“Appointed Day” for the Diamond Harbour Women’s University
Governor is hereby pleased to appoint the 1st day of February, 2017 as the appointed day for the Diamond Harbour Women’s University.GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY
(University Branch)
Bikash Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700 091
No. 83-Edn(U)/1U(DH)-01/15 Dated the 27th January, 2017.
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (5) of section 55 of the Diamond Harbour Women’s University Act, 2012, (West Bengal Act XXXVII of 2012), the Governor is hereby pleased to appoint the 1st day of February, 2017 as the “appointed day” for the Diamond Harbour Women’s University. Accordingly, the provisions of section 56 of the Diamond Harbour Women’s University Act, 2012 (West Bengal Act XXXVII of 2012), shall stand repealed with effect from 01.02.2017.
In this connection, the Governor is further pleased to direct that the Court (composition is mentioned in Schedule-A) and the Executive Council (composition is mentioned in Schedule-B) of the Diamond Harbour Women’s University shall become functional on and from the 1st day of February, 2017 as per provisions of the Diamond Harbour Women’s University Act, 2012. She First Statutes of the Diamond Harbour Women’s University along with its amendments shall also come into effect from the 1st day of February, 2017.
It is also stated that the Hon’ble Chancellor of the University was pleased to accord his assent to the amendments to the First Statutes which are enclosed herewith and the University is hereby advised to incorporate the amendments to the First Statutes in due course, without making any change in the contents.
The Diamond Harbour Women’s University Council as constituted under section 56 of the Diamond Harbour Women’s University Act, 2012 (West Bengal Act XXXVII of 2012) shall stand dissolved with effect from the 1st day of February, 2017.
The Governor is also pleased to direct that all other authorities of the University, as constituted under the First Statutes of the University, will come into effect from the 1st day of February, 2017.
By order of the Governor,
Sd/- Arup Sengupta
Joint Secretary.
SCHEDULE-A
Members of the Court
1. Sri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Hon’ble Chancellor & His Excellency Governor, West Bengal, Chairman;
2. Prof. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Diamond Harbour Women’s University;
3. Shri Siladitya Basuray, Joint Secretary, Higher Education Department;
4. Smt. S. P. Sukul, Joint Secretary, Finance Department;
5. The Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education;
6. Dr. Mahua Das, President, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education;
7. Md. Fazle Rabbi, President, West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education;
8. Dr. Kalyanmoy Ganguly, Administrator, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education;
9. Dr. Paula Banerjee, Department of South and South Asian Studies, Calcutta University, nominee of the Chairman, University Grants Commission;
10. Mrs. Jojiana Lakra, Section Officer, National Council of Teachers Education, New Delhi, nominee of the Chairman, National Council for Teachers Education;
Representatives of the Departments:-
11. Dr. Tapan Mondal, HOD, Department of Bengali, Diamond Harbour Women’s University;
12. Dr. Aparna Bandopadhyay, HOD, Department of History, Diamond Harbour Women’s University;
Chancellor’s Nominees :-
13. Prof. Somnath Ghosh, Vice Chancellor, North Bengal University;
14. Prof. Mita Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, West Bengal University of Teacher’s Training, Education Planning and Administration;
15. Prof. Mahua Mukherjee, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Rabindra Bharati University;
16. Dr. Nabanita Chatterjee, Secretary, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education;
17. Prof. Dipak Kar, Principal, Ashutosh College & Chairman, West Bengal College Service Commission;
SCHEDULE-B
Members of the Executive Council
1. Prof. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Diamond Harbour Women’s University;
2. Shri Siladitya Basuray, Joint Secretary, Higher Education Department;
3. Smt. S. P. Sukul, Joint Secretary, Finance Department;
4. The Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education or his nominee;
Three Heads of Departments, selected by the Vice Chancellor:
5. Dr. Tapan Mondal, HOD, Department of Bengali, Diamond Harbour Women’s University;
6. Dr. Aparna Bandopadhyay, HOD, Department of History, Diamond Harbour Women’s University;
Chancellor’s Nominees:
7. Prof. Gopal Chandra Misra, Vice Chancellor, Gour Banga University;
8. Prof. Subha Sankar Sarkar, Vice Chancellor, Netaji Subhash Open University.