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Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Management held on
The special meeting of the Board of Management was held on 06.10.2014. The meeting commenced at 10.30 a.m.
1. Welcome by the Chairman
The Chairman welcomed all the Members of the Board of Management.
After welcoming the members, the Chairman congratulated and appreciated the Board member Dr.J.S.N.Murthy, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra University for his able leadership and guidance with which the University could improve its accreditation rank to ‘A’ (3.62) in the recent reaccreditation process.
2. To report and discuss on the student unrest in the University on 24.09.2014
The Board members discussed at length the incident that took place on 24.09.2014 in the University.
The Board approved the action taken by the University Management to bring normalcy in the campus and appreciated the efforts taken by the University administration to diffuse the situation without hurting anybody in the Campus The Board resolved:
1. To Call for and conduct a joint meeting of the parents and faculty as soon as possible and explain the University stands.
2. To obtain necessary undertaking from the Parents that would ensure discipline and proper conduct of the students over the remaining period of study and stay in the campus.
3. To accelerate the process without any further delay.
4. The members unanimously supported the University administration in all its efforts. The Board is of the opinion that stringent action may be taken against the erring students, while taking precautions to prevent such incidents in future.
It was also suggested that students behavioral exceptions may be viewed sympathetically since the institution is for the development of the students.
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SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA SARASWATHI VISWA MAHAVIDYALAYA
(Declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, vide notification No.F.9.9/92-U.3 dated 26th May 1993 of the Govt. of India)
Enathur, Kancheepuram – 631 561
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3.1 To approve award of Ph.D. Degree to the candidates who have completed Viva Voce examinations
In addition to the list presented in the last meeting, the Chairman placed the latest list of candidates, who have completed their Viva Voce examination recently and have been declared eligible to receive Ph.D. Degree.
The Board approved the same.
3.2 To approve award of Degrees in the 18th Convocation.
3.2.1 It has been decided to conduct Special Convocation on 18.10.2014 to confer titles
“Honoris Causa” to the Scholars whose names have been recommended and approved by the Board.
The Board approved the same. This supersedes the earlier resolution on inviting, Dr.Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai as Chief Guest as per resolution on circulation Item No.3.
3.2.2 To approve the Degrees to be awarded in the 18th Convocation The Board approved the same.
4. Any other items permitted by the Chairman
4.1 Nomination for Conferment of “Vedaratham” Honoris Causa.
Resolved to confer the title “Vedaratham” to Sri. Neelakandhan Namboothiripad, Eminent Scholar in Rig Veda in the Special Convocation. This supersedes the earlier decision as per resolution Item No.2, on circulation to confer Honoris Causa to Sri. Pasupaty Nambudiri
The Board approved the same.
Since there was no other matter for discussion, the meeting ended with a note of thanks by the Chairman to the members of the Board of Management.
Secretary Board of Management
