Code of conduct for Governing Body
The governing body of Umeschandra College is responsible for ensuring the effective management of the institution and for planning its future development.
(a) The governing body should act to approve the mission and strategic vision of Umeschandra College, long-term academic plans and ensure that these meet the interests of stakeholders, including students, local communities, Government and others representing public interests.
(b) The body is formed to monitor institutional performance and quality assurance arrangements which should be, where possible and appropriate, benchmarked against other institutions.
(c) Governing bodies ensure compliance with the statutes, ordinances and provisions regulating their institution, including regulations by Statutory bodies, such as UGC, as well as regulations laid out by the State government and affiliating university.
(d) The governing body should ensure that non-discriminatory systems are in place to provide equality of opportunity for staff members and students.
(e) The governing body should actively monitor that the Institution implements the requirements of State and National Governments for reservations of seats and staff positions and provide required support to minority groups.
(f) The general principle of transparency of the governing body applies that students and staff of Umeschandra College should have appropriate access to information about the proceedings of the Governing body. All sorts of agendas of meetings, draft minutes (if cleared by the chair) and the signed minutes of governing body meetings together with the papers considered at meetings should generally be available for inspection by staff and students. There may, however, be matters covered in standing orders where it is necessary to observe confidentiality. Such matters are likely to concern individuals or have commercial sensitivity.
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