Memorandum of Association

Accommodation
Committee

Academic
Sub-Committee

Staff Selection
Committee

Routine
Committee

Employment Cell

GOVERNING BODIES AND MANAGING COMMITTEES
OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE
BRAHMO SAMAJ EDUCATION SOCIETY

CONSTITUTION AND RULES

Section 1
(a) The composition of Governing Bodies/Managing Committee shall be as follows:

I. GOVERNING BODIES

(i) 10 members elected from among the members of the Brahmo Samaj Education Society by the Council of the Brahmo Samaj Education Society (of which at least 5 shall be members elected to the Council by the Executive Committee of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj and the Brahmo Samaj Education Society and none shall belong to the particular Institution concerned);

(ii) 1 The Principal ex-officio (to be Secretary)

(iii) 2 The Heads of the Colleges in the same building of whom the Senior Principal shall be the Joint-Secretary.

(iv) Two representatives elected by permanent teachers of two years' standing from among themselves, provided that no teacher shall exercise his franchise more than once ; in case of Colleges affiliated upto B. Sc. standard one of them shall be from among science teachers; in case of women's Colleges at least one of them shall be from among women teachers.

(v) 1 One additional member to be co-opted, subject to the approval of the Council. The Council shall appoint a Chairman from among members elected by it, who shall preside over the meetings of the Governing Body.

Section 3

(a) The Governing Bodies/Managing Committees of the Educational Institutions under the Brahmo Samaj Education Society (hereinafter called the Governing Bodies) shall,with the reservations mentiohed in Rule 6 of the Rules of the Brahmo Samaj Education Society and the provisions stated in Sections 3—6 of this present Constitution, exercise all the powers necessary for the efficient discharge of their duties as Governing Bodies of the Institutions placed in their charge.

(b) Without restricting the generality of the foregoing powers, the Governing
Bodies shall be competent to:

(1) Establish or acquire boarding houses or hostels in connection with the
Institutions under their management, provided that such establishment or acquistion does not affect the financial obligations to the Council.

(2) Appoint teachers, professors and other officers or other employees of the
Institutions for the purpose of carrying on its work upon such terms and conditions as they may think proper, provided that

(i) the appointment of Principals or the Headmaster shall be made by the Council on the recommendation of a Selection Committee appointed by it, on which the Governing Body will be represented.They shall be whole-time officers. In case of purely Commerce Colleges, they may, in very special cases, be permitted by the Council, to continue their professions, if any, outside their duty hours and without causing any interference with the administration of the College.

(ii) the appointment of Heads of Departments shall be made by the Governing Body on the recommendation of a Selection Committee appointed by it in which outside experts will be included

(iii) the appointment of all employees not below the Lecturer's grade shall ordinarily be made by the Governing Body on the recommendation of a Selection Committee appointed by it;

(iv) the appointment of all other employees shall be made in the manner as the Governing Body may consider fit and proper.

(3) Suspend or dismiss any of the teachers, professors, officers or other employees of the Institution and upon such terms and conditions as they may consider fit and proper, subject to a right of appeal to the Council,

(4) Frame rules regarding service conditions, Provident Fund, Leave Rules etc.

(5) Sell, let, exchange or otherwise dispose of absolutely or conditionally any movable property exclusively belonging to the Institution and not required for the purposes of the Institution.

(6) Enter into any arrangement with the Government, the University or the University Grants Commission for financial assistance - subject to the prior approval of the Council.

(7) Enter into any arrangement for sharing work, union of interest or cooperation with educational Institutions under the Brahmo Samaj Education Society.

(8) Subject to the approval of the Council, appoint in order to execute any instruments or transact any business any person as attorney of the Institution with such powers as they may deem necessary.

(9) Subject to the approval of the Council to transpose or alter any securities given for the debts or obligations of the Institution.

(10) Make, draw, accept, endorse and negotiate respectively promissory notes, bills, cheques or other Negotiable Instruments, provided that all such Instruments drawn, made or accepted shall be signed by one member of the Governing Body specially appointed for the purpose and by the Secretary.

(11) Invest the funds of the Institution in or upon such securities (approved by the Council for the purpose) as they deem fit and from time to time transpose any such investment.

(12) Make such grants as they may think proper for the benefit of any employee or employees of the society provided that (a) no departure is made from the established salary scales without the consent of the Council and (b) no such grant affects the financial obligations of the Institution to the Council.

(13) Make grants of a sum not exceeding 200/- in all in one year in furtherance of any beneficial, philanthropic or useful object unconnected with the Society.

(14) Create and invest trust funds for approved purposes subject to the prior approval of the scheme by the Council.

Section - 7 Transitory Regulations:

(1) All orders, Rules, procedure etc., in existence or in operation on the date
powers are transferred from the Council to the Governing Bodies, shall continue until modified or rescinded by the relevant Governing Body.
(2) No member of the staff of any category shall be adversely affected as far as his basic salary is concerned by the tranfer of powers from the Council to the Governing Body

Presented for registration on the 27th January 1905.
And amended at the meetings of the Society held on.................... 1909,5th
March 1907, 23rd April 1917, 16th July 1917, 17th September 1919, 18th November 1929, 29th August 1960, Feb. 2, 1962, and April 19, 1962.

Certified that this is a correct copy of the Rules and Regulation of the Brahmo
Samaj Education Society.

At present, the following Institutions are under the Society : City College School, City College, City College of Commerce and Business Administration, Umesh Chandra College, Anandamohan College, Prafulla Chandra College, Rammohun College, Heramba Chandra College and Sivnath Sastri College.

May 31, 1976

(Sd.) A. K. Sen
(Sd.) P. K. Ghosh
(Sd.) D. K. Biswas
Secretaries.
Brahmo Samaj Education Society.
May 31, 1976

Member of Governing Body
1. Sri. P. R. Dasgupta (Chairman)
2. Principal, Umarani Dasgupta (Rector)
3. Sri. Asit Sen
4. Sri. Asit Kumar Das
5. Sri. Dilip Kr. Roy
6. Amitananda Das
7. Himangsu Sadhukhan
8. Mrs. Kumkum Banerjee
9. Sri. Adhip Kumar Biswas
10. Sri. Prememoy Das

Ex. Officio Members
1. Principal (Prafulla Chandra College)
2. Principal (Sivanath Sastri College)
3. Principal (Heramba Chandra College)

Teachers' Representative
1. Prof. Kalisankar Tiwary
2. Dr. Prasanta Paul

Invitee Member:
1. Vice-Principal
2. Bursar
3. Academic Superintendent
4. Sri. Debangshu Talukdar – N.T.S. Representative
5. Sri. Gourisankar Panchadhyayi – N.T.S. Representative
6. Secretary – Students’ Union