The society shall be known as Indian Academy of Anthropological Research and Training (IAART).

The headquarters of the society shall be at Lucknow (India).

The area of the activity of the society shall be whole of India and other countries of the world.

Membership of the Academy

The Academy shall consist of members – Life and ordinary, Fellows and Patron.

Persons desirous of becoming members – Life or ordinary of the Academy shall apply in the prescribed Performa, duly proposed and seconded by members. All such applications shall be considered by the Executive Committee for admission whose decision will be final. If approved they may be enrolled as members (Life or Ordinary) on payment of prescribed subscription/ Fee.

Members – Life or Ordinary shall be required to pay a subscription/Fee fixed from time to time by the Executive Committee. In the beginning the life membership subscription shall be Rs. 1000/- and that of Ordinary membership shall be Rs. 300/- annually.

The term of Ordinary membership shall be one calendar year renewable on payment of the prescribed subscription. Should there be a break of more than one year in an Ordinary members subscription, fresh approval of the Executive Committee shall be required.

Eminent scholars in the fields of interest of the Academy may be elected Fellows by the Executive Committee. The Fellows shall be honorary and for life. The total number of Fellows at any time shall be fixed by the Executive Committee.

Cessation of Membership

• .On Death.
• .On non- Payment of the subscription/fee.
• .On working against the interests of Academy.

All ordinary and Life members of the Academy shall enjoy the following rights and privileges:

• To fill any office in the Academy on being duly elected there too.
• To be present and vote on all general meetings and elections.
• To participate in all the functions organized by the Academy.

Fellows and Patrons shall enjoy the privileges available to members of the    Academy as per rule 11 above.

No person whose name has once been proposed and not accepted for Ordinary or Life membership shall be eligible again until the expiry of one year from the date of such rejection.

The official year of the Academy shall be from 1st day of April of a year to March 31 of the next year.

All the professional social scientists, human biologists and those belonging to allied scientific disciplines or others actively interested in the study of man, society and culture shall be eligible for Ordinary or Life membership of the Academy.

Organs of the Academy

• General Committee
• Executive Committee

There shall be at least one meeting of the General Committee every year. However for specific purpose as per requirement the meeting of the General Committee may be called on the direction of the Executive Committee at any time.

 Ordinary, the Annual General Meeting of the Academy shall be held in April every year. At this meeting, report on the working of the Academy during the previous year shall be presented by the Secretary, nominations of the Officers shall be considered and members of the Executive Committee shall be elected. The accounts of the last preceding year and budget of the ensuring year shall also be considered and adopted.

 In case of emergencies, extra ordinary meeting of the General Committee may be called by the Executive Committee.

 At least 15 days notice to all Ordinary or Life members, Fellows or Patron will be necessary for the meeting of General Committee. Emergent meetings may be called at three days notice.

 For the purpose of General Committee meeting the presence of at least eleven members will constitute the quorum.

Rights and Duties of  the  General Committee

The Executive Committee

• Officers.
• Nine members from among the Life members of the Academy. The Directors of the different Units of the Academy will be special invitees in all the meetings of the Executive Committee.

There shall be following Officers of the Academy :

• Patron                             - One
• President                         - One
• Vice President                 - Two
• Secretary                        - One
• Joint Secretary                - Two
• Treasurer                        - One

The nine members of the Executive Committee shall be elected from among the life members of the Academy by General Committee at its Annual meeting for the term of one year.

The patron shall be responsible for over all supervision and control of the society. He shall be a person of repute in his field of working and shall be appointed by the executive committee for a period of 3 years. If there is a controversy on any matter in the Academy his decision shall be final.

The officers of the Academy as in Rule 25 above shall be nominated by the Executive Committee and their nomination shall be placed for confirmation at the Annual General Meeting of the General Committee.

The term of the officers of the Academy shall be for a period of three years and they shall be eligible for reelection.

The Directors of the different units of the Academy shall be appointed by the Executive Committee for a specific term to be specified in each case.

There shall be at least three meetings of the Executive Committee in a year.

The ordinary meeting of the Executive Committee shall be called at a notice of at least three days, whereas the emergency and special meetings may be called at a notice of even twenty- four hours.

The quorum for the meeting of the Executive Committee shall be at least 50% of the total members of the Executive Committee.

In the event of a vacancy occurring within the year among the officers of the Executive Committee or members of the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee shall have the power to fill up such vacancy till the next Annual Meeting of the General Committee.

The Executive Committee shall have full power to transact all business relating to the General administration of the Academy.

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the proper upkeep of the books of the accounts of the Academy and preparation of annual budget and for getting the Academy’s a/c audited by an auditor to be appointed by the General Committee.

The Executive Committee shall be competent to enter into any agreement or contract including those in respect of loans and over drafts on behalf of the Academy through the Secretary.

The Academy shall sue and be sued in the name of the Secretary. All disputes shall be subject to Lucknow jurisdiction.

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the General Committee or any other responsibility given by the General Committee.

The Executive Committee shall have the power to undertake any other activity in the interest of the Academy.

The Executive Committee shall have the power to undertake any other activity in the interest of the Academy.

Rights and Duties of the Officers of Executive Committee

• The President shall preside over all the meetings of the Academy.
• The President shall approve the dates of the different meetings of Academy and shall have the power to adjourn or postpone the meeting.
• The President shall have the power to cast his vote in the event of equal votes on a motion.

• To preside a meeting in the absence of the President.
• To carryon the responsibilities given by the President or Executive Committee or General Committee.

• The Secretary shall be responsible for all the general administrative functioning of the Academy including convening of the meetings, keeping proper record and circulating the minutes of the meeting to the members.
• He shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Society and shall be responsible for all the correspondence on behalf of the Academy.
• He shall have the power to keep and maintain the register of the members of the Academy.
• He shall have the power to accept donations, grants and subscriptions on behalf of the Academy for its development.
• The Secretary shall have the power to control all the movable and immovable properties of the Academy and shall sign all the contracts on behalf of the Executive Committee.
• The Secretary shall perform all the responsibilities given by the President, the Executive Committee or the General Committee of the Academy.

• The Joint Secretary shall perform all the functions of the Secretary in his absence or any other responsibility given by the President, Secretary or Executive Committee.

Treasurer

• The Treasurer shall be responsible for the collection and custody of all the money payable to the Academy and also for payments made out of the funds of the Academy when sanctioned by the Executive Committee.
• He shall keep and maintain all the books of accounts of the society and prepare the annual budget of the Academy on behalf of the Executive Committee.
• He shall help and cooperate with the auditor of the society in his work.
• He shall be responsible for the proper upkeep of the funds of the Academy and also to operate the Society’s account with the bank together with secretary or any other officers nominated by the Executive Committee.
• Any other responsibility entrusted by the President, Secretary or Executive Committee.

The records of the society: - The Academy shall maintain the following books of the records :

• Register of members.
• Minute Book.
• Stock Register.
• Cash Book.
• Others books, if necessary.

     (a)        Proposals for additions and alternations in the existing rules may be made by the Executive Committee without previous notice.

       (b)       Proposals for additions and alternations in the existing rules may be
made by any Ordinary or Life member of the Academy.
Any such proposal after having been seconded by another member shall be sent to the Secretary so as to reach him two full months before the Annual meeting of the General Committee in which they will ordinarily be moved.
Such proposals shall be circulated to the members at least one full month before the Annual General Meeting.

      (c)     All proposals together with any amendment and remarks of the Executive Academy shall be put up before the Annual General meeting of the General Committee and shall be declared carried if accepted by a 2/3rd majority of the members present and voting at the meeting.

All funds of the Academy shall be held in the name of the Academy in a scheduled Bank and shall be operated by the Treasurer and the Secretary or in such a manner as the Executive Committee may, from time to time decide.

Any member of the Academy may requisition an extraordinary meeting of the General Committee through the Executive Committee provided that the Executive Committee is in agreement with the reason or reasons of such requisition.

The dissolution of the Academy will be in accordance with section 13 and 14 of the Societies Registration Act 1860.