Updated on : 11 May 2023

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 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 from SC/ST/OBC category) Swami Japasiddhananda Head, Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy, Belur main campus Member
3 Dr Abhijit Bandyopadhyay Head, Department of Physics, Belur main campus Member
4 Dr Sanchayita Mishra Faculty of the ‘Agriculture and Rural Development’ Department, Narendrapur Campus Member (Female)
5 Dr Manohar Pahan Faculty of ‘Sports Science and Yoga’ Member (ST Category)
6 One Student Representative Sm. Bhagyasree Chatterjee Student of M.Sc. in ‘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 from SC/ST/OBC category) Dr Giridharan Associate Professor, Faculty of ‘General and Adapted Physical Education’ Member
3 Dr S. Parveen Faculty of ‘Disability Management and Special Education’ Member (Female)
4 Dr Logesh Kumar Faculties 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 Sm. V.P. Shariga Student of B.Ed. (Intellectual Disability) programme, Faculty of DMSE 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

(At Least one member or the Chairperson shall be a woman and at least 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 Dhote

Faculty of ‘Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’

Member (OBC Category)
4

Dr Dipankar Chatterjee

Faculty of ‘Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’

Member
5

Dr Pooja Yadav

Faculty of Agriculture (Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Member (Female)
6

One Student Representative

Sm. Sucharita Ghoshal

Ph.D. Scholar, Faculty of ‘Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development’

Special Invitee (Female)

Ombudsperson(s) for redressal of grievances of students of our University:

  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.
    Ph. No.
    Email –
  2. Prof. Basab Chaudhuri
    Former (retd.) Vice Chancellor, West Bengal State University
    Residence: DL 133, Sector II, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091
    M: , Email:

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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. An aggrieved student may appear either in person or authorize a representative to present the case.

  5. 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.

  6. Institutions shall extend co-operation to the Ombudsperson or the Student Grievance Redressal Committee(s), in early redressal of grievances.

  7. 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

  8. The institution, as well as the aggrieved student, shall be provided with copies of the order under the signature of the Ombudsperson.

  9. The institution shall comply with the recommendations of the Ombudsperson.

  10. The Ombudsperson may recommend appropriate action against the complainant, where a complaint is found to be false or frivolous.

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