THE
OBLIGATION TO BE SUBSCRIBED |
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Every person elected a Fellow of the Academy shall, before his/her admission, subscribe
to the Obligation in the following words:
As a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy I shall follow the code of scientific ethics,
maintain integrity in research and publications, uphold the cause of science and the dignity of the
Academy, endeavour to be objective in my judgement and strive for the enrichment of human values and thoughts.
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ELECTION OF FOREIGN FELLOWS |
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13. |
The procedure of electing Foreign Fellows shall be as prescribed in the Regulations framed by the Council from time to time but the number shall be limited to 150 and not more than six will be elected each year. No admission fee or Fellowship subscription shall be due from Foreign Fellows.
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RIGHTS
AND PRIVILEGES OF FELLOWS/FOREIGN FELLOWS/ PRAVASI FELLOWS |
| 14. |
Fellows/Foreign Fellows/Parvasi Fellows
shall be entitled to the following rights and privileges:-.
(a) To be present and vote at all
General Meetings.
(b) To propose and recommend nominees
for Fellowship.
(c) To
propose persons for the awards of the Academy.
(d) To have personal access to
the Library of the Academy.
(e) To take out books, plates, drawings, manuscripts, etc., from the Library, subject to
such Regulations as may be prescribed by the Council.
(f) To receive gratis any one of the three journals viz., Proceedings of the Indian
National Science Academy, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
(IJPAM) and Indian Journal of History of Science (IJHS). In addition, memoirs
of INSA Fellows and copies of such other INSA publications as the Council may
decide from time to time and, subject to the direction of the Council, to purchase,
at a reduced price any of the Academy’s publications.
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17. |
Any Fellow may withdraw from the Academy by signifying his wish to do so, by a letter
addressed to the Vice-President (Fellowship Affairs).
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| 18. |
A letter of withdrawal may be cancelled by the Vice-President (Fellowship Affairs) at
the request of the sender within six months of its receipt, and he/she shall thereupon
recover all rights of Fellowship. The Council shall have power to waive, in special
cases, the limit of six months specified above.
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| 19. |
Any Fellow who ceases to be a Fellow of the Academy, either by voluntary withdrawal
or by forefeiture of his/her Fellowship, shall continue to be liable for payment of
sums (if any) due from him/ her to the Academy and shall return all books, material or
other property (if any) borrowed by him/her from the Academy, or shall make full
compensation if lost, damaged, or not forthcoming.
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| 20. |
Fellows who have withdrawn from the Academy shall be eligible for re-election according
to Rule 6. If re-elected, only the admission fee shall be due from them.
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| 21. |
If any Fellow of the Academy shall willfully disobey Rules or Orders of the Academy
or Council, or shall commit wilful breach of order at any of the General Meetings, or
having unwittingly committed, shall persist in any disobedience or breach of order,
after being admonished by the President, or if for any other reasons it shall appear to
the Council that the name of a Fellow should not remain on the rolls, he/she shall be
liable to be removed from the Academy. Whenever there shall appear cause as aforesaid,
for the removal of a Fellow from the Academy, if a majority of the Council shall, after
due deliberation determine by ballot, to propose to the Academy the removal of the
said Fellow, the President shall, at any General Meeting of the Academy, announce
from the Chair such determination of the Council, and at the next meeting after that
at which the said announcement has been made, the proposition shall be submitted to
ballot. If three-fourth of the Fellows present and voting at such General Meeting vote
for the removal of such Fellow, he/she shall be removed from the Academy.
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| 22. |
Fellow removed under the operation of Rule 21 shall not be eligible for renomination
without the Council’s approval.
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| 23. |
The demise of a Fellow/Foreign Fellow of the Academy shall be recorded and
announced from the Chair at the next General Meeting of the Academy.
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