हिमाचऱ प्रदेश केन्द्रीय विश्िवि饍याऱय dsUnzh; fo'ofo|ky; vf/kfu;e] 2009 ds v/khu LFkkfir [ ] Central University of Himachal Pradesh [ Established under Central Universities Act, 2009 ] MINUTES OF 11TH (SPECIAL) MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014 AT 03:00 PM VENUE: Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Temporary Academic Block, Shahpur, District – Kangra, Himachal Pradesh – 176 206 ऩोस्ट फॉ啍स नं.- 21, धममशाऱा, जिऱा - कांगडा, हिमाचऱ प्रदेश – 176 215 PO Box: 21, DHARAMSHALA, DISTRICT KANGRA, HIMACHAL PRADESH – 176 215 Phone: +91(1892)229330; Fax: +91(1892)229331; Mobile: +91(0)9805051490 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.cuhimachal.ac.in CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Central University of Himachal Pradesh Post Box – 21, Dharamshala, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh – 176 215 Phone No. 01892-229330, 229574, Fax No. 01892-229331 11TH (SPECIAL) MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014 AT 03:00 PM VENUE: Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Temporary Academic Block, Shahpur, District – Kangra, Himachal Pradesh – 176 206 MINUTES The 11th (Special) Meeting of the Academic Council of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala was held on 11th February, 2014 at 03:00 PM at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Temporary Academic Block, Shahpur, District – Kangra, Himachal Pradesh – 176 206. The following members were present: Prof. Furqan Qamar 1. CHAIRMAN Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, H.P Prof. Yoginder Verma 2. MEMBER Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, District – Kangra, H.P Prof. Sudhanshu Bhushan 3. MEMBER Head, Department of Higher Education, NUEPA, New Delhi Prof. Faizan Ahmad 4. MEMBER Director, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, JMI Prof. Anil Kumar Singh 5. MEMBER Vice-Chancellor, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Prof. S.P. Singh 6. MEMBER Chair of Excellence, Forest Research Institute (Deemed University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand Prof. Arvind Agrawal 7. MEMBER Dean, School of Social Sciences, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, District – Kangra, H.P Prof. Inder Vir Malhan 8. MEMBER Dean, School of Mathematics, Computers & Information Sciences, CUHP, H.P Prof. H.R. Sharma 9. MEMBER Dean Students’ Welfare, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, District – Kangra, H.P Prof. Kunj Bihari Joshi 10. MEMBER Dean, School of Physical & Material Sciences, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, H.P Minutes of the 11th (Special) Academic Council Meeting…………..11.02.2014 Page 1 CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Prof. Ambrish Kumar Mahajan 11. MEMBER Dean, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, H.P Dr. Arbind Kumar Jha 12. MEMBER Dean, School of Education, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, District – Kangra, H.P Dr. Manukonda Rabindranath 13. MEMBER Dean, School of Journalism, Mass Communication & New Media, CUHP, H.P Dr. Roshan Lal Sharma 14. MEMBER Dean, School of Humanities & Languages, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, Kangra, H.P Dr. Sanjeev Gupta 15. MEMBER Head, Department. of Accounting & Finance, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, Kangra, H.P Dr. Bhagwan Singh 16. MEMBER Head, Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management, CUHP, H.P Dr. O.S.K.S. Sastri 17. MEMBER Head, Department of Physics & Astronomical Sciences, CUHP, TAB, H.P Dr. Pradeep Kumar 18. MEMBER Head, Department of Mass Communication & Electronic Media, CUHP, H.P Dr. Manoj Kumar Saxena 19. MEMBER Associate Professor, Department of Teachers Education, CUHP, TAB, H.P Dr. Deepak Pant 20. MEMBER Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, CUHP, TAB, H.P Dr. Yusuf Akhter 21. MEMBER Assistant Professor, Centre for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, CUHP Shri Manoj Dhiman 22. MEMBER Assistant Professor, Department of Computer & IT, CUHP, TAB, Shahpur, H.P Shri B.R. Dhiman SPECIAL 23. Finance Officer, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, H.P INVITEE Dr. Gautam Mukherjee EX OFFICIO 24. Registrar, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, H.P SECRETARY The following members could not attend the meeting due to their prior commitments and unavoidable reasons and were granted leave of absence. Prof. Devi Singh 1. MEMBER Director, IIM Lucknow, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow Prof. N. Sathyamurthy 2. MEMBER Director, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Punjab Prof. Shyam Menon 3. MEMBER Vice-Chancellor, Ambedkar University, Dwarka, New Delhi Prof. Pulin B. Nayak 4. MEMBER 11 – Mandakini Enclave, New Delhi Prof. Anvita Abbi 5. MEMBER Professor of Linguistic, Centre for Linguistics, JNU, New Delhi Minutes of the 11th (Special) Academic Council Meeting…………..11.02.2014 Page 2 CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Prof. Meenakshi Gopinath 6. MEMBER A – 86, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi Shri Shekhar Kapur 7. MEMBER Creative Director, A / 5, Beach House, Gandhigram Road, Juhu, Mumbai At the outset, the Vice-Chancellor, CUHP (Chairman) extended a warm welcome and thanked all the members for sparing their valuable time to make it possible to attend this meeting despite inclement weather conditions. The Vice-Chancellor explained to the members that this is a Special Meeting of Academic Council which has been convened in connection with the Second Annual Convocation of the University. He informed that 269 students have completed their PG Degree / Advanced Diploma in this University who are proposed to be conferred with Degrees / Advanced Diploma during the Convocation. THE AGENDA WAS THEN TAKEN UP FOR DISCUSSION: Item No: 11.1 To Place before the Academic Council the matter regarding approval of the modified Format of Degree, Merit Certificate and D.Phil., Honoris Causa. The Academic Council and the Executive Council approved the formats for the award of Degree, Merit Certificate and D.Phil., Honoris Causa in their 7th (Special) Meeting and 10th (Special) Meeting held on 28th February, 2013 respectively. After reviewing the feedback received about the contents and their presentation in the Degree, certain minor modifications are required. Besides, it is also observed that among the signatories of the Degree, Controller of Examination should also be included. Accordingly, after carrying out these modifications, the modified format of Degree, Merit Certificate and D.Phil., Honoris Causa are placed at ANNEXURE – 11.1A, ANNEXURE – 11.1B and ANNEXURE – 11.1C respectively for approval. The Academic Council considered and recommended the modified Format of Degree, Merit Certificate and D.Phil., Honoris Causa to the Executive Council for approval. Minutes of the 11th (Special) Academic Council Meeting…………..11.02.2014 Page 3 CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Item No: 11.2 To Place before the Academic Council the matter regarding approval of the format for the award of Advanced Diploma. The University Ordinance No. 31 provides that in case a student admitted to a Programme opts out of the Programme after successful completion of 2 semesters with 40 PG credits, he/she shall be awarded Advanced Diploma in the Programme in which he/she is registered for the PG Programme of Studies. The University has received request from five students to award them Advanced Diploma as they have successfully completed two semesters with 40 credits in the Programme of Study they were registered. In accordance with the said Ordinance, these students are to be awarded Advanced Diploma. Since, the University is awarding the Advanced Diploma for the first time, its format is required to be approved by the Academic Council and the Executive Council. Accordingly, the format for the award of Advanced Diploma to be awarded to the students has been prepared and placed at ANNEXURE – 11.2A for approval. The Academic Council considered and recommended the Format of Advanced Diploma to the Executive Council for approval. Item No: 11.3 To place before the Academic Council the matter regarding approval for the Award of PG Degree and Advanced Diploma. During Academic Session 2011-2013, the University offered the following Programmes of Study: i. Master of Business Administration ii. M.Sc (Environmental Science) iii. M.A (English Language and Literature) iv. M.A (New Media Communication) v. M.Sc (Computational Biology & Bioinformatics) vi. M.Sc Mathematics (Specialisation in Industrial Mathematics) vii. M.Sc (Information Technology) Minutes of the 11th (Special) Academic Council Meeting…………..11.02.2014 Page 4 CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH viii. M.Lib.Sc (Integrated Dual-Degree Programme) ix. M.Sc Physics (Specialisation in Theoretical Physics) x. Master of Social Work xi. MA (Economics) xii. MBA (Specialisation in Travel & Tourism) After successful completion of the requirements for the award of Degree and Advanced Diploma, the list of the students who are eligible to be awarded Degree / Advanced Diploma are placed at ANNEXURE – 11.3A. The Academic Council considered and recommended to the Executive Council the Award of Degrees / Advanced Diploma to the eligible students who fulfils the minimum requirement for the award of Degree / Advanced Diploma, for approval as per ANNEXURE – 11.3A. At the last, the Members of the Academic Council appreciated the Vice-Chancellor and his small team of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Deans, Faculty, Registrar, Finance Officer & Staff for their hard efforts in making all the arrangements to make the Second Convocation of the University a grand success even when the University doesn’t have its own campus and only have limited Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff. The Members of the Academic Council further conveyed their