Academic Council
Academic Council
Academic Council has been reconstituted in accordance with UGC ‘Institutions Deemed to be University Regulations 2016’.
The Academic Council (AC) shall be the principal academic body of the institution and shall, subject to the provision of the Rules, have the control over and be responsible for the maintenance of standards of teaching, research and training, approval of syllabus, co-ordination of research activities, examinations and tests within the institution deemed to be university and shall exercise such powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed or conferred upon it by the Rules of the institution.
Composition
The composition of the reconstituted Academic Council is as under:
| Director (Vice Chancellor) | Ex- Officio Chairperson |
| All Deans | Ex- Officio Members |
| All Heads of the Department | Ex- Officio Members |
| All Professors other than the heads of the departments | Ex- Officio Members |
| Two Associate Professors from the departments other than the Head of the Departments by rotation of seniority | Nominated Members |
| Two Assistant Professors from the departments by rotation of seniority | Nominated Members |
| Three persons from amongst educationists of repute or persons from any other field related to the activities of the institution Deemed to be university who are not in the service of the institution Deemed to be university, nominated by the Director / Vice Chancellor | Nominated Members |
| Three persons who are not members of the teaching staff co-opted by the Academic Council for their specialized knowledge | Nominated Members |
| Student Representative (01 – Ph. D., 01 PG & 02 UG) | Nominated Members |
| Registrar | Ex- Officio Member Secretary |
Note: The representation of different categories shall be only through rotation and not through election.
Current members of Academic Council
Category | Nature of Membership | Designations | Members/Nominated member | ||||
Director (Vice Chancellor) | Ex-Officio Chairperson | Director (Vice Chancellor) | Prof. Rahul Banerjee | ||||
All Deans | Ex-Officio Members | Dean of Academic Affairs | Dr. Sandeep Saini | ||||
Dean of Admissions | Prof. Anupam Singh | ||||||
Dean of Alumni Relations & Engagement | Dr. Amit Neogi | ||||||
Dean of Faculty Affairs | Prol Vikas Gupta | ||||||
Dean of Student Affairs | Dr. Nabyendu Das | ||||||
Dean of Sponsored & Industrial Research | Prof. Somnath Biswas | ||||||
Dean of Academic Research | Prof. Somnath Biswas | ||||||
Dean of International Student Enablement & Gender Sensitization | Prof. Manju Dhariwal | ||||||
Dean of Innovation & Consultancy | Prof. Kamal Kishore Khatri | ||||||
All Heads of the Department | Ex-Officio Members | HOD, CSE | Dr. Rajbir Kaur | ||||
HOD, ECE | Prof. Kusum Lata | ||||||
HOD, MME | Dr. Deepak Rajendra Unune | ||||||
HOD, Physics | Dr. Manish Kumar Singh | ||||||
HOD, Maths | Dr. Harsh Chandrakant Trivedi | ||||||
HOD, HSS | Dr. Rajbala Singh | ||||||
HOD, CCE | Dr. Sunil Kumar | ||||||
All Professors other than the heads of the Departments | Ex-Officio Members | Distinguished Professor, MME | Prof Sunil Pandey | ||||
Research Professor, ECE | Prof. Ranjan Gamgopadhyay | ||||||
Distinguished Professor, Mathematics | Prof. M. K. Kadalbajoo | ||||||
Emeritus Professor, Physics & ECE | Prof. Ganesh Datt Sharma | ||||||
Professor, Mathematics | Prof. Ajit Patel | ||||||
Professor, ECE | Prof. Soumitra Debnath | ||||||
Professor, CSE | Dr. Jayaprakash Kar | ||||||
Professor, Physics | Prof. Subhayan Biswas | ||||||
Professor, MME | Prof. Vikram Sharma | ||||||
Professor and Centre Lead – (LICAI) | Prof. Sarada P. Samantaray | ||||||
Professor, LCE and LCSI | Prof. Ramesh Mittal | ||||||
All Associate Professors from the Departments other than Deans & HoDs | Nominated Members | Associate Professor, CSE | Dr. Bharavi Mishra | ||||
Associate Professor, CSE | Dr, Poonam Gera | ||||||
Associate Professor, CSE | Dr. Preety Singh | ||||||
Associate Professor, CSE | Dr. Subrat Kumar Dash | ||||||
Associate Professor, ECE | Dr. Abhishek Sharma | ||||||
Associate Professor, ECE | Dr. Divyang R. Rawal | ||||||
Associate Professor, ECE | Dr. Joyeeta Singha | ||||||
Associate Professor, ECE | Dr. M. V. Deepak Nair | ||||||
Associate Professor, Mathematics | Dr. Manish Gar | ||||||
Associate Professor, Mathematics | Dr. Pratibha Gar | ||||||
Associate Professor, HSS | Dr. Narendra Kumar | ||||||
Associate Professor, HSS | Dr. Payel Pal | ||||||
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| Associate Professor, HSS | Dr. Surinder Singh Nehra | ||||
Associate Professor, HSS | Dr. Usha Kanoongo | ||||||
Associate Professor, MME | Dr. Ashok Kumar Dargar | ||||||
Associate Professor, MME | Dr. Mohit Makkar | ||||||
Associate Professor, MME | Dr. Manoj Kumar | ||||||
Associate Professor, Physics | Dr. Ashok Garai | ||||||
Associate Professor, Physics | Dr. Aniishnu Sarkar | ||||||
Associate Professor, LCTBIL | Dr. Sheenu Jain | ||||||
Two Assistant Professors from the departments by rotation of seniority | Nominated Members | Assistant Professor, MME | Dr. Vikas Sharma | ||||
Assistant Professor, CCE | Dr. Anirudh Agarwal | ||||||
Three persons from amongst educationists of repute or persons from any other field related to the activities of the institution Deemed to be university who are not in the service of the institution Deemed to be university, nominated by the Director/ Vice Chancellor | Nominated Members | Professor, Electrical Engineering, IlT, Delhi & Adjunct Professor Dept. of ECE, The LNMIIT, Jaipur | Prof. Subrat Kar | ||||
Professor, CSE, IIIT Hyderabad | Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru | ||||||
Professor, CSE, IIT Kharagpur | Dr. Sudip Misra | ||||||
Three persons who are not members of the teaching staff co-opted by the Academic Council for their specialized knowledge | Nominated Members | Librarian | Dr. Pavan Agarwal | ||||
Chief Administrative Officer | Gp Capt Pushpendra Singh VSM (Retd) | ||||||
General Manager in the Training Placement and Co orate Relation Cell | Mr. Sudhanshu Kumar Sinha | ||||||
Student Representative (01 – Ph. D., 01 PG & 02 | Nominated Members | Student Representative: Ph D | Manideep Gone (22PPHOO1) | ||||
Student Representative: M.Sc./M.Tech | Mahesh Kumar 23MPH003) | ||||||
Student Representative: Third Year UG | Alok Ranjan Shukla (22UCS014) | ||||||
Student Representative: Third Year UG | Chirag Mehta (22UCC030) | ||||||
Registrar | Ex-officio Member Secreta | Registrar | Dr. Pawan Kumar Paras | ||||
Functions of the Academic Council
Powers and Functions of the Academic Council:
The Academic Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely
- To consider matters of academic interest either on its own initiative or at the instance of the Governing Council or those proposed by the departments/faculties and to take proper action thereon.
- To exercise general supervision over the academic work of the institution deemed to be university and to give direction regarding methods of instruction, evaluation, and improvements in academic standards.
- To promote research within the institution deemed to be university, acquire reports on such research from time to time.
- To prescribe courses of study leading to degrees and diplomas of the institution deemed to be university.
- To make arrangements for the conduct of examinations in conformity with the Byelaws.
- To appoint examiners, moderators, tabulators and such other personnel for different examinations;
- To maintain proper standards of the examinations;
- To recognize diplomas and degrees of universities and other Institutions and to determine equivalence with the diplomas and degrees of the institutions deemed to be university;
- To suggest measures for departmental co-ordination;
- To make recommendations to the Governing Council on:
- measures for improvement of standards of teaching research and training;
- institution of Fellowships, Travel Fellowships, Scholarships, Medals, Prizes etc.;
- to recommend to the Governing Council, the establishment or abolition of departments/centres; and
- To frame rules covering the academic functioning of the institution deemed to be university, admissions, examinations, award of fellowships and studentships, free-ships, concessions, attendance, discipline, residence etc.
- To appoint sub-committees to advise on such specific matters as may be referred to it by the Governing Council;
- To consider the recommendations of the sub-committees and to take such action as the circumstances of each case may require;
- To take periodical review of the activities of the Departments /Centres and to take appropriate action with a view to maintaining and improving standards of instruction;
- To recommend institution of teaching posts (Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors) or any specially created positions (like Distinguished Professors, Research Professors etc.) to the Governing Council; and
- To exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Rules.
Meetings of the Academic Council
- The Academic Council shall meet as often as may be necessary but not less than three times during an academic year. Not less than 15 days’ notice shall be given of a meeting of the Academic Council.
- One third of the total number of members of the Academic Council shall constitute the quorum for the meeting of the Academic Council.
- Each member, including its Chairman, shall have one vote and decisions at the meetings of the Academic Council shall be taken by simple majority. In case of a tie, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. Voting might be resorted to as such if necessary.
- Any business which it may be necessary for the Academic Council to perform, except such as may be placed before its meeting, may be carried out by circulation of the resolution among all its members and the resolution so circulated and approved by a simple majority shall be effective and binding as if such resolution had been passed in the meeting of the Academic Council, provided that at least one half of the total number of the members of the Academic Council have recorded their views on the resolution.
Term of Membership
The term of members other than the ex-officio members shall be two years.
Procedures
The term ‘legislation’ used hereunder, refers to any rule framed by the AC.
- Legislation may be added, amended or repealed at any meeting of the AC, provided that a written notice of the proposed action has been sent to each member of the AC, at least one week prior to the meeting at which modification of the legislation is sought.
- All proposed legislation presented to the AC shall be accompanied by a statement of the purpose and the effect of the proposal. The statement shall also include the text of the new legislation to be adopted.
- All modifications of the existing legislation and newly enacted legislation shall normally become effective on the first day of instruction in the next academic session, unless the AC specifies a different date. Any change in the legislation, existing or new, which requires approval of the Governing Council, shall become effective only after obtaining the approval of the Governing Council.
- At any meeting of the AC, the decision of the AC must be formalized by means of a consensus or an affirmative vote.
- The ruling of the Chairman AC, with regard to any question concerning procedures, shall be final.
Participation of Students in the AC
Any decision of the AC affects the students, favorably or unfavorably. It is, therefore, very important that the student representatives participate in the decision making process itself. The participation of students brings in the very important ‘students perception’ and the information that they have on various issues, while the decision is being taken. Moreover, student participation introduces transparency in the decision making process. Apart from arriving at better decisions with student inputs, it also provides the students with an opportunity to express themselves more lucidly and fearlessly, which is an important part of education.
In order to ensure that the participation of students in the decision making process is meaningful, it is very important that the student representatives are chosen with utmost care. A student representative on any committee must have a ‘good academic standing’ so that more meaningful decisions can be taken. Thus, a student representative on any committee must have a CPI better than 7.5 and must not have obtained F grade in any course. Further, a student cannot be nominated on any Committee of the Institute, if the student was involved in violation of the CCOS at any time. Moreover, any student can not be a student representative on two or more committees.
Standing Committees of the Academic Council (AC)
The Academic Council (AC) shall discharge its function with the help of a number of Standing Committees. The AC shall define and limit the duties and powers of its committees. The Standing Committees of the AC shall be constituted every second year, with the provision that the student representatives shall be nominated for a period of one year. The AC shall approve the Members nominated for each of its Standing Committees. Normally, each committee is responsible to the AC, which appoints it. However, the Director may assign additional duties to any one of the committees of the AC. In discharge of such additional duties, the committee shall be answerable only to the Director.
In addition to the Standing Committees mentioned below, the AC may constitute other Standing Committees, as and when the need arises.
Academic Council - Educational Policy Committee (AC-EPC)
The composition of the AC-EPC shall be as follows:
| Chairman of the Academic Council: | Chairman (Ex-Officio) |
| One Research Professor | Vice-Chairman & Member |
| One Distinguished Professor | Member |
| One Industry Professor or a Professor with Sizeable Industry experience | Member |
| One Emeritus Professor or a Visiting Professor | Member |
| Dean of Academic Research | Member (Ex-officio) |
| Dean of Academic Affairs | Convener (Ex-Officio) |
| HoD / a Senior Faculty Member from unrepresented Department, if any | Invitee |
The AC-EPC shall concentrate upon fundamental educational policy issues, for example, the desirability of starting a new academic Programme at the Institute. Such fundamental issues can be referred to this committee by the Governing Council, the AC, or any standing committee of the AC. The committee can also initiate a discussion on any issue, consistent with the overall goals of the Institute, on its own, and make appropriate recommendations to the AC for its consideration.
In addition to the above, the AC-EPC shall also identify distinguished personalities, both from within the country and outside, to whom the Honorary Degree of the Institute can be awarded. Such people must have made an indelible impression on the minds of persons working in areas related to the goals of the Institute. The Honorary Degree of the Institute can be awarded only after the Governing Council approves such a proposal of the AC.
Current AC-EPC Members
Prof. Rahul Banerjee
Director
Ex-officio Chairman
Prof. Raghuvir Singh Tomar
Chairman, QATC
Ex-officio Member, ECE
Prof. Somnath Biswas
Dean of Academic Research
Ex-officio Member, Physics
Prof. Vikas Gupta
Dean of Faculty Affairs
Ex-officio Member, Mathematics
Prof. Ranjan Gangopadhyay
Research Professor
Vice-Chairman & Member
Prof. Ravi Prakash Gorthi
Emeritus Professor
Member
Dr. Vikram Sharma
Professor, MME
Invitee (representative of unrepresented department)
Dr. Sandeep Saini
Dean of Academic Affairs
Convener (Ex-officio) ECE
Academic Council - Research Affairs Committee (AC-RAC)
The composition of the Research Affairs Committee (AC-RAC) is given as under:
| Dean of Academic Research (DoAR) | Ex-Officio Chairperson |
| Dean of Sponsored Research & Consultancy (DoSRC) | Ex- Officio Co-Chairperson |
| Dean of Academic Affairs | Ex-Officio Member |
| Dean of Faculty Affairs | Ex-Officio Member |
| All HoDs | Ex-Officio Member |
| All full Professors (including all Research Professors, Distinguished Professors, Industry Professors and Emeritus Professors) and Associate Professors | Members |
| Centre-Leads of all centres involved in research /innovation / entrepreneurship | Ex-Officio Members (Invitees) |
| Two Assistant Professors (who may have spent at least one year in the Institute) | Invitees (To be nominated by the HoD, on rotation) |
| AR-Research (in absence of AR-Research, AR-Academic or Link Officer: Deans’ Office would hold responsibility) | Ex-Officio Non-member Secretary |
Specific functions of the AC-RAC would include:
- Periodic review of the provisions in the relevant research related parts of the existing PG/UG Regulations / Manual,
- Formulation and periodic review / enhancement of PhD Regulations
- All academic matters related to Ph. D and research
- AC-RAC will deliberate on Matters like
- approval of a chosen faculty of the Institute as a PhD Advisor (Supervisor / Guide) / Co-Guide / Mentor or
- Consideration of a Co-Guide from another organization of repute, if matter so deserves,
- Examining applications for change of PhD Guide/Co-Guide/Mentor, as may be recommended by the D-DQRC,
- Examining Research Proposals / Synopsis Formulation / Change etc. as per defined process.
Current AC-RAC Members
Prof. Somnath Biswas
Dean of Academic Research
Ex-officio Chairperson
Dr. Sandeep Saini
Dean of Academic Affairs
Ex-officio Member
Prof. Somnath Biswas
Dean of Sponsored Research & Consultancy
Ex-officio Co-Chairperson
Prof. Vikas Gupta
Dean of Faculty Affairs
Ex-officio Member, Mathematics
Dr. Rajbir Kaur
HoD, CSE
Ex-officio Member
Prof. Kusum Lata
HoD, ECE
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Sunil Kumar
HoD, CCE
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Deepak Unune
HoD, MME
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Manish Kumar Singh
HoD, Physics
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Harsh Chandrakant Trivedi
HoD, Mathematics
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Rajbala Singh
HoD, HSS
Ex-officio Member
Prof. Ranjan Gangopadhyay
Research Professor, ECE
Member
Prof. Sunil Pandey
Distinguished Professor, MME
Member
Prof. Raghuvir Singh Tomar
Emeritus Professor, ECE
Member
Prof. Manju Dhariwal
Professor, HSS
Member
Dr. Sakthi Balan M.
Associate Professor, CSE
Member
Dr. Kusum Lata
Associate Professor, ECE
Member
Dr. Vikas Gupta
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Member
Dr. Subrat Kumar Dash
Associate Professor, CSE
Member
Dr. Deepak Unune
Assistant Professor, MME
Invitee
Dr. Akash Gupta
Assistant Professor, ECE
Invitee
Rahul Makkar
17PEC001
Student Member
Kezia Saini
18PMT001
Student Member
Atteqa Ansari
20PHS002
Student Member
Academic Council - Academic Affairs Committee (AC-AAC)
The composition of AC-AAC is as under:
| Dean Academic | Ex- Officio Chairperson |
| All Heads of the department | Ex- Officio Members |
| All interdisciplinary Course Coordinators | Ex- Officio Members |
| four nominated student members: 2 UG , 1 MTech and 1 MSc | Member |
| AR Academic | Ex Officio Member Secretary |
Academic Affair Committee of Academic Council (AC-AAC) will advise Academic Council on the recommendations of the Board of Studies for ensuring consistency and coherence across the departments. The Committee will also advise Academic Council in the academic matters such as common aspects of curricular structure like Institute-wide provisions across disciplines. The recommendations of Board of Studies would be first received by the AC-AAC and would be placed before the Academic Council with advice and recommendations of AC-AAC for decision.
Current AC-AAC Members
Dr. Sandeep Saini
Dean of Academic Affairs
Ex-officio Chairperson
Dr. Rajbir Kaur
HoD, CSE
Ex-officio Member
Prof. Kusum Lata
HoD, ECE
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Sunil Kumar
HoD, CCE
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Deepak Unune
HoD, MME
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Manish Kumar Singh
HoD, Physics
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Harsh Chandrakant Trivedi
HoD, Mathematics
Ex-officio Member
Dr. Rajbala Singh
HoD, HSS
Ex-officio Member
Mr. Rajeev Saxena
AR Academic
Ex-officio Member Secretary
Academic Council - Student's Affairs Committee (AC-SAC)
The composition of the AC-SAC shall be as follows:
| Dean of Student Affairs | Ex- Officio Chairperson |
| Chief Administrative Officer | Ex- Officio Member |
| At least two faculty members | To be nominated by the Director |
| Two student representatives | To be nominated by the DoSA on recommendations of Students Gymkhana |
| AR, Student Services | Ex Officio Member Secretary |
The AC-SAC shall primarily be concerned with ensuring that the Code of Conduct of Students (CCOS) is not violated at any time, either by an individual student or a group of students. Any student, teacher, Director, or any other functionary of the Institute can refer any violation of the CCOS to this committee. The AC-SAC shall investigate any alleged misdemeanour and recommend a suitable course of action to the Chairperson AC.
Current AC-SAC Members
Dr. Nabyendu Das
Dean of Student Affairs
Ex-officio Chairperson
Gp Capt Pushpendra Singh (Retd.)
Chief Administrative Officer
Ex-Officio Member
Dr. Servesh Kumar Agnihotri
Assistant Professor, MME
Member
Dr. Anirudh Agarwal
Assistant Professor, ECE
Member
Dr. Poonam Gera
Assistant Professor, CSE
Member
Dr. Kanjalochan Jena
Faculty mentor of CoSHA
Member
Mr. Samar Singh
Assistant Registrar Student Services
Ex-officio Non-Member Secretary
Mr. Adarsh Mishra (22UCS005)
Student representatives nominated by President, Student Gymkhana and approved by DoSA
Mr. Shreyansh Badoni (22UCS204)
Student representatives nominated by President, Student Gymkhana and approved by DoSA
Academic Council - Hostel Management Committee (AC-HMC)
The composition of the AC HMC shall be as follows:
Gp. Capt. Pushpendra Singh (Retd.), Chief Administrative Officer | Chairperson, (Ex- Officio) |
| Dr. Nabyendu Das Dean of Students Affairs | Ex- Officio Advisor and AC point of contact |
| Dr. Kanjalochan Jena | Member |
| Dr. Servesh Kumar Agnihotri | Member |
| Dr. Poonam Gera | Member |
| Mr. Samar Singh | Member, (Ex-Officio) |
| Hostel Staff on Rotation | Nominated Member by CAO |
| CoSHA representative | Nominated Member |
| Mr. Vishnu Kumar Jabdoliya | Secretary, (Ex-Officio) |
The AC HMC shall primarily be concerned with the management of all aspects of the Hostels of the Institute, including the mess and the shopping area. The AC HMC shall frame the Rules and Regulations to be followed by the students, as residents of the Hostels. These Rules and Regulations shall require approval of the AC.
The Chairperson AC HMC shall have the power to reprimand or impose fine or take any other such suitable measure against any resident of the Hostels, who violates the approved Rules and Regulations of the Hostels with notification to the Chairperson AC SAC. The serious disciplinary cases of student will be referred to the AC-SAC if the severity level of the offence is high.
Academic Council - Library Advisory Committee (AC-LAC)
The composition of the AC-LAC shall be as follows:
| Faculty-in-Charge Library | To be nominated by the Director Ex- Officio Chairperson |
| Librarian | Member |
| One faculty member, to be nominated by the Director | Member |
| One student representative | To be nominated by the DoSA on recommendations of Students Gymkhana |
The primary function of the AC LC shall be to advise the AC and the Director on policy matters pertaining the Central Library of the Institute.
Current AC-LAC Members
Dr. Subrat K. Dash
Nominee of CSE Department, Chairperson
Dr. Gaurav Chatterjee
Nominee of ECE Department,
Member
Dr. Harsh Chandrakant Trivedi
Nominee of Mathematics Department,
Member
Dr. Ashok Garai
Nominee of Physics Department,
Member
Dr. Payel Pal
Nominee of HSS Department, Member
Dr. Vikram Sharma
Nominee of MME Department, Member