Section 5. Composition of Institute.

The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (a) the Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University, ex officio; (b) the Director-General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio; (c) the Director, ex officio; (d) four members to be nominated by the Central Government to represent respectively the Departments or, as the case may be, Ministries of that Government dealing with Science and Technology, Health, Finance and Education; (e) two members to be nominated by the Government of the State of Kerala to represent respectively the Departments or, as the case may be, Ministries of that Government dealing with Planning, Science and Technology and Health; (f) three scientists of whom two shall be medical scientists and one shall be a social scientist, to be nominated by the Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; (g) three scientists representing engineering and technology to be nominated by the Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; (h) the Head of the Biomedical Technology Wing of the Institute, ex officio; (i) three representatives of the medical faculties of Indian Universities to be nominated by the Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; and (j) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected from among themselves by the members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Council of States.