Cochin University of Science and Technology

NOTIFICATION

No. EL-29 (2)/2007.

22nd January 2008.

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 :

Section 29 (1) (b)

Two members elected by the Teachers of the University

Departments and Recognized Institutions from among themselves

Section 29 (1) (c)

Two members elected by the Non-teaching staff of the University

from among themselves

Section 29 (1) (d)

Two members elected by the members of the Senate from among

themselves

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

No.

Staff

the Senate

the Syndicate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Date of notification of

22-1-2008,

Election

Tuesday

Last date & hour for

6-2-2008,

receipt of nominations

Wednesday

10.30 a. m.

Date and hour of

6-2-2008,

scrutiny of nominations

Wednesday

11 a. m.

Date of publication of list of

6-2-2008,

candidates validly nominated

Wednesday

Last date & hour for

12-2-2008,

withdrawal of candidature

Tuesday

4 p. m.

Date of publication of final

12-2-2008,

list of candidates validly

Tuesday

nominated

Date of issue of

19-2-2008,

‘Letter of Intimation’

Tuesday

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Date of issue of

27-2-2008,

At the Meeting

Ballot Paper

Wednesday

of the Senate

of the Syndicate

Date and hour fixed for

27-2-2008,

At the Meeting

the poll

Wednesday

of the Senate

of the Syndicate

10 a. m. to

from 10 a. m.

from 10.30 a. m.

1 p. m.

to 11 a. m.

Date and hour of

28-2-2008,

After the

After the Meeting

scrutiny and counting

Thursday

Meeting of

of the Syndicate

of votes

10 a. m.

the Senate

at 2 p. m.

By order of the Vice-Chancellor,

(Sd.)

Returning Officer.

(Registrar)