DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-I
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
Budget, recommends new or additional statutes, ordinances and regulations as
well as amends or repeal the irrelevant statutes, ordinances and regulations,
approves proposals for submission to the State Government, and controls the
property and funds of the University.
The Academic Council, headed by the Vice Chancellor is the highest
academic body of the University and considers and approves matters related to
academic programmes-admission-entrance examination, academic policies,
course curricula, fee structure, examination related matters, establishment of
Schools and Centres or closing them, MoUs with external
Universities/institutions, research proposals, scholarships, fellowships, prizes
and awards; award of certificate, diplomas, degrees and honorary degrees,
organize University Convocations and any matter of academic interest related
to the students and faculty.
Besides the above statutory bodies, Finance Committee, headed by the Vice
Chancellor, performs responsibilities related to budget-income and
expenditure and exercises control over the financial management of the
University.
The Vice Chancellor as the academic and administrative head, Deans of the
respective Schools as the school level academic leader, Registrar as the chief
administrative officer and Finance Officer/Controller as the head of the
finance division are the officers and key leadership-management positions in
the University.
The academic architecture of the University consists of eight Schools of
studies and specialized department/s. These schools/departments perform
functions and activities related to their subject specific domains, such as
offering academic programmes, conducting research, carrying out extension
activities, organize seminars, conferences, symposia, etc. Some schools are
further structured into departments and centres. Each school/department is
headed by a Professor or senior faculty as In-charge head and is, therefore,
responsible for managing the affairs of the respective schools/departments.
Dean Student Welfare, University Librarian and Human Resource Officer and
Store and Purchase Officer are the other officers of the University who
perform duties and responsibilities in respect to their domains as clearly and
specifically stipulated in the Statutes.
Management development system of the University also includes variety of
Councils, Committees, Boards, Cells, etc., related to academics,
extracurricular activities, administration, welfare, facilities and development.
These include: School Faculty Councils in each School, Academic Advisory
Committees in each School, Faculty Selection Committee Admission and
Evaluation Committee, Fee Structure and Fee Waiver Committee, Central
Disciplinary Committee (Proctorial Board), Library Advisory Committee,
University Purchase Committee, Campus Development Committee, Anti
Ragging Committee and Anti Ragging Squad, Gender Sensitization
Committee, University Sports Committee, Cultural Committee and Clubs,
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