31. Establishment of Council.—(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, there shall be established a central body to be
called the Council.
(2) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) the Minister in charge of technical education in the Central Government, ex officio, as
Chairman;
(b) the Chairman of each Institute, ex officio;
(c) the Director of each Institute, ex officio;
(d) the Chairman, University Grants Commission, ex officio;
(e) the Director-General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, ex officio;
(f) the Chairman of the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, ex officio;
(g) the Director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, ex officio;
(h) three persons to be nominated by the Central Government, one to represent the Ministry
concerned with technical education, another to represent the Ministry of Finance and the third to
represent any other Ministry;
(i) one person to be nominated by the All-India Council for Technical Education;
(j) not less than three, but not more than five, persons to be nominated by the Visitor, who shall
be persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of education, industry, science
or technology;
(k) three Members of Parliament, of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People from
among its members and one by the Council of States from among its members.
(3) An officer of the Ministry of the Central Government concerned with technical education shall be
nominated by that Government to act as the Secretary of the Council.
32. Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of
Council.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office of a member of the Council
shall be three years from the date of his nomination or election, as the case may be.
(2) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue
of which he is a member.
(3) A member of the Council referred to in clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 31 shall hold office
during the pleasure of the Central Government.
(4) The term of office of a member elected under clause (k) of sub-section (2) of section 31 shall
expire as soon as he ceases to be a member of the House which elected him.
(5) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the
remainder of the term of the member in whose place he has been nominated or elected.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section an outgoing member shall, unless the Central
Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated or elected as a
member in his place.
(7) The members of the Council shall be paid such travelling and other allowances by the Central
Government as may be determined by that Government, but no member shall be entitled to any salary by
reason of this sub-section.
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33. Functions of Council.—(1) It shall be the general duty of the Council to co-ordinate the activities
of all the Institutes.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Council shall perform the following
functions, namely:—
(a) to advise on matters relating to the duration of the courses, the degrees and other academic
distinctions to be conferred by the Institutes, admission standards and other academic matters;
(b) to lay down policy regarding cadres, methods of recruitment and conditions of service of
employees, institution of scholarships and freeships, levying of fees and other matters of common
interest;
(c) to examine the development plans of each Institute and to approve such of them as are
considered necessary and also to indicate broadly the financial implications of such approved plans;
(d) to examine the annual budget estimates of each Institute and to recommend to the Central
Government the allocation of funds for the purpose;
(e) to advise the Visitor, if so required, in respect of any function to be performed by him under
this Act; and
(f) to perform such other functions as are assigned to it by or under this Act.
34. Chairman of Council.—(1) The Chairman of the Council shall ordinarily preside at the meetings
of the Council.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Council to ensure that the decisions taken by the
Council are implemented.
(3) The Chairman shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are assigned to
him by this Act.
35. Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—(1) The Central Government may
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[, by notification n the Official Gazette,] make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the manner of filling vacancies among the members of the Council;
(b) the disqualifications for being chosen as, and for being a member of the Council;
(c) the circumstances in which, and the authority by which, members may be removed;
(d) the meetings of the Council and the procedure of conducting business thereat;
(e) the travelling and other allowances payable to members of the Council; and
(f) the functions of the Council and the manner in which such functions may be exercised.
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[(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Chapter shall be laid, as soon as may be
after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days
which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of
the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that rule.]