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( 1 ) There shall be a Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges with broad objectives of initiating and strengthening of quality post-graduate programmes in various disciplines of learning in colleges. ( 2 ) The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall meet not less than four times in a year, two of which shall necessarily be in the month of September or October and December or January, each year. ( 3 ) The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall consist of the following members, namely :- ( a ) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson; (b) the Deans of faculties and Associate Deans, if any; ( c ) one faculty-wise expert from other universities, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, each having minimum experience of five years as a professor; ( d ) three faculty-wise heads of departments in colleges, with minimum experience of five years as a recognized post-graduate teacher, from post-graduate centres in colleges, preferably from different districts to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; ( e ) Directors of all sub-campuses; ( f ) Deputy Registrar of the administrative section concerned, shall act as the Secretary of the Board. ( 4 ) The Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges shall have the following powers and duties, namely :- ( a ) to recommend creation of a new post-graduate centre in a particular discipline or a new course in the existing post-graduate centre in an affiliated college; (b) to create synergy for the growth of the post-graduate centers at district level through district sub-campuses; ( c ) to initiate and encourage the use of technology in a blended form of education in the post-graduate centers; ( d ) to propagate and keep track of quality enhancement in post-graduate centers by initiating teachers capacity enhancement activities; ( e ) to initiate research and development activities in post-graduate centers; ( f ) to undertake any other task as may be assigned by the university authorities so as to carry out objectives of the Board of Post-Graduate Education in Colleges.