Governance
The President of India is the ex officio visitor of all the NITs. The NIT Council works directly under him and includes the minister-in-charge of technical education in Central Government, the Chairmen and the Directors of all the NITs, the Chairman of University Grants Commission (India), the Director General of CSIR, the Directors of other selected central institutions of repute, members of Parliament, Joint Council Secretary of Ministry of Human Resource and Development, nominees of the Central Government, AICTE, and the Visitor.
Below the NIT Council is each NITs Board of Governors. The Director serves under the Board of Governors, and is the school's chief academic and executive officer. Academic policies are decided by its Senate, which is composed of all professors and other representatives. The Senate controls and approves the curriculum, courses, examinations, and results. Senate committees examine specific academic matters. The teaching, training, and research activities of various departments of the institute are periodically reviewed to maintain educational standards. The Director is the ex officio Chairman of the Senate. The Deputy Director is subordinate to the Director. Together they manage the Deans, Heads of Departments, Registrar, President of the Students' Council, and Chairman of the Hall Management Committee. Deans and Heads of Departments in NITs are administrative postings rather than career paths. Faculty members serve as Deans and Heads of Departments for limited periods, typically 2–3 years, then returning to regular faculty duties. The Registrar is the chief administrative officer and overviews day-to-day operations. Below the Head of Department (HOD), are the various faculty members (professors, assistant professors, and lecturers). The Warden serves under the Chairman of the Hall Management Committee.
The BOG of every individual NIT consists of the following members:
- Chairman -An Eminent Technologist / Engineer /Industrialist / Educationist to
be nominated by the Govt. of India.
- Member Secretary- Director of the NIT
- Nominee of the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
- Nominee of the Department of the Higher / Technical Education of the respective state government
- Head of another Technical Institution in the region or an eminent Technologist to be
nominated by Central Govt.
- Director, IIT (in the region) or his nominee
- Nominee of the UGC not below the rank of a Dy Secretary
- Nominee of the AICTE not below the rank of an Advisor
- An Alumnus of the Institute from amongst alumni in Education / Industry to be nominated by Board of
Governors
- Two representatives representing large, medium and small scale Industries to be nominated by Central Government
- One Professor and one Assistant Professor of the Institute by rotation
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