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(1) The Board of Governors shall consist of the following; (a) The Chancellor; (b) The Vice-Chancellor; (c) Three persons nominated by the Sponsor, ERD Foundation; (d) One representative from the Department of Education , Govt of Meghalaya nominated by the State Govt; (e) An educationist of repute to be nominated by the State Government; (f) One person of repute from the state of Meghalaya to be nominated by the sponsor; (g) Two persons of high academic repute and remarkable achievements in the field of science and technology nominated by the Sponsor from national level organization preferably from IIT/IISc or university of repute. (h) Two highly qualified and experienced persons in the field of science and technology, one from Industry and one from research organization; (2) The Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Board of Governors. (3) The Registrar shall be an ex-officio Secretary of the Board of Governors. (4) The Board of Governors shall be the supreme authority and principal governing body of the University and hold office for a period of four years and shall have the following powers, namely: (a) to appoint the statutory auditors of the university. (b) to lay down policies to be pursued by the university. (c) to review the decisions of other authorities of the university, if they are not in conformity with the provisions of this act or the statutes or the rules. (d) to approve the budget and annual report of the university (e) to make new or additional Statutes and Rules or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes and Rules (f) to make decision about the voluntary winding up of the university. (g) to approve proposals for submission to the State Govt. and (h) to take such decisions and steps as are found desirable for effectively carrying out the objects of the University. (5) The Board of Governors shall meet at least twice in a calendar year at such time and place as the Chancellor thinks fit or can sit at any moment in case of any crisis and emergency.