rules and regulations of gbpihed - Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of ...

CHAPTER V
COMMITTEES, SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Committees
5.1. There shall be one standing committee namely, Scientific Advisory Committee.
5.2 The panel of the names of various committees shall be proposed by the Director out of
which the Chairman, Governing Body shall approve the names for each committee.
5.3 The member of each committee shall hold the office for a period of three years, except the
Ex-officio members. The vacancy in any committee, upon the request of any member,
shall be filled by the Governing Body to continue the tenure of the concerned committee.
5.4 The Governing Body shall nominate the Chairman of each committee.
5.5 Each committee shall meet at least once in a year and the presence of at least 2/3 members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. Minutes of the
meeting of the committees will be reported to the Governing Body.
Scientific Advisory Committee
5.6 The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Institute shall consist of the following
(i) Chairman of the Committee
(ii) Thematic experts (3 No) from public/private institutes in analogous sectors.
(iii) Representatives of stakeholders and beneficiaries (3 No), one each representing
NGOs, GOs, and farmers group.
(iv) Representatives (2 No) of peer Institutions working in the Indian Himalayan
Region.
(v) Institute Faculty (3 No), one each representing three levels of scientific
experience (i.e. senior, middle and junior level).
(vi) Director of the Institute as convener (Member Secretary)
5.7 The Scientific Advisory Committee shall have the following functions:
(a) to carefully select agenda for research based on perceived needs under thematic thrust
areas and region specific priorities;
(b) to finalize research agenda well in advance of clearance of budget for the Institute on a
rolling basis for 5 year period;
(c) to advice the Governing Body on Institute’s needs for augmenting Research outputs;
(d) to suggest the names and functions of networking partners of the Institute;
(e) to monitor and review the implementation of Institute’s programme and projects; and
(f) to act on all items referred to it by the Governing Body.
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