Section 20 — The Board of Governors and its powers.

(1) The Board of Governors shall consist of: (a) the Chancellor - Chairman; (b) the Vice Chancellor – Members Secretary; (c) two representatives of State Government of which one should be an educationist of repute; (d) three persons nominated by the Sponsor; (e) an educationist of repute to be nominated by the Chancellor from any premier Institute such as Indian Institute of Technology / Indian Institute of Management / Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Design, Indian Institute of Fashion Technology, National Laws schools, etc; (f) an educationist of repute to be nominated by the Sponsor from Industry interalia from Design, Travel & Tourism, Management, Law, Sciences or Technology Sectors (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 principal governing body of the University and shall have the following powers, namely – (a) to lay down policies to be pursued by the University; (b) to review decisions of the other authorities of the University if they are not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, or the Statutes or the Rules; (c) to approve the budget and annual report of the University; (d) to make new or additional Statutes or amend or repeal the earlier Statutes and Rules; (e) to take decision about voluntary winding up of the University; (f) to approve proposals for submission to the State Government; Government of India or Government of other countries; (g) to take such decisions and steps as are found desirable for effectively carrying out the objects of the University; (h) to approve additional power & modify the existing powers of: (a) Board of Management (b) Academic Council (c) Finance Committee (d) Other Authorities (e) Other Committees. (5) To do all things necessary or expedient to exercise the above power. (6) The Board of Governors shall, meet at least two times in a year at such time and place as the Chancellor thinks fit.