Decision to set up National Centre of Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore; O. Siddiqi appointed as Project Director of NCBS and Chairman of Steering Committee(STC) - K. Vijayaraghavan; M. K. Mathew; Jayant Udgaonkar and T.M Sahadevan. Functions of the Steering Committee (STC) discussed.

The term of the NCBS Steering Committee up to March 31st, 1995. The broad functions of the NCBS STC remain unaltered.

NCBS Steering Committee constituted vide Office Order D-21 dated April 15th, 1994 will continue to function until further orders.

The Steering Committee for NCBS referred to in Office order D-16, 1992 remains the same up to 31st March 1997. Functions of SC in Office Order D-16 remain unaltered.

The Steering Committee of NCBS is reconstituted with immediate effect. The committee would function up to March 31st, 1998. K. VijayRaghavan- Director NCBS, Chairman of SC, Sudhir Krishna, M.K Matthew, Satyajit Mayor, O. Siddiqi, J.B . Udgaonkar, T.M. Sahadevan- Non-member Secretary, are the members. Functions of SC remain unaltered.

The Steering Committee of NCBS is reconstituted with immediate effect. The committee would function up to March 31st, 1998. K. VijayRaghavan- Director NCBS, Chairman of SC, J. B. Udgaonkar- Dean, NCBS, M. K. Mathew- Head. Academic Affairs, Gaiti Hasan- Faculty, NCBS, Satyajit Mayor, U. S. Bhalla, O. Siddiqi- Standing Invitee, Ms. G.B. Kalia- Head, A & F, NCBS, T.M Sahadevan- Administrative Officer, NCBS, Non-member Secretary are the members. This office order supersedes earlier Office Order D-31. Functions of Steering Committee enumerated in Office Order D-16 remain unaltered.

Remarks by Director, Budget, Staff of NCBS a) Post-Doctoral fellowships b)Individual appointments, Research Scholars, Creation of a category of Junior Scholars. Following were present: Prof. O. Siddiqi( Chairman), K.VijayRaghavan, M.K Mathew, Jayant Udgaonkar, M.M Panicker(by invitation), T.M Sahadevan(Secretary),1. Remarks by Director- A brief history of the project was given by the director NCBS along with a recounting of the difficulties that had to be overcome before the formal sanction in October, 1991. Approved cost of the project is 18 crores, 10 of which will likely be available in the 8th plan (1992-97) , MOU with the university of Agricultural Sciences for collaborations, UAS has recognised the members of the Centre as Teachers, Need to establish a working relationship with the University and to participate in their teaching programmes whenever possible. One of the functions of the STC is to help evolve suitable administrative structures and procedures for efficient functioning of the Centre, Director will also seek STC's advice about profile and scientific direction of NCBS which has been outlined in the original proposal approved by the government. 2. Budget- Against a projection of Rs. 200 lakhs for 1992-1993, the DAE allocated only R. 300 lakhs. Indents costing Rs. 42.5 lakhs spilled over from previous year. Including this, ongoing civil work at Bangalore and office expenditure more than 100 lakhs is required. Enhancement of allocation is essential. Prof. Siddiqi suggested that the originally prepared budget or draft budget for 203. 2 lakhs to be placed before the PMC. Draft budget shown in Appendix I. Only essential equipment worth 10 lakh each to be ordered for Bangalore and Bombay. List of equipment shown in Appendix II. Proposed allocations for individual group shown in draft budget.

Confirmation minutes, Scientific profile of the Centre(Here it was decided that the Centre should concentrate on areas that have already started and those represented by single groups(Structural biology and biology of human diseases) , Budget(Finance committee agreed to allocate 200 lakhs and DAE allocated 1 crore thereby allocation for lab equipment that was initially 10 lakh for Bangalore and Bombay separately is now 15 lakhs at the latter and 25 lakhs at the former), Administrative structure of NCBS(PMC will deal with budget, administration, appointments and construction of new campus while STC will deal with research programmes, academic appointments, ongoing functions of Centre) Discussion for the need of two admin officers, 1. Officer in charge administration, 2. Officer in charge Research scholars and Courses, Visiting Appointments, Other items, 1. Preparation of calendar of meetings for the year, 2. Staff position Annexure 1- Discussion on the Scientific profile of NCBS (Verbatim summary), Consensus was made that the following areas should be mentioned in the advertisement- 1.Structural biology and biochemistry 2, Biology of infectious diseases(this will include the overlaps with SKs programme, Immunology, Virology? Plant molecular biology 4. Human genetics 5. Invertebrate and Vertebrate development 6. Systems neuroscience

Confirmation of minutes(Orders appointing officers including , Officer in charge administration, Officer in charge Research scholars and Courses, Standing Administrative Committee, Purchase approval committee, Purchase and stores committee, ; Graduate courses and selection of research scholars a) Discussion of graduate courses and selection of Research scholars. Appointments, Budget, Staff, Other items, a)creation of new cadres b)housing c) Extramural Grants d) organization of specialized workshops e)procurement of car

Budget, Leasing of houses, Creation of posts, Consideration of important matters arising out of the first meeting of the Purchase Stores & Committee; Appointment for the architect or NCBS, Other items, a)Staff & Visiting positions b) Teacher trainees c) Discussion on the canteen facility at the TIFR Centre, Statement showing expenditure & commitments on 31/03/1993 & forecast for year 1993-94

Reporting items, Budget, Consideration of applications for Post-doctoral fellowships, Other items

Confirmation of the minutes of the 4th meeting, Application for staff positions, Promotion policy, Allocation of space for different areas in the new laboratories, Budget, Selection of post-doctoral fellows, M.C Ramachandra Shastry 2. Dr Suma Sundareshan, Promotion of P.M Bhansvar, Other items, 1. Provision of transport for students to and from their hostel twice a day, 2. Procuring back volumes of certain important journals, 3. Fixing the date of the next meeting 4. Calendar of meeting

1.Budget, 2.Floor plans for laboratories 3. Calendar 4. Annual review of Research scholars, Scientific Assistants/Junior Scholars and Post-doctoral fellows 5.Pending applications for staff positions 5. Reporting item-Staff 7.Other items : a)Deputation of Dr Mani Ramaswami b)Proposal from M/s. Bangalore Genie for operation of Oligonucleotide synthesizer d)Advertisement inviting applications for Visiting Fellows d)Next meeting of the Steering Committee and Project management

1.Budget 2. Staff Structure 3. Projection of staff from 1994-95 4. Any other item Preparation of status report

1. Application of Visiting fellow positions 2.Large equipments and external grants 3. Registration of PhD 4. Preparation for revised project report 5. Additional staff and allocation of laboratory space 6.Graduate students to be selected during 1994-95 7. Other items a)book grants for course Instructors b)Courses

Reporting items: 1. Staff, 2. Selection of Research Scholars & Junior Scholars 3. Civil Works 4. Purchase of Private land; Review of list of equipments procured/to be procured during 1994-95 & 1995-96; Budget; Constitution of Bio-safety Committee; a)Review of progress of Research Scholars / Scientific Assistants/Junior Scholars b) Review of progress of Visiting fellows; Consideration of applications for Visiting fellow positions; Other Items 1. Discussion on book grants for course instructors 2. Honorarium to Junior Research Fellow 3. Recommendation that Research Scholars a seminar 4. Decision to request the Director, TIFR to constitute a tender Committee.

1. Staff 2. Administration & Infrastructure 3. Academic 4. Research Scholars, Junior Research Fellows & Junior Scholars; Budget; Staff Structure; Projection of supporting staff for 1995 & creation of posts; Applications for Visiting Fellow positions; Extramural grants; Foreign Deputation; Renewal of appointment of Scientific Assistants, Visiting Fellows & Junior Research Fellow (Non-August Cases); Other Items

1. Staff position; Foreign Deputation; Conference/Workshops; Staff Structure; Selection of Visiting Fellows; Other Items 1. Admission advertisement 2. Registration of K. Venkatesh for Ph.D.

Reallocation of funds for 1994-95 and Projection of 1995-96 a. Reallocation b. Projected allocations for 1995-96; 2. Staff Structure b. Recruitment in 1995-96 i) Administrative Staff ii) Scientific/Technical staff iii)Engineering staff(Fixed term posts); 3. Foreign Deputation; 4. Visiting Fellows; 5. Other Items a. Issuing an All-India advertisement for Junior Scholars b. Deputation of Mr. Sudipto Roy

1. Review of progress of Research Scholars/Junior Scholars/Scientific Assistants /Post-doctoral fellows; 2. Procurement of Flow Cryometer; 3. List of capital equipments for 1995-96; 4. Other items a. Circular issued by Secretary, DAE concerning meeting on Vision '2020' b. Structure and profile of NCBS c. Foreign Travel d. Approval of grants e. Payment of salaries for staff under externally funded projects from Bangalore f. Salary of JRFs on par with Junior Scholars/Visiting Fellows g. General qualifications and experience for administrative positions.

1. Summary of the 11th meeting; 2. Selection of Visiting Fellows ; 3. Other Items a. Salaries of Post-doctoral fellows paid from external grants b. Appointment of selection committees for positions in extramural grants c. Salaries of Junior Research Fellows in extramural grants d. Scholarship to Junior Scholars e. K.Venkatesh, Scientific Assistant to be made a Junior Scholar f. Offering Junior Scholarship position to 2 candidates on the waiting list g. Registration of students of M.Sc & Ph.D degrees with Manipal Academy of Higher Education h. Joining Indian Academy of Sciences as an institutional member

1. Budget; 2. Steering Committee Minutes; 3. Recruitment and promotion policy; 4. NCBS facility; 5. New faculty appointments; 6. research groupings; 7. Guidelines for students a) Coursework b)Comprehensive Exams c)Thesis Defence; 8. Degrees from Manipal Academy for Higher Education (MAHE); 9. Rockefeller Foundation support for infrastructure; 10. Sujata Byravan

Agenda Item No. 1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No. 2 9th Five Year Plan : Research & Construction activities Agenda Item No. 3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Selection of Research Scholars and Junior Scholars Agenda Item No.5 Foreign Deputation

Agenda Item No.2 Budget Agenda Item No.3 Creation of posts Agenda Item No.4 Consideration of applications of Visiting Fellowships Agenda Item No. 5 Other Items

Agenda Item No.1 Budget Agenda Item No. 2 Renewal of appointment of Research Scholars/ Junior Scholars/Post-Doctoral Fellows Agenda Item No.3 Foreign Deputation Agenda Item No.4 Creation of posts Agenda Item No. 5 Review of equipment procured/to be procured during 1996-97

Agenda Item No. 1 Renewal of appointment of Research Scholars/ Junior Scholars/Post-Doctoral Fellows Agenda Item No. 2 Foreign Travel Agenda Item No. 3 Equipment List

Agenda Item No. 1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No. 2 Budget for 1997-98 Agenda Item No. 3 Foreign Deputation Agenda Item No. 4 Advertisement for Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No. 5 Recruitment of Junior & Research Scholars Agenda Item No. 6 Creation of Posts Agenda Item No. 7 Selection of Visiting Fellows a)Sudipto Roy b) Suparna Sengupta c) M.S Jagdish Agenda Item No. 8 Applications for Faculty positions Agenda Item No. 9 Other Items

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No. 2 Renewal of appointment of Research Scholars/ Junior Scholars/Post-Doctoral Fellows Agenda Item No. 3 Other items a. Registration for degrees for Junior Research Fellows working in grants/ NCBS b. Review of progress of Junior Scholars

Agenda Item No. 1 Confirmation of the 18th meeting Agenda Item No. 2 Creation of posts Agenda Item No. 3 Budget Agenda Item No. 4 Selection of Visiting professors Agenda Item No. 5 Any Other Item 1. Permission to utilize the unspent part of contingency grant 2.a. Appointment of trainees b.Creation of positions under administrative expenses from extramural grants c. Creation of posts under Civil works budget

Reporting Items Agenda No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Budget Agenda Item No.3 Considerations of applications for faculty positions Agenda Item No.4 Finalization of advertisements for Research Scholars/Junior Scholars Agenda Item No.5 Conferences & Workshops Agenda Item No.6 Review of Foreign travel 1997-98 and proposals 1998-99 Agenda Item No.7 Other Items 1. Resignation Letters submitted by M.G Muralidhar and Girija Muralidhar 2. Deputation of Sumantra Chattarji 3. Request of Prof. A. Surolia to support the '5th international symposium on Biochemical roles of eukaryotic cell surface macromolecules' 4. Procedure for appointment of Junior Research Fellows/Visiting Fellows for a period of three months 5. Designation for Junior Research Fellow(M.sc.) and Junior Research Fellows (B.Sc.)working under various extramural grants and Junior Research Fellows working under NCBS

Reporting Items Agenda No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda No.2 Budget Agenda No.3 Consideration of application for Faculty positions

Agenda Item No. 1 Applications for Faculty position Agenda Item No.2 Other Items 1. Application of Renuka Rao 2. Tenure of Mrs Subhashini Narasimhan 3. File of Apurva Sarin 4. Adjunct Appointments

Agenda Item No. 1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Renewal of appointment of Research Scholars/Junior Scholars/ Junior Research Fellows/Postdoctoral Fellows Agenda Item No.3 Consideration of application for Postdoctoral positions Agenda Item No. 4 Draft Calendar 1998-99 Agenda Item No.5 Foreign Deputation

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the 21st and 22nd Meeting Agenda Item No. 2 Budget Agenda Item No.3 Foreign Deputation Agenda item No.4 Research Scholars & Junior Scholars-stay beyond 5 years and 3 years respectively Agenda item No. 5 Consideration of applications for Postdoctoral positions Agenda Item No. 6 Creation of a new cadre called Scientific Trainee Agenda Item No. 7 Raising honorarium of Trainees Agenda Item No.8 Other Items a)Obtaining International Credit Cards b) Staff list

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Budget Agenda No.3 Foreign Deputation Agenda Item No.4 Advertisement for Junior Scholars and initiation of Integrated Ph.D. programme Agenda Item No.5 Consideration of applications for Post-doctoral positions Agenda Item No.6 Renewal of tenure of Post-doctoral Fellows and Junior Scholars Agenda Item No.7 Other Items

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Action taken on items discussed in the earlier meeting Agenda Item No.3 Proposal for collaboration from Central Silk board Agenda Item No.4 Monoclonal and antibody facility and interaction with Bangalore Genie Agenda Item No.5 "Physics in Biology" Laboratory Agenda Item No.6 Applications for faculty positions Agenda Item No.7 Adjunct positions and joint faculty a. Adjunct positions b. Joint Faculty Agenda Item No.8 Welcome Senior Research Fellowships Agenda Item No.9 Midterm proposals to DAE Agenda Item No.10 Parity in honorarium of Junior Research Fellows and that of Junior Scholars/Research Scholars Agenda Item No.11 Student intake and hostel accommodation Agenda Item No. 12 Ph.D and Integrated Ph.D programme Agenda Item No.13 Renewal of term of Post-doctoral Fellows Agenda Item No.14 Budget Agenda Item No.15 Increase in licence fee for hostel and Post-doctoral accommodation Agenda Item No.16 Hiring of houses for providing residential accommodation for Junior Research Fellows/ Senior Research Fellows under extramural grants Agenda Item No.17 Housing for Administrative/Scientific/Technical and Auxiliary Staff Agenda Item No.18 Provision of housing for essential staff Agenda Item No. 19 Other Items 1. Extension of Tenure for Annapoorni Rangarajan and Medha Pathak 2. Renewal of term of Research Scholars/Junior Scholars and Junior Research Fellows 3. Crediting Course from IISc for NCBS students 4. NCBS Faculty meetings

Confirmation of minutes of the previous meeting, Review of progress of Research Scholars, Junior Scholars, Junior Research Fellows and Senior Research Fellows I. Research Scholars who have not completed their Thesis Committee Review II. Research Scholars who have not passed their qualifying exams III. Research Scholars/Juniors who are completing their 5 year/3 year term

Agenda Item No.1 Status of budget preparations for Revised Estimate 1999-2000 and Budget Estimate 2000-2001 Agenda Item No.2 Hiring of houses for residential accommodation for Junior Research Fellows/ Postdoctoral Fellows under grants Agenda Item No.3 M.Sc. projects Agenda Item No.4 Committees in NCBS Agenda Item No.5 Other items 1. Transport 2. Head, technical Services 3. Health Insurance 4. Weekly notice of lectures, journal, club meetings, etc.

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Action taken on items discussed in the previous meeting Agenda Item No.3 Staff list as 1.9.1999 Agenda Item No.4 Budget Agenda Item No.5 Application of G.V Shivashankar Sr. Rajesh V. Gokhale for faculty position in NCBS Agenda Item No.6 Charging 15% overhead to grants that do not have a provision for overhead Agenda Item No.7 Any Other item 1)Application of Ms. Sridevi, Research Scholar, TIFR for transfer to NCBS b)Visiting Fellowship of Abani K. Bhuyan c)Hiring of houses for providing residential accommodation for Junior Research Fellows/Postdoctoral Fellows under grants d)Method of processing applications for faculty positions e)Discussion on faculty recruitment

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Reporting items a)Staff of NCBS b)Drawal of honoraria of Junior Research Scholars/Visiting Fellows working under grants with effect from 1.1.99 from NCBS, Bangalore instead of TIFR, Mumbai Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Issue of advertisement for Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.5 Foreign Deputation a)Review of foreign travel 1999-2000 and proposals for 2000-2001 b)Post facto approval of Mrs. Arjuman Ghazi's visit abroad Agenda Item No.6 Selection of research Scholars/Junior Scholars(Ph.D/Integrated Ph.D.) for the year 2000-01 Agenda Item No.7 Renewal of term of Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.8 Appointment of Consultants and perks thereof Agenda Item No.9 Renewal of studentship for Ms. Aparna Kaul, and issues arising thereof Agenda Item No.10 Housing for Junior Research Fellows under grants Agenda Item No.11 Other Items a)Renewal of term of Ms. Oishree Chakrabarti b)Projecting NCBS name in publications c)Notes on medical policy

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Reporting items a)Staff of NCBS b)Qualifying Exam of 3 Research Scholars c) G.V Shivashankar Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Foreign Deputation a)Review of foreign travel 1999-00 and proposals for 2000-01 b)General Procedure for foreign deputation Agenda Item No.5 Renewal of term of Anup K. Mukhopadhyay Agenda Item No.6 Accommodation for essential staff in the campus Agenda Item No.7 Medical policy Agenda Item No.8 Other Items a)Recommendation of Sumantra Chattarji to consider B.S. Sharath, Junior Research Fellow in his lab for Research Scholar position b)Qualifying interview for two Junior Scholars for admission to Ph.D. programme c)Deposit for allotment of accommodation to occupants of Sahakar nagger house

Review of action taken on items of the 28th meeting Agenda Item No.2 Reporting Items a)Staff list b) Designation for trainees and academic personnel Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 a)Review of foreign travel 1999-00 and proposals for 2000-01 b)The general procedure proposed with regard to foreign deputation Agenda Item No.5 Renewal of term of Anup K. Mukhopadhyay Agenda Item No.6 a) Accommodation for essential staff in the campus b) Electrical drawings Agenda Item No.7 Other Items a)Recommendation of Sumantra Chattarji to consider B.S. Sharath, Junior Research Fellow in his lab for Research Scholar position b)Qualifying interview for two Junior Scholars for admission to Ph.D. programme

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS-Putting the information on the web Agenda Item No.3 Review of Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.4 Review of final year students a)5th year Research Scholars b)3rd Year Junior Research Scholars Agenda Item No.5 Finalization of equipment list Agenda Item No.6 Selection of Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.7 Conferences and Workshops Agenda Item No.8 Deputation of Upinder S. Bhalla to visit Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA & the University of Hertfordshire, UK Agenda Item No.9 Calendar 2000-01 Agenda Item No.10 Other Items a)Internal audit of NCBS b)Admission of Integrated Ph.D. programme for the year 2000-01 c)Graded insurance scheme for Visiting Fellows /Scientists , Visiting Members and Students d)Increase in honorarium for Visiting Fellows/Visiting Scientist

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Reporting Item-Mr.Anurag Varshney's deputation to USA Agenda Item No.4 Graded Group Life Insurance Agenda Item No.5 Any Other Item a)Review of final year students-Ms.Medha M. Pathak b)Budget c)Renewal of term of Vinisha Khemani, Visiting Fellow d)Conferences/Workshops e)Lease line for Library f)Staff profile

PART I Collaboration with M/s. Reliance Industries Limited PART II Agenda Item No.1 Conformation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No. 4 Renewal of term of Vinisha Khemani, Visiting Fellow Agenda Item No.5 Enhanced honorarium for Visiting Fellows/Scientists Agenda Item No.6 Other Items I Reporting items (Foreign deputations) a) Apurva Sarin b) R.Sowdhamini c) Sumantra Chattarji b) Manjari Mazumdhar II Advertisements for Physics in Biology programme

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Ad-hoc grants for staff welfare Agenda Item No.5 Extension of tenure of Consultants-Establishment and Security Agenda Item No.6 Finalization of number of Research/Junior Scholar selection Agenda Item No.7 Any Other Items a)Creation of posts b)Enhancements of honoraria for Visiting Fellows

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Review of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.3 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.4 Budget Agenda Item No.5 Other Items i)Physics in the Biology programme ii) Institute's health scheme iii) Foreign Deputation

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget a)Plan & Non-Plan b)Extramural grants Agenda Item No.4 Renaming of Research areas a)Structural Biology and Informatic b)Cellular Organization and Signalling c)Genetics and Development d)Neurobiology Agenda Item No.5 Admission of students from the Ph.D. waiting list if they are awardees of CSIR or other fellowships Agenda Item No.6 Leave entitlement of Junior Research Fellows Agenda Item No.7 Discontinuation of students for one year and rejoining Agenda Item No.8 Participation in Joint Entrance Screening (JEST)Agenda Item No.9 New procedure for grant related expenditure Agenda Item No.10 Physics in Biology Centre at NCBS Agenda Item No.11 Any Other Items a)Infosys Endowment scheme for TIFR b)Monthly statements of expenditure under grants

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget Plan & Non-Plan b)Extramural grants Agenda Item No.4 Appointments of Visiting Fellow a.(1) B. Mohammed Jaffar Ali a.(2) Mr. R.V. Krishnan a.(3) Mr. Pradip Nair b)Appointment of Gopal K. Dasika Agenda Item No.5 Payment of honorarium to Junior Research Fellows under grants Agenda Item No.6 Review of Foreign Deputation Agenda Item No.7 Other items a) Foreign Deputation i)Deputation of R. Sowdhamini ii)Extension of deputation of Ms. Oishree Chakrabarti, Junior Scholar iii)Extension of deputation of Mrs. Shikha Arora, Junior Scholar (M.sc.) iv) Upinder S. Bhalla b)Thesis Committee review and Comprehensive Exams c)Annual evaluation of students d)Unauthorised absence of Mr. C. Rajesh, Junior Scholar e)Identification of new staff members/students f)Movement of salary and Establishment functions from TIFR to NCBS g)Keeping stores open on Saturdays

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Advertisement of Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.5 Conferences and Workshops Agenda Item No.6 Contracts for specialized services-increase in duration of contract from one year to two years Agenda Item No.7 NCBS medical scheme staff Agenda Item No.8 Deduction towards transport charges for permanent staff Agenda Item No.9 Deduction towards Licence fee Agenda Item No.10 Revision of honoraria for Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.11 Other items i)Foreign deputation of Sumantra Chattarji ii)Extension of the term of Sridhara Chakravarthy(Junior Scholar) ii) Extension of Fellowship of Samit Chatterjee (Research Scholar) iv)Hostel allotment Agenda Item No.12 Additional agenda items i)Corporate membership for using NCBS Library ii) Institutional approval for 'Research project involving human tissues' iii)Construction at Chikkabommasandra land

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure a)Plan and Non-Plan b)Extramural grants c)Plan proposal for next plan i)Science proposal ii) Construction Agenda Item No.4 Formation of NCBS Students/Staff Welfare Association Agenda Item No.5 Appointment of Security staff on fixed-term appointment basis Agenda Item No.6 Review of 5th year Ph.D. students and 3rd year M.Sc. Agenda Item No.7 Other items a)Enhancement of fellowship to Ms. Lovy Pradeep, Teacher Trainee b)Extension of fellowship of Sridhara Chakravarthy, Junior Scholar c)Extension of term of Renuka Rao, Visiting Fellow d)Appointment of Ravi Shankar as Head(Technical) e)Provision of office space in Mathematics f)Appointment of Janaki Nair as Visiting Staff g)Setting up of Cafeteria in the Academic Building h)Outpatient treatment & reimbursement of charges for medicine & diagnostic tests for NCBS staff and families

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting 1. Professional update allowance for non-academic staff 2.Outpatient treatment and reimbursement of charges for medicine and diagnostic tests for NCBS staff and families Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure a)Plan and Non-plan b) Extra-Mural grants c) X plan Proposal Agenda Item No.4 Appointment of Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.5 Review of Final year Research Scholars/Junior Scholars a)5th year Research Scholars b)3rd Year Junior Scholars Agenda Item No.6 Foreign Deputation Agenda Item No.7 Other Items a)Movement of Establishment Section and Salary drawals to Bangalore b)Civil Works c)Students on a long-term collaboration d)Release of advertisements for faculty positions e)Release of advertisement for Visiting Fellows, Junior Research Fellows and summer trainees f) intellectual Property Rights g)Institutional Funds Development Office h)Fast internet link from NCBS to IISc.

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure a)Plan and Non-Plan b)Extramural grants Agenda Item No.4 Finalization of number of Research Scholars/Junior Scholars Agenda Item No.5 Conferences and Workshops during the current year Agenda Item No.6 Equipment list for 2001-02 Agenda Item No.7 Computer and Networking Agenda Item No.8 Comprehensive Exam for Junior Scholars (Integrated Ph.D.) Agenda Item No.9 Reporting Items a)New construction activities Yelahanka campus Main Campus b)Foreign Deputation i) Sumantra Chattarji ii) Deputation of Prof. M.M. Panicker c)MOU with Reliance Agenda Item No.10 Foreign Deputation Agenda Item No.11 Additional Construction and Maintenance work proposed to be carried out during 2001-02 Agenda Item No.12 Other Items a) Grant of education loan/out-right grants b) Transport facilities for school trips c)Extension of studentship of Samit Chatterjee d)Housing for the System Administrator

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure Agenda Item No.4 Renewal of term of Junior Scholars/Research Scholars/Junior Research Fellows Agenda Item No.5 Report of Committee on hiring of Scientific Staff Agenda Item No.6 Foreign Travel Agenda Item No.7 Reporting Items a) Foreign Deputation b)Selection of Research and Junior Scholars Agenda Item No.8 Any Other Items a)CR Grading and review of students b)Evaluation of 1st year Junior Scholars(Integrated Ph.D.) c)Funding conferences and infrastructural support by Wellcome Trust

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure Agenda Item No.4 Group Insurance scheme Agenda Item No.5 Cleaning and Maintenance of the hostel rooms Agenda Item No.6 Hostel accommodation for a physically handicapped Junior Research fellow Agenda Item No.7 Payment of enhanced HRA to Junior Research Fellows from Extramural grants Agenda Item No.8 Thesis Committee meetings and renewal/ extension of term of Research Scholars Agenda Item No.9 Reporting Items a)Foreign Deputation Agenda Item No.10 Any other Items a)Issue of appointment orders and payment of Honorarium from NCBS with effect from August 1,2001 b)Insurance for import of stores and for equipments in NCBS c)Unauthorised stay in the hostel d)Summer/Winter/short term trainees

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure Agenda Item No.4 Appointment of Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.5 Renewal of term of Research Scholars Agenda Item No.6 Review of Foreign travel/deputation a)Review of foreign travel b)Request of Shivashankar's deputation to Israel Agenda Item No.7 Any Other Items

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meetings Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure I)Plan, Non-Plan and Civil II)Extramural grants Agenda Item No.4 Collaborative Projects between faculty members and industry Agenda Item No.5 Reporting Items a)Ms Lovy Pradeep, teacher Trainee b)Ms.Shilpa Kaistha, Visiting Fellow c)Ms. Debkanya Datta, Research Scholar d) Rahul Chadda, Research Scholar e)Reimbursement of Telephone charges for consultants f)Procurement of Mass Spectrometer

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff of NCBS Agenda Item No.3 Budget and Expenditure I)Status of Plan and Non-plan budget II)Extramural Grants Agenda Item No.4 Conferences and Workshops Agenda Item No.5 Advertisement for Visiting Fellows Agenda Item No.6 Finalize advertisement for Research Scholars/Junior Scholars Agenda Item No.7 Outsourcing Security, help-desk, coordination with Police department etc. Agenda Item No.8 Reporting Items a)Review of Foreign travel/deputation b)Mass Spectrometer purchase c)Prof. Kalyan Banerjee, Emeritus Professor Agenda Item No.9 Any Other Items a)Major Equipments and manpower requirements during X plan b)Monoclonal antibody facility and interaction with Bangalore Genei c) Cable link for e-mail and Internet connections d)MTNL network between Mumbai and Bangalore e)Shefali Sabharanjak, Research Scholar

Project Management Committee for the National Centre of Biological Sciences

Reconstitution of the Project Management Committee for National Centre of Biological Sciences

Reconstitution of the Project Committee for the National Centre of Biological Sciences

Inclusion of P.C. Agrawal and G.Govil

Inclusion of S.S. Jha as Chairman; Vice: Prof. V.Singh

Inclusion of S.N. Ganguli and P.C. Agrawal

Work at TIFR Centre, Bangalore and TIFR, Bombay

Confirmation of the minutes of the 1st meeting Agenda Item No.2 Status Report on the Centre Agenda Item No.3 Appointment of Architect for NCBS Agenda Item No.4 A. Appointment of Scientists for periods 5 years or less B. Creation of a cadre of 'Junior Scholars' C. Creation of New posts Agenda Item No.5 Enhancement of Cash Purchase limit and Obtaining quotations by fax or telex Agenda Item No.6 Budget Agenda Item No.7 Other Items

Confirmation of the minutes of the 2nd meeting Agenda Item No.2 Status Report on the Centre Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Housing

Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting, Status Report A. Staff B. Academic C. Expenditure D. Architectural plans for the new campus E. Civil Works, Block estimates for Civil Works & Services, Budget, Creation of posts

Confirmation of the minutes of the 4th meeting, Agenda Item No.2 Status Report A. Staff B. Civil Works Agenda Item No.3 Creation of temporary lab and office space at TIFR Centre Agenda Item No.5 a. Budget b. Water Supply c. Jr. Scholar/Scientific Assistant d. Staff Structure e. Academic Appointments

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the 5th meeting Agenda Item No.2 Status Report Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Staff profile of NCBS Agenda Item No.5 Creation of posts A. Fixed term posts (for 2-3 years for construction works) B. Regular posts Agenda Item No.6 Other Items

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the 6th meeting Agenda Item No.2 Status Report a. Staff b. Budget c. Civil Works Agenda Item No.3 Budget A. Project progress and Financial Implications a. Revision of budget for 1995-96 b. Enhancement of the 8th Plan provision c. Escalation in project costs, operational expenditure and new 9th plan programmes B. Extramural grants C. Enhancement of honorarium of Junior Scholars

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the 7th meeting Agenda Item No.2 Discussion and approval of Revised Budget estimate for NCBS Proposal for Project Revision Research Proposal for 1X Plan

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the 8th meeting Agenda Item No.2 Reporting Items 2. 1 Staff 2.2 Civil works 2.3 Selection of RS and JS 2.4 Acquisition of land for Housing 2.5 Memorandum of Understanding with MAHE Agenda Item No.3 Budget a. Financial requirements for 1996-97 b. Financial Requirement for 1997-98 Agenda Item No.4 Creation of posts Agenda Item No.5 Appointment of landscape agency and interior design a. Landscape design b. Interior Design Agenda Item No.6 Contingency grant for RS and book grant for JS Agenda Item No.7 Any Other item

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Reporting Items 2.1 Staff 2.2 Civil Works 2.3 Conferences & Seminars 2.4 Annual Report Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Creation of posts Agenda Item No.5 Other Items a. Continues use of laboratories at TIFR Centre in the IISc Campus

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Reporting Items Agenda Item No.3 Creation of posts Agenda Item No.4 Budget Agenda Item No.5 Any Other Item A. Appointment of Designers/Fabricators for interior and fabrication B. Land allotted by the Govt. of Karnataka to TIFR-Payment of compensation to two persons who have built structures and are staying there C. Tender Committee for NCBS

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Reporting Items Agenda Item No.3 Budget Agenda Item No.4 Construction related fixed term appointments Agenda Item No.5 Other Items a. Extension of tenure of . B.R Madan Mohan, Consultant (Civil) for a period of one year w.e.f. 1.10.97. b. Extensions of tenure of R.D John, Advisor (Civil) for a period of one year from 1.3.98. c. Proposal for procurement of one Tata sumo at an estimated cost of about Rs. 5 lakhs

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Staff profile of NCBS

Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting Agenda Item No.2 Status of construction and escalation of costs Agenda Item No.3 Other Items