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building, consisting of Administrative, Academic and Residential Blocks, is designed by internationally

acclaimed architect and renowned academician Dr. Balkrishna V Doshi of Vastu-Shilpa in consultation
with other experts in the field of sustainable, eco-friendly and energy-efficient building. The building is
furnished tastefully by M/s Godrej. It is partially air-conditioned and partially air-cooled following tenets
of a green building. The current composition of the Building committee is given in Appendix I.

5. Governance

The Centre is governed by its Governing Board and Governing Council. The Finance Committee, a
subcommittee of the Governing Board, looks after the financial aspects of the Centre. Constitution and
major responsibilities of these three committees are mentioned below:

5.1. Governing Council

Governing Council (GC) 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
twenty-one. 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 Governing Council are listed in Appendix II.

5.2. 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 in a year. The current members of the Governing Board are listed in Appendix III.

5.3. Finance Committee

The Finance Committee (FC) is a sub-committee of the Governing Board and consists of seven members. It has
three ex-officio members and four nominated members. 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 in Appendix IV.

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