here - Students' Gymkhana - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

CHAPTER I
MEMBERSHIP AND ADVISORY BODY
1.01 All registered students of the Institute who pay gymkhana dues shall be members of the
Gymkhana and shall constitute its general body.
1.02 The Director of the Institute shall be the Patron of the Gymkhana.
1.03 The Patron, from a panel of names suggested by the Students’ Senate, shall appoint the
Chief Counsellor, the Games Counsellor, the Cultural Counsellor, the Films & Media
Counsellor, the Science & Technology Counsellor and Treasurer of the Gymkhana.
1.04 The Counsellors shall advise the respective wings of the Gymkhana.
1.05 All Counsellors, other then the Chief Counsellor, shall be subordinate to the Chief
Counselor in all decision-making powers.
CHAPTER II
ORGANIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES
2.01 The Gymkhana shall function through the Students’ Senate and its five Central
Executive wings, namely the Presidential Council, the Games Council, the
Cultural Council, the Films & Media Council and the Science and Technology
Council.
2.02 The Students’ Senate (hereafter referred to as the Senate) shall be the Central
Representative, Legislative and Supervisory body of the students. It shall
a. Serve as the main forum of expression of student opinion.
b. Be in continuous touch with the general body, consult the students and act as a
feedback system.
c. Act as the central policy making body.
d. Guide and check the functioning of the executive wings of the
Gymkhana.
However, it should not interfere in matters of minor importance in order that the free
f unctioning of the executive wings within the general policy framework defined by
the Senate is not affected.
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