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Er.Alok Kumar
Sudesh Mahto - led All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU),
Congress - backed NSUI ,
BJP-backed ABVP,
Communist Party backed SFI ,
Chatra JDu
A notification issued by the Hazaribagh based Vinoba Bhave University (VBU)
tells a different story altogether.
VBU has called all students who find their names in the Voters’ List of Colleges, Postgraduate (PG) Department and Institutions under it to contest in the university level polls irrespective of their outcome in the college level election.
VBU has notified that students whose names are present on the electoral rolls of different colleges / PG departments and Institutions are also eligible to contest university level polls, irrespective of whether they contest / win the college level direct elections.
VBU Registrar E.N.Sidiquee told us that they would take a final decision on the matter after the colleges round of polls are conducted.
“Colleges and Campuses would directly elect college and Campus Office-bearers as well as university representatives".
The university representatives would form an electoral college,which shall elect the university student union office-bearers, reads the judgment of Supreme Court on the recommendations of the J.M. Lyngdoh Committee.
This specifies that only the winning candidate in the first round would form the Electoral College for the second round of elections.
Report of the Committee
Constituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
As per the Direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to frame Guidelines on
Students’ Union Elections in Colleges / Universities
Submitted to
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Secondary and Higher Education
Government of India, New Delhi – 110001
Date: May 23, 2006
Contents :
1. Background
1.1 University of Kerala Matter
1.2 Issues and Concerns of the Supreme Court of India
1.3 Rationale
2. Terms of Reference of the Committee
3. Methodology/Strategies adopted for framing the Guidelines
3.1 Regional Meetings
3.2 Collection of Data from Interested Parties
3.3 Responses from the General Public
3.4 Follow-up Meetings of the Committee
4. Summary of the Proceeding of the Regional Meetings
4.1 Summary of Proceedings of the Regional Meeting held in Chennai from February 14- 15, 2006
4.2 Summary of the Proceedings of Regional Meeting held in Kolkata , from February 27-28, 2006
4.3 Summary of the Proceedings of Regional Meeting held in Delhi from March 6-7, 2006
4.4 Summary of the Proceedings of Regional Meeting held in Mumbai from March 20-21, 2006
4.5 Summary of the Proceedings of Regional Meeting held in Lucknow from March 27-28, 2006
5. Presentation and Analysis of Data
5.1 Profile of Respondents
5.2 Present Status of Students’ Union Elections
5.2.1 Eligibility Criteria
5.2.2 Code of Conduct
5.2.3 Criminalization of Students’ Union Elections
5.2.4 Financial aspects of Students’ Union Elections; and
5.2.5 Redressal of Election-related Grievances
5.1 Profile of Respondents
5.2 Present Status of Students’ Union Elections
5.2.1 Eligibility Criteria
5.2.2 Code of Conduct
5.2.3 Criminalization of Students’ Union Elections
5.2.4 Financial aspects of Students’ Union Elections; and
5.2.5 Redressal of Election-related Grievances
6. Guidelines for Students’ Elections : 36 Recommendations of the Committee
6.1 The Need for Student Elections and Student Bodies/Organizations
6.2 Modes of Elections
6.3 Disassociation of Student Elections and Student Representation from Political Parties
6.4 Frequency and Duration of the Election Process
6.5 Eligibility Criteria for Candidates
6.6 Election – Related Expenditure and Financial Accountability
6.7 Code of Conduct for Candidates and Elections Administrators
6.8 Grievance Redressal Mechanism
6.9 Maintaining Law and Order on the Campus during the Election Process
6.10 Miscellaneous Recommendations
6.11 Limitations Affecting the Implementation of this Committee’s Recommendations
Annexures
Annexure-I: Structured Schedule on Students’ Union Elections 59
Annexure-II: Questionnaire on Students’ Union Elections 63
Annexure-III: Other Related Data and Analyses 64
Annexure- IV(A): Modes of Elections Chart 1 70
Annexure- IV(B): Contd… Chart 2 71
Annexure- IV(C): Contd… Chart 3 72
Annexure-IV (D): Contd… Chart 4 73
Annexure-V: List of Respondents
The recommendations of this Committee, therefore, may be categorized under the following heads:
1. The need for student elections and student bodies / organizations;
2. Modes of elections;
3. Disassociation of student elections and student representation from political parties;
4. Frequency and duration of the election process;
5. Eligibility criteria for candidates;
6. Election-related expenditure and financial accountability;
7. Code of conduct for candidates and election administrators;
8. Grievance redressal mechanism;
9. Maintaining law and order on the campus during the election process;
10. Miscellaneous recommendations; and
11. Limitations Affecting the Implementation of this Committee’s Recommendations.
The recommendation of the Committee in this regard is thus :
“Just as during the freedom movement every university student was a nationalist at heart (whether he was active in the movement or not), even so, every university student today must be an integrationist at heart, whatever is his or her field… Virtues like tolerance, discipline, law abidance and punctuality, must be cultivated right from now. True democracy rests on voluntary observance of the laws of the land and not on the enforcement thereof by authority. Your education should inspire you for honor of the motherland and humanism. Students must engage you in economic and social development which narrows down disparities and gradually assists society in raising its standards of behaviour and morality”.
6.2 Modes of Elections
6.1.1 Universities and colleges across the country must ordinarily conduct elections for the appointment of students to student representative bodies. These elections may be conducted in the manner prescribed herein, or in a manner that conforms to the standards prescribed herein.
6.1.2 Where the atmosphere of the university campus is adverse to the conduct of peaceful, free and fair elections, the university, its constituent colleges and departments must initiate a system of student representation based on nominations, especially where elections are being held at present. It would be advisable, however, not to base such nomination system on purely academic merit, as is being practiced throughout the country.
6.1.3 In cases where elections are not being held, or where the nomination model prevails, the nomination model should be allowed to continue for a limited period of time. It is to be noted that the nomination system suffers from several flaws, and must only be resorted to as an INTERIM MEASURE.
6.1.4 Subject to the recommendations in respect of the possible models of elections, all institutions must, over a period of 5 years, convert from the nomination model to a structured election model, that may be based on a system of parliamentary (indirect) elections, or on the presidential (direct) system, or a hybrid of both. It is highly desirable that all institutions follow this mechanism of gradual conversion, especially for privately funded institutions that prefer a status quo situation.
6.1.5 All institutions must conduct a review of the student representation mechanism. The first review may be conducted after a period of 2 years of the implementation of the mechanism detailed above, and the second review may be conducted after the 3rd or the 4th year of implementation. The primary objective of these reviews will be to ascertain the success of the representation and election mechanism in each individual institution, so as to decide whether or not to implement a full-fledged election structure. Needless to say these reviews will be based on a consideration of the views and suggestions of all stakeholders, such as students, faculty, administration, student bodies, and parents.
6.1.6 Institutions must, as a primary objective, subject to the pertinent issue of discipline on campus, seek to implement a structured system of student elections by the conclusion of a period of 5 years from the date of the implementation of these recommendations.
6.1.7 Subject to the autonomy of the universities in respect of the choice of the mode of election, all universities must institute an apex student representative body that represents all students, colleges, and departments coming under the particular university. In the event that the university is geographically widespread, individual colleges may not constitute their own representative bodies, nor shall be allowed to be a member of any such representative body.
6.1.8 The union/representative body so elected shall only comprise of regular students on the rolls of the institution. Neither faculty member nor any member of the administration shall be permitted to hold any post on the executive of such representative body, which would further elect representatives for the apex university body.
6.2.1 A system of direct election of the office bearers of the student body whereby all students of all constituent colleges, as well as all students of the university departments vote directly for the office bearers. This model may be followed in smaller universities with well-defined single campuses (for e.g. JNU/University of Hyderabad), and with a relatively smaller student population. A graphic representation of this model is annexed herewith at Annexure IV-A. In respect of universities with large, widespread campuses and large student bodies, either of the following models may be adopted:
6.2.2 A system of elections, where colleges and campuses directly elect college and campus office bearers,
as well as university representatives. The university representatives form an electoral college, which shall
Elect the university student union office bearers. A graphic representation of this model is annexed here with at
Annexure IV-B.
6.2.3 A system of elections where on one hand, directly elected class representatives elect the office bearers of the college as well as the university representatives, and the campus itself directly elects the campus office bearers and the university representatives. The university representatives shall form an electoral college, which shall elect the office bearer of the university student union. A graphic representation of this model is annexed herewith at Annexure IV-C.
6.2.4 A system of election wherein class representatives shall be directly elected in the colleges and universities campus and they in turn shall elect the office bearers for the college unions and the university campus union. Also they shall elect their representatives for university student union. These elected representatives from colleges and university campus shall form the Electoral College, which shall elect the office bearers of the university student union. This model shall be applicable to large university with large number of affiliated colleges. A graphic representation of this model is annexed herewith at Annexure IV-D.
6.2.1 A system of direct election of the office bearers of the student body whereby all students of all constituent colleges, as well as all students of the university departments vote directly for the office bearers. This model may be followed in smaller universities with well-defined single campuses (for e.g. JNU/University of Hyderabad), and with a relatively smaller student population.
6.2.2 A system of elections, where colleges and campuses directly elect college and campus office bearers, as well as university representatives. The university representatives form an electoral college, which shall elect the university student union office bearers. A graphic representation of this model is annexed herewith at Annexure IV-B.
6.2.3 A system of elections where on one hand, directly elected class representatives elect the office bearers of the college as well as the university representatives, and the campus itself directly elects the campus office bearers and the university representatives. The university representatives shall form an electoral college, which shall elect the office bearer of the university student union. A graphic representation of this model is annexed herewith at Annexure IV-C.
6.2.4 A system of election wherein class representatives shall be directly elected in the colleges and universities campus and they in turn shall elect the office bearers for the college unions and the university campus union. Also they shall elect their representatives for university student union. These elected representatives from colleges and university campus shall form the Electoral College, which shall elect the office bearers of the university student union. This model shall be applicable to large university with large number of affiliated colleges. A graphic representation of this model is annexed herewith at Annexure IV-D.
6.3 Disassociation of Student Elections and Student Representation from Political Parties
“Political activity in the universities is natural because the University is a community of thinking people,
of those who are exploring the frontiers of knowledge and of those who criticize and evaluate every idea before accepting it. Our democratic tradition, and now the Constitution, ensures fundamental rights to all citizens which include freedom of thought and speech, and freedom of association.Teachers and a section of students are not only voters but they can also be candidates in local, State or Parliamentary elections. We, therefore, see nothing wrong in political parties being active on the campuses of our universities. Presentation of and debates about different ideologies and plans and perspective of national development are to be welcomed and political activity directed towards this end would be wholesome for the growth of the universities.
4.1 We, however, regret to say that much of "political" activity which we noticed and sensed on the campuses is of a degenerate nature which is a blot on the concept of politics. It is a "politics" of expediency, opportunism that is doing what would be most advantageous at the moment to the doer and his partners; doing it while even knowing that it is wrong. The price of the little gain for the doer may be a disruption of educational activities for all. One sees this when campaigns are mounted to prevent action against those who copied in the examinations, or misused university funds in a variety of ways.
4.2 It is also a politics of corruption where money or other attractions are used to achieve an end,be it victory in an election, or hiring of Goondas.
4.3 In the most harmless form it is the supporting of the party's followers, whether they are right or wrong-and hounding out of the opponents.
4.4 It must be said, to give due recognition to the intellectuals in the universities, that at least half the time they are exploiting the politicians. Those who have vested interests in property and civil works or stores and purchases in the university or those who are frustrated because of a variety of circumstances, including non selection to posts, or amongst students, those who failed or didn't get admission to course they desired or were rusticated for indiscipline they use political connection and affiliation to further their interests. It is common in the universities that an agitation will go up to a certain point and when there is danger of its fizzling out, the agitators do something designed to attract counter-measures-like breaking open offices or hostels or some other provocation, and when the university is obliged to react either by taking disciplinary action, or in grave and violent circumstances, by calling in the police-the agitators appeal to the politicians to give them a hand. In a situation when the leadership of a young group of a few hundred agitators can be grabbed on seemingly "democratic" or "'humane" grounds, the temptation to give a political backing becomes irresistible.
4.5 It is politics of this kind about which we firmly believe the mature political parties can be persuaded to take the broader interest of their own followers and of education into account, and to observe certain norms of conduct. As we all unite in facing an external danger to the country, we should unite in protecting our universities which have a key role in building our future.”
6.3.1 During the period of the elections no person, who is not a student on the rolls of the college/university, shall be permitted to take part in the election process in any capacity. Any person, candidate, or member of the student organisation, violating this rule shall be subject to disciplinary proceedings, in addition to the candidature, as the case may be, being revoked.
6.4 Frequency and Duration of the Election Process
6.4.1 It is recommended that the entire process of elections, commencing from the date of filing of nomination papers to the date of declaration of results, including the campaign period, should not exceed 10 days.
6.4.2 It is further recommended that elections be held on a yearly basis and that the same should be held
Between 6 to 8 weeks from the date of commencement of the academic session.
6.5 Eligibility Criteria for Candidates
6.5.1 Under graduate students between the ages of 17 and 22 may contest elections. This age range may be appropriately relaxed in the case of professional colleges, where courses often range between 4 to 5 years.
6.5.2 For Post Graduate Students the maximum age limit to legitimately contest an election would be 24 – 25Yrs..
6.5.3 For research Students the maximum age limit to legitimately contest an Election would be 28 years.
6.5.4 Although, the Committee would refrain from prescribing any particular minimum marks to be attained by the candidate, the candidate should in no event have any academic arrears in the year of contesting the election.
6.5.5 The candidate should have attained the minimum percentage of attendance as prescribed by the university
Or 75% attendance, whichever is higher.
6.5.6 The candidate shall have one opportunity to contest for the post of office bearer and two opportunities to contest for the post of an executive member.
6.5.7 The candidate shall not have a previous criminal record, that is to say he should not have been tried and / or convicted of any criminal offence or misdemeanor. The candidate shall also not have been subject to any disciplinary action by the University authorities.
6.5.8 The candidate must be a regular, full time student of the college /university and should not be a distance/proximate education student. That is to say that all eligible candidates must be enrolled in a full time course, the course duration being at least one year.
6.6 Election – Related Expenditure and Financial Accountability
“There is little control over expenditure; and there is no accountability in this respect. In fact, we have been informed that large sums of money are often spent on individual elections, which make it impossible for an
ordinary Student without Political or other connection to get elected.
We are told that a lot of expenditure on elections to the unions is incurred by the universities from their own resources; in one case a sum of Rs.50,000 are mentioned for printing the ballot papers.”
6.6.1 The maximum permitted expenditure per candidate shall be Rs. 5000/-
6.6.2 Each candidate shall, within two weeks of the declaration of the result, submit complete and audited accounts to the college / university authorities. The college/university shall publish such audited accounts, with in 2 days of the submission of such accounts, through a suitable medium so that any member of the student body may freely examine the same.
6.6.3 The election of the candidate will be nullified in the event of any non-compliance or in the event of any excessive expenditure.
6.6.4 With the view to prevent the inflow of funds from political parties into the student election process, the candidates are specially barred from utilizing funds from any other sources than voluntary contributions from
the student body.
6.9.1 Any instance of acute lawlessness or the commission of a criminal offence shall be reported to the police by the university / college authorities as soon as possible, but not later than 12 hours after the alleged commission of the offence.
6.10 Miscellaneous Recommendations
6.10.1 Student representation is essential to the overall development of students, and, therefore, it is recommended that university statutes should expressly provide for student representation.
6.10.2 Student representation should be regulated by statute (either a Central Statue, State Statute or individual university statutes), incorporating the recommendations prescribed herein.
6.10.3 The institution should organize leadership-training programs with the help of professional organizations so as to groom and instill in students leadership qualities.
6.10.4 In the event of the office of any major post of office bearer falling vacant within two months of elections, re-elections should be conducted; otherwise the Vice President may be promoted to the post of President and Joint Secretary to the post of Secretary, as the case may be. Only winners of the university level polls, scheduled to take place on January 11, would be eligible for posts in respective university’s decision-making bodies, senate and syndicate.
6.7 Code of Conduct for Candidates and Elections Administrators
6.7.1 No candidate shall indulge in, nor shall abet, any activity, which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religious or linguistic, or between any group(s) of students.
6.7.2 Criticism of other candidates, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programs, past record and work. Candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspects of private life, not connected with the public activities of the other candidates or supporters of such other candidates. Criticism of other candidates, or their supporters based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided.
6.7.3 There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. Places of worship,
Within or without the campus shall not be used for election propaganda.
6.7.4 All candidates shall be prohibited from indulging or abetting, all activities which are considered to be “corrupt practices” and offences, such as bribing of voters, intimidation of voters, impersonation of voters, canvassing or the use of propaganda within 100 metres of polling stations, holding public meetings during the period of 24 hours ending with the hour fixed for the close of the poll, and the transport and conveyance of voters to and from polling station.6.7.5 No candidate shall be permitted to make use of printed posters, printed pamphlets, or any other printed material for the purpose of canvassing.
Candidates may only utilize hand-made posters for the purpose of canvassing, provided that such hand-made posters are procured within the expenditure limit set out herein above.
6.7.6 Candidates may only utilize hand-made posters at certain places in the campus, which shall be notified in advance by the election commission /university authority.
6.7.7 No candidate shall be permitted to carry out processions, or public meetings, or in any way canvass or distribute propaganda outside the university/college campus.
6.7.8 No candidate shall, nor shall his/her supporters, deface or cause any destruction to any property of the university / college campus, for any purpose whatsoever, without the prior written permission of the college / university authorities. All candidates shall be held jointly and severally liable for any destruction / defacing of any university / college property.
6.7.9 During the election period the candidates may hold processions and / or Public meetings, provided that such processions and / or public meetings do not, in any manner, disturb the classes and other academic and co-curricular activities of the college / university. Further, such procession / public meeting may not be held without the prior written permission of the college / university authority.
6.7.10 The use of loudspeakers, vehicles and animals for the purpose of Canvassing shall be prohibited.
6.7.11 On the day of polling, student organizations and candidates shall –
(i) Co-operate with the officers on election duty to ensure peaceful and Orderly polling and complete freedom to the voters to exercise their Franchise without being subjected to any annoyance or obstruction;
(ii) Not serve or distribute any eatables, or other solid and liquid consumables, except water on polling day;
(iii) Not hand out any propaganda on the polling day.
6.7.12 Excepting the voters, no one without a valid pass / letter of authority from the election commission or from the college / university authorities shall enter the polling booths.
6.7.13 The election commission / college/ university authorities shall appoint impartial observers. In the case of deemed universities and self-financed institutions, government servants may be appointed as observers. If the candidates have any specific complaint or problem regarding the conduct of the elections they may bring the same to the notice of the Observers. Observers shall also be appointed to oversee the process of nomination of students in institutions that are following the nomination model of student representation.
6.7.14 All candidates shall be jointly responsible for ensuring the cleaning up of
the polling area within 48 hours of the conclusion of polling.
6.7.15 Any contravention of any of the above recommendations may make the candidate liable to be stripped of his candidature, or his elected post, as the case may be. The election commission / college / university authorities may also take appropriate disciplinary action against such a violator.
6.7.16 In addition to the above-mentioned code of conduct, it is also recommended that certain provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860(Section 153A and Chapter IXA – “Offences Relating to Election”), may also be made applicable to student elections.
6.8 Grievance Redressal Mechanism
6.8.1 There should be a Grievances Redressal Cell with the Dean (Student
Welfare) / teacher in charge of student affairs as its chairman. In
addition, one senior faculty member, one senior administrative officer and
two final year students – one boy and one girl (till the election results
declared, students can be nominated on the basis of merit and/or
participation in the co-curricular activities in the previous year). The
grievance cell shall be mandated with the redressal of election-related
grievances, including, but not limited to breaches of the code of conduct
of elections and complaints relating to election-related expenditure. This
cell would be the regular unit of the institution.
6.8.2 In pursuit of its duties, the grievance cell may prosecute violators of any
aspect of the code of conduct or the rulings of the grievance cell. The
grievance cell shall serve as the court of original jurisdiction. The
institutional head shall have appellate jurisdiction over issues of law and
fact in all cases or controversies arising out of the conduct of the elections
in which the grievance cell has issued a final decision. Upon review, the
institutional head may revoke or modify the sanctions imposed by the
grievance cell.
6.8.11 For any hearing, a majority of sitting Grievance cell members must be in
attendance with the Chair of the Grievance cell presiding. In the absence
of the Chair, the responsibility to preside shall fall to an Grievance cell
member designated by the Chair.
6.8.12 The Grievance cell shall determine the format for the hearing, but must
require that both the complaining and responding parties appear
physically before the board to discuss the issues through a complaint,
answered, rebuttal, and rejoinder format. The purpose of the hearing is
to gather the information necessary to make a decision, order, or ruling
that will resolve an election dispute. To effectuate this purpose, the
following rules should prevail at all hearings:
Complaining parties shall be allowed no more than two witnesses,
however the Grievance cell may call witnesses as required. If said
witnesses are unable to appear at the hearing, signed affidavits
may be submitted the the Grievance cell Chair for the purpose of
testifying by proxy.
All questions and discussions by the parties in dispute shall be
directed to the Grievance cell.
There shall be no direct or cross-examination of any party or
witness by complaining or responding parties during hearings.
Reasonable time limits may be set by the Grievance cell, provided
they give fair and equal treatment to both sides.
The complaining party shall bear the burden of proof.
Decisions, orders, and rulings of the Grievance cell must be
concurred to by a majority of the Grievance cell present and shall
be announced as soon as possible after the hearing. The Grievance
cell shall issue a written opinion of the ruling within 12 hours of
announcement of the decision. The written opinion must set forth
the findings of fact by the Grievance cell and the conclusions of
law in support of it. Written opinions shall set a precedent for a
time period of three election cycles for Grievance cell rulings, and
shall guide the Grievance cell in its proceedings. Upon
consideration of prior written opinions, the grievance cell may
negate the decision, but must provide written documentation of
reasons for doing so.
If the decision of the Grievance cell is appealed to the institutional
head , the Grievance cell must immediately submit its ruling to the
commission.
The Grievance cell shall select the remedy or sanction most
appropriate to both the type and severity of the infraction, as well
as the state of mind or intent of the violator as determined by the
Regarding other flaws detected in the run-up to the elections, VBU were supposed to conduct student leadership training programme with the help of professional organisations so as to groom and instill in students leadership qualities. But nothing in this regard has been done by the universities. As practiced in Delhi University and many other universities, students’ union polls at college/ institution / PG department level is held simultaneously with university level polls where direct elections are held in both the stages.
Differences have cropped up between universities of the state regarding rules governing the conducting of student union polls. While Ranchi University (RU) today made it clear that winners of college-level student union polls would only vote/contest for university level polls later on, With RU clueless till the eleventh hour on crucial matters like whether or not the winners of the college level students’ union polls could only vote/contest for the university level polls, aspirations of many students who wanted to contest the polls directly at the university level would be shattered. On last day of filing of nominations, RU today made it clear that those students who contest the college/PG department / institution level polls and ultimately emerge victorious would form an electoral college at the university level.
Due to ignorance and lack of knowledge, only one candidate aiming the university level chair,
Rakesh Kiran, the RU convener of All Jharkhand Students’ Union, today filed his nomination at Chhota Nagpur Law College, which is affiliated to RU. Interestingly, VBU’s views on the matter are different. But the university level polls have been scheduled till December.
Varsity polls due, officials mum
OUR CORRESPONDENT – Er.Alok Kumar
Ranchi, July 27: With the 2007-08 academic sessions drawing to a close in May, the elected representatives of the students’ unions of over 120 colleges under three universities of the state cease to hold their posts officially.
With the varsities’ officials yet to start the process of conducting fresh union polls, several posts of students’ bodies are either vacant or being occupied illegally as several pupils’ have passed out.
Ranchi University (RU) vice-chancellor A.A. Khan said following a spat between the management of Ranchi Women’s College and the students’ union representatives that the tenure of the members of the students’ unions elected in December 2007 had expired on May 31. But he was prompt enough to clarify “they might hold the chairs till the next elections”. The fresh union elections for the present session appears to be far away as the university/college administrations are yet to take any initiative to hold the polls. “We are waiting for RU to take a decision on the matter. We will conduct the elections when RU goes for it,” said Victor Tigga, the vice-chancellor of Dumka-based Sidho-Kanho Murmu University (SKMU).Union elections for a new session is supposed to be conducted within two months it begins as per the Lyngdoh committee’s recommendations , he added.
Vice-chancellor of Hazaribagh-based Vinoba Bhave University Mr. M.P. Singh said the students’ union elections were due and they would try to conduct it by September.
Against this backdrop, several students’ representatives have obtained college leaving certificates (CLCs) after passing either degree Part III or postgraduate final examinations. Thus, out of five office bearers
— president, secretary, vice-president, joint secretary and deputy secretary — in each institution, many posts are either vacant or are unofficially held by the students’ representatives.
Shyam Babu, the president of RU students’ union, said the representatives would oppose any move of the university to debar them from being official representatives of students. “We are on the rolls of the college and the university should first think about conducting early elections. Last year, the elections were delayed to December and we could fight for the students’ cause for only six months,” said Babu, a degree Part II student of GLA College, Daltonganj. Babu added that they would remain at the helm of affairs till the next union elections were conducted. He opined that the universities should first provide students required facilities before conducting elections. “The election exercise is more or less eyewash as our issues are not getting addressed,” he added.
RWC Students’ Union President Manjari Raj Oraon, who has obtained the CLC after clearing degree final examinations, said the students’ representatives were yet to be officially intimated about the end of their official term. Ironically, the elections of students’ unions were conducted in the state last year after 27 years.
Campus polls: girls take lead, players go by the book
The student union polls, which were held in accordance with the Supreme Court guideline on Lyngdoh Committee recommendations, passed off peacefully in three universities of the state — Ranchi University (RU), Binova Bhave University (BBU) in Hazaribagh and Sidhu Kanu University (SKU) in Dumka.
Though this reflects a positive change in the sphere of student politics in the state, with poll managers and university staff doing an incredible job in maintaining law and order, there were allegations of “horse trading” doing the rounds. The elections were contested by candidates supported by the student wings of all major political parties, And it is almost certain that some of the contestants in far-flung areas of the state such as Chatra, Lohardaga, Chaibasa, Daltongunj and Garhwa had strong Naxal backing.
However, there was no official confirmation or denial of this report.
But this year’s polls will be remembered for different reasons. The poll data available here showed that there was a heavy turnout in women’s colleges in Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and Bokaro. For example, in Ranchi Women’s College, nearly 60 per cent of the voters, i.e. 1,633 of the total 3,394 students exercised their right to choose their representative. The last time this college saw student union polls was 27 years back in 1980.
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The petition, filed by local Advocate Jayant Singh Tomar, also urged the university to hold the student union polls under the Lygndoh Committee recommendations.
Earlier in the day, the UP Government had instituted an inquiry against VC – Mr. R.P. Singh
on a ‘’pending complaint’’ of financial and administrative irregularities against him.
UP minister of state for Higher Education Ramasrey Vishwakarma said there were several financial and administrative complaints pending against the VC and the probe would take care of all these irregularities. Mr Singh had ordered sine-die closure of the university on December 8 following vandalism by students demanding relaxation of the Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations for holding students union polls which were due on December 16. After the closure of the university, the union elections too had been put on a hold by university authorities. The election schedule for Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to elect councilors to different schools and the central panel of JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) has been announced. The election process is due to start on October 16 and commence on November 5.This year saw Guidelines of the Lyndoh Committee implemented in Delhi University, but JNU says they have already been following most of the guidelines. "In fact, it was JNU which showed the way.
In our university, the election culture never included loudspeakers, cars and printed posters, unlike DU. We always conducted elections on low budgets, not exceeding Rs 5,000 and used hand-made posters," said Sarada Prasanna Das, Chairperson of the Election Committee. Last year's presidential debate saw vandalism by the members of the ABVP, but this year strict action will be undertaken to prevent such activities.
"We will not tolerate any such violent behaviour. We complained to the vice-chancellor of the damage caused by ABVP, and they were let off with a warning. While their case is still going on, we will see to it that they get proper punishment," said Sandeep Singh, Outgoing President, JNU. All India Student Association. Our party is against Bangladeshi illegal immigration, and the Indo-US nuclear deal," said Amit Singh, National Executive member, ABVP. Students' Federation of India: "Our political agenda includes a movement against the Indo-US Nuclear deal, because India's sovereignty is compromised by it, and gears it towards American interests. We condemn the UPA's inability to prevent communal riots in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, and are against communal outfits such as the VHP and RSS. We want proper implementation of the OBC Quota, and an increased research grant for scholars," said D.K. Anand, SFI unit president.
Youth for Equality " Our agenda is in opposition to caste-based reservation. We deplore the fact that reservation is made use of by only the creamy layer, and is not reaching out to the poorest sections of society. We are not a political party, and wish to focus our energy on spreading social awareness. One of our goals is to improve primary education in the country, and bring to an end to reservation, which we feel is a part of vote-bank politics," said Raghiv Akhtar, of Youth for Equality.
Jharkhand college principals thrashed, threatened over student polls
Monday, 08 October 2007
College Principals in Jharkhand is having a harrowing time with students' union elections
underway after a gap of 26 years. Many of them received threatening calls and some were even
beaten up for canceling nominations of ineligible candidates.
Kiran Chaudhary, Principal of the Godda Mahila College of Godda district, around 450 km from here, was thrashed by a group of students from the Jharkhand Chhatra Vikas Morcha (JCVM)
after the college administration cancelled poll nominations of nine members of the organisation.
Chaudhary, who sustained minor injuries, said the violence was unwarranted and carried out under influence of 'someone' though she did not name anybody. The students were believed to be supporters of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Pradeep Yadav.
S.K. Agrawal, Principal of R.S.P. College in Dhanbad, received several threatening calls after he cancelled the nominations of five candidates. 'We cannot allow people who are not students of our college to contest elections,' he said.
The students' union elections are taking place Monday in Ranchi University, Vinobha Bhave University and Siddo and Kahno University and 92 colleges including two technical institutes. More than
40 colleges are not participating in the election. The polls were last conducted in 1981.
More than a dozen College Principals have either been thrashed or threatened by students over cancellation of nomination papers and strict measures adopted by the colleges.
Kiran Singh, Principal of SSLNT College in Dhanbad, had to face an unruly mob Saturday. Her office was surrounded by students who shouted slogans against her and threatened her with dire consequences if she stuck to the strict measures in place for conducting the polls.
Last week , Ranchi University Vice Chancellor - Mr. A.A. Khan also faced the ire of students. Supporters of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) demonstrated outside his office, not letting him come out of his car.
The students were angry over the Cancellation of Rakesh Kiran's Nomination Papers because his age exceeded the prescribed 24 years whereas Kiran is 25.
Reacting to the behaviour of the students during the elections, Khan said: 'Where has morality gone?
The students are exhibiting low levels of morality, which is not expected from educated people.'
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Before you begin:
This test will assess your thought patterns and behavioral tendencies. It takes approximately 10 minutes to answer the questions.Take your time. Don't rush through the questions. Choose a time and place where you won't be disturbed or interrupted.
There is no right or wrong answers. The best answer to choose is the one that you most identify with.
Follow your first reaction. In questions where you are inclined to answer 'it depends', think about your behavioral tendencies - what do you do on a daily basis?
Answer honestly. As much as possible, avoid the temptation to choose answers simply because they sound most desirable. This may diminish the accuracy of your feedback.
Please Note
To maintain the accuracy of the assessment, it is important that you:
· complete the test in one session
· make sure that you don't skip any questions
I work best:
In a group/ team
On my own
Given the choice, I would:
Choose the job that is stable and financially secure
Choose the job that offers variety/ travel, although slightly unstable/ insecure
My emotional response is usually quite:
Stable - not affected by mood swings often
Varied - my response can vary according to the mood I am in at the time
It is important to me to:
Understand my feelings; I spend a lot of time looking inward
Move onward; I don't spend much time reflecting/ looking inward
Choosing the right Answer
In some of the questions you may find it difficult to choose an answer. It may feel like neither option describes you perfectly or that more than one option suits you. If this happens, guess which option suits you better. We are able to detect patterns in your responses, even if some of your answers feel like guesses.
If I were a garden, I would most resemble:
A Wildflower Garden: carefree, easy-going, and enthusiastic
An English Garden: accurate, organized, and detail-oriented
I trust strangers:
Easily - on the whole, people have good intentions
Not easily - trust needs to be earned
Clutter in my workspace is something I:
Feel the urge to straighten up
Am not bothered by
Philosophical debates ("What is the meaning of existence?") interest me:
Very much
Little
I tend to be more:
Factual than speculative
Speculative than factual
When faced with a decision, I am most likely to:
Pick/ choose quickly, often on an impulse
Analyze all options with care, so as to make the best choice
Tend to become indecisive
I am most interested in:
Causes (What created the situation?)
Effects (What was the result of the situation?)
Correlations (How does this situation connect or relate to other situations?)
When assessing other people, I usually:
Have a rational explanation for my judgment
Rely more on a 'gut feeling'
It would be more accurate to say:
I probably don't spend enough time worrying about problems.
I probably spend too much time worrying about problems.
A hallway in a friend's apartment has been redecorated. You:
Didn't notice - your attention is directed elsewhere
Notice, but don't much care - not of that much interest to you
Notice, take in all the details - you are interested in such things
You are invited to go sky diving. Your response?
"Count me in!" - you are immediately excited
"Probably" - Sounds a little scary, you will have to talk yourself into it.
"Probably not" - it's a little out of your range, but you will think about it.
"No way" - You will cheer and watch, but from safely upon the ground.
On a scale of 0-100, at what capacity are you currently living your life (100%= your personal ideal potential)?
0-14% of ideal
15-24% of ideal
25-34% of ideal
35-44% of ideal
45-54% of ideal
55-64% of ideal
65-74% of ideal
75-84% of ideal
85-94% of ideal
95-100% of ideal
Everybody has one thing or another they would like to change about themselves. You would be happier/ more productive if you could change your:
(Check all that apply)
Stubbornness
Impulsivity (I act without thinking)
Tendency to worry/ be anxious
Indecisiveness (It's hard for me to make up my mind)
Lack of discipline/ organization
Lack of spontaneity (I plan too much)
Lack of ambition (I'm not very motivated)
Over-ambition (I work too much)
Lack of patience
Tendency to be oversensitive
Preferred Words: Which describe you best?
(At each arrow, choose between the 2 options given)
Like Hustle-bustle
Like Calm and quiet
Sense of Reality
Sense of Imagination
Stability
Flexibility
Outspoken
Reserved
Decisions using head
Decisions using heart
Rather win praise
Rather win a prize
Complexity / Abstractness
Simplicity / Concreteness
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223104/9835133141
Dr. Y.K. Prasad
9234886478
Dr. Kaushlendra Kumar
222584/9931133077
Dr. Indrajeet Kumar
226783/9835584080
MATHEMATICS
Dr. Arun Kumar (HOD)
263004/9431796012
Dr. D.S. Lal
266093/9835144763
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2275078/9835148487
Dr. Narayan Mahto
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Dr. C. Prasad
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266299/9431794326
Dr. P.K. Mishra
9535105773
ZOOLOGY
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9934343465
Dr. M. Raziuddin
223335/9934190987
Dr. A. K. Sharma
223595/9431140524
Dr. Sanjay Kumar
9334552155
Dr. K.K. Gupta
9835138662/9431798216
GEOLOGY
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224449/9835357929
Dr. S.K. Sinha
264271/9334271935
Dr. H.N. Sinha
9451375390
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265717/9431478008
Prof. Somar Sahu
252221/9835533174
Dr. V.K.D. Dubey
223662
Dr. (Mrs) M. Sanga
223877/9835097888
Dr. Krishna Kr. Gupta
251510/9431796419
Dr. Kedar Sinhg
9431797335
Dr. Bharat Aiyawar
9835312665
ENGLISH
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9431798174
Dr. Y. Prasad
223043
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
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Dr. M. Towheed
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222832/9431993905
Dr. T.K. Shukla
267252/9835350220
Dr. (Mrs.) M. Narayan
262431
URDU
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0651- 2210987
Dr. S.Z. Haque
9431160183
PHILOSOPHY
Dr. N.K. Ambastha (HOD)
9835317737
Dr. (Mrs.) Rajni Sharma (9431794949 )
222840/9431197494
Dr. (Ms.) Aparna Mukherjee (9835515484)
9835541921
Dr. Arun Nr. Bhandari
227405/9931579799
HISTORY
Dr. R.B.Singh (HOD)
9431123535
Dr. S. Ali
261090/9835333677
Dr. J.P.Singh
222123/9431326266
Dr. T.K. Singh
224411
Dr. A.G. Sahay
265766,9931118158
Dr. Madho Ram
267315,9431974226
Dr. A.K.Mandal
9835138723
Dr. Chandan Kumar (9431926877)
225805/9430193788
ECONOMICS
Dr. A.S. Mitra (HOD) 260051
Dr. M. K. Prasad
Dr. Sajal Mukerjee
Dr. P.C. Deogharia
Dr. Ranjeet Ghose
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Dr. (Mrs)N. Yadav (HOD)
223145/9431141928
Dr. S.N. Singh (9431192272)
222930/9431141923
Dr. Baleshwar Singh
227443/9431387100
Dr. C. P. Sharma
223645,9835551495
Dr. (Mrs) M. Lakra (9431978220)
225367/9835359884
Dr. S.K. Moitra (9835147713)
9430193813
GEOGRAPHY
Dr. J. Bhagat (HOD)
(0651-257587)
9431326283
Dr. Kamala Prasad
270340/ 9431559644
Dr. S.K. Singh
9934508867
PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. B.R. Sahay (HOD)
225252/9931343313
Dr. R.P. Singh
270495/9431796881
Dr. Sddique Rajjak
9934148486
ANTHROPOLOGY
Dr. C. Sahu (HOD)
225509/9934505688
Dr. A. H. Ansari 06549-235006
9334635407
HOME SCIENCE
Dr. (Mrs) Renu Bose (HOD) (9431506688)
266006/9431975585
Mr. Seema
9431455842
COMMERCE
Dr. Md. M. Alam
9835517217
Dr. B. Kumar Dean
9431566332
Dr. A.K. Choudhary (9931132907)
225893/9431163204
Dr Ganga Kr. Binha
2233940/9835757989
Dr. S.C. Sharma (9835517217)
9431387997
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