10. Authorities of Institutes.—The following shall be the authorities of an Institute, namely:—
(a) a Board of Governors;
(b) a Senate; and
(c) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the Institute.
11. Board of Governors.—(1) The Board of Governors of each Institute shall be the principal
executive body of that Institute.
(2) The Board of each Institute shall consist of the following Members, namely:—
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(a) a Chairperson, from amongst eminent persons distinguished in the field of food industry or
education or food science or food processing technology or management or such other field, to be
appointed by the Central Government;
(b) the Director of the Institute — Member, ex officio;
(c) the Chairperson of the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India or his nominee
— Member, ex officio;
(d) the Director-General of the Indian
Council of Agricultural Research or his nominee
— Member, ex officio;
(e) one representative, not below the rank of
a Director, of the Ministry or Department of the
Central Government dealing with Food
Processing Industries
— Member, ex officio;
(f) two representatives having special
knowledge in the field of food processing
industry to be nominated by the Central
Government
— Members;
(g) one representative from an Indian
Institute of Management
— Member, ex officio;
(h) one representative from an Indian
Institute of Technology
— Member, ex officio;
(i) the Dean of Faculty of the Institute, if any — Member, ex officio;
(j) Secretary to the Government of India in
the Department of Higher Education or his
nominee
— Member, ex officio;
(k) three faculty members of the Institute
from amongst Professors, Associate Professors
and Assistant Professors, by rotation of seniority
— Members, ex officio;
(l) one nominee of the concerned State
Government not below the rank of a Joint
Secretary
— Member, ex officio; and
(m) Registrar of the Institute — Member-Secretary, ex officio.
(3) The Chairperson shall have the power to invite any number of experts, not being members of the
Board, to attend meetings of the Board, but such invitees shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting.
12. Powers and functions of Board.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board of each
Institute shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the
Institute and shall exercise all the powers of the Institute not otherwise provided for by this Act, the
Statutes and the Ordinances, and shall have the power to review the acts of the Senate.
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(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board of each Institute shall exercise
the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:—
(a) to take decision on questions of policy relating to the administration and working of the
Institute;
(b) to examine and approve the annual budget estimates of the Institute;
(c) to examine and approve the plan for development of the Institute and to identify sources of
finance for implementation of the plan;
(d) to establish departments, faculties or schools of studies and initiate programmes or courses of
study at the Institute;
(e) to set-up centres of food processing studies and allied areas within the country after approval
of the Central Government;
(f) to grant degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions or titles, and to institute and award
fellowships, scholarships, prizes and medals;
(g) to confer honorary degrees in such manner as may be specified by the Statutes;
(h) to grant honorary awards and other distinctions;
(i) to create academic, administrative, technical and other posts and determine, by Statutes, the
qualification, classification, terms and conditions of service and method of appointment of such posts;
(j) to set-up centres of food processing studies and allied areas outside India in accordance with
the guidelines laid down by the Central Government from time to time and in accordance with the
provisions of the laws for the time being in force in such foreign country;
(k) to pay, variable pay to the Director of the Institute on the basis of performance objectives as
may be specified by the Statutes;
(l) to make, amend and repeal the Statutes;
(m) to consider and modify or cancel the Ordinances; and
(n) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred on or
assigned to it by this Act or the Statutes.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may, by Statutes, delegate such powers and
functions of the Board to the Director as it may deem fit.
(4) The Board shall conduct an annual review of the performance of the Director, in the context of the
achievements of objects of the Institute:
Provided that such review shall include performance review of faculty members of the Institute on
such parameters, periodicity and terms of reference as may be determined by the Board.
(5) The Board shall, through an independent agency or group of experts, within a period of three
years from the date of incorporation of the Institute, and thereafter at least once every three years,
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evaluate and review the performance of the Institute, including its faculty, on the parameters of long term
strategy and rolling plans of the Institute and such other parameters as the Board may decide and the
report of such review shall be placed in public domain.
(6) The qualifications, experience and the manner of selection of the independent agency or group of
experts, referred to in sub-section (5), shall be such as may be specified by the Statutes.
(7) The report of the evaluation and review under sub-section (5) shall be submitted by the Board to
the Central Government along with an action taken report:
Provided that the Central Government may after considering the report, give suggestions to the Board
for further actions to be taken by it.
(8) Where in the opinion of the Chairperson or the Director, the situation is so emergent that an
immediate decision needs to be taken in the interest of the Institute, the Chairperson, in consultation with
the Director, may issue such orders as may be necessary after recording the grounds for his opinion:
Provided that such orders shall be submitted for ratification by the Board in the next meeting.
(9) The Board shall, in exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under this Act, be
accountable to the Central Government, and the Central Government may issue directions to the Board in
public interest on the matters of policy.
(10) The Board shall have the power to appoint such Committees as it considers necessary for the
exercise of its powers and performance of its functions under this Act.
13. Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, Members of Board.—(1)
Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office of the Chairperson or a Member, other than
an ex officio Member, shall be for a period of three years from the date of his appointment or nomination.
(2) The term of office of an ex officio Member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue
of which he is a member of the Board.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, an outgoing Member, other than an ex officio
Member, shall, unless the Council otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated
as a Member in his place or until the expiry of six months whichever is earlier.
(4) The Members of the Board, other than an ex officio Member, shall be entitled to such allowances,
as may be provided by the Statutes.
14. Filling of casual vacancy.—When a vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson or Member
whether by reason of removal, resignation, death or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled within a
period of six months from the date of such vacancy in accordance with the provisions of section 11.
15. Resignation of Members.—The Chairperson or a Member, other than an ex officio Member,
may, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government, resign his office:
Provided that the Chairperson or a Member, other than an ex officio Member, shall, unless he is
permitted by the Central Government to relinquish his office sooner, continue to hold office until the
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expiry of six months from the date of receipt of such notice or until a person duly appointed as his
successor enters upon his office or until the expiry of his term of office, whichever is the earliest.
16. Senate.—(1) The Senate shall be the principal academic body of the Institute, consisting of the
following persons, namely:—
(a) the Director — Chairperson, ex officio;
(b) the Registrar — Member, ex officio;
(c) all full time faculty at the level of
Professors appointed or recognised as
such by the Institute for the purpose of
imparting instructions in the Institute
— Members, ex officio;
(d) three persons, not being employees of
the Institute, to be nominated by the
Board in consultation with the Director
from amongst academicians of repute, one
each from the fields of food science,
management and food technology
— Members; and
(e) such other members of the staff as
may be laid down in the Statutes
— Members, ex officio.
(2) The term of office of a Member nominated under clause (d) of sub-section (1) shall be two years
from the date of his nomination.
(3) The term of office of an ex officio Member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue
of which he is a Member.
17. Functions of Senate.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, the
Senate of an Institute shall have the control and general regulation, and be responsible for the
maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination in the Institute and shall exercise such
other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred on or assigned to it by the Statutes.
18. Powers and functions of Chairperson.—(1) The Chairperson shall ordinarily preside at the
meetings of the Board and at the Convocations of the Institute.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to ensure that the decisions taken by the Board are
implemented.
(3) The Chairperson shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be
conferred on or assigned to him by this Act or the Statutes.
19. Director.—(1) The Director shall be appointed by the Board.
(2) The Director shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the Institute and shall be
responsible for the proper administration of the Institute and for imparting of instruction and maintenance
of discipline therein.
(3) The Director shall submit annual reports and accounts to the Board.
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(4) The Director shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be
conferred on or assigned to him by this Act or the Statutes or Ordinances.
20. Registrar.—(1) The Registrar of each Institute shall be appointed on such terms and conditions as
may be laid down by the Statutes and shall be the custodian of the records, common seal, funds of the
Institute and such other property of the Institute as the Board shall commit to his charge.
(2) The Registrar shall act as the Secretary of the Board, the Senate and such Committees as may be
specified by the Statutes.
(3) The Registrar shall be responsible to the Director for the proper discharge of his functions.
(4) The Registrar shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be
conferred on or assigned to him by this Act or the Statutes or by the Director.
21. Other authorities and officers.—The powers and functions of other authorities and officers,
other than those mentioned above, shall be such as may be determined by the Statutes.
22. Appointments.— All appointments of the staff of every Institute shall be made in accordance
with the procedure laid down in the Statutes, by—
(a) the Board, if the appointment is of the academic staff in the post of Assistant Professor or
above or if the appointment is of the non-academic staff in any post which is above level 7 in the pay
matrix; and
(b) the Director, in any other case.
23. Statutes.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any of the
following matters, namely:—
(a) the conferment of honorary degrees;
(b) the formation of departments of teaching;
(c) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the Institute and for admission to the
examinations for degrees and diplomas of the Institute;
(d) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
(e) the qualifications, classification, terms and conditions of service and method of appointment
to academic, administrative, technical and other posts;
(f) the constitution of pension, insurance and provident funds for the benefit of the officers,
teachers and other staff of the Institute;
(g) the constitution, powers and functions of the authorities of the Institute;
(h) the establishment and maintenance of halls and hostels;
(i) the conditions for residence of students of the Institute and charging of fees for residence in
the halls and hostels and other charges;
(j) the manner of filling up the vacancies of Members of the Board;
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(k) the allowances to be paid to the Chairperson and Members of the Board;
(l) the authentication of the orders and decisions of the Board;
(m) the financial accountability of the Institute;
(n) the meetings of the Board, the Senate, or any Committee, the quorum at such meetings and the
procedure to be followed in the conduct of their business; and
(o) any other matter which, by this Act, is required to be, or may be, specified by the Statutes.
24. Statutes how made.—(1) The first Statutes of each Institute shall be framed by the Council with
the previous approval of the Central Government and a copy of the same shall be laid as soon as may be
after they are made before each House of Parliament.
(2) The Board may, from time to time, make new or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the
Statutes in the manner hereafter provided in this section.
(3) Every new Statute or addition to the Statutes or any amendment or repeal of Statute shall require
the previous approval of the Central Government which may approve it or remit it to the Board for
consideration.
(4) A new Statute or a Statute amending or repealing an existing Statute shall have no validity unless
it has been approved by the Central Government.
25. Ordinances.—Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances of the
Institute may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the admission of the students to the Institute;
(b) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees and diplomas of the Institute;
(c) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degree or diploma courses and to
the examinations of the Institute, and shall be eligible for degrees and diplomas;
(d) the conditions of award of the fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
(e) the conditions and mode of appointment and duties of examining bodies, examiners and
moderators;
(f) the conduct of examinations;
(g) the maintenance of discipline among the students of the Institute; and
(h) any other matter which, by this Act or the Statutes, is to be or may be provided for by the
Ordinances.
26. Ordinances how made.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the Ordinances shall be
made by the Senate.
(2) All Ordinances made by the Senate shall have effect from such date as it may direct, but every
Ordinance so made shall be submitted, as soon as may be after it is made, to the Board and shall be
considered by the Board at its next meeting.
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(3) The Board shall have power by resolution to modify or cancel any Ordinance and such Ordinance
shall from the date of such resolution stand modified accordingly or cancelled, as the case may be.
27. Tribunal of Arbitration.—(1) Any dispute arising out of a contract between the Institute and any
of its employees shall, at the request of the employee concerned or at the instance of the Institute, be
referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration consisting of one member appointed by the Institute, one member
nominated by the employee concerned, and an umpire appointed by the Central Government.
(2) The decision of the Tribunal of Arbitration shall be final, and no suit shall lie in any civil court in
respect of the matters decided by the said Tribunal:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall preclude the employee or the Institute, as the case may
be, from availing the judicial remedies available under articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution.
(3) The Tribunal of Arbitration shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
(4) Nothing in any law for the time being in force relating to arbitration shall apply to arbitrations
under this section.