11. (1) There shall be not more than twelve Senior Fellows who shall be appointed by the Protishthan from amongst the person who, by virtue of their high professional qualifications and experience, have attained eminence in the field of development economics, demography and other social sciences and are willing to serve in their individual capacity without any honoraria to achieve the aims and objects of the Protishthan. (2) A Senior Fellow shall be appointed for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment. ¹[* * *]. (3) The Senior Fellows shall advise and assist the Protishthan in formulating and carrying out its research, training, publication and other professional programmes. (4) A Senior Fellow who fails to attend three or more consecutive meetings of the Senior Fellows of the Protishthan shall be deemed by the Protishthan to have resigned as a Senior Fellow and such resignation shall become effective upon notification thereof by the Protishthan.