Section 22: The Bihar State Universities Act, 1976.

The Syndicate.–(1) The Syndicate shall be the Executive Council of the University and it shall consist of the following members:– (a) Vice-Chancellor; (b) Pro-Vice-Chancellor; (c) Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Higher Education or his representative not below the rank of the Joint Secretary; (d) Director, Higher Education; (e) Dean, Students’ Welfare, and Proctor; (f) Two Heads of the University Departments, to be nominated by rotation as prescribed by the Statutes, whose term of office shall be for one year from the date of nomination; (g) Two Principal of Colleges maintained by the University, to be nominated by rotation as prescribed by the Statutes, whose term of office shall be for one year from the date of nomination; (h) Two from amongst Professors and Readers of the University other than the University Heads of Departments and two such Lecturers as have a minimum of five years of teaching experience, to be elected by the teacher members of the Senate by single transferable vote in accordance with the system of proportionate representation, one of whom shall be from other Backward Classes from the rank of Professors and Readers, and one from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes from the rank of Lecturers; (i) Four from amongst the members of the Senate other than teachers, students and employees of University and Colleges, to be elected by the non-teacher members of the Senate by single transferable vote in accordance with the system of proportionate representation, but one of whom shall be from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and one from the other Backward Classes; _________________________________ 1. Subs. by Act 17 of 1993.
(j) One reputed educationist nominate by the Chancellor; (k) Three persons to be nominated by the State Government one of whom shall be from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/other Backward Classes and one from women having academic interest and in social work elected in aforesaid manner.] The following is as per the Hindi Text of the Gazette dated 22.8.1993– jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke funZsf’kr ik¡p O;fDr ftuesa ls ,d vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr@vU; fiNM+k oxZ ls rFkk ,d fo|kuqjkxh vkSj [;kfr izkIr lekt lsoh efgyk gksxhA (2) The term of office of members, other than the ex-officio member shall be for a period of three years with effect from the date of their respective election or nomination except otherwise provided and shall include any further period which may elapse between the expiry of the said period of three years and the date of the succeeding election or nomination, except in case of an election or nomination to fill up any casual vacancy: 1[Provided that any member elected o nominated shall be deemed to vacate office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be member of the category from which he has been elected or nominated.] (3) flafMdsV dh cSBd vodk’k vof/k dks NksM+dj eghus esa ,d ckj lk/kkj.kr% gksxhA ijUrq ;fn dqyifr mfpr le>s arks flaMhdsV dh fo’ks"k cSBd cqyk ldrs gSaA mi&lfefr dh cSBd flaMhdsV dh cSBd ds rqjar igys vFkok ckn esa gksxh] 2[(4) The Syndicate shall have perpetual succession and any of its acts or proceedings shall not be invalid merely because of any vacancy or vacancies in its membership.] Legislative changes (after 1982)–Ordinance 39 of 1986 brought some changes in this viz. words “Chief Executive Body” in sub-section (1) was substituted to “Executive Council” and clauses (g) and (h) of sub-section (1) and proviso to sub-section (2) were substituted . These changes continued by successive Ordinances till Act 3 of 1990 was passed. Prior to their substitution clauses (g), of sub-section (1) and proviso to sub-section (2) read as follows:– “(g) One Reader or College Professor of the University or College and two such Lecturers having at least 10 years’ teaching experience, to be elected by the Teacher Members of the Senate in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable votes.” “(h) Three members other than teachers, students and other employees of a college or the University, to be elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote by the members of the Senate: ijUrq flusV blds varxZr gksus okys fuokZpu ds LFkku ij euksu;u dk vf/kdkj dqyifr dks ugha ns ldrh gS rFkk ;fn fuokZpu ds LFkku ij dqyifr }kjk euksu;u gqvk gks rks dqykf/kifr bldk iqufoZyksdu djsaxs vkSj bl fo"k; esa mudk vkns’k vafre ,oa cU/kudkjh gksxkA” The section again underwent changes when Act 17 of 1993 (w.e.f.5.8.1993) substituted the whole of sub-section (1). Prior to substitution sub-section (1) (as amended by Ordinance. 39 of 1986 followed by successive Ordinances and Act 3 of 1990) read as follows:– “(1) The Syndicate shall be the Executive Council of the University and shall consist of the following persons, namely: Ex-officio Members (a) The Vice-Chancellor; (b) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor; (c) The Education Commissioner, Bihar, or his representative who shall at least be of the rank of Director (Higher Education) or Joint Secretary of the State Government; _________________________________________ 1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1990. 2. Ins. by Act 17 of 1993.
(d) Dean, Students’ Welfare, Proctor and Co-ordinator, College Development Council; Other Members (e) Two Heads of the University Departments as prescribed by the Statutes and their tenure shall be one year with effect from the date of their nomination; (f) Two Principal of Colleges under the University by rotation as prescribed by the Statutes and their tenure shall be one year; (g) Two from amongst the University Professors, Professor and Readers, other than Heads of Departments and two such Lecturers having teaching experience of at least 10 years shall be nominated by the Chancellor; (h) Three from amongst the members of the Senate, other than students and employees of College or University shall be nominated by the Chancellor; (i) One reputed educationist nominate by the Chancellor; (j) If in the foregoing clauses from (a) to (i) there be no ex-officio, nominated and elected Scheduled tribe or Scheduled Caste member, the Chancellor shall nominate a Scheduled Tribe member having academic interest each for the Ranchi and the Bhagalpur University and a Scheduled Caste member having academic interest each for the Lalit Narayan Mishra Mithila , Bihar, Magadh and Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University: Provided that if at a later stage a Scheduled Tribe or Scheduled Caste member is available, the term of the Scheduled Tribe or Scheduled Caste member nominated by the Chancellor shall be deemed to have automatically ceased.”