Minutes for 21-07-14

From WIKI FOSSCELL NITC

Meeting : First Emergency Council (Interim SAC) Meeting

Date : 21st July 2014

Time : 11:30 am – 01:30 p.m.

Venue : SAC meeting Hall, Students’ Amenity Centre

Members present:  

  1. Dr. M. L  Joy - Dean Students Welfare
  2. Dr. A S Sajith - Associate Dean- Students Welfare
  3. Dr. Praveen Sankaran - Advisory Committee - SAC
  4. Dr. Sudheer A P - Advisory Committee - SAC
  5. Mr. Dilber Shahul - Interim SAC
  6. Mr. Achuth Jayakumar - Interim SAC
  7. Mr. Georly Daniel - Interim SAC
  8. Mr. Bibin Thomas - Interim SAC
  9. Mr. Athul John - Interim SAC
  10. Mr. Abdul Wasih M - Interim SAC
  11. Ms. Sikha V Manoj - Interim SAC

MINUTES

  1. Request to relax the fee hike for enrolled students and future plans on this issue:

The minutes of the meeting with the Director and the Registrar was informed to the Dean (SW). It was suggested that the SAC could write a letter to the ministry along with other NITs. The letter that had already been drafted is to be redrafted, keeping in mind the following two points, giving more importance to the second point,

  1. Fee hike itself as a burden (even for first years)
  2. Implementation to existing students.
  1. Presentation of steps taken by SAC for relaxing the probation rules for students facing the issue:

It was informed that the senate decision will be applicable to all students and maximum representations (most type of cases) had already come.

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Issues such as reinstating of credits for technical education were to be presented in senate. The interim SAC was to give a letter requesting such issues to the Dean (Academic), after getting it checked by the Dean (SW).

  1. Briefing of actions taken by SAC during vacation and follow up of all letters submitted:

Details attached in page 3 and 4.

  1. Immediate renovation of MB and DB

Request to be given to Dean (P&D). State that urgent measure is to be taken.

  1. Request to allow fund for stationary purchase of SAC:

Asked to prepare a total budget.

  1. Communication of proposal forwarded for waste management:

Size of bin and other details should be checked and further follow up to be done by SAC. Stray dogs issues taken up already.

  1. Discussion about posters to be put up in the campus:

Permission was granted to do the same but all such notices had to be checked by the Associate Dean (SW).

  1. Beautification of MB Quadrangle:

Design to be submitted. Associate Dean (SW)to be consulted, for any further clarifications. The detailed report should also have an overall estimate for the same.

  1. Discussion of SAC Elections:

Election Officer to be decided. It was suggested that elections be conducted in the 3rd week of September.

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