6A. (1) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:- (a) the Director-General, ex-officio, who shall also be the Chairman of the Board; (b) two eminent scientists, from outside the Institute, one in any social science and the other in the field pertaining to the speciality of the Institute, to be nominated by the Ministry or Division dealing with agriculture; (c) a representative of the Council, to be nominated by it; (d) a representative of the Department of Agricultural Extension, not below the rank of Director, to be nominated by the Ministry or Division dealing with agriculture; (e) the Directors of the Institute, ex-officio; (f) two senior scientists of the Institute, to be nominated by the Ministry or Division dealing with agriculture; (g) two representatives, one from among the farmers and the other from among the Non-Government Organisations (NGO's) performing functions similar to those of the Institute, to be nominated by the Ministry or Division dealing with agriculture; and (h) two representatives, one from the Ministry or Division dealing with agriculture and the other from the Finance Division of the Ministry dealing with finance, not below the rank of Deputy Secretary, to be nominated by the respective Ministry or Division. (2) The Director-in-charge of Administration of the Institute shall act as the Secretary of the Board.