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(1) The following persons shall be the members of the University, namely (i) the Chancellor, ex-officio; (ii) the Vice-Chancellor, ex-officio; (iii) the Secretary, Department of Education, Govern- ment of West Bengal, ex-officio; (iv) the Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of West Bengal, ex-officio; (v) the Deans of the Faculties of the University, if any, ex-officio; (vi) three Principals of constituent colleges, if any, not being Deans of Faculties of the University, to be appointed by the Chancellor in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 9 ; (vii) the General Manager, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, ex-officio; (viii) the General Manager, Indian Iron and Steel Com- pany Limited, Burnpur, ex-officio; Members of the University and their terms of office. 6 The Burdwan University Act, 1959. [West Ben. Act (Chapter II.—The University.—Section 8.) (ix) the General Manager, Hindusthan Steel Private Limited, Durgapur, ex-officio; (a) the Mining Adviser to the Government of India, ex-officio; (xi) former Vice-Chancellors of the University except those who may have expressed their unwillingness in writing to serve as members, ex-officio; (xii)' three Principals of affiliated colleges, not being Deans of Faculties of the University, to be appointed by the Chancellor in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 9; (viii) three persons to be elected in accordance with the provisions made in this behalf by Statutes, of whom— (a) one shall be a Teacher of the University, not being a Dean of a Faculty of the University, and shall be elected by the Teachers of the University, and (b) two shall be Teachers of Colleges not being Principals, and shall be elected by Teachers of Colleges; (xiv) two persons to be elected in accordance with the provisions made in this behalf by Statutes by members of Governing Bodies of Colleges, not being Principals or Teachers of Colleges, from amongst themselves; (vv) the President, Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal, ex-officio; and (xvi) three persons having special interest in University or Technological education to be appointed by the Chancellor. (2) The persons referred to in clauses (i) to (iv) and (vii) to (a) of sub-section (1) shall be the first members of the University. (3) As soon as may be after the University has been first established, it shall take all necessary steps to enable the persons referred to in clauses (v), (vi), (viii) and (xiv) of sub-section (1) to join as members of the University. (4) The members of the University other than ex-officio members shall hold office for a term of two years from the date on which they are appointed or elected : Provided that the members referred to in clauses (vi), (xii) and (xiii) of sub-section (1) shall cease to hold office as such as soon as they cease to hold office as Principals of constituent colleges or affiliated colleges, or as Teachers of the University, constituent colleges or affiliated colleges, as the case may be. The Burdwan University Act, 195.9. 7 XXIX of 1959.] (Chapter• II.—The University.—,Sections 9, 10.) (5) Of the three members to be appointed under clause (xii) of sub-section (1), one shall be the Principal of a Government College, one shall be the Principal of a sponsored college while the third shall be the Principal of one of the other affiliated colleges. The State Government shall supply to the Univer- sity lists of Government Colleges and sponsored colleges within the jurisdiction of the University and shall forthwith intimate to the University any changes that may occur in any such list from time to time. Explanation.—For the purposes of this Act "sponsored college" means a college recognised as such by the State Government and included in a. list furnished to the University by the State Government. a