Registered Office :It’s Registered Office shall be located at Chandigarh.  This may well be shifted to Amritsar in due course. Subsequently there may be various regional offices as the Organisation expands.

Aim : To provide guidance and direction in the Sikh community’s march towards its ordained mission to spread the effulgent message of the Gurus and to ensure a rightful place for the community nationally as well as internationally.

Objectives : The ISC will reflect the status of the Guru Panth, and in due course, will decide its own functions.  However, it must inter alia, encompass the following :

• To share the ideology of the Guru Granth Sahib with all humanity for evolving a harmonious social order.
• To articulate short-and long-term goals of the Panth.
• To advance the cause of the Sikh community in national and international forums.
• To articulate and express the views on behalf of the Sikh community in the above forums, and thus to represent the Panth in all domestic and international spheres.
• To co-ordinate activities of various Sikh organisations.
• To help resolve and work towards settlement of all philosophical and other issues affecting the Panth as a whole.
• To deal with problems of existing or potential schisms in the Panth.
• To rebut academic and other intrusions on Sikh religion, culture, tradition and history.
• To promote education and economic development of the Sikh community.
• To promote research and publication of literature on Sikh religion, tradition, culture and history.
• To take vigorous and sustained measures to promote Punjabi language.
• To initiate and help promote national and international effort, for humanitarian causes in pursuance of the basic Sikh tenet of Sarbat da Bhala(well being for all)

Accomplishment of Aims & Objectives : To fulfill the above Aims and Objectives the ISC may:

• Establish and manage institutions of higher learning and research in various disciplines including Sikh religion, social studies, medicine, engineering, information technology and other disciplines, as required.
• Establish trusts, endowments, chairs in universities, and institutions of learning.
• Set up and manage Press with a view to publishing books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers/magazines/journals in Indian/International languages.
• Appeal for, solicit, accept, receive and/or collect, acquire, or dispose of movable and immovable property/assets.
• Accept money, special subscriptions, donations, grants, endowment funds, gifts, bequests and/or services from any legitimate source.
• Make rules, bye-laws, and lay down procedures and conventions to facilitate smooth functioning of the Organisation, and
• Take any other steps considered necessary for achieving the objectives of the Confederation.he ideology of the Guru Granth Sahib with all humanity for evolving a harmonious social order.

Register of Members: A Register of all members containing names, permanent address, telephone/fax nos. and e-mail address will be maintained and updated regularly.  Names of Governing Council and Executive Committee members along with office staff will be maintained separately.

Governing Council : The Governing Council of the ISC shall consist of 200 members to be drawn from various categories as shown in the appendix, and shall meet at least once in two years. However an extraordinary meeting of the Governing Council may be called earlier if approved by the Executive Committee.

• Election to the Governing Council will be held every four years by secret ballot.  These will be conducted by the Executive Committee who shall appoint an Election Commissioner three months before the due date.  Comprehensive orders for the preparation and conduct of elections will be issued by the Executive Committee.
• Takht Jathedar Sahiban will be Permanent Invitees to the Governing Coucil. In deference to their exalted status in the panth they will not be involved in the voting process. Each one of them may preside over the meetings by rotation.

General Body : All primary members of the ISC will be members of the General Body. Meeting of the General Body will be held at least once every 4 (four) years. The Governing council may request the Jathedar Sahib Akal Takht to chair the General Body meeting.

Management of the ISC :

• The affairs of the ISC shall be managed by the Executive Committee duly aided by five Advisory councils comprised of professionals from various disciplines as indicated in the Appendix.
• Each Advisory Council will consist of five working members and will be headed by a nominee of the Executive Committee.The council may co-opt additional experts for advice where required.

Executive Committee: Will consist of 26 members. Constitution of this committee will initially be as follows :

• Institutional representatives – 12
• Eminent Individuals – 09
• Heads of Advisory councils – 05
• Total – 26

(all of the members of a, b and c should be amritdhari Sikhs)
A presidium of five members (panj pyaras) elected from (a) and (b) will chair meetings which will be presided over by one member of the presidium by rotation at each successive meeting