Section 26: Congregation

(1) Congregation shall consist of-
(a) the Executive Director of the Institute as the chairman;
(b) the Deputy Director;
(c) members of the Academic Board;
(d) the Registrar;
(e) the Bursar;
(f) the Librarian; and
(g) every member of the administrative staff who holds a degree of any university recognised for the purposes of this Act not being an honorary degree.
(2) The Executive Director shall be the chairman at all meetings of Congregation when he is present; and in his absence such other member of Congregation present at the meeting as Congregation may appoint for that meeting, shall be the chairman at the meeting.
(3) The quorum of the Congregation shall be one-third (or the whole number and nearest to one-third) of the total number of members of the Congregation, whichever is less.
(4) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Act, Congregation may regulate its own procedure.
(5) Congregation shall be entitled to express by resolution or otherwise its opinion on all matters affecting the interest and welfare of the Institute and shall have such other functions in addition to the function of electing a member of the Council.