KERALA GAZETTE

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COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NOTIFICATION

No. GA&EL.1/Senate Election/2010.

30th November 2010.

Whereas it has become expedient to conduct an election to the Senate and Academic Council under the Sections 19

“Elected Members (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) (vii) & (viii)” and 23(2) “Elected Members” of the Cochin University of Science and

Technology Act, 1986, (31 of 1986) it is hereby notified that elections will be held to elect the following members to the Senate

and Academic Council of the University in accordance with the University of Cochin First Statutes on Elections.

Senate

Section 19 ‘Elected Members (i)’

Five Members elected from among the Principals of all Engineering

Colleges of the State, Heads of University Departments and Heads of

Branches of Studies in the University, of whom two shall be Principals

of Engineering Colleges.

Section 19 ‘Elected Members (ii)’

Four members elected by the members of the academic council from

among themselves.

Section 19 ‘Elected Members (iv)’

Three Deans of Faculties to be elected from among themselves.

Section 19 ‘Elected Members (v)’

Ten members, other than those mentioned in item (i) under “Elected

Members”, elected from among themselves by the teaching staff of the

University Departments and Recognised Institutions.

Section 19 ‘Elected Members (vi)’

Two members, elected by the registered Trade Unions in the State

from among themselves in such manner as may be prescribed.

Section 19 ‘Elected Members (vii)’

Two members, elected by the non-teaching staff of the University

from among themselves.

Section 19 ‘Elected Members (viii)’

Seven members, elected by the students of the University from among

themselves.

Academic Council

Section 23(2) ‘Elected Members’

Two members elected by the Students of the University for one year,

from among themselves, of whom one shall be from the research wing

and the other from the graduate and post graduate students.

Only those persons who are on the electoral roll of the respective constituencies published on 26^th October 2010 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 obtained from the University Office on request and payment of Rs. 220 (Rupees two hundred and twenty

only) per copy in the case of students and Rs.100 (Rupees one hundred only) per copy in the case of other rolls.

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 Senate / Academic Council, as the case may be,

if elected and a declaration that he is not already a member of the Academic 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 obtained from the office of Returning Officer (University Office),

must reach the Returning Officer (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 as “Nomination for Election to the Senate / Academic

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 obtained 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 election from among the members of the Academic Council will be held at the regular meeting of the Academic

Council to be held after 11^th January 2011, which will be intimated later.

Postal ballot will be provided for the election from among Principals of Engineering Colleges of the State/Heads of the

University Departments and Branches of Studies in the University, Deans of Faculties of the University and from among the

Presidents of the Registered Trade Unions in the State.

In the case of election from the Students’ Constituency, every elector is requested to bring their identity card issued by

the Head of Institution where they are pursuing their studies to the polling stations failing which they will not be permitted to

cast their votes.

ELECTION SCHEDULE

Sl.

Particulars

Statutes

Principals/

Member

Deans of

Teaching

Registered

Non-

Students

No.

Heads

of the

faculties

Staff

trade

teaching

Academic

Unions

Staff

Council

Postal-5

Meeting-4

Postal-3

In person-10

Postal-2

In person-2 In person:

seats

Senate-7

seats;

Academic

Council-2

seats

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Date of Notification

30-11-2010

30-11-2010 30-11-2010

30-11-2010

of Election

Tuesday

Last date & hour

17-12-2010

17-12-2010 17-12-2010

17-12-2010

for receipt of

Friday

Nominations

10.30 a. m.

10.30 a. m. 10.30 a. m.

10.30 a. m.

Date & Hour of

17-12-2010

17-12-2010 17-12-2010

17-12-2010

scrutiny of

Friday

nominations

11 a. m.

Date of publication

17-12-2010

17-12-2010 17-12-2010

17-12 2010

of the list of candidates

Friday

validly nominated

Last date and hour

23-12-2010

23-12-2010 23-12-2010

23-12-2010

for withdrawal of

Thursday

Thursday Thursday

Thursday

candidature

4 p.m.

Date of publication

23-12-2010

23-12-2010 23-12-2010

23-12-2010

of final list of

Thursday

Thursday Thursday

Thursday

candidates validly

nominated

Date of issue of

11-1-2011

11-1-2011 11-1-2011

11-1-2011

letter of intimation

Tuesday

Date of issue of

11-1-2011

At the

11-1-2011

20-1-2011

11-1-2011 20-1-2011

3-2-2011

ballot paper etc.

Tuesday

meeting of

Tuesday

Thursday

Tuesday

Thursday

Wednesday

Academic

Council

Date and hour

27-1-2011

At the

27-1-2011

20-1-2011

27-1-2011 20-1-2011

3-2-2011

fixed for the poll

Thursday

meeting of

Thursday

Thursday Thursday

Wednesday

5 p.m.

Academic

5 p.m.

Council-

10 a.m. to

11 a.m.

Date & Hour of

29-1-2011

After the

29-1-2011

21-1-2011

29-1-2011 21-1-2011

5-2-2011

scrutiny & counting

Saturday

meeting of

Saturday

Friday

Saturday

Friday

of votes

10 a.m.

the Academic 10 a.m.

10 a.m.

9 a.m.

Council -2 p.m.

By order of the Vice Chancellor,

(Sd.)

CUSAT, Kochi-22,

Returning Officer

30-11-2010.

(Registrar).

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)