Frequency of the Board Meeting and Academic Advisory Body

Yearly Twice

Nature and Extent of involvement of Faculty and students in academic affairs/improvements:

The faculty and the students collaborate and engage in developing and improving the academic activities related to curriculum design and development; course content preparation; feedback system development; and design and integration of students’ portfolio components. Faculty and students work together to identify the gap areas and lapses in the academic sphere comprising of curricular and co- curricular activities at SLEC and provide suggestions or guidelines for improving the current system at regular intervals.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Faculty, Staff and Students

Student Feedback on Institutional Governance/Faculty performance

Student feedback is collected systematically through the online mode on an average of two times each semester on different aspects of faculty performance.

Grievance Redressal mechanism for Faculty, Staff and Students

To redress the individual and collective grievances of the students and the staff at SLEC, a grievance redressal mechanism has been devised. An informal grievance redressal system was previously in place under the direct supervision of the Principal of the institution. However, a formal system was put in place with the provision of suggestion boxes to address the lodged grievances and judge each one through its merit. This also includes matters of harassment or bullying. Any one with grievance may also approach the department members in person directly or consult with the Officer in-Charge of the Students’ Grievance Cell. However, aggrieved persons who are unwilling to appear directly could use the letterbox/ suggestion box of the Grievance Cell at the Administrative Block.

The Grievances may broadly include the following complaints of the aggrieved students

• a. Academic
• b. Non-Academic
• c. Grievance related to Assessment
• d. Grievance related to Victimization
• e. Grievance related to Attendance
• f. Grievance related to charging of fees
• g. Grievance regarding conducting of Examinations
• h. Harassment by colleague students or the teachers etc.,

There will be Grievance Redressal Committees at the Department / Institutes / central level to deal with the grievances of the students and staff.

a.Department grievance committee will be as under:

• i. Head of the Department - Chairman
• ii. Up to 3 faculties to be nominated by the Head of Department

This committee will deal with the Grievance related to Academic and Administrative matters of the Department.

b.Institute Level Grievance Committee will be as under:

• i. Senior faculty-Chairman
• ii. Up to 5 senior faculties to be appointed by the Head of Institute as members

This committee is responsible for all the grievances directly related to the academic and administrative complaints at the institution. Additionally, the committee will also adjudicate appeals filed by a student against the decision of the Department-level Committee for the same purpose.

c. Central Grievance Redressal Committee will be as under:

• i. Principal
• ii. Convener of the Faculty concerned
• iii. Head of the Department concerned
• iv. Senior Professor

This central committee is responsible for all the grievances directly related to the academic and administrative complaints at the institution. Additionally, the committee will also adjudicate appeals filed by a student against the decisions of the Institution-level Committee.

Procedure for Redressal of Grievances

• An aggrieved student who has the Grievance or Grievances at the Department level shall make an application first to the HOD. The Head of the Department after verifying the facts will try to redress the grievance within a reasonable time.
• If the student is not satisfied with the verdict or solution of the HOD, then the same should be placed before the Department level committee.
• If the student is not satisfied with the decision of Department committee, he/she can submit an appeal to the Institute level grievance committee within a week from the date of the receipt of the reply from the Department level committee. The convenor of Institute grievance committee, after verifying the facts and the papers concerned and conducting one or more discussions with the Chairman of the Department committee will place the matter before the Institute level committee which shall either endorse the decision of the Department level committee or shall pass appropriate order in the best possible manner within reasonable time.
• If the student is further dissatisfied with the Redressal offered by the Institute level committee 4 and feel that his/her Grievance is not redressed appropriately, he/she can submit an appeal to the Central Grievance Redressal Committee within a week from the date of receipt of decision with the relevant details. While dealing with the complaint the committee at all levels will observe law of natural justice and hear the complainant and concerned people. While passing an order on any Grievance at any level the relevant provisions of Act/Regulations should be kept in mind and no such order should be passed in contradiction of the same. The student will submit the application of Grievance or appeal to the Institute level committee or Central Grievance Redressal committee, as the case may be, through the Head of Department and Head of Institute concerned.