NOTIFICATION
22nd January 2008.
No. EL-29 (2)/2007.
Whereas it has become expedient to reconstitute the Staff Council of the University, it is hereby notified that the following elections will be held in accordance with the provisions of Cochin University of Science and Technology Act and Statutes on Elections :
1. Section 29 (1) (b) : Two members elected by the Teachers of the University
Departments and Recognized Institutions from among themselves 2. Section 29 (1) (c) : Two members elected by the Non-teaching staff of the University from among themselves
3. Section 29 (1) (d) : Two members elected by the members of the Senate from among
themselves
4. Section 29 (1) (e) : Two members elected by the members of the Syndicate from among
themselves
Only those persons who are on the electoral rolls, published on 22nd December 2007, alone shall be entitled to participate in the election provided that any person who ceases to be a member of the electoral body before the date of issue of ballot paper from the University Office shall not be entitled to participate in the election. Copies of the electoral roll can be had from the University Office on request and payment of Rs. 100, per copy, during office hours.
Every elector shall be at liberty to nominate a qualified person. Every such nomination shall be in the prescribed form and shall be made by an elector in writing and shall be seconded in writing by another elector. The nomination shall be accompanied by the consent in writing of the nominee agreeing to serve on the Staff Council, if elected and a declaration that he is not already a member of the Staff Council, or if he is already a member, his term of office as such would expire before the membership for which he is seeking election takes effect.
Nominations in the prescribed form, which can be had from the University Office, must reach the Registrar within the date and hour fixed for the same as indicated in the election schedule. The envelope containing the nomination paper should be superscribed "Nomination for election to the Staff Council from the constituency of .........................................." (Name of the constituency to be filled up).
The candidate and a representative of each candidate appointed in writing by the candidate and approved by the Returning Officer may be present at the time of scrutiny of nominations.
The withdrawal of the candidature is to be made by the candidate in the prescribed form which can be had from the office of the Returning Officer during office hours.
The places where polling stations have been provided and the electors who shall exercise voting in the respective polling stations will be intimated through "the Letter of Intimation" in due course.
The following is the schedule for election :
Sl. Particulars Teachers Non-teaching Members of Members of Staff the Senate the Syndicate No.
(1) (2)
(3) (4) (5) (6) 1 Date of notification of 22-1-2008, 22-1-2008, 22-1-2008, 22-1-2008, Election Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday 2. Last date & hour for 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, receipt of nominations Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday 10.30 a. m. 10.30 a. m. 10.30 a. m. 10.30 a. m. 3 Date and hour of 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, scrutiny of nominations Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday
11 a. m. 11 a. m. 11 a. m. 11 a. m. 4 Date of publication of list of 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, 6-2-2008, candidates validly nominated Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday 5 Last date & hour for 12-2-2008, 12-2-2008, 12-2-2008, 12-2-2008, (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 8 Date of issue of 27-2-2008, 27-2-2008, At the Meeting At the Meeting Ballot Paper Wednesday Wednesday of the Senate of the Syndicate 9 Date and hour fixed for 27-2-2008, 27-2-2008, At the Meeting At the Meeting the poll Wednesday Wednesday of the Senate of the Syndicate 10 a. m. to 10 a. m. to from 10 a. m. from 10.30 a. m. 1 p. m. 1 p. m. to 11 a. m. to 11 a. m. 10 Date and hour of 28-2-2008, 28-2-2008, After the After the Meeting scrutiny and counting Thursday Thursday Meeting of of the Syndicate of votes 10 a. m. 10 a. m. the Senate at 2 p. m.
at 2 p. m.
By order of the Vice-Chancellor,