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MINUTES 47th Academic Senate Meeting
Sikkim Manipal University
2016
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MINUTES
47th Academic Senate Meeting
Sikkim Manipal University
Time: 10:00 AM Date: January 08, 2016 Venue: Conference Hall,
Level- III, SMIMS College Building
Meeting began with the welcome address by the Registrar, SMU.
Members Present
Brig (Dr) S N Mishra, Vice Chancellor, SMU; Dr Arun Baran Samaddar, Director, NIT, Sikkim;
Col (Dr) Sadasivan Thekkey Veetil (Retd.) Director, SMIT; Brig (Retd.) Kanwarjit Singh, MS,
CRH; Prof (Dr) Ashis Sharma, Registrar, SMU; Prof C J Thomas, Head, Dept of Civil
Engineering SMIT; Prof (Dr) Karma Sonam Sherpa, HoD, E&E Engg , SMIT; Prof (Dr) G. C.
Mishra, DCE (Tech) SMIT; Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Dutta, Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, SMIMS; Prof
(Dr) Bidita Khandelwal, Head, Dept of Medicine, SMIMS; Prof (Dr) Gayathri Devi S, Dean
(Research & Training), SMUDDE; Dr. Manoj Nagasampige, Professor & Head, Healthcare
Science, SMUDDE; Dr Manjushree Mishra, Coordinator, H&SS/MHA; Dr Sanjay Kumar,
ADCE (M), SMIMS; Mr. Debasis Sinha, Head HR, SMU; Mr Dip Narayan Singh, Asst. Registrar,
SMUDDE; Mr Suraj Sharma, Manager, Finance SMU
Members granted leave of absence
Air Marshal (Retd.) Dr G S Joneja, VM, Dean, SMIMS; Prof (Dr) MK Ghose, Dean Academics,
SMIT; Prof (Dr) N S Ramesh Murthy, Director, SMUDDE; Prof (Dr) Jyoti P Kulkarni, DCE
(Medical), SMIMS; Prof Mridula Das, Principal, SMCON; Dr Nikita Joshi (PT) Incharge,
SMCOP, SMIMS; Mr KC Panda, Sr. Finance Officer, SMU.
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Welcome members to 47th Academic Senate Meeting of the University.
Item No. I. Confirmation of Minutes of the 46th Academic Senate Meeting of the University
held on August 03, 2015 at Conference Hall, Level III, SMIMS College building , 5th Mile
Tadong, Gangtok.
(Annexure –I, page No. 25 - 64)
Decision: Confirmed.
Item No. II. Review of Minutes; 46th Academic Senate Meeting
A) List of members for BOS of Dept of IT for BSc & MSc in Information Technology.
Decision: Internal Members & External member from Academics, Approved. For
external member from Industry, Senate suggested the department to take fresh
approval from Mr Kushal Kumar Banerjee, Head Academic Relations, East India, Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS).
Progress: Mr Kushal Banerjee has given his consent to be the BOS member from
industry.
Decision: Approved.
B) Proposal for Absolute Grading:
Decision: Senate members suggested that the Registrar, SMU to get the details from
MIT and check. SMU will follow the same group policy as followed by MIT, MU.
Progress: Email received from Registrar, MU informing that MU follows Relative
Grading.
Decision : Noted.
C) Examination fee for all the courses are to be revised.
Decision: Senate directed Dean SMIMS to form a committee with DCE (M), Principal
College of Nursing, Principal (i/c) Physiotherapy and Finance Executive SMIMS as
members to recommend the revised fees.
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Progress: Has been implemented and ratified by executive committee.
Decision : Noted.
D) Proposal for establishment of MSc in Nursing.
Decision: - Approved in principle subject to:
i. Syllabus duly approved by BOS to be placed before the next Academic Senate for
ratification.
ii. Course curriculum to be placed before the next Academic Senate for ratification.
iii. Fee structure will be decided based on revised fee fixation under process
currently.
Progress: -
The Syllabus and the curriculum of Indian Nursing Council (INC) were endorsed by
the members of BOS for MSc Nursing programme. Based on the INC syllabus the
details of regulations for MSc Nursing course plan, academic calendar, master
rotation plan, internal assessment plan, summative evaluation plan, guidelines for
dissertation and unit plan for all subjects developed and presented during the
meeting which were approved by the BoS.
Decision : Noted.
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FRESH AGENDA
47th Academic Senate Meeting
Sikkim Manipal University
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT)
Item No. III. Change of Syllabus of CSE for Academic Session July-August 2016.
Change of syllabus for students of Academic Session July-August 2016. Two theory subjects
of third and fourth semesters needs to be replaced by new subjects. Two electives to be
added. (Annexure –II, Page No. 65)
Decision : Referred to Board of Studies for approval.
Item No. IV. Proposal from iNurture for starting New Age Degree programs for
Graduate & Postgraduate segments at SMIT (Annexure –III, Page No. 66- 70)
Decision :
i. Dual Specialization in B Tech will not be accepted by AICTE hence not
approved.
ii. Feedback to be sought from those Universities which have already introduced
the other courses given in the proposal.
iii. Initially BBA, MBA, may be started provided regulatory norms are not
violated.
iv. Logistic aspect especially hiring of faculty to be as per SMU norms.
v. Admissions into these courses to follow SMU rules.
vi. Executive Committee to be kept aligned before starting the course.
Item No. V. Award Of Diploma for One Year Executive Training Programme on E-
Governance, by SMU.
A proposal was taken up by the department of Information Technology (IT) SMIT
regarding offering 47 weeks training programme on E-Governance for the public
servant of different states of North Eastern region. This was initiated during the
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Workshop on Preparing North East for Digital India on 17th June 2015 at Guwahati,
Assam which was organized by NISG (National Institute for Smart Government). This
programme will be completely funded by NISG.
It was a part of agreement that at the end of the one year training programme,
successful candidates are expected to be awarded DIPLOMA by Sikkim Manipal
University.
The format for the training programme is as mentioned below:
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A minor project will be carried out by students in their respective organization for 5
weeks after completing at SMIT so that total duration of the programme becomes 52
weeks.
Senate is requested to approve the award of DIPLOMA by Sikkim Manipal University,
against the above mentioned training Programme.
(Annexure –IV, Page No. 71-91)
Decision : Approved.
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Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS)
Item No. VI. Upgraded Syllabus of Department of Anesthesia, SMIMS.
(Annexure – V, Page No. 92-93)
Decision : Approved.
Item No. VII. Proposal to reschedule IV Semester ENT posting to VII Semester
The IV semester MBBS students are not aware about ear, nose and throat. Only the basic
anatomy and related physiology classes were taken in pre-clinical posting. As the students
are not aware regarding pathology and microbiology and also the diseases in relation to ear
nose and throat, therefore they face problem during clinical posting. It is therefore
proposed to re schedule IV semester ENT posting to VII semester.
Decision : Not Approved. It will violate the existing MCI norms.
Item No. VIII. Inclusion of Postgraduate Teacher & PG Internal Examiners.
Senate Approval is sought for the list of eligible teachers of SMIMS as per annexure to be
included as post graduate teachers and post graduates internal examiners.
(Annexure – VI, Page No. 94)
Decision : Approved.
Item No. IX. Proposal to start a Diploma course in Audiometry
It is proposed to introduce a diploma in Audiometry (two seats). The basic requirement to
run the same is available as far as instruments and staff are concerned.
Decision : Approved in principle. Regulatory approval to be sought. A
detailed proposal may then be put up in the next ASM.
Item No. X. Agenda Point from DCE (M), SMIMS
A) Revision of Subject Code and Subject Title:
New Subject Code along with Subject Name of various courses being run in the Sikkim
Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS), Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing
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(SMCON), Sikkim Manipal College of Physiotherapy (SMCOPT) & Department of
Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) are proposed to be revised.
The new subject codes is proposed for the students of 2015 Batch onwards while
previous batch students will continue with the existing subject codes and subject titles.
(Annexure – VII, Page No. 95-114)
Decision : Approved with minor changes.
B) MCI regulations for MBBS students :
A student shall not be allowed to graduate later than 9 years of joining first MBBS
course.
(Annexure – VIII, Page No. 115-116)
Decision : Approved with following instructions:
i. It will be applicable from 2016-17 batch
ii. Manipal University rule for the same to be confirmed.
iii. DCE(M) to ascertain the number of existing students who have crossed 9
years in MBBS course.
Duration of various Examination at Medical Campus, SMU
EXAMINATION MARKS (TOTAL) DURATION OF EXAMINATION
i) 40 marks OR
ii) Less than 40 marks (<40) 2 hours
iii) 50 marks OR
iv) Less than or equal to 75 marks
(<=75)
2 hours 30 mins
v) 100 marks 3 hours
Decision : Approved with following guidelines from Academic Senate Members:
i. MCI rules pertaining to the same will not be violated.
ii. Changes as given below to be incorporated post verifying MCI rule:
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Upto 50 marks for 2 hrs, 50 ≤75 marks for 2 ½ hrs, ≥ 75 marks for 3 hrs
iii. Question paper should be set in a manner that the student can complete
answering the same within the allotted time.
Item No. XI. Agenda Point from Department of Medical Biotechnology, SMIMS:
A) Revised syllabus of Medical Biochemistry for Integrated M.Sc. Medical
Biotechnology, for 3rd and 4th Semester (Annexure – IX, Page No. 117-
118)
Decision : Approved.
B) Reconstitution of BOS members for M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, SMIMS
Internal Members
i. Dr. G S Joneja, Dean, SMIMS
ii. Prof (Dr) TSK Singh, Head Dept of Microbiology, SMIMS
iii. Prof (Dr) T A Singh, Head Dept. of Biochemistry,, SMIMS
iv. Prof (Dr) D K Jha, Head Dept of Physiology, SMIMS
v. Prof (Dr) Amlan Gupta, Head Dept of Pathology, SMIMS
vi. Prof (Dr) Binod Kumar Tamang, Dept of Anatomy, SMIMS
vii. Dr RKS Devi, Asst Prof., Dept of Com. Medicine, SMIMS
viii. Prof (Dr) P K Mitra, Head Dept of Med Biotechnology, SMIMS
External Members
i. Dr. S N Jangle, Director, Centre of Biotechnology, Pravana Institute of Medical
Science, Loni Maharastra.
ii. Dr. Y. D. Sharma, Head, Biotechnology, AIIMS, New Delhi
iii. Dr. Ranadhir Chakraborty, Head, Biotechnology, NBU, Siliguri
Decision : Internal Members approved. For external members, there should
be one member from Industry and one from Academics. It was recommended that
the proposed name of Dr S.N Jangle to be replaced with somebody from the industry.
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Item No. XII. Agenda Point from Department of Pathology, SMIMS:
A) Proposal for adjunct Faculty for Dr. Rohan Sinha
Dr Rohan Sinha is one of the investigator in ongoing research project with department of
Pathology on stem cell therapy under the financial support by ICMR. It includes travel grant
which take care of his travel expenses. It is proposed that Dr Rohan Sinha may be included
as adjunct faculty of SMIMS.
Decision : Approved.
B) Proposal to start MD program in Laboratory Medicine and MD program in
Transfusion Medicine.
Senate Approval may be granted to SMIMS to work on modalities for starting MD program
in Laboratory Medicine as well as MD in Transfusion Medicine.
Decision : Regulatory approval to be sought and the detailed proposal to be
put up in the next senate meeting.
Item No. XIII. Closure of BSc MLT admission from 2016
The BSc MLT course a 3 years Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Laboratory
Technology was started in 2009 under skill development initiative of the University. This
course was a 3 year course designed to allow in-service technological staff, general
candidates and nominees from the Sikkim Government to register. The module was mostly
table site learning to promote more in-service candidates to register for the course to meet
up to the minimum qualification for the given posts as well as to increase the number of
trained technicians in the region.
The in-service students were given a discount with offer of fee refund after providing
continuous service to the institute for a fixed period after award of degree. The general
candidates were paying full fee whereas the nominees from the Government of Sikkim
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came at the rate fixed by the state and the university. The following is the number of seats
and quotas for different categories and the number of admission since inception.
The in-service candidate has an option of completing their BSc MLT Degree from the
Distance Education course which costs less and is less stress-full in terms of time
management for the individuals. It has been seen that more candidates are opting to do the
Distance Education course therefore defeating the very reason the course was begun.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
In service (06) 06 02 00 00 02 00 00
Sikkim Government Nominee (04) 02 02 00 03 03 02 03
General (10) 03 02 00 00 03 05 03
TOTAL 11 06 00 03 08 07 06
Fee Structure:
Fee per year
Sikkim Manipal University (regular) Rs. 72500
Sikkim Manipal University (DE) Rs. 14950 x 2 = 29900
Chattrapati Sahuji Maharaj University Rs. 53500-56000
Paramedical College, Durgapur, WB Rs. 30000
Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya Rs. 7000 x 2 = 14000
The enrollment of the in-service candidates from CRH / SMIMS is negligible and the general
candidates have not significantly increased. The BSc MLT programe needs to be reviewed
in terms of viability profitability and continuance.
Decision :
Academic Senate members suggested to upgrade the course from 3 years to 4
years with 1 additional year as internship in order to attract students.
SMUDDE faculty to share the teaching load.
In case the admissions continue to be low and uneconomical the decision will
be reviewed.
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Item No. XIV. Agenda Point from Department of MHA & Department of Humanities
and Social Sciences, SMU
A) Modification in the syllabus of ‘Hospital Information System & Medical Record
Management’ (MHA-206), ‘Research Methodology’ (MHA-303) and ‘Total Quality
Management in Hospitals (MHA-304) (Annexure – X, Page No. 119-128)
Decision : Approved.
B) Change in the scheme of instruction and scheme of examination for the Viva Voce
of the Fourth Semester students of MHA
EXISTING:
Code Subject Credits 401 Induction course (100 Marks) 5
Defending the dissertation in the Viva-Voce examination (100 marks) 5
Company/hospital grading (internal 200 marks) 10
Project/dissertation (100 marks) 5
25
PROPOSED:
Code Subject Credits Scheme of Examination Grand Total
401 Dissertation 25 Project Report-50 Marks Viva Voce -50 Marks 100
Decision : Approved.
C) The proposed changes in the syllabus of M.Com, B.Com & B.A.
SI NO.
COURSE Existing (Old) Proposed (New)
1. M.Com 1st Semester Management Concepts & Organizational Behaviour (Code- 1102)
“Changes in existing chapter”
2. M.Com 1st Semester Advanced Corporate Accounting (Code- 1101)
“Changes in existing chapter”
3. M.Com 2nd Semester Advanced Cost Accounting (Code- 1106) 1*
“Marketing Management”
4. B.Com 4th Semester Foundation of Science & Technology (Code- 2005) 2*
“Principles of Marketing”
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5. B.A 2nd Semester Foundation in Business & Commerce (Code- 105) 3*
“Communicative English”
6. B.A 4th Semester Foundation Course in Science & Technology (Code- 205) 4*
“Foundation in Business & Commerce”
Justification:
1* Advanced Cost Accounting (1106) is being proposed to be replaced by ‘Marketing
Management’, since ‘Advanced Cost Accounting’ has already been studied in the
Under Graduate level thus the introduction of ‘Marketing Management’ will help the
students in the different examination like CBSE, NET & Management entrance etc.
2* Foundation of Science & Technology (Code- 2005) is being proposed to be replaced
by ‘Principles of Marketing’, since Marketing is the core paper of Commerce and
having a fundamental knowledge in it will help the B.Com students in their higher
academic courses.
3* Foundation in Business & Commerce (Code- 105) is being proposed to be replaced
by
‘Communicative English’ due to its practical relevance in day to day life of the
students and we can also have a common class of B.A. 2nd Semester along with
B.Com 2nd Semester students, thus overcoming the shortage of faculty. No. of seats
in B.A. (Hons) to increase from 20 to 30.
4* Foundation Course in Science & Technology (Code- 205) is proposed to be replaced
by ‘Foundation in Business & Commerce’ as this will help the BA students in
acquiring a fundamental knowledge of business and commerce apart from their core
subjects.
(Annexure – XI, Page No. 129-142)
Decision : Approved.
Item No. XV. Faculty Development Programme
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Manipal University would like to offer faculty development programmes to the faculty of
Sikkim Manipal University. Expenses (travel & accommodation) pertaining to these
programmes will be borne by Manipal University.
The tentative date for the programme is May 2 to 7, 2016.
They can take up to a maximum of 50 faculty in one workshop. If there are more faculty to
be trained, then they will do two identical workshop back to back, first workshop 2 to 4
May 2016 and second one for second batch 5 to 7 May, 2016. The decision for one or two
workshops will depend on the number of participants.
Decision : Noted.
Item No. XVI. PhD Programme
A) The following research scholars of the University had successfully defended their
theses & awarded with PhD degree during the 15th Convocation of SMU.
a. Ms Rinchenla Bhutia, External / Part Time, Reg. No. 2007100015, Dept. of
Microbiology, SMIMS.
Guide : Prof (Dr) J Mahanta, Director & Scientist G, RMRC (ICMR)
Dibrugarh, Assam.
Co-Guide : Prof (Dr) TSK Singh, Head, Dept. of Microbiology, SMIMS.
Topic : “Direct Detention of rpoB Mutation in Sputum Smear as a
Marker of Rifampicin Resistance under DOTS in Sikkim, India”.
b. Mr. Mohan Pratap Pradhan, Internal/Part Time, Reg.No. 201010006, Dept. of
Computer Science & Engineering, SMIT.
Guide : Prof (Dr) M. K. Ghose, Dean Academics, SMIT.
Topic : "Development of Automatic Digitization Techniques for GIS
Applications".
c. Mrs. Indoo Singh, External/Part Time Registration No. 201010016, Department of
Management Studies, SMIT.
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Guide : Dr Ajeya Jha, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Management Studies, SMIT.
Topic : “Study on Emotional Intelligence in Teaching Performance for
Medical and Technical Education”.
d. Dr Ranabir Pal, External/Part Time Registration No. 200710009, Department of
Chemistry, SMIT.
Guide : Prof (Dr) Sanjay Dahal, Dept. of Chemistry, SMIT.
Topic : “Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases by the Analysis of Exhaled
Breath with a Colorimetric Sensor Array”.
e. Mrs Sonam Choden Bhutia, Internal/Part Time Registration No. 200810002,
Department of Biochemistry, SMIMS.
Guide : Prof (Dr) T A Singh, Head, Dept of Biochemistry, SMIMS
Co-Guide : Prof (Dr) Mingma Lhamu Sherpa, Dept of Biochemistry, SMIMS
Topic : “Production of Polyclonal Antibody against Osteogenic Protein
-
1(OP—1) in Arthritic Synovial Fluid and Study for
Immunodiagnostic Utility and Correlationship with Oxidative
Stress Markers in Arthritis”.
f. Raja Roy Choudhary, Internal/Part Time, Reg.no. 201110003, Dept. of CSE, SMIT
Guide : Prof (Dr) MK Ghose,Dean (A),SMIT
Topic : “An efficient semi analytical model using robust Nonlinear
unconstrained optimization of an optical fiber having Kerr
Nonlinearity and graded index fiber”.
g. Ruben Phipon, Internal/Part Time, Reg. No. 200910008, Dept.of ME, SMIT
Guide : Prof (Dr) BB Pradhan, Head, Dept. of ME, SMIT
Topic : “Solution of Machining Optimization problems using genetic
Algorithm”.
h. Priyanka Paul Biswas, External/Part Time/ Reg No. 201010011 Dept of
Microbiology, SMIMS
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Guide : Prof (Dr) Sangeeta Dey, Dept. of Microbiology, Katihar Medical
College, Karim Bagh, Katihar, Bihar.
Coguide : Prof (Dr) Luna Adhikari, Dept. of Microbiology, SMIMS.
Coguide : Prof. (Dr.) Aninda Sen, Dept. of Microbiology, Katihar Medical
College, Karim Bagh, Katihar, Bihar.
Topic : “Phenotypic and Genotypic heterogeneity of Enterococcus
species with reference to detection of virulence markers”.
Decision : Noted.
B) The following research scholars of the University had successfully defended their theses
& awarded with provisional PhD degree. The PhD degree will be awarded to them
during 16th Convocation of SMU.
a. Mousami Gupta, Internal/Part Time/ Reg No 200910017, Dept of CSE, SMIT
Guide : Prof. S. N. Biswas, ISI Kolkata.
Co-Guide : Prof. R. N. Bera, ECE Department SMIT.
Topic : “Some intervention on target detection for possible use for
surveillance”.
b. Debranjan Datta, Internal/Part Time, Reg No. 200810003, Department of
Pharmacology, SMIMS.
Guide : Prof (Dr) Amit Chakrabarti, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Kolkata.
Coguide : Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Datta, Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, SMIMS.
Coguide : Dr Yogesh Verma, Professor, Dept.of Pathology, SMIMS.
Topic : “Epidemiology of prescription opioid abuse in Sikkim”.
c. Amrita Biswas, Internal/Part Time/ Reg No 200910014, Dept of EC, SMIT
Guide : Prof (Dr) MK Ghose,Dean (A),SMIT
Topic : “Development of Algorithms for Human Face Recognition”.
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d. Mr. Vijay Pratap Singh, Internal/Part Time, Reg.No. 201101005, Dept. of Medicine,
SMIMS.
Guide : Dr. Bidita Khandelwal, Prof and Head, Dept of Medicine,
SMIMS
Guide : Dr Namgyal T Sherpa, Principal Chief Consultant & Head
Medicine, STNM Hospital, Gangtok
Topic : “Effect of Yoga and Music Therapy intervention in Type II
Diabetes Mellitus - A Randomized Controlled Trial”
Decision : Ratified.
C) Review report has been received from the examiners. The scholar has to submit
the modified thesis as suggested by examiners.
a. Sunil Kr Pandey, Internal/Part Time, Reg. No. 200810001, Dept. of Pharmacology,
SMIMS.
Guide : Prof (Dr) Amit Chakrabarti, ICMR, Kolkata.
Coguide : Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Datta, Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, SMIMS
Coguide : Dr Yogesh Verma, Professor, Dept.of Pathology, SMIMS.
Topic : “Availiability, Accessibility and Acceptability of Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Sikkim”.
b. Rajeev Kumar Singh, Internal, Part Time/ Reg No 201010017, Dept of
Mathematics, SMIT
Guide : Dr B N Mandal, ISI Kolkata.
Coguide : Dr B S Dandapat, HoD Mathematics, SMIT.
Coguide : Dr Ashish Pathak, Dr Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar,
Madhya Pradesh.
Topic : “Use of Wavelets in Numerical Solution of Integral Equations”.
c. Karma Lakhi Bhutia, Internal, Part Time/ Reg No 2012010012, Dept of Anatomy,
SMIMS
Guide : Dr. Ratnabali Sengupta
Coguide : Dr. B K Kanungo, Professor & Head, Dept. of OBG, SMIMS
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Topic : “Histomorphological Studies in Hyrtl’s Anastomosis of Umbilical Arteries and Placenta in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension”.
d. Selvam Ramachandran, Internal/Part Time/Reg No 201010009, SMCPT
Guide : Dr Sudip Dutta, Pediatrics Department, SMIMS
Topic : “Effect of early therapy intervention on singleton preterm very low birth weight infant at high risk of developing motor developmental delay- a randomized controlled clinical trial”.
Decision : Noted.
D) Theses of the following research scholars have been sent to the examiners for review. a. Arunima Sengupta, External/Part Time/Mgt. Studies, Reg No 200810011, SMIT
Guide : Dr Ajeya Jha, HoD Management Studies, SMIT
Topic : “Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Effectiveness: A Study of Indian Health Care Professionals”.
b. Jaya Rani, Internal/Part Time/Reg No 200910011, Dept of Management Studies,
SMIT
Guide : Dr Ajeya Jha, HoD Management Studies, SMIT
Topic : “Direct-to-Consumer Promotion of Pharmaceutical Products in
India: Impact Assessment”.
c. Pijush Barthakur, Internal/Part Time/ Reg No 201010007, Dept of CA, SMIT
Guide : Dr Manoj Dahal, Novell IDC, Bagmane Tech Park, C V
Ramannagar, Bangalore
Coguide : Dr. M. K. Ghose, Dean (A), SMIT
Topic : “Development of a Real-Time Machine-Learning based Botnet
Detection Mechanism”.
Decision : Noted.
E) The consents to review the thesis of the following research scholar has been
received from the examiners, however the scholar is yet to submit the thesis.
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a. Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Internal/Part Time/Reg No 200910006, Dept of ECE,
SMIT
Guide : Dr R N Bera, HoD ECE, SMIT
Topic : “Development of Smart Sensor in Instrumentation for
Environmental Monitoring”.
Decision : Noted.
F) PhD Registration
a. Mr. Ranjit Panigrahi, Internal/Part Time, Reg.no 201510011 (Provisional),
Department of Computer Applications, SMIT
Guide : Dr Samarjeet Borah, Associate Professor, Dept. of CA, SMIT
Topic : “Design and Development of a Host Based Intrusion Detection
System with Classification of Alerts”.
b. Ms. Asha Subba, External/Part Time, Reg.no 201510012, Department of
Chemistry, SMIT
Guide : Dr Manoranjan Pandey, Associate Professor, Dept. of
Chemistry, SMIT
Coguide : Prof (Dr) Sangeeta Jha, Head Dept of Chemistry, SMIT
Coguide : Dr Karma Gurmey Dolma, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Microbiology,
SMIMS
Topic : “Study of Chemical and Bacterial Contamination in Spring
Water of Sikkim”.
c. Mr. Dhruva Kumar, Internal/Part Time, Reg.no 201510013 (Provisional),
Department of CMSNT, SMIT.
Guide : Dr B P Swain, Asso. Professor, Dept. of CMSNT, SMIT.
Topic : “Study of Mechanical Properties and Role of Hydrogen on
Silicon Carbo-Nitride (SiCN) Thin Film”.
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d. Ms Anita Gupta, Internal/Part Time, Reg.no 201510014 (Provisional), Dept. of
Management Studies, SMIT
Guide : Dr Deepika Tewari, Asso. Prof., Dept. of Management Studies,
SMIT
Topic : “Skill India Mission: An assessment of initiatives, scope &
changes in Sikkim.”
e. Ms Archana Chettri, Internal/Part Time, Reg.no 201510015 (Provisional),
Department of Psychiatry, SMIMS
Guide : Dr Sanjiba Dutta, Professor & Head, Dept of Psychiatry, SMIMS
Coguide : Dr. Geeta Soohinda, Dept of Psychiatry, SMIMS
Topic : “A study of effectiveness of psychological intervention for
anxiety problems in school children in Sikkim”.
f. Mr Ankit Singh, Internal/Part Time, Reg.no 201510016 (Provisional), Department
of Management Studies, SMIT
Guide : Dr Manjushree Mishra, Associate Professor , Dept of
Management Studies, SMIT
Coguide : Dr. Shankar Purbey, AP, IIM Shillong
Topic : “Development of a Framework for Managing the Home
Healthcare, in India”.
Decision : Ratified.
G) Inclusion of a coguide – Dr Bidita Khandelwal, Prof & Head Department of Medicine,
SMIMS to be approved as coguide in addition to Dr K S Sherpa, Prof & Head, Department
of EEE, SMIT of research scholar of Mr Akash Kumar Bhoi, registration no. 201510001,
Dept. of EEE, SMIT.
Decision : Ratified.
H) Change of Guide in respect of Mr Dilip Kumar Darjee: The RPC committee observed
that the progress of Mr Dilip Kumar Darjee, is not satisfactory. He was unable to get
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proper guidance to progress further as his guide Prof (Dr) N Upadhaya superannuated
from SMIT in the year 2014. RPC recommended Dr. Neeta D Sharma, Asst Prof,
Department of Management Studies as a PhD Guide, and Dr N Upadhaya as coguide.
Decision : Ratified.
I) Appointment of Guide of SMIMS PhD Scholars: The eligibility criteria for
appointment of PhD guide in SMIMS is required to be as per the MCI regulations. The
current regulations of SMU on the eligibility criteria for PhD guide is not in conformity
with MCI. According to MCI regulations, “a guide for the PhD degree shall have not
less than fifteen years’ teaching experience after obtaining post graduate
qualification and shall also have not less than ten years postgraduate teaching
experience as a faculty member”.
URC Decision: Approved for pure medical research. However MCI regulations
pertaining to faculty with PhD becoming guides to be checked.
Decision : Ratified.
J) External Supervisors can only be Co Guides:
URC Decision: It was unanimously agreed that in future external supervisors can
only be registered as Co Guides.
Decision : Ratified.
K) Inclusion of Coguide: Post facto approval accorded by Honorable VC, SMU in respect of
PhD Scholar Mr. Rajeev Kumar Singh for inclusion of Prof B.S. Dandapat as co guide in
addition to Prof N Mandal (Guide) and Dr Ashis Pathak (Coguide) is placed for
ratification.
Decision : Ratified.
L) PhD Guides
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The University Research Committee of SMU had approved the following as PhD
Guides/Coguides:
1. Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Dutta, Head, Dept of Psychiatry, SMIMS - Guide
2. Dr Samarjeet Borah, Associate Professor, Dept. of CA, SMIT - Guide
3. Dr Manoranjan Pandey, Asso Prof, Dept. of Chemistry, SMIT - Guide
4. Prof (Dr) Sangeeta Jha, Head Dept of Chemistry, SMIT - Coguide
5. Dr Karma G. Dolma, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Microbiology, SMIMS - Coguide
6. Dr B P Swain, Asso. Professor, Dept. of CMSNT, SMIT - Guide
7. Dr. Deepika Tewari, Asso Prof, Dept of Mgt. Studies, SMIT - Guide
8. Dr. Geeta Soohinda, Dept of Psychiatry, SMIMS - Coguide
9. Dr. Manjushree Mishra, Asso Prof, Dept of Mgt. Studies, SMIT - Guide
Decision : Approved.
M) PhD Entrance Exam
The entrance exam for PhD programme of the University was held on 22nd November
2015. Out of 29 candidates who appeared in the entrance test, 19 candidates qualified
in the said examination.
Decision : Noted.
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Sikkim Manipal University Directorate of Distance Education
Item No. XVII. Introduction of Credit-based Grading for all students to be admitted
post UGC approval.
The Directorate of Distance Education, Sikkim Manipal University plans to introduce
Credit-based grading system for students who seek admission to Programs in Distance
education from the ensuing cycle to be commenced after recognition of Programs by the
UGC. The details pertaining to the same are given below:
The total marks for each subject will be 100 irrespective of the Credits.
A) Theory Subjects: Assessment in Each subject will comprise of Marks awarded on
Internal Assessment (IA) and Term End University Examination (TEE).
a. Internal Assessments: The Internal Assessment will be assessed for 30 marks.
The assignments will be submitted by students as per existing system. The
pattern will be uniform across all subjects.
b. Term-End Examinations: The Term End Examination Question paper for these
students will be set for 70 marks. The Question paper pattern is given below
Question Type MCQ Descriptive
(Short Notes)
Descriptive ( Long
Answers) Total
Marks 10 @ 2= 20 4 @ 5 = 20 3 @ 10 = 30 70
Number 10
6, of which
student must
answer any 4
4, of which student
must answer any 3 20
B) Practical Subjects: Assessment will be based on Marks for Guided exercises (IA) and
Unguided exercises (TEE). The ratio of IA: TEE is 70: 30
C) Project Subjects: The project evaluation will be carried out by University empaneled
examiners.
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Result for each subject will be compiled based on the corresponding IA and TEE
marks. Based on the total marks obtained in each subject, Grade point will be assigned and
the corresponding Grade will be calculated as shown in the following table.
Marks Range Grade Point Grade
≥90 to ≤100 10 O (Outstanding)
≥80 to <90 9 A+(Excellent)
≥70 to <80 8 A(Very Good)
≥60 to <70 7 B+(Good)
≥50 to <60 6 B(Above Average)
≥45 to <50 5 C(Average)
≥40 to <45 4 P(Pass)
<40 0 F(Fail)
Not Applicable 0 Ab(Absent)
A student obtaining Grade F shall be considered failed and will be required to
reappear in the examination
Eg.
Course IA Marks TEE Marks Total
Marks
Credit Grade
Point
Grade
Letter Max Min Obtained Max Min Obtained
Course 1 30 12 25 70 28 68 93 2 10 O
Course 2 30 12 20 70 28 55 75 4 8 A
Course 3 30 12 15 70 28 46 61 3 7 B+
Course 4 30 12 11 70 28 30 41 5 4 P
Course 5 30 12 28 70 28 56 84 1 9 A+
Course 6 30 12 24 70 28 35 59 4 6 B
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is the ratio of the sum of the product of the
number of credits with the grade points scored by a student in all the courses taken by such
student and the sum of the number of Credits of all the courses undergone by a student
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where is the number of credits of the course and is the grade point scored by the
student in the Course
Course Total
Marks
Credit Grade
Point
Grade
Letter
Credit Point (Credit x Grade)
Course 1 93 2 10 O 2 x 10 = 20 Course 2 75 4 8 A 4 x 8 = 32 Course 3 61 3 7 B+ 3 x 7 = 21 Course 4 41 5 4 P 5 x 4 = 20 Course 5 84 1 9 A+ 1 x 9 = 9 Course 6 59 4 6 B 4 x 6 = 24 19 126 Thus, SGPA = 126/19 = 6.63
The CGPA is also calculated in the same manner taking into account all the courses
undergone by a student over all the semesters of a Program
Where is the SGPA of the semester and is the total number of credits in that
semester
Illustration for CGPA
Semester
1
Semester
2
Semester
3
Semester
4
Semester
5
Semester
6
Credit : 20
SGPA : 6.9
Credit : 22
SGPA : 7.8
Credit : 25
SGPA : 5.6
Credit : 26
SGPA : 6.0
Credit : 26
SGPA : 6.3
Credit : 25
SGPA : 8.0
Thus, CGPA = = 6.73
NOTE: The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points.
Decision: Approved. However for awarding grades, SMIT system to be followed.
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Item No. XVIII. Introduction of issue of e-marks card
The Directorate has commenced issue of E-marks cards to students, in pursuance of an
Executive approval thereof by the Vice-Chancellor. SMUDDE will publish periodically, the
Statement of Marks on the Directorate’s website. No other Statement of Marks will be
issued by the Directorate in this behalf. Students will be issued the Consolidated Marks
Cards, Provisional Pass Certificate and Degree Certificate only upon successful completion
of respective programs.
A notification to this effect was made on 08th Dec 2015. (Annexure – XII, Page No.
143)
Decision : Ratified.
Item No. XIX. List of Approved Subject Matter Experts
Senate approval is sought for the list of Subject Matter Experts identified and approved by
HODs for various assignments of Directorate of Distance Education, Sikkim Manipal
University.
Decision : Approved.
Item No. XX. List of graduating students
Approval by the Senate may be granted to the students who graduated from SMUDDE post
Convocation 2012 as per the list forwarded by SMUDDE.
Decision : Approved.
Item No. XXI. Modified Consolidated Marks card (CMC)
A slight modification has been made in CMC owing to issue of e-marks cards in future. An
additional column depicting month and year of passing, has been included. The existing
pattern of CMC, and the proposed pattern. (Annexure – XIII, Page No. 144-145)
Decision : Approved.
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Additional Agenda
Item No. XXII. Approval for Academic calendar of SMIT, Even Semester Jan – July,
2016. (Annexure – XIV, Page No.
146)
Decision : Approved.
Item No. XXIII. Approval for Revision of Examination fees and dropping the
nomenclature “Make up Examination”
The exam fee for Makeup Examination may be revised from existing Rs 500/- (for UG) and
Rs 600/- (for PG) per paper to Rs 1000/- per paper (both UG/PG) in consistent with the
existing exam fee per paper in Supplementary Examination. Further, the nomenclature
“Make up Examination” will be dropped and be replaced by “Supplementary Examination”.
Decision : Approved
Item No. XXIV Workshop on Plagiarism check in Ph.D thesis.
Dr AB Samaddar, Director,NIT, Sikkim offered to conduct a workshop for the research
scholars and the guides of SMU on checking plagiarism in Ph.D thesis.
The Meeting ended with vote of thanks by the Registrar, SMU.
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2016
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MINUTES
48th Academic Senate Meeting
Sikkim Manipal University
Time: 10:00 AM Date: July 23, 2016 Venue: Conference Hall,
Level- III, SMIMS College Building
Meeting began with the welcome address by the Registrar, SMU.
Members Present
Brig (Dr) S N Mishra, Vice Chancellor, SMU; Dr Arun Baran Samaddar, Director, NIT, Sikkim;
Air Marshal (Retd.) Dr G S Joneja, VM, Dean, SMIMS; Col (Dr) Amik Garg (Retd.) Director,
SMIT; Prof (Dr) Ashis Sharma, Registrar, SMU; Prof (Dr) Bhuvanesh Gupta, Director
Research, SMU; Col (Dr) Sadasivan Thekkey Veetil (Retd.) Addl. Director, SMIT; Prof C J
Thomas, Head, Dept of Civil Engineering SMIT; Prof (Dr) Karma Sonam Sherpa, HoD, E&E
Engg , SMIT; SMIMS; Prof (Dr) Bidita Khandelwal, Head, Dept of Medicine, SMIMS; Prof (Dr)
Jyoti P Kulkarni, DCE (Medical), SMIMS; Prof Mridula Das, Principal, SMCON; Prof(Dr)
Nikita Joshi (PT) Incharge, SMCOP, SMIMS; Dr Gayathri Devi S, Dean (Research & Training),
SMUDDE; Dr Sanjay Kumar, ADCE (M), SMIMS; Mrs Leena Sunwar, Jr. Finance Executive,
Finance SMU
Members granted leave of absence
Prof (Dr) MK Ghose, Dean Academics, SMIT; Prof (Dr) N S Ramesh Murthy, Director,
SMUDDE; Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Dutta, Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, SMIMS; Prof (Dr) G. C. Mishra,
DCE (Tech) SMIT; Dr Manjushree Mishra, Coordinator, H&SS/MHA, SMU; Mr KC Panda, Sr.
Finance Officer, SMU.
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Welcome members to 48th Academic Senate Meeting of the University.
Item No. I. Confirmation of Minutes of the 47th Academic Senate Meeting of the University
held on January 08, 2016 at Conference Hall, Level III, SMIMS College building , 5th Mile
Tadong, Gangtok. (Annexure – I, Pg No. 21-47)
Decision: Confirmed.
Item No. II. Review of Minutes; 47th Academic Senate Meeting
A. Change of Syllabus of CSE for Academic Session July-August 2016.
Change of syllabus for students of Academic Session July-August 2016. Two theory subjects
of third and fourth semesters needs to be replaced by new subjects. Two electives to be
added.
Decision : Referred to Board of Studies for approval.
Update:
Part of fresh agenda item no XI and item no XVI.
Decision: Noted.
B. Proposal from iNurture for starting New Age Degree programs for Graduate &
Postgraduate segments at SMIT (Annexure –III, Page No. 66- 70)
Decision :
a) Dual Specialization in B Tech will not be accepted by AICTE hence not approved.
b) Feedback to be sought from those Universities which have already introduced the
other courses given in the proposal.
c) Initially BBA, MBA, may be started provided regulatory norms are not violated.
d) Logistic aspect especially hiring of faculty to be as per SMU norms.
e) Admissions into these courses to follow SMU rules.
f) Executive Committee to be kept aligned before starting the course.
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Update:
Approval given by 39th EC held on 31st March to start with:
BBA – Financial Services 30 seats
BCA – Cloud Technologies and Information Security 30 seats
Decision: Noted.
C. Proposal to start a Diploma course in Audiometry
It is proposed to introduce a diploma in Audiometry (two seats). The basic requirement
to run the same is available as far as instruments and staff are concerned.
Decision : Approved in principle. Regulatory approval to be sought. A
detailed proposal may then be put up in the next ASM.
Update:
No Regulatory approval sought.
Decision: To be put up as fresh agenda post regulatory approval.
D. Reconstitution of BOS members for M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, SMIMS
Decision : Internal Members approved. For external members, there should
be one member from Industry and one from Academics. It was recommended that the
proposed name of Dr S. N Jangle to be replaced with somebody from the industry.
Update:
Dr Raja Mugasimangalam, Founder & CEO Genotypic Technology (P) Ltd, accepted
the invitation to be a member of Board of Studies.
Decision : Approved.
E. Proposal to start MD program in Laboratory Medicine and MD program in
Transfusion Medicine.
Senate Approval may be granted to SMIMS to work on modalities for starting MD program
in Laboratory Medicine as well as MD in Transfusion Medicine.
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Decision : Regulatory approval to be sought and the detailed proposal to be
put up in the next senate meeting.
Update:
No Regulatory approval sought.
Decision: To be put up as fresh agenda post regulatory approval.
F) Closure of BSc MLT admission from 2016.
Decision :
a) Academic Senate members suggested to upgrade the course from 3 years to 4 years
with 1 additional year as internship in order to attract students.
b) SMUDDE faculty to share the teaching load.
c) In case the admissions continue to be low and uneconomical the decision will be
reviewed.
Update:
a) It is proposed to close this program from 2017 onwards in view of dwindling
admissions.
b) This program is also no more being offered through SMU DE.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
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FRESH AGENDA
48th Academic Senate Meeting
Sikkim Manipal University
Item No III. New Logo for Sikkim Manipal University.
Approval is sought for adoption of new logo for Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) and its
constituent colleges.
The new logo will replace the old logo of Sikkim Manipal University, and its constituent
units. Henceforth, the constituent units shall not use their independent logo. They shall use
only the New Logo approved by the Senate.
The usage of logo for letterhead, signage, brochure, envelopes, marketing posters,
presentation, signboard, billboard, visiting card etc., will be communicated shortly when
the brand manual is ready.
The crest will be common for three universities of Manipal Education System viz., Manipal
University, Manipal; Sikkim Manipal University, and Manipal University, Jaipur, Jaipur.
However, the logo of each of the universities, incorporating the crest and name of the
University will be unique for each University. (Annexure II, Pg No. 48-51)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No IV. Nomination for Academic Senate Members
The tenure of following Academic Senate Members will complete on 13 September 2016:-
a) Prof CJ Thomas, Head, Dept. of Civil Engineering (SMIT)
b) Prof (Dr) Karma Sonam Sherpa, HoD I/C AE &I Engg.
c) Prof (Dr) Bidita Khandelwal, Head, Dept of Medicine, SMIMS
d) Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Dutta, Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, SMIMS
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The following names have been proposed from SMIT & SMIMS as replacement to the above
members for inclusion in the Academic Senate:-
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, SMIT
a) Prof (Dr) B B Pradhan, Head, Dept of ME, SMIT
b) Prof (Dr) Kalpana Sharma, Head, Dept. of CSE, SMIT
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, SMIMS
a) Prof (Dr) Suvamoy Chakraborty, Head, Dept of ENT, SMIMS
b) Prof (Dr) Sudip Dutta, Head, Dept. of Paediatrics, SMIMS
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No V. Ratification of new subjects with subject codes introduced and removed
in BA English (Hons.) in Department of Humanities and Social Science.
Introduced
Sl No. Semester Subject Title Subject Code 1 1st Semester Prose – Short Stories from the West BA 1105 2 2nd Semester Poetry – Evolution, Elements, Genres BA 1205 3 3rd Semester Prose – The Novel (The Guide : R. K. Narayan) BA 1305
4. 4th Semester Drama and Theatre – Evolution, Elements, Genres
BA 1406
5. 6th Semester Biographies: Sachin Tendulkar – A Definitive Biography (Vaibhav Purandare)
BE 1604
Removed
Sl No. Semester Subject Title Subject Code 1 6th Semester Modern English Poetry E.306
(Annexure III, Pg No. 52-62)
The above subjects and subject codes was implemented from 2015 batches onwards.
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision : Ratified.
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Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT)
Item No VI. Reconstitution of BOS members for Dept. of Mathematics, SMIT
Internal Members
i. Prof (Dr) Anjan Raychaudhuri, Dept of Mathematics, SMIT
ii. Dr Achit Yajnik, Dept of Mathematics, SMIT
iii. Dr Santanu Savapondit, Dept. of Mathematics, SMIT
iv. Dr Pankaj Chettri, Dept.of Mathematics, SMIT
v. Dr Biswajit Deb, Dept of Mathematics, SMIT
External Members
i. Dr K Manjunath Prasad, Manipal University
ii. Dr Debabrata Purohit, Sikkim University
iii. Dr Kamal Kanti Nandi, Former Head & Professor NBU
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision :
Internal Members approved.
It was recommended that Prof Manjunath Prasad be replaced with a Professor
from the ISI, Kolkata or IIT Guwahati.
Item No VII. Approval for Academic calendar of SMIT, Odd Semester 2016
(Annexure IV, Page No. 63)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved. However, the commencement of even semester could
be preponed to first week of Jan.
Item No VIII. Approval of Credit transfer for transfer students
Many students take transfer from one College and joins another College under Manipal
Group and also from other colleges with whom SMIT/SMU may or may not have a MOU.
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This may take place in different semesters. While admitting a student in any semester on
transfer from other colleges/universities, a uniform policy has to be laid down for the
same. Accordingly, a credit transfer policy for SMIT is proposed. (Annexure V, Page No.
64-69)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved. The Annexure V to be modified as under:
The transferred student should spend at least 50% of course duration at SMIT.
Also while calculating the CGPA the credit earned on account of 80%
curriculum matching to be taken into consideration in addition to all the
credits earned in SMIT.
Item No IX. Approval for Introduction of Universal Human Values and
Professional Ethics in 1st Year B. Tech.
Proposed course shall be of 4 credits and to be taught in 1st year in two semesters of 2
credits each. As the total credits of first year is now fixed as 50 (25+25), it is proposed that
the credits for 1st year will be 54 (27 + 27) and accordingly total credits for B. Tech. course
of all branches will be 54 + 160 = 214. There will be no change in minimum credits
requirement for promotion from I to II year and neither for higher semesters.
The revised schema for B. Tech. 1st Year and the proposed syllabi of UHVPE-I & II is
attached.
(Annexure VI, Page No. 70-72)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved with following instructions:
Credits to be brought down from 4 to 2.
The subject to focus more on practicals and discussion rather than classroom
teaching.
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It will be reviewed after one semester. The feedback to be placed in next
Senate Meeting.
Item No X. Approval for Uniform Grading System throughout the Departments.
SMIT is currently following the Relative Grading System for all branches under CGPA
Regulation. Under this scheme, if the appearing strength of students in any subjects fall
short of 20, the Absolute Grading System is followed instead of Relative Grading in that
subject.
In this process, B. Tech. Information Technology students are presently the most sufferer
due to the current intakes for last few years (less than 20), due to the following reasons:
While for the Relative Grading, the cut off for ‘E’ Grade may vary from 35-45, the same is
fixed at minimum of 40 for Absolute Grading and accordingly the other grades are fixed. It
becomes difficult for IT students to get even ‘E’ Grade while the students of other branches
get it with mere 35 marks in most cases. Similarly, it becomes difficult for IT students to get
higher grades in comparison to relatively graded students of other B. Tech. branches.
In addition, the absolute grading of B. Tech (IT) students affects their placement prospects
which is resulting into low intakes for last few years.
The same is the case with other branches, wherein the examinees in any papers such as
Electives, re-joined subjects becomes less than 20. Even though the actual batch strength is
more than 20, the no. of students finally appeared may be less than 20 due to absentees,
detainees and mal-practice cases. In such cases, the students lose the benefit of relative
grading and accordingly the failure rate rises unnecessarily.
To normalise the process, it is recommended that uniform criteria of Relative Grading may
kindly be approved at least for all B. Tech. courses, including IT Department irrespective of
number of students appearing in the subjects.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
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Decision : Approved.
Item No XI. Approval for Revised Schema and Changes in Syllabus of all courses.
Following the last major revision of syllabus of all branches in 2013, it is proposed to revise
the syllabi this year (2016, after completion of 3 years) as per our Regulations. Accordingly,
the Revised Scheme and Changes in Syllabus of all courses of the following departments is
attached.
S/No.
Department Annexure 7
Scheme Change in Syllabus
Detailed Syllabus
a) Department of Computer Science & Engineering
V (1a) V (2a) V (3a)
b) Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
V (1b) V (2b) V(3b)
c) Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
V (1c) V (2c) V(3c)
d) Department of Information Technology V (1d) V (2d) V(3d)
e) Department of Mechanical Engineering V (1e) V (2e) V(3e)
f) Department of Civil Engineering V (1f) V (2f) V(3f)
g)
Department of Computer Application (BCA)
V (1g) V (2g) V(3g)
Department of Computer Application (MCA)
V (4g) V (5g) V(6g)
h) Department of CMSNT No Change
i) Department of Chemistry V (1h) V (2h) V (3h)
j) Department of Physics No Change
k) Department of Mathematics V (1i) V (2i) V(3i)
l)
Department of Management Studies (BBA)
V (1j) V (2j) V(3j)
Department of Management Studies V (4j) V (5j) V(6j)
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(MBA)
(Annexure VII)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
It was also suggested by the Senate members that physical presence of the
external expert is desirable for any modification/changes in the syllabus.
However incase the external members cannot physically come then the
meeting may be conducted through skype or video conferencing and the
comments and consent be taken via mail.
Item No XII. Approval of BoS recommended Syllabus of BCA in Cloud Technology &
Information Security to be offered in collaboration with Knowledge partner i-
Nurture.
(Annexure VIII)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No XIII. Approval of BoS recommended Syllabus of BBA in Finance to be
offered in collaboration with Knowledge partner i-Nurture. (Annexure IX)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No XIV. Approval of the process of Re-admission of the Unsuccessful
students of 1st year as a fresh candidates.
The students who are unable to clear the 1st year with minimum credit for promotion to
2nd year within 2 years of admission may be allowed to withdraw from the course.
However, such candidates if interested can be allowed to take re-admission in 1st year with
the following conditions:
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a) The students have to take admission afresh with full fees and in the running syllabus of
that year.
b) The students are allowed to carry over the credits of the passed out subjects of previous
semesters if they match with syllabus of the existing curriculum and are exempted from
reappearing for those papers.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Not Approved. It will defeat the very purpose of weeding out
students who have been declared Not Fit for Technical Education (NFTE).
Item No XV. Approval of BoS recommended Syllabus of e-governance to be
offered in collaboration with NISD, MHRD. (Annexure X, Page No. 73)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No XVI. Approval for updated List of Elective (for 2013 batch onwards) of
Department of Computer Science & Engineering. (Annexure XI, Page No. 74-75)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
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Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS)
Item No XVII. It is proposed to allow a faculty to attend two (02)
CME/conference for a financial year while keeping the same financial limit as per
current policy.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Not Approved.
Item No XVIII. Extension of Tenure for Institute Ethics Committee (IEC)
approval.
The minimum duration of Ph.D. is 3 years but IEC approval is given for only one year. It is
requested that the IEC approval is also given for 3 years in case of Ph.D. scholar and the
candidate may be directed to submit annual report to IEC office. In case of interventional
studies or clinical trials, any adverse event should be reported within 48 hours, in addition
to the annual progress report.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No XIX. Ratification of eligibility of PG teachers and PG internal
examiners. (Annexure XII, Page No.
76)
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
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Decision : Ratified. All earlier notifications will be superseded by this
approval.
Item No XX. Preparation of list of recognized/non-recognized boards for
admission process.
The intake of students is from within Sikkim as well as from other parts of the country. As a
part of admission process applicants submit their school pass certificates/marksheets
issued by various bodies. The online search of website of Ministry of Human Resource
Dept., Government of India does not give information of recognized list of Senior Secondary
Boards except National Open Schools. Many of the states have their own list of recognized
boards but the complete reliable information is not available. There are many private
portals who are also presenting list of recognized boards, probably for promotion of self-
interest.
In this circumstance there is a need for list of recognized boards and the list of non-
recognized boards as well, approved by SMU in order to ensure that admission process
progresses smoothly.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Not Approved. Board verification to be done by contacting the
HRDD of the concerned state.
Item No XXI. Fee for dissertation of final year students of Medical
Biotechnology, SMIMS
For practical dissertation of final year students of Medical Biotechnology, SMIMS reagents
worth about Rs 20,000/- (Twenty thousand only) as required.
Therefore, in view of the high cost most of the students do theoretical study as a part of
their dissertation. There is a proposal to make practical dissertation mandatory.
Placed before the Senate for suitable direction.
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Decision : Approved for introducing dissertation fees of Rs 20,000/-(rupees
twenty thousand only) per student.
Item No XXII. Agenda Point from DCE (M), SMIMS
a) Number of examiners for Supplementary exam:
For 100 students - 4 Examiner (2 external + 2 internal)
For 50 or less than 50 students - 2 Examiner (1 internal + 1 External)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Not Approved. Number of examiners has to be as per MCI
guidelines.
b) Contingency Money for University examination
The contingency money for working Lunch to the examiner was raised from existing
₹130/- to ₹200/- per person. (Annexure XIII, Page No. 77)
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision : Ratified.
c) B.Sc Nursing Regulation:
Revised regulation for B.Sc Nursing programme. (Annexure XIV, Page No. 78-82)
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision : Ratified.
d) Dissertation / Thesis Format
The format of submission the Dissertation/Thesis of Post Graduate and Under Graduate
courses being run at SMIMS, SMCPT, MHA and Biotechnology are proposed to be
modified. (Annexure XV, Page No. 83-
95)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
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Decision : Approved with minor modifications.
e) Counting the Attempt of Examination for MBBS Course.
The counting of number of attempt for appearing the examination is placed for suitable
directions as follows:
SL CONDITION ATTEMPTED COUNTED
a) If the student partially attend any examination.
Yes, Attempt counted
b)
If the student not appeared for any
papers/subjects, due to the shortage of
attendance or Internal Assessment (IA) or on
Medical grounds.
(Detained in All subjects)
To be decided by Senate
c)
If the student did not appeared the exam for any
reason i.e., absent in all papers/subjects.
(Not detained in any subject)
To be decided by Senate
d)
The student did not appeared the next
examination scheduled in one/two months after
passed the previous exam.
(Example : If the
a) Student passed Final MBBS Part - I exam in
supplementary exam, April 2015.
b) Final MBBS Part – II exam scheduled in May
2015.
c) But the Student did not appeared the Final MBBS
Part II examination. (Not detained)
To be decided by Senate
(Annexure XVI, Page No. 96)
Placed before the Senate for directions.
Decision : Senate members directed the DCE (M) to check the same from
KMC Manipal, MU, and other Manipal universities and the recommendation to be put
up in the next senate meeting.
Item No. XXIII. PhD Programme
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A) The following research scholars of the University had successfully defended their
theses & awarded with PhD degree during the forthcoming 16th Convocation of
SMU.
a) Mousami Gupta, Internal/Part Time, Reg No 200910017, Dept of CSE, SMIT
Supervisors : Prof. R. N. Bera, ECE Department SMIT.
: Prof. S. N. Biswas, ISI Kolkata.
Topic : “Some Intervention on Target Detection for possible use in
Surveillance”.
b) Debranjan Datta, Internal/Part Time, Reg No. 200810003, Department of
Pharmacology, SMIMS.
Supervisors : Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Datta, Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, SMIMS.
: Dr Yogesh Verma, Professor, Dept.of Pathology, SMIMS.
: Prof (Dr) Amit Chakrabarti, Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR), Kolkata.
Topic : “Epidemiology of prescription opioid abuse in Sikkim”.
c) Amrita Biswas, Internal/Part Time, Reg No 200910014, Dept of EC, SMIT
Supervisor : Prof (Dr) MK Ghose, Dean (A), SMIT
Topic : “Development of Algorithms for Human Face Recognition”.
d) Mr. Vijay P Singh, Internal/Part Time, Reg.No. 201101005, Dept. of Medicine, SMIMS.
Supervisors : Dr. Bidita Khandelwal, Prof and Head, Dept of Medicine,
SMIMS
: Dr Namgyal T Sherpa, Principal Chief Consultant & Head
Medicine, STNM Hospital, Gangtok
Topic : “Effect of Yoga and Music Therapy intervention in Type II
Diabetes Mellitus - A Randomized Controlled Trial”
e) Rajeev Kr Singh, Internal /Part Time, Reg No 201010017, Dept of Mathematics, SMIT
Supervisors : Dr B S Dandapat, HoD Mathematics, SMIT.
: Dr B N Mandal, NASI Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellow
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(2009-2014) Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit, ISI
Kolkata.
: Dr Ashish Pathak, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, BHU
Varanasi, UP
Topic : “Use of Wavelets in Numerical Solutions of Integral Equations”.
f) Arunima Sengupta, External/Part Time, Reg No 20081004, Dept. of Mgt. Studies SMIT
Supervisor : Dr Ajeya Jha, HoD Management Studies, SMIT
Topic : “Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Effectiveness”: A Study of Indian Health Care Professionals.
Placed before the Senate for Information.
Decision : Noted.
B) Review report has been received from the examiners. The scholar has to submit
the modified thesis as suggested by examiners.
a) Pijush Barthakur, Internal/Part Time/ Reg No 201010007, Dept of CA, SMIT
Supervisors : Prof (Dr) M. K. Ghose, Dean (A), SMIT
: Dr Manoj Dahal, Novell IDC, Bagmane Tech Park, C V
Ramannagar, Bangalore
Topic : “Development of a Real-Time Machine-Learning based Botnet
Detection Mechanism”.
b) Karma L Bhutia, Internal, Part Time/ Reg No 2012010012, Dept of Anatomy, SMIMS
Supervisors : Dr. B K Kanungo, Professor & Head, Dept. of OBG, SMIMS
: Dr. Ratnabali Sengupta
Topic : “Histomorphological Studies in Hyrtl’s Anastomosis of
Umbilical Arteries and Placenta in Pregnancy Induced
Hypertension”.
c) Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Internal/Part Time/Reg No 200910006, Dept of ECE,
SMIT
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Supervisor : Dr R N Bera, Professor & Head, Department of ECE, SMIT
Topic : “Development of Smart Sensor in Instrumentation for
Environmental Monitoring”.
d) Jitendra Kumar, Internal/Part Time/Reg No 201210006, Dept of ECE, SMIT
Supervisors : Dr Anindita Adhikary, Asso Prof, Dept of Mgt. Studies SMIT
: Prof. (Dr.) Ajeya Jha, HoD Dept Management Studies, SMIT
Topic : “Investors’ Preference and Performance of Tax-Saving Mutual
Fund Schemes: A Study of Selected Asset Management
Companies”.
Placed before the Senate for Information.
Decision : Noted.
C) The consents to review the thesis of the following research scholar has been
received from the examiners, however the scholar is yet to submit the thesis.
a) Amit Kumar Roy, Internal/Part Time/ Reg No 20091009, Dept of ME, SMIT
Supervisor : Dr. B. B. Pradhan, Prof & Head, Dept of ME, SMIT
Topic : “Integrated Rural Energy Planning for Sustainable
Development of Sikkim”
b) Bibeth Sharma, Internal/Part Time/ Reg No 200910016, Dept of Mgt. Studies, SMIT
Supervisor : Dr. Ajeya Jha, Prof & Head, Dept of Management Studies, SMIT
Topic : “Marketing Strategies for Cymbidium Orchid and Their Value
Added Products in Sikkim Himalayas: Status, Vision and
Challenges”
Placed before the Senate for information.
Decision : Noted.
D) The synopsis of the following research scholar has been sent to the examiners for
review.
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a) Moumi Pandit, Internal/Part Time/ Reg No 201310001, Dept of ECE, SMIT
Supervisors : Dr. Tanushree Bose Roy, Associate Professor, Dept of ECE,
SMIT
: Prof (Dr) M K Ghose, Dean (A) & Prof, Dept of CSE, SMIT
Topic : “Optimization of Printed Antenna Models using Hybridized Soft
Computing Techniques”.
b) Ashoka H N, External/Part Time, Reg No 200910015, Dept of ECE, SMIT
Supervisors : Dr R N Bera, Professor and Head Dept of ECE, SMIT
Dr Manjaiah D H, Prof & Chairman BoS P.G. BoS in Computer
Science, Department of CS, Mangalore University, Karnataka
Topic : “Novel Pattern Recognition System Based on Intelligent
Feature Extraction and Classification Techniques”
c) Rebika Rai, External/Part Time, Reg No 201110013, Dept of CSE, SMIT.
Supervisors : Dr. Ratika Pradhan, Prof & Head, Dept of CA, SMIT
: Prof (Dr) M K Ghose, Dean (A), SMIT
Topic : “Improved methodology for classifying different imagery using
Swarm computing techniques”
d) Anup Gurung, External/Part Time, Reg No 200710011, Dept of Chemistry, SMIT.
Supervisor : Dr. Sanjay Dahal, Professor, Dept of Chemistry, SMIT
Topic : “Tetraterpyridylphenyl porphyrin synthesis – sensor,
photophysical and biological activity- studies”
Placed before the Senate for information.
Decision : Noted.
E) PhD Registration
a) Ms Yazum Bhutia, Internal/Part Time, Reg No 201610001 Dept. of Biochemistry,
SMIMS
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Supervisors : Dr Mingma L Sherpa, Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, SMIMS
: Dr Sanjiba Dutta, Professor & Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, SMIMS
Topic : “Genotypic Status of ADH1B and ALDH2 and its Association
with Alcohol use Phenotype – A Cross Sectional Study of People
Visiting Referral Hospitals in East Sikkim”.
b) Mrs. Uttejna Tewari, External/Full Time, , Reg No 201610002, Department of
Microbiology, SMIMS
Supervisors : Dr Luna Adhikari, Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, SMIMS
: Dr Bidita Khandelwal, Prof & Head Dept of Medicine, SMIMS
Topic : “Analysis of Molecular Diversity of Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis Strains and its Impact on Drug Susceptibility and
Prognosis of Patients”.
c) Ms. Shreema Manna, Internal/Part Time, , Reg No 201610003, Dept of ECE, SMIT
Supervisors : Dr Tanushree Bose (Roy), Asso. Prof., Dept. of ECE, SMIT
: Dr R N Bera, Professor and Head Dept of ECE, SMIT
Topic : "Design of Light Weight Wearable Antennas for Wireless
Communication"
d) Mr. Amit Agarwal, Internal/Part Time, , Reg No 201610004, Dept of ECE, SMIT
Supervisors : Dr P C Pradhan, Professor, Dept. of ECE, SMIT
: Dr B P Swain, Asso. Professor, Dept. of CMSNT, SMIT
Topic : “Modeling of Gate-All-Around MOSFET for Reduction of Short
Channel Effect”.
e) Mr. Soham Das, Internal/Part time, , Reg No 201610005, Dept. of CMSNT, SMIT
Supervisor : Dr. Bibhu Prasad Swain, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of CMSNT, SMIT
Topic : “Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium Aluminium
Nitride (TiAIN) Thin films deposited by CVD”.
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f) Mr. Jayanta Kr Baruah, Internal/ Part time, , Reg No 201610006, Dept. of ECE,
SMIT
Supervisors : Dr. R.N. Bera, Professor and Head Dept. of ECE, SMIT
: Dr. Sourav Dhar, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of ECE, SMIT
Topic : "Combinatorial Use of Radar, Ultrasonic and Imaging Sensors
for Enhanced Driver Information System".
g) Mr. Siddhartha Adhyapok, External/Part time, Reg No 201610007 Dept. of IT,
SMIT
Supervisor : Dr. H.K.D. Sarma, Professor and Head Dept. of IT, SMIT
Topic : “Some Studies on Quality of Service Aware Communication
Protocols for Multi- channel Wireless Sensor Networks”.
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision : Ratified.
F) Extension of PhD Tenure of Mr Anup Gurung, Reg No. 200710011 – Mr Anup
Gurung is a part time scholar in the department of Chemistry, SMIT under supervision
of Dr. Sanjay Dahal, Professor, Department of Chemistry, SMIT.
Earlier he was given an extension of a year upto 2nd February 2016. He could not
initiate pre synopsis submission because his second paper communicated was under
review. Candidate has therefore requested for further extension of six months, that is
upto 02 August 2016.
The matter has the recommendation for extension from DPRC and IRPEC.
URC Decision: Approved. However this will be the final extension.
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision : Ratified. The thesis must be submitted within 3 (three) months
of submission of synopsis.
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G) Change of Guide: Dr Deepika Tewari Guide of Mrs Anita Gupta Regn 201510014, has
left the institution (SMIT). Chairman RPC recommended and Dean R & D forwarded, the
name of Dr. Neeta D Sharma, Asst Prof, Department of Management Studies, SMIT and
Dr Jaykumar, Principal Secretary Labour Department, Government of Sikkim, as a PhD
Supervisors.
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision : Ratified.
H) Inclusion of URC Member: Nomination has been received from SMIT for inclusion of
Col. (Dr.) Sadasivan Thekkey Veetil (Retd.), Additional Director, SMIT as one of the
member of University Research Committee (URC) in place of Prof (Dr) A K Ray, former
Dean (R & D), SMIT.
Placed before the Senate for ratification.
Decision : Ratified.
I) PhD Guides
a) Prof (Dr) Mingma L Sherpa, Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, SMIMS - Guide
b) Dr Luna Adhikari, Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, SMIMS - Guide
c) Dr Tanushree Bose (Roy), Associate Professor, Dept. of ECE, SMIT - Guide
d) Dr R N Bera, Professor and Head Dept of ECE, SMIT - Coguide
e) Dr B P Swain, Asso. Professor, Dept. of CMSNT, SMIT - Coguide
f) Dr. Sourav Dhar, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of ECE, SMIT - Coguide
g) Dr. H.K.D. Sarma, Professor and Head Dept. of IT, SMIT - Guide
h) Dr P C Pradhan, Professor, Dept. of ECE, SMIT - Guide
i) Prof (Dr) Bidita Khandelwal, Head, Dept of Medicine, SMIMS - Coguide
j) Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Dutta, Head, Dept of Psychiatry, SMIMS - Coguide
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
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J) PhD Entrance Exam
The entrance exam for PhD programme of the University was held on 24th April 2016. Out
of 21 candidates who appeared in the entrance test, 18 candidates qualified in the said
examination.
Placed before the Senate for information.
Decision : Noted.
K) Remuneration for internal examiner for PhD defence viva voce exam.
Remuneration of travel fare and accommodation for internal examiner of PhD defence Viva
Voce examination in case he/she is a co supervisor but not a faculty from SMU.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No. XXIV. Any other agenda with the permission of the Chair.
a) Travelling Dearness Allowance for BoS Members.
The BoS members are given only honorarium of Rs 1000/- (rupees one thousand only)
on the day of the meeting. It was proposed that apart from the honorarium travelling
DA should also be given to the members.
Decision: Travelling DA approved.
The Meeting ended with vote of thanks by the Registrar, SMU.
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MINUTES 49th Academic Senate Meeting
Sikkim Manipal University
2016
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MINUTES
49th Academic Senate Meeting
Sikkim Manipal University
Time: 12:15 PM Date: September 03, 2016 Venue: Conference Hall,
Level- III, SMIMS College Building
Meeting began with the welcome address by the Registrar, SMU.
Members Present
Brig (Dr) S N Mishra, Vice Chancellor, SMU; Air Marshal (Retd.) Dr G S Joneja, VM, Dean,
SMIMS; Col (Dr) Amik Garg (Retd.) Director, SMIT; Prof (Dr) Ashis Sharma, Registrar, SMU;
Col (Dr) Sadasivan Thekkey Veetil (Retd.) Addl. Director, SMIT; Prof (Dr) MK Ghose, Dean
Academics, SMIT; Dr Anuradha Parasar, Deputy Director, & Professor Dept of Arts &
Humanities, SMUDDE; Prof (Dr) Kalpana Sharma, Head, Dept. of CSE, SMIT; Prof (Dr)
Suvamoy Chakraborty, Head, Dept of ENT, SMIMS; Prof (Dr) Sudip Dutta, Head, Dept. of
Paediatrics, SMIMS; Prof (Dr) Jyoti P Kulkarni, DCE (Medical), SMIMS; Prof(Dr) Nikita Joshi
(PT) Incharge, SMCOP, SMIMS; Dr Gayathri Devi S, Dean (Research & Training), SMUDDE;
Members granted leave of absence
Dr Arun Baran Samaddar, Director, NIT, Sikkim; Prof (Dr) B B Pradhan, Head, Dept of ME,
SMIT; Prof Mridula Das, Principal, SMCON; Prof (Dr) G. C. Mishra, DCE (Tech) SMIT; Mr KC
Panda, Sr. Finance Officer, SMU.
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Item No. I. Seat Reduction for various courses at SMIT
Seat Matrix
Sl No. Department Existing Proposed 1. Computer Science & Engineering 180 240 2. Electronics &Communications Engineering 180 90 3. Civil Engineering 120 60 4. Electrical & Electronics Engineering 90 60 5. Information Technology 90 60 6. Mechanical Engineering 120 90
Total 780 600
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No. II. Reconstitution of BoS for Dept of Computer Application, SMIT
Internal Members
i. Prof (Dr) MK Ghose,Dean Academics, SMIT
ii. Prof (Dr) Kalpana Sharma, Head, Dept of CSE, SMIT
iii. Prof (Dr) Ratika Pradhan, Head, Dept of CA, SMIT
iv. Dr Samarjeet Borah, Asso prof, Dept of CA, SMIT
v. Mr Pijush Barthakur, Asso Prof, Dept.of CA, SMIT
External Members
i. Prof (Dr) Ranjit Kumar Samanta, Prof. Dept of CS & Applications NBU, Siliguri, WB
ii. Dr. Subhajit Ghosh, Senior Architect, WA-Big Data Analytics AA 119, Salt Lake City,
Sector I Kolkatta-700064.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
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Item No. III. Constitution of BoS for Dept of PhD Course on Research Methodology,
SMIT
i. Col (Dr) Amik Garg (Retd.), Director, SMIT
ii. Col (Dr) Sadasivan Thekkey Veetil (Retd.) Addl. Director, SMIT
iii. Prof (Dr) MK Ghose, Dean Academics,SMIT
iv. Prof (Dr) Ajeya Jha, HoD Dept. of Management Studies, SMIT
v. Prof (Dr) Karma Sonam Sherpa, HoD Dept of E&E Engg., SMIT
vi. Prof (Dr) Kalpana Sharma, HoD, Dept. of CSE, SMIT
vii. Prof (Dr) V K Sayal, HoD, Dept of Physics, SMIT
viii. Prof (Dr) Shefalika Samaddar, NIT, Sikkim (External Expert) (Tentative)
ix. Nomination of members from SMIMS is also requested.
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved. Dean SMIMS to nominate two members.
Item No. IV. Approval for New Open Elective
Approval for Syllabus of Open Elective on (CS 1626) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) vide
UGC notification No. D.O. No. 1-1/2016 (Secy) dated 15 July 2016 to be offered by CSE
Department for other branches except CSE, where in it is already taught as a core subject as
(CS-1307): ) Intellectual Property Rights and Software ethics.
(Annexure – I, Pg No. 3-6)
Placed before the Senate for approval.
Decision : Approved.
Item No. V. Any other agenda with the permission of the Chair.
a. Agenda Point from DCE (M), SMIMS
Proposal to implement maximum duration for completion of various courses at SMIMS
Campus:
Sl No Course(Medical Campus) Minimum Duration
Maximum Duration
1 M.Sc (Medical) 3 yrs 6 yrs 2 MPT 2 yrs 4 yrs 3 Int.M.Sc (Medical) Biotechnology 5 yrs 10 yrs 4 B.Sc Nursing 4 yrs 8 yrs 5 BPT 4 yrs 8 yrs 6 B.Sc in Medical Lab Technology 3 yrs 6 yrs
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7 B.A 3 yrs 6 yrs 8 B.COM 3 yrs 6 yrs 9 M.A 2 yrs 4 yrs 10 M.COM 2 yrs 4 yrs 11 MHA 2 yrs 4 yrs
Decision : Approved with following modifications:-
SL NO COURSE
(Medical Campus)
MINIMUM
DURATION
MAXIMUM
DURATION
1 M.Sc (Medical) 3 yrs 5 yrs 2 MPT 2 yrs 4 yrs 3 Int.M.Sc (Medical) Biotechnology 5 yrs 7 yrs 4 B.Sc Nursing 4 yrs 8 yrs 5 BPT 4 yrs 8 yrs 6 B.Sc in Medical Lab Technology 3 yrs 5 yrs 7 B.A 3 yrs 5 yrs 8 B.COM 3 yrs 5 yrs 9 M.A 2 yrs 4 yrs 10 M.COM 2 yrs 4 yrs 11 MHA 2 yrs 4 yrs
b. Approval for Adjunct faculty members of SMUDDE.
Decision : Approved as per enclosed list.
c. New Logos for SMU and its constituent units.
It was informed that the new logo for SMU and its constituent units was approved by
48th Academic Senate Meeting held on July 23, 2016. Subsequently brand manual was
also shared with all the institutions.
All the HoIs were requested to share the timeline for introduction of the new logo for
their respective institution. Further, notification on Introduction of New Logos to be
put up in the website to avoid any confusion.