law: University Grants Commission Act 1956
  5.
  
  Composition of the Commission.
  (1) The
  
  Commission shall consist of- (i) a Chairman, (ii) a Vice-Chairman, and (iii)ten
  
  other members, to be appointed by the Central Government.
  (2) The
  
  Chairman shall be chosen from among persons who are not officers of the Central
  
  Government or of any State Government.
  (3) Of
  
  the other members referred to in clause (iii) of sub-section (1)- (a) two shall
  
  be chosen from among the officers of the Central Government, to represent that
  
  Government; (b) not less than four shall be chosen from among persons who are,
  
  at the time when they are so chosen, teachers of Universities; and (c) the
  
  remainder shall be chosen from among persons- (i) who have knowledge of, or
  
  experience in, agriculture, commerce, forestry or industry; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  1. Subs. by Act 33 of 1972, s. 3, for s. 5 (w.e.f. 17-6-1972). 105 (ii) who are
  
  members of the engineering, legal, medical or any other learned profession; or
  
  (iii) who are Vice-Chancellors of Universities or who, not being teachers of
  
  Universities, are, in the opinion of the Central Government, educationists of
  
  repute or have obtained high academic distinctions: that not less than
  
  one-half of the number chosen under this clause shall be from among persons who
  
  are not officers of the Central Government or of any State Government.
  (4) The
  
  Vice-Chairman shall exercise such of the powers, and discharge such of the
  
  duties, of the Chairman as may be prescribed.
  (5) Every
  
  appointment under this section shall take effect from the date on which it is
  
  notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.]