Role of the Governor as Chancellor of the Universities: Perspective of Karnataka State

Abstract: Power to preside over the convocation of the university and meeting of its Court/ Senate. In order to draw the attention of the Government on police issues and streamline the academic session and improve standard of University Education, convenes review meetings of Vice-Chancellors and concerned ministries. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling public spending. The Chancellor shall have the powers to inspect the University, its buildings, laboratories, workshops and equipment, any College or hostel, the teaching or examinations conducted, or any act done by the University, and to get such inspection done by such person or persons who may be directed by him and to inquire and The original intent of making Governors hold the office of Chancellor and vesting some statutory powers on them was to insulate universities from political influence. Universities may have a Board of Governors, a Senate, or a Board of Regents, which typically nominates an individual for the position of chancellor. The chancellor is the ceremonial head of this governing body and represents its decisions and goals within the institution. A chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery. The word is now used in the titles of many various officers in various settings (government, education, religion). Nowadays the term is most often used to describe: The head of the government a person in charge of foreign affairs.