Students’ Grievance Redressal Committees (SGRC)
Updated on : 23 Sept 2024
Following the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Regulations for Redressal of Grievances of Students, 2023 (notification date: April 11, 2023), Students’ Grievance Redressal Committees (SGRC) have been formed for the different campuses of our university. These committees will consider student grievances in accordance with the UGC regulations.
SGRC-1 for Belur (main campus) and Narendrapur Campus in West Bengal:
| Sl | Composition | Name | Designation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Professor as Chairperson | Prof. Sukumar Das Adhikari | Senior Professor and Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences | Chairperson |
| 2 |
Four Professors/Senior Faculty Members (At least one member or the Chairperson shall be a woman and at least one member or the Chairperson shall be |
Swami Japasiddhananda | Coordinator, Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy, Belur Main Campus | Member |
| 3 | Dr. Abhijit Bandyopadhyay | Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Belur Main Campus | Member | |
| 4 | Dr. Sanchayita Mishra | Head, Division of Rural Development, Narendrapur Campus | Member (Female) | |
| 5 | Dr. Manohar Pahan | Faculty of ‘Sports Science and Yoga’ | Member (ST Category) | |
| 6 | One Student Representative | Maitreyee Biswas | M.Sc. Student, Environment and Disaster Management | Special Invitee (Female) |
SGRC-2 for Coimbatore Campus in Tamil Nadu:
| Sl | Requirements | Name | Designation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Professor as Chairperson | Prof. N. Muthiah | Professor and Dean, Faculties of Disability Management and Special Education (DMSE) and General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga (GAPEY) | Chairperson (OBC Category) |
| 2 |
Four Professors/Senior Faculty Members (At least one member or the Chairperson shall be a woman and at least one member or the Chairperson shall be |
Dr Giridharan | Head, Division of General & Adapted Physical Education and Yoga | Member |
| 3 | Dr S. Parveen | Head, Division of Visual Impairment & Hearing Impairment (VI & HI) | Member (Female) | |
| 4 | Dr Logesh Kumar | Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education (DMSE) and General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga (GAPEY) | Member | |
| 5 | Dr Soumya Chandra | Faculty of ‘Disability Management and Special Education’ | Member (Female) | |
| 6 | One Student Representative | Ms. Dhatchayini R | Student, M.Ed Spl. Edn (Visual Impairment) | Special Invitee (Female) |
SGRC-3 for Ranchi Campus in Jharkhand:
| Sl | Requirements | Name | Designation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Professor as Chairperson |
Prof. Raghav Thakur |
Professor and Associate Dean, ‘Faculty of Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’ |
Chairperson |
| 2 |
Four Professors/Senior Faculty Members (Atleast one member or the Chairperson shall be a woman and atleast one member or the Chairperson shall be from SC/ST/OBC category) |
Dr. Avijit Dutta |
Associate Professor, Faculty of ‘Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’ |
Member |
| 3 |
Dr. Vishal Walmik Dhote |
Faculty of ‘Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’ |
Member (OBC Category) |
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| 4 |
Dr. Dipankar Chatterjee |
Associate Professor, Faculty of ‘Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’ |
Member |
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| 5 |
Dr. Swati Shabnam |
Faculty of ‘Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’ |
Member (Female) |
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| 6 |
One Student Representative |
Sm. Riya Roy |
Ph.D. Scholar, Division of ‘Rural and Tribal Development’ |
Special Invitee (Female) |
Ombudsperson(s) for redressal of grievances of students of our University:
| Sl | Name | Designation | Remarks | Email ID | Phone No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray |
Former (retd.) Director of Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, West Bengal (Central Institute established by an Act of the Parliament) Residence: Block-F, Flat-4E, Souro Nilay Housing Complex, 1, Kailsah Ghosh Road, Kolkata- 700008. |
Ombudsperson |
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2 |
Prof. Basab Chaudhuri |
Former (retd.) Vice Chancellor, West Bengal State University, Residence: DL 133, Sector II, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091 |
Ombudsperson |
Procedure for Redressal of Grievances by Ombudspersons and Student Grievance Redressal Committees:
Our university shall adhere to the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Guidelines for Redressal of Grievances of Students, 2023 (notification date: April 11, 2023). Specifically:
- Each institution shall, within a period of three months from the date of issue of this notification, have an online portal where any aggrieved student may submit an application seeking redressal of grievance.
- On receipt of an online complaint, the institution shall refer the complaint to the appropriate Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee, along with its comments within 15 days of receipt of complaint on the online portal.
- The Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee, as the case may be, shall fix a date for hearing the complaint which shall be communicated to the institution and the aggrieved student.
- An aggrieved student may appear either in person or authorize a representative to present the case.
- Grievances not resolved by the Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee within the time period provided in these regulations may be referred to the Ombudsperson by the university.
- Institutions shall extend co-operation to the Ombudsperson or the Student Grievance Redressal Committee(s), in early redressal of grievances.
- The Ombudsperson shall, after giving reasonable opportunities of being heard to the parties concerned, on the conclusion of proceedings, pass such order, with reasons thereof, as may be deemed fit to redress the grievance and provide such relief as may be appropriate to the aggrieved student
- The institution, as well as the aggrieved student, shall be provided with copies of the order under the signature of the Ombudsperson.
- The institution shall comply with the recommendations of the Ombudsperson.
- The Ombudsperson may recommend appropriate action against the complainant, where a complaint is found to be false or frivolous.