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Board of Management. - (1) The Board of Management shall be the Chief Executive body of the University and shall consist of the following persons, namely:- (i) Vice-Chancellor, (ii) Agricultural Production Commissioner/Agricultural Secretary, (iii) [Director of Agriculture, Bihar, Patna for the Rajendra Agricultural University]/Director of Agriculture, Ranchi for the Birsa Agricultural University, (iv) Director of Animal Husbandry, 8/33 (v) One Dean of the faculty and one Director of the University to be selected by rotation in the manner prescribed for a period of two years, (vi) One Head of the University Department to be selected by rotation in the manner prescribed for a period of two years, (vii) A woman specialist in Home Science to be nominated by the State Government for a period of two years, (viii) A representative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, (ix) Two progressive farmers from the jurisdiction of a University to be nominated by the State Government for a period of two years, (x) One eminent Agricultural Scientist from the country to be nominated by the Chancellor for a period of two years, (xi) Four members of the [Jharkhand] Legislature nominated by the State Government for a period of two years. Out of them, three shall be from the [Jharkhand] Legislative Assembly and one from the Legislative Council. Explanation. - The persons shall be nominated from amongst the members of the Legislature whose constituency fall within the jurisdiction of the respective Universities. (xii) Chief Conservator of Forests will be a member of the Board of Management in that University where there is teaching of Forestry at least at degree level, (xiii) The Director of Fisheries shall be a member of Board of Management in that University in which separate teaching of Fisheries Science at degree level is established. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Board of Management and the Registrar shall be its ex-officio Secretary. (3) The term of Non-Official members of the Board of Management can be extended for a period not exceeding six months by the Chancellor: Provided that a member elected or appointed as representative of any body shall be deemed to vacate office with effect from the date on which he ceases to be a member of the body which elected or appointed him. (4) The members of the Board other than the officers of a University and ex-officio member shall be entitled to daily allowance and T.A. as prescribed in the statutes. (5) The Board of Management shall, on a date to be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor, meet at least once in every quarter of the year. (6) One-third members of the Board of Management shall form the quorum of an ordinary meeting: Provided that there shall be no quorum for an adjourned meeting.