CONFIDENTIAL O.SYNDICATE 27-01-2017 THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA An Ordinary meeting of the Syndicate was held on Friday, 27th January, 2017 at 3.00 p.m. in the University Office. The following members were present: 1 Prof. Parimal Vyas –Hon’ble Vice Chancellor 2 Prof. Uma M. Iyer 3 Prof. Maganbhai N. Parmar 4 Prof. Ranjan Sengupta 5 Shri Parimal R. Sheth 6 Shri Ashwin A. Chokshi 7 Shri Satyen N. Kulabkar 8 Ms. Hemal Mehta 9 Dr. Kamal R. Shah 10 Shri Satyakant H. Shastri 11 Shri Minesh M. Shah 12 Dr. Beejaysinh G. Rathod 13 Dr. Rajesh G. Kelkar 14 Shri Jigar Inamdar 15 Dr. Ashok Mehta 16 Shri Jignesh B. Soni Dr. Neerja Jaiswal, Registrar (O.S.D.) and Secretary to the Syndicate The following members could not attend the meeting: 1. The Commissioner of Higher Education 2. The Commissioner of Technical Education 3. The Commissioner of Health, Medical Services & Medical Education 4. Shri. Mukundbhai Shah 5. Prof.Hemant Mathur 6. Prof. Ranjan G. Aiyer 7. Smt.Tejalben Amin 0 1. Confirmation of the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Syndicate held on 23-12-2016. (ADM) Resolved that the minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Syndicate held on 23-12-2016 are approved. 2. Report of the follow-up actions taken on the resolutions of the Ordinary meeting of the Syndicate held on 23-12-2016. (Appendix-1) (ADM) Resolved that the follow-up actions taken on the resolutions of the ordinary meeting of the Syndicate held on 23-12-2016 as in Appendix-1 of the agenda are noted. 3. Consideration of the recommendations of the Finance & Establishment Standing Committee meeting held on 18-01-2017 at 4.00 pm in the University Office. (Appendix-2) (ADM) Resolved that the recommendations of the Finance and Establishment Standing Committee meeting held on 18-01-2017 as in Appendix-2 of the agenda is approvedfor the followings: 3.F.1:Minutes of the Purchase Committee meeting held on 16-01-2017 as in Annexure-1 of FE agenda is approved. Agenda wise details of the Purchase Committee items are as under: 1. Proposal received from the Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, for the purchase of HPLC (Isocratic) from M/s. Agilent Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Banglore, is approvedwith a total cost of Rs. 8,43,570/- from the budget “Non Recurring grant of UGC XII Plan” where Rs.1500000/- balance is available. 2. Proposal received from the Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, for the purchase of Compound Microscope from M/s. Ultra Scientific Instruments Co., Ahmedabad, is approvedwith a total cost of Rs.84,750/- from the budget “Non Recurring grant of UGC XII Plan” where Rs.4,73,000/- balance is available. 3. Proposal received from the Principal Investigator, AICTE-RPS Grant, Dept. of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, for the purchase of Rotary Evaporator from M/s. Buchi India Pvt. Ltd., is approvedwith a total cost ofRs.5,81,480/- from the budget “Non Recurring grant of UGC XII Plan” where Rs.10,00,000/- balance is available. 4. Proposal received from the Dean & Director, P.G. Dip. in IRPM, Higher Payment Programme, Faculty of Social Work, for the purchase of Class Room Chairs from M/s. ANP Systems, Baroda, is approvedwith a total cost of Rs.4,13,750/- from the budget “PG Diploma in IRPM” – Higher Payment Corpus Fund where Rs.15,30,534/- balance is available after inspection and negotiation reports as recommended by PC/FE. 5. Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Tech. & Engg., for the purchase of Humidity and Temperature Conditioning Chamber from M/s. Umta Tecstyles, Vapi, is approvedwith a total cost of 1 Rs.1,32,270/- from the budget “Non Recurring grant of UGC XII Plan” where Rs.9,72,800/- balance is available. 6. Proposal received from the Principal Investigator, GUJCOST MRP ON MIMMC, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Tech. & Engg. for the purchase of Electric Furnace, from M/s. Ashapuri Engineering Works, Vadodara, is referred back. 7. Proposal received from the Principal Investigator, GUJCOST MRP ON MIMMC, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Tech. & Engg. for the purchase of Automatic Feed Mechanism, from M/s. Nirali Automation, Vadodara, is approvedwith a total cost of Rs.1,48,050/- from the budget “GUJCOST” where Rs.4,95,000/- balance is available. 8. Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Tech. & Engg. for the purchase of Microprocessor based UV–visible spectrophotometer from M/s. Toshvin Analytical Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara, is approvedwith a total cost of Rs. 4,04,250/- from the budget “XII Five Year Plan” where Rs.5,76,394/- balance is available after negotiation report as recommended by PC/FE. 9. Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of Student Microscopes from M/s. D. K. Scientific Technologies, Ahmedabad, is approved with a total cost of Rs.1,47,750/- from the budget “Equipment grant of UGC XII plan grant” where Rs.14,53,877/- balance is available. 10. Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of Basic Student Microscopes from M/s. J.J. Ginwalla, Vadodara, is approvedwith cost of Rs.87,275/- from the budget Equipment grant of “UGC XII plan” where Rs.13,06,127/- balance is available. 11. Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of 1) Thermal Cycler, 2) Gel Documentation System, & 3) Gel Electrophoresis from M/s. Manisha Enterprise, Ahmedabad, is approvedwith a total cost of Rs.5,46,000/- from the budget “Equipment grant of UGC XII plan” where Rs.12,18,852/- balance is available. 12. Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of Bruker optics make ALPHA-T FT-IR Spectrometer from M/s. Labindia Analytical Instruments Pvt Ltd., is approvedwith a total cost ofRs.9,33,335/- from the budget “Laboratory Equipment and Infrastructure” of UGC XII plan grant where Rs.20,00,000/- balance is available. 2 13. Proposal received from the Coordinator, Biotechnology Programme, Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of 1) REMI-RM-03 Plus make Revolutionary Micro-centrifuge; 2 Nos. of Olympus make Binocular Microscopes Model CX2liLED and EQUITRON Make Universal Hot Air Ovenfrom M/s.Shakti Scientific Co. with a total cost of Rs.1,93,914/- from the budget “Recurring grant of M.Sc. Thesis grant of DBT” where Rs.4,13,093/- balance is available. 14. Proposal received from the Coordinator, Biotechnology Programme, Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of Shimadzu Top Loading Balance Model BL220H; CyberScan PH Tutor Meter with stand; 4 Nos. of Thermo make Finnpipette F3 (one each of capacity 2-20ul; 5-50ul; 20-200ul; 100-1000ul); from M/s.Shakti Scientific Co., is approved with a cost of Rs.73949/- and DNA Gel Unit; Vertical Mid Gel System; Power Pack from Chiti Chem Corporation with a cost of Rs.58,118/- from the budget “UGC XII Plan Grant” where Rs.2,16,865/- balance is available. 15. Minutes of the Computer Expert Committee meeting held on 06-01-17 and 09-01-17 is approved as under: Agenda wise details of the Computer Expert Committee items are as under: 15.1 : Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of Computer for Gas Chromatograph from M/s. Sai Infotech, Vadodara, is approved with cost of Rs.62,200/- from the budget head Equipment Grant of UGC-DRS Programme-III. 15.2 : Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Tech. & Engg., for the purchase of Networking, from M/s. Meridian Infotech Ltd., is approved with cost of Rs.71,495/- from the budget head “M.Sc. (Bioinformatics) Course”. 15.3 : Proposal received from the Co-ordinator, Shri G. H. Patel Pharmacy Bldg. Dept. of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, for the purchase of Desktop Computer with Pentium i5 core 6th generation, from M/s. Omikron System, is approvedwith cost of Rs.9,01,530/-for 15 computersfrom the budget head “P. G. Sponsored Receipts”. 15.4: Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, for the purchase of Computational Chemistry Software, from M/s. Scube Scientific Software Soltions (P) Ltd. New Delhi, is approvedwith cost of Rs.9,41,600/- from the budget head “Laboratory Equipment and Infrastructure” after submission of negotiation report. 15.5 : Proposal received from the Hon. Director (Offg.), Computer Centre, for the purchase of Server HP ML 350 G9 Server (859040-375) from M/s. sun Info Solution, is approvedwith cost of Rs.4,65,000/- from the budget head “Facility and Service Charges”. 3 15.6 :Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Tech. & Engg., for the purchase of 1) EMTP-RV 3.4 version-Education concurrent (Network) License without USB, &2) EMTP-RV 3.4 Education – Education Network 5 user LIOV(Indirect Lighting Analysis), from M/s. Powersys, C/o. Altios Consulting Pvt. Ltd., is approvedwith a cost of Rs.3,09,060/- for the budget head “UGC XII Plan Grant”. 15.7: Proposal received from the Head, Dept. of Hindi, Faculty of Arts, for the purchase of Lenovo Tablet, from M/s. Yashashri Enterprise, is approvedwith a cost of Rs.1,53,000/- from the budget head “Equipment”. 4. Consideration of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Sports held on 12-07-2016 in the University Office, Vadodara.