |
| Chairperson, AICTE | Prof. T. G. Sitharam |
| Director General, CSIR | Dr. N. Kalaiselvi |
| Chairperson, ICSSR | Prof. Deepak Kumar Srivastava (Officiating) |
| Director General, National Library | Prof. (Dr.) Ajay P Singh, Director General, National Library, Kolkata |
| Director, INFLIBNET Centre | Prof. Devika P. Madalli , Member Secretary |
| Nominated | |
| One Vice-Chancellor of a University | Dr. Rakesh Singhai, Vice Chancellor, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Nalanda Campus, R. N. T. Marg, Indore-452001, Madhya Pradesh |
| One eminent Library Scientist | Prof. Ramesh C. Gaur, Dean, Director(Library & Information) & Head - Kalanidhi Division, IGNCA, New Delhi |
| One expert in Information Technology | Prof. Rajat Moona, Director, IIT, Gandhinagar |
All Members of Governing Board are also member of the Council.
The Governing Board
Governing Board (GB) manages, administers, directs and controls the affairs of the Centre as per Rules and Bye-laws of the Centre. The Governing Board is headed by a Chairperson, who is an eminent academician in the areas of relevance to the Centre and is appointed by the President of the Council. The Governing Board has six ex-officio members and seven nominated members who are nominated by the Chairman, UGC. The Director, INFLIBNET is the Member-Secretary of the Board. The Governing Board meets at least twice a year.The current members of the Governing Board are listed below:
| Chairman, Governing Board | Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad |
| Ex-officio | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chairperson, UGC | Prof. Deepak Kumar Srivastava |
| Secretary, UGC | Prof. Manish Ratnakar Joshi |
| Vice Chancellor (Local University) | Prof. Rama Shankar Dubey, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar |
Nominee of AICTE |
Dr. Dinesh Singh, Director (P&AP Bureau) |
| Director, INFLIBNET Centre | Prof. Devika P. Madalli, Member Secretary |
| Nominated | |
| Vice-Chancellor of Central University | Prof. N. Lokendra Singh, Vice Chancellor, Manipur University, Manipur |
| Vice-Chancellor of State University | Prof. Ravindra D. Kulkarni, Vice Chancellor, University of Mumbai, Mumbai |
| Vice-Chancellor of Deemed University | Prof. G. U. Kulkarni, President, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru |
| One Director of IUC's | Prof. Avinash Chandra Pandey, Director, Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi |
| One Eminent Librarian | Dr. Vikas Sitaramji Nagrale, Librarian, Dr Zakir Husain Library, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
| Two Experts in Computer/Communication | Shri Rahul Kulkarni, Chief Technologist, Samagra, New Delhi Prof. Kolin Paul, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi, New Delhi |
| Representative of MoE (e-ShodhSindhu) | |
The Finance Committee
The Finance Committee (FC) is a sub-committee of the Governing Board and consists of seven members. It has seven ex-officio members and one nominated member. The Chairman of the Governing Board is also the Chairman of the Finance Committee. The Administrative / Accounts Officer of the Centre is the Non-member Secretary of the Committee. The Finance Committee makes recommendations to the Governing Board on i) Budget proposals of the Centre; ii) Scrutiny of the Audited Accounts and replies to the annual Audited Report; iii) Approval of sanctioned and additional positions; and iv) any other matter on which the Board seeks its recommendations. The Finance Committee meets at least once a year. The minutes of the Committee, after approval by the Governing Board are forwarded to the UGC for examination, approval and release of grants to the Centre. The members of the current Finance Committee are listed The Finance Committee will consist of the following members:
| Chairman, Governing Board, INFLIBNET | Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
| Secretary, UGC | Prof. Manish Ratnakar Joshi |
| Financial Advisor, UGC | Mr. Sudeep Singh Jain |
| One Member of Governing Board nominated by the Chairperson, Governing Board | Prof. N. Lokendra Singh, Vice Chancellor, Manipur University |
| Bureau Head of the Plan Budget section, UGC | Dr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Joint Secretary (IUC) |
| Director, INFLIBNET Centre | Prof. Devika P. Madalli |
| One Senior professional staff of the Centre | Dr. Abhishek Kumar, Scientist-E (CS), INFLIBNET Centre |
| Administrative / Accounts Officer of the Centre | Sh. Harish Chandra, Non-Member Secretary, Administrative Officer |
Building Committee
| Prof. Himanshu Pandya, Former Vice-Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad | Chairman |
| Prof. R. S. Dubey, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar | Member, GB, INFLIBNET Centre |
| Prof. Devika P. Madalli, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar | Ex-Officio Member |
| Prof. Asutosh Trivedi, Dean, IRD, Delhi Technological University, Delhi | Member |
| Sh. N. K. Ojha, University Engineer, The M S Univerity of Baroda, Vadodara | Member |
| Sh. Manoj Kumar K., Scientist-F(CS), INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar | Member |
| Sh. Harish Chandra, Admn. Officer (P & A), INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar | Member |
Former Presidents, The Council | Former Chairpersons, The Governing Board | Former Directors, INFLIBNET Centre