(Assented to by the Chancellor vide Memo No. P.U.-225/62-6035/GS.(l), dated the 28th November, 1962.)

1. The Faculties shall constitute the Boards of Courses and Studies in the subjects taught in the Department assigned to them.

2. (i) Appointment of Boards of Courses and Studies—Boards of Courses in the following subjects and Studies shall be appointed by the Faculties noted against them.

1.         Hindi

2.         Sanskrit

3.         English

4.         Bengali

5.         Urdu

6.         Maithili           

7.         Arabic

8.         Persian

9.         History

10.       Ancient Indian History and                Faculty of Arts

Archaeology

 

 

 

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11. Economics

12. Labour and Social WeIfare

13. Sociology

14. Political Science

15. Philosophy

16. Psychology

17. Geography

18. Music

19. Home Science

1. Mathematics

2. Physics

3. Chemistry

4. Botany

5. Zoology                                                                 Faculty of Science

6. Geology

7. Statistics

1 . Medicine

2. Surgery

3. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

4. Ophthalmology and

 Otorhinolaryngology

5. Pathology

6. Pharmacology                                                       Faculty of  Medicine.

7. Physiology

8. Anatomy

   Education                                                               Faculty of Education.

Law                                                                          Faculty of Law.

Commerce                                                              Faculty of Commerce.

Engineering                                                            Faculty of Engineering.

2. (ii) The functions of the Boards of Courses and Studies with respect to the following subjects shall be performed by the Boards of Courses and Studies noted against them.

1. French and German                                 Board of Courses and Studies in English.

2. pali                                                             Board of Courses and Studies in Sanskrit.

3. Nepali                                                        Board of Courses and Studies in Hindi.

4. Oriya                                                          Board of Courses and Studies in Bengali.

5. International Relations and                    Boards of Courses and Studies Public   Administration                                             in Political Science.

6. Aneesthesia                                              Board of Courses and Studies in Surgery.

 

 

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7.  Orthopaedic Surgery                              Board of Courses and Studies in Surgery.

8. Paediatrics                                                Board of Courses and Studies in Medicine.

9. Social and Preventive Medicine            Board of Courses and Studies in Medicine.

10. Forensic Medicine                                 Board of Courses and Studies in Pathology.

11. Bio-Chemistry                                        Board of Courses and Studies in Physiology.     

3. (i) Constitution of Boards of Courses and Studies—Ech Board of Courses and Studies in the Faculties of Arts. Science and Medicine shall consists of—

(a) the Head of the University Department Chairman-ex-officio.

(b) not more than two external experts appointed by the Faculty.

(c) not more than seven teachers of the subject in the University to be elected by  the Faculty.

Provided That-—

(1) In the Board of Courses and Studies in English there shall be two additional members one of whom will be an expert in French and the other an expert in German.

(2) In the Board of Courses and Studies in Hindi there shall be one additional member, who will be an expert in Nepali.

(3) In the Board of Courses and Studies in Surgery there shall be two additional members, one of whom will be an expert in Anaesthesia and the other an expert in orthopaedic Surgery, both to be appointed by the Faculty.

(4) In the Board of Courses and Studies in Medicine, there shall be two additional members one of whom will be an expert in paediatrics and the other an expert in Social and Preventive Medicine, both to be appointed by the Faculty.

(5) In the Board of Courses and Studies in Pathology there shall be one additional member who will be an expert in Forensic Medicine to be appointed by the Faculty.

(6) In the Board of Courses and Studies in Physiology there shall be an additional member who will be an expert in Bio-Chemistry to be appointed by the Faculty.

(7) In the cases of subjects in which there is no University Department the Chairman of the Board shall be the Dean, if he is the member of the Board and in all other cases the senior most teacher of the University, shall act as the Chairman.

3. (ii) Board of Courses and Studies in the Facutly of Commerce shall consist of—

(a)      Head of the University Department of Applied Economics and Commerce as Chairman-ex-officio,

(b)       Three members to be elected by the Faculty of Commerce from

 

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amongst teachers of the subject in the University.'

(c)       One member to be appointed by the Facutly of Commerce from amongst the members of any other Faculty.

(d)       Two external experts to be appointed by the Faculty of Commerce.

3. (iii) Board of Courses and Studies in the Faculty of Engineering shall consist of—

(a)       Dean of the Faculty of Engineering as Chairman-ex-officio.

(b)       Not more than four external expert to be elected by the Faculty one from each branch (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Mathematics.).

(c)       Not more than fourteen teachers of the University to be elected by the Faculty.

3. (iv) Board of Courses and Studies in the Faculty of Education shall consist of—

(a)       The Head of the University Department of Education,

(b)       Principal, Patna Training College,

(c)       Principal, Women's Training College,

(d)       One external expert to be appointed by the Faculty,

(e)       Five members of the Faculty to be elected from amongst its own members or from outside.

The Dean of the Facutly of Education shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Board.

3. (v) Board of Courses and Studies in the Faculty of Law shall consist of—

(a)       Head of the University Department of Law,

(b)       Principal, Patna Law College,

(c)       Two external experts to be appointed by the Faculty,

(d)       Six members to be elected by the Faculty of whom at least four must be teachers of the subject in the University.

The Dean of the Faculty of Law shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Board.

3. (vi) A member of the Board shall hold office from the date of his election or appointment for a period of one year.

3. (vii) No person shall be a member of more than three Boards.

4. Election of members—(i)The election of members of a Boards shall take place at the first meeting of the Faculty concerned after the Annual meeting of the Senate.

(ii) At the said meeting each member of the Faculty shall be entitled to propose for election to each Board appointed by the said Faculty not more names than there are places to be filled on the Board by the Faculty. If the number of members proposed exceeds the number of places to be filled by the said Faculty an election shall be held in the manner prescribed hereunder.

In every election for filling a vacancy or vacancies in Board of Courses and
Studies, a ballot box shall be provided at a fixed place in the Senate Hall for the
casting of votes by the members of the Faculty present at the meeting who shall
receive the voting papers from the Chairman, mark the voting paper in privacy and

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cast their Votes in the ballot box before resuming their seats.

5. Joint meeting—The Vice-chancellor or the Dean of a Faculty may call upon two or more Boards to meet together for the disposal of question affecting such Boards.

6. President of the Board- (1) The Chairman of the Board shall preside at the meeting of the Board. In his absence the members present shall elect a Chairman.

6. (ii) Where two or more Boards are required to meet jointly under this Statute, the joint meeting shall elect its own Chairman.

7. Records to be kept—The Chairman shall record the proceedings of each meeting and shall forward the same to the Registrar as soon as possible after the meeting.

8. Convening of meeting-(1) There shall be at least two meetings of each Board every year.

(ii) The Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chairman of a Board shall direct the Registrar to convene meetings of the Board of Courses and Studies.

9. Quorum at meeting- (i) Three members of a Board shall constitute a quorum.

(ii) One fourth of members of the Boards meeting jointly shall constitute a quorum for the meetings of joint Boards.

10. Duties of Board—Each Board shall- (1) recommend to the Faculty, the Syllabii of studies for the various courses of Universities examinations of the University in the subject or subjects with which the Board is concerned.

(2) consider and report upon all such matters as may be referred to it by the Faculty, the Dean, the Vice-Chancellor, the Academic Council or the Senate.

11. (i) Each Board of Courses and Studies in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Law, Commerce and Education shall recommend annually two Boards of Moderators one for the post-graduate and another for the under-graduate examinations in the subject or subjects with which the Board is concerned.

11. (ii) The Board of Courses and Studies in the Faculty of Engineering shall recommend annually six Boards of Moderators, one each in the subjects mentioned hereunder:

1. Civil Engineering

2. Electrical Engineering

3. Mechanical Engineering

4. Mathematics

5. Natural Sciences

6. Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences.

11. (iii) The Boards of Courses and Studies in the Faculty of Medicine named hereunder shall recommend annually Boards of Moderators noted against them.

1. Boards of Courses and Studies              Board of Moderators of the

   of the subject concerned                          subject for the post-graduate

                                                                        examination.

 

 

 

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2.  Boards of Courses and Studies for                      Board of Moderators for First

  Anatomy and Physiology                                      M.B., B.S. Examinations

3.  Boards of Courses and Studies                            Boards of Moderators for second

     For Pathology, Pharmacology and Medicine     M.B., B.S. Examination.     

4. Boards of Courses and Studies  for                      Board of Moderators for Final.

  Medicine, Surgery and Ophthalmology              M.B., B.S. Examination.

  and Otorhinolaryngology.

11. (iv) The number of members for each Board to be recommended Board of Moderators shall not exceed four.