RTI Manual - VIII

A STATEMENT OF THE BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PERSONS CONSTITUTED AS ITS PART FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS ADVICE AND AS TO WHETHER MEETINGS OF THOSE BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR THE MINUTES OF SUCH MEETINGS ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR PUBLIC..

• Shri Daya Nidhan Pandey, IAS
  Joint Secretary to Govt. of India,
  Ministry of Steel, GPOA Block 3,
  Netaji Nagar, New Delhi - 110023
• Shri Uttam Singh
  Vice President Operations, Tata Steel Limited (TSL),
  Kalinga Nagar, Odisha - 755026
• Shri Raj Kumar, IES
  Joint Director to Govt. of India,
  Ministry of Steel, GPOA Block 3,
  Netaji Nagar, New Delhi - 110023
• Shri Chakraborty Singh Rathore, IAS
  Directorate of Technical Education & Training,
  Govt. of Odisha, Buxi Bazar,
  Killa Maidan, Cuttack - 753001
• Shri B. Sunil Kantha
  Chief General Manager (Steel Melting Shop-I),
  Rourkela Steel Plant, SAIL,
  Rourkela - 769011, Odisha
• Shri Suresh Agarwal
  President, Odisha Sponge Iron Manufacturers’ Association,
  N-2, Civil Township,
  Rourkela - 769004,
  Sundergarh, Odisha
• Shri Rakesh Pathak
  Chief Human Resource Officer, Jindal Stainless Limited,
  Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex, Duburi Dist.,
  Jajpur - 755026, Odisha, India
• Shri Jyoti Prakash Mallick
  Director, Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute (BPNSI),
  Near Sukinda Bhawan, Sukinda,
  Jajpur - 755018, Odisha

Members of Academic Council:

• Shri J.P. Mallick, Director, BPNSI – Chairman of the Council.
• Joint Director, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India.
• Faculty, Metallurgy & Material Science Department, IIT Bhubaneswar.
• Director, DTET, Odisha or his representative.
• Executive Director (HR) or his representative from RSP, SAIL.
• Shri S.P. Satapathy, Sr. Assistant Professor, BPNSI.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

Subject to the provisions of the Memorandum of Association, and unless otherwise provided herein, the Board shall have full powers and authority to do all acts, matters, things and deeds as the Society is empowered to do as also which may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of attainment of objects of the Society and administration/management thereof and without, in any manner, derogating from the generality of their powers, in particular the following:-

• Take decisions on questions of policy relating to the administration, management and working of the Institute.
• Prepare guidelines and approve detailed plans and programmes for the establishment of the Institute and to carry on its administration and management.
• Institute and impart courses of study at the Institute.
• Make or modify and approve organisational structure of the Institute including scales of pay, emoluments and duties attached to various posts.
• Institute, appoint, suspend, dismiss, expel persons to academic, administrative as well as other posts in the institute.
• Make, adopt, amend, vary or rescind from time-to-time Rules, Regulations and Byelaws for the regulation of, and for any purposes connected with the management and administration of the affairs of the Society/Institute and for the furtherance of its objects.
• Appoint such Committees as it considers necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties.
• Make, adopt, amend, vary or rescind from time-to-time Rules, Regulations and Byelaws of the Society for the conduct of business by the Board and the Committees appointed by Board and for delegation of its powers.
• Receive grants and contributions and to have custody of all the funds of the Institute/Society.
• Consider and approve annual report and balance sheet, and the budget estimates of the institute for each financial year along with development plans. 11) Sue and defend all legal proceedings on behalf of the Society.
• Supervise the working of the Academic Council and any other Committee or Sub-Committee appointed by it from time to time.
• File all reports, lists, documents and information with the Registrar of Societies, which are required to be filed under the Act.
• Exercise all such other powers and perform all such other duties as may be required for the achievement of the objectives of the Society.
• Guide the activities of the Institute such that it maintains primacy in its chosen fields and does not deviate from the pursuit of excellence.
• Review report of Academic Council, and all other committees.
• Entrust, if it so deems fit, the powers, functions and duties of the Secretary to any other officer of the Society/Institute, in its sole discretion.
• Delegate any/all its powers/functions to the Chairman, Director and/or to any other officer of the society/Institute, as it may deem fit from time to time. 19) Meetings of Boards of Governors of BPNSI is not open to Public, however the minutes of the latest Board of Director meeting is shown in the functional report in website for public.
• First constitution of the Board- January 2003
• Tenure of Board - Three years as per rules and regulation of BPNSI

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

• Frame, review and/or revise curricula and syllabi for courses of study across academic departments and other activities of the Institute.
• formulate, review and/or revise norms and criteria for the conduct of examination, appointment of examiners, moderators, tabulators and the like.
• Appoint committee(s) and/or officers to declare the results of the examinations and to make recommendations to the Board regarding conferment and/or grant of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions or titles.
• Formulate, review and/or revise norms and criteria for selection and appointment of academic staff of the Institute and recommend to the Board for consideration.
• Prescribe rules, regulations and standards for the admission of pupils to various courses of study in the institute.
• Lay down standards to be demonstrated before the award of certificates of competence in respect of courses offered by the institute.
• Institute and award fellowships, scholarships, prizes and medals with the prior approval of the Board.
• Appoint committee(s) from amongst the members of the Academic Council, other teachers of the Institute and experts from outside, to advise on such specific academic matters as may be referred to it/them.
• Review periodically the activities of the academic and technical departments and take appropriate action.
• Promote research within the Institute and get reports on such research from the persons engaged thereon.
• Promote consultancy services among the Iron & Steel industry including services related to energy/pollution audit and best managerial practices.
• Make recommendations to the Board with regard to the creation of posts on the academic and technical staff and the abolition thereof and the emoluments and duties attached to such posts.
• Cooperate with any other educational, industrial, training or any other organisation in the areas of education, research training, studies and the like in the fields of steel, secondary steel technology and other subjects dealt with at the institute.
• Consider and carry out any academic assignment given to it by the Board within the scope of the objects of the society.