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MINUTES OF THE 27TH(B 27/2001/2) MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT HELD ON APRIL 9, 2001 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, TEZPUR UNIVERSITY

Members present :

1. Prof. P. Bhattacharyya, Vice-chancellor Chairman 2. Dr. L. Goswami · · Member 3. Prof. 1'Vf.C. Bora, Dean, School of Management Sciences Member 4. Prof. M. Dutta, Deptt. of Information Technology Member. 5. Dr. S.K. Dutta, Reader & Head, Deptt. of TCAF Member

6. $hri S. Sahatia1 Lecturer, Deptt. of Computer Science Member -7. Dr. M.R. Sharma, Registrar Secretary

At the outset the Chairman welcomed the members to the 2ih meeting of the Board of Management.

The following agenda items were taken up for consideration. - 2 -

! Item No Subject Note I Decision 827/2001/2/1 1 Confirmation of the minutes. of the .:26m Minutes placed for confirmation - The BaM meeting of the Board of Management held on Appendix -I confirmed the 4th March, 2001 . Minutes I

I 827/2001/2/2 Action Taken Report on Placed for acceptance. The BaM noted and accepted the Action Taken Report the Minutes of the 26th Appendix- II The Chairman told the members that Prof. AP.J. Abdul I meeting Kalam, Prof. . Jyotiprasad Medhi and Dr. Bhupen Hazarika had given consent to receive the award of I Honor'·s Causa by the University at the next convocation. The Chancellor has been requested to forward the proposal to the Visitor for approval. The convocation date will be finalised after getting Chancellor's approval. The Chancellor has been informed of .the requirements for starting Syed Abdul Malik Chair and Lakshadhar Chaudhury Chair.

1 827/20011213 Reporting Item 827/2001/2/3.1 New Member of the Board Prof M.C. Bora, Dean, School ofManagement Sciences has The BaM welcomed of Management been nominated member of the Board of Management vice Prof. M.C. Bora. Prof D.K. Saikia, Dean, School of Science and Technology whose tenn ofDeanship expired. --

B27/2001/213.2 BoM nominee to the With the expiry of the term of membership of the BoM of The BaM noted and Building committee . Dr. M.C. Bora, a new member of the Building Committee approved the was required to be nominated by the BoM. Subject to the nomination of Prof. M. approval of the BaM, the Vice-Chancellor nominated Dutta as a member to Prof. M. Dutta as a member of the Building Committee. the Building Committee. 827/2001/2/3.3 Academic and An Academic and Administrative Audit Committee has The BoM noted and Administrative Audit been constituted in accordance with the guidelines of the approved the Committee UGC. constitution of the 1. Prof M. Dutta Chairman Committee. Member, Board of Management, Tezpur University Member ' 2. Dr. RK. Das Director of Technical Education, I Kahilipara, .- 781 019 --·· _, . .. , 3. Prof. D. T. Khating Member Registrar, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong- 793022 . 4. Prof P. Mahanta Memher .. Dept. ofPhysics, Dibrugarh University . . ·:~: .· _ _. -~ .. · . . .. .· . Dibrugarh- 786 004 '.·. 5. Prof. S.S. Khare Member Dept. ofMathematics, North Eastern Hill University, I Shillong- 793022 ' 6. Dr. N.S. Islam Member Secretar:y Reader, Dept. of Chemical Sciences, TU 7. Mr. S.S. Sarkar Member Lecturer, Dept. ofBu'siness Admn., TU 8. Mr. Chandan Sarma Member Lecturer, Dept. ofTCAF, TU -4-

827/2001/2/3.4 Reorganisation oy Library The functioning of the Library has been reorganised as The BaM noted and · · Administration. under: approved the 1. Prof. M. Bhuyan, Head, Dept. of Electronics has administrative been entrusted with the additional Charge as arrangements for the Professor in-charge of Library. The Library will be Library. Further, the managed under over -all direction of the Prof. M. BaM decided that Shri Bhuyan. .. Mukesh - ·- Saikia, 2. Shri Mukesh Saikia, Asst. Librarian has been placed Assistant Librarian. will

,. in-charge of purchase and acquisition of Library act as Secretary . of the ... ~ . books, journals, magazines and newspapers and he Library Committee in will act under the general guidance ·of Prof.. M. place of Shri M.N. Bora, Bhuyan. _ Librarian with immediate 3. All purchase of books will be approved by the Library effect. I -' " I Committee constituted as per Statute. 1 I . - Shri M.N. Bora, Librarian will perform routine duties as . k: .. assigned to him by Prof. M: Bhuyan from _time to time. - - I " " -

827/2001/2/4 I Consideratiol} _of _the reports of the Reports placed in the meeting for j The BaM considered the -. -i Selection Committees to various posts consideration·-- · ". ---- · _ ·reports - of . the Selection -- -- " . -. - --- ' - Committees and resolved ' / that the following candidates . -- " '- as : recommended by the ' _,, " respective . Selection . ' ''

-- ,, - ' '. Committees be appointed in I the respective posts. " - 5-

Name Post Scale of pay Department Condition .. Dr. P. Bordoloi, Assam Professor 16400-450-20900-500- Energy The appointment· will be initially for one Engineering College; Jalukbari, 22400 year vvhich may be extended till 62 years Guwahati- 78·1- 013 ... of age or till the UGC assistance for the . - - M.Tech Development Programme IS available which ever is earlier. Dr. Sasi K.K., Reader 12000-420-18300 Energy Initial Probation for a period of one year NERIST, Nirjuli, Arunachal - . Pradesh:. 791 1 09 - " .. C.B. Vijayavitta Reader 12000-420-18300 Energy The appointment will be initially for one Sr. Lecturer, Mechanical Engg. - year vvnich may be extended till 62 years Deptt., NERIST, Arunachal of age or till the UGC assistance for the Pradesh, Pin- 791 109 -· M.Tech Development Programme is available which ever is earlier. In case C. B. Vijayavitta does not join, K.S. Ramaiah be appointed as per terms and conditions stated above. Shri Ambar Sarkar, Indian School Finance 16400-450-20900-500- Finance Initial probation for a period of one year. of Mines, Dhanbad Officer 22400- Section Term of appointment 5 years or 62 years of age which ever is earlier as per UGC Rules. the 827/2001/2/5-. Consideration of the application of the I The Committee constituted . for The BoM granted - :-... following faculty members for attending purpose has recommended the study leave conferences abroad and study leave applications for granting leave with permission to 1. Pro£ A Choudhury, HoD, Physics financial assistance as admissible under attend 2. Dr. N. Karak, Lecturer, Chemical Sciences · the rules. International 3. Dr. A. Kumar, Reader, Physics The BoM is requested to consider the SeminartWorksho 4. Shri S.K. Sinha, Lecturer, Computer Science recommendations piConference to 5. Shri Bhim Prasad Sarma, Lecturer, Math. Sc. the following faculty_ members. - 6-

Sl Name I Designation Place ofvisit & purpose Duration Benefit of pay

No ~ 1 Prof A. Professor and Head, Research m Confocal One year w.e.f 2.7.2001 As per UGC Rules Chaudhury Deptt. ofPhysics, TU Microscopy European .. Laboratory for Non-linear spectroscopy, Florence i ' I .. 2 Shri Bhim Prasad Lecturer, . Deptt. of Doing research leading to One year from 1. 5.2001 As per UGC Rules Sarmah Mathematical Sciences Ph.D. Degree at the Deptt. of Physics, I ! _)"" Dr. Niranjan I Lecturer, · · Deptt. of Post-doctoral Fellowship at One year from 1.5.2001 As per UGC Rules I Karak j Chemical Sciences Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)

I ' I I 4 I Shri S.K. Sinha j Lecturer, Deptt. of i To attend International 18.4.2001 to 20.4.2001 As per UGC Rules I I Computer Science • Conference on Database (D/L) I systems for Advanced i I Applications at Hongkong ; 5 Dr. Ashok Kumar IReader, Deptt. ofPhysics To attend L1ternarional 8.7.2001 to 13.7.2001 As per UGC Rules ; Conference on Solid State ! I ! Ionics in CAJRNS, Australia i ! .., - I -

Any other Item with the permission of the Chair.

The Chairman infonned -the BoM that- with the approval of The BaM approved the UGC a new department of Mass Communication "and proposal. ' Journalism would start functioning from the next academic l session. To organise process of recruitment of faculty, procurement of books and equipment etc., Dr. Amoijyoti Chaudhury, Head, Department of Physics is appointed as , acting Head of the Department of Mass Communication I l and Journalism u.i1riii further order. 1

There being no other item, the meeting·ended with a vote of thanks to and from the Chair. 9 ~ (Dr. lvf.R. ~harma) ~ (Prof P, Bhattaclraryya) Registrar Vice-Chancellor & &

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