ALL
(Registered under Societies Registration
Act)
(Regn. No. 1597-180 of 1987-88,
N1/55
OBJECTIVES
OF THE ASSOCIATION
1. To
develop and promote educational research
2. To
provide a forum for discussion of problems related to educational research.
3. To conduct workshops, seminars, conferences etc. on
educational research
4. To
disseminate findings on educational research.
5. To publish journals, monographs and other types of
literature on educational research.
6. To
co-operate with organisations engaged in educational research.
7. To
carry out all such other activities as maybe conducive to the attainment of the
above objectives.
RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONSTITUTION)
INTERPRETATION
In these rules and regulations unless there be
something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith, the ‘society’
means, the above named All
The general body of the society shall consist of the
members whose signatures have been ascribed in the memorandum of the
association and those who will join the society as life members and as annual
members from time to time.
MEMBERSHIP
A person or
an institution interested in educational research can be accepted as a member
of the association. The rates of individual life membership and donor
membership shall be Rs. 1, 200/- and Rs.5, 000/- respectively. There shall be
four categories of institutional life memberships. The rate for Institutional
Donor Membership shall be Rs.20, 000/-(Twenty thousand) and there shall be
three categories of institutional life memberships - Category A (Rs.10, 000/-)
shall cover all faculty members 15-35 of an institution, Category B (Rs.6,
000/-) shall cover all faculty members less than 15 of an institution and
Category C (Rs.2, 000/-) shall cover only the head of the institution.
Cessation of membership
The membership of the society shall cease in case of
non-payment of membership fee and in case of resignation in writing by a
member.
PATRONS
There shall
be one or more Patrons
of the Association.
EXECUTIVE
BODY
The Executive body shall consist of the following
office bearers: a) President – one; b) Vice-Presidents –eight; c) General
Secretary – one; d) Treasurer – one; e)
Joint Secretaries – five; f) Members – ten.
The duration of the office bearers shall be as follows:
Executive members - 1 year, President, Vice-Presidents and Joint Secretaries -2
years; General Secretary and Treasurer - 3 years
If a membership falls vacant within the prescribed
period, the Executive body can fill up the vacancy.
The functions of the Executive body shall be as
follows:
a) To appoint sub-committees and working groups etc. to
fulfil the objects of the society.
b) To take action on resolutions passed by the general body
and the conference,
c) To decide and take action on organisational,
administrative and financial matters;
d) To fill up vacancies in the Executive body or in any
other committee,
e) To appoint persons for carrying out the work of the
society.
Duties of the
office bearers of the Executive body
President:
The President shall preside over all meetings of the
Executive body, the General body and other committees and groups formed by the
society. He shall have no voting power, but in case of tie he shall have the
power to cast his vote.
Vice Presidents:
The Vice Presidents shall perform duties as assigned
to them by the President. The first Vice President shall carry out the duty of
the President in the absence of the President. In case of absence of both the
President and the first Vice President, the second Vice President shall carry
out the functions of the President. Vice Presidents shall be elected from fairly distributed
subject/discipline areas.
General Secretary
The General Secretary shall have following functions:
a)Keeping regular record of the proceedings of the
Executive body, General body and conference and other committees formed by the
society; b) Preparing the annual budget and annual report; c) Preparing agenda for the meeting; d)
Making correspondence with various bodies and institutions on behalf of the
society; e) Editing publications of the
society.
Joint
Secretaries
The Joint Secretaries shall assist the General
Secretary in carrying out his duties.
Treasurer
The Treasurer will maintain accounts of the society, receive amounts due to the society and issue
receipts for the purposes. He will maintain membership register and report the
statement of accounts to the General Secretary every month for his perusal.
MEETING
There shall be at least one general body meeting in a year
in which the annual report and the audited accounts of the society shall be
passed. Notice for the General body meeting shall be given 30 days in advance.
If one half of the members send a written requisition to the General Secretary
to call a meeting of the General body, such a meeting has to be called within
one month of the date of the receipt of the requisition. There shall be at
least four meetings of the Executive body in a year. Fifteen days’ advance
notice has to be given for such a meeting.
Quorum
Quorum for general body meeting shall be one fourth of
the number of life members and for executive body meeting one fourth of its
members.
Resolution in
Writing
A resolution in writing circulated by the General
Secretary, when supported by a majority of the members of the Executive body
shall be valid and effectual as if it has been passed at a meeting of the
Executive body.
FUNDS
Funds of the society shall comprise of membership
fees, grants from government and other bodies, donations from individuals and
organisations and sale proceeds of publications, etc. The funds of the society
shall be deposited in a bank. The account shall be jointly operated by the
Treasurer and the General Secretary.
FINANCIAL YEAR
The financial year of the society shall be the year
commencing on the first of April and ending on the thirty-first March of the
next year
ELECTION
Election to the Executive body shall be held as
follows
Executive
members – every year
President, Vice-Presidents and Joint Secretaries – once in every
two years.
General Secretary and Treasurer – once in every three years.
Elections can be held in a general body meeting called
for the purpose or through post. Persons not physically present in the general
body meeting can be elected. In case, a member does not want to continue in the
Executive body, the post can be filled up by the executive body. A notice
regarding election should also contain the list of eligible members. Members of
the executive body shall hold office for the specified period from the date of
election or till election is held for these posts, whichever is earlier.
AUDIT
The accounts of the society shall be audited every
year by a qualified auditor or Chartered Accountant.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
The Executive body can put up proposal for amendment
of the constitution before the general body. Such a proposal has to be informed
to the members at least 30 days before the date of the meeting called for the
purpose.
LIABILITIES
No member of the society shall be personally liable
for the repayment of the liabilities of the society, if any.
DISSOLUTION
In case of dissolution on winding up of the society,
all assets of the society shall stand donated to a similar registered society
or to the Government of Orissa after meeting
liabilities, if any. When two third of the life members of the society resolve
to dissolve the society, the society shall be dissolved.