Board of Studies
Composition, Constitution and Functions
The Board of Studies (BoS) is the basic constituent of the academic system of an Institute. It is responsible for framing the content of various courses, reviewing and updating the content from time to time, introducing new courses of study etc.
- The Head of the Department as Chairman.
- Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of the Department.
- One subject expert (ACADEMIC) nominated by the Dean (CET) on the recommendation of the Head of concerned Department.
- Experts should be from (i) IISc / IITs / NITs / other reputed academic Institutions (Government / Aided)
- One subject expert (R&D / INDUSTRY) nominated by the Dean (CET) on the recommendation of the Head of concerned Department.
- Experts should be from Central / State Organization / R&D labs or from the Industry
- In addition to the above members, One Senior Alumni (ACADEMIC / R&D / INDUSTRY) to be co-opted by the BoS nominated by the Dean (CET) in consultation with Head of the Department. (Alumni Members should be at least 5 years of experience in the relevant field).
- One or two Student members studying in the department.
- The BoS shall be constituted by the department for a period of THREE years.
- The meetings of the BoS shall be arranged at least TWICE IN A YEAR.
- The members of the BoS will be nominated by the Dean (CET) from the expect list recommended by the Head of the department.
- In the absence of the Chairman (BoS), the senior member of the BoS will act as Chairman with the Dean CET’s approval.
- Functions of the Board of Studies:
- Prepare curriculum for the programme by keeping in mind the Programme Educational Objectives.
- Prepare syllabi for various courses based on the course outcomes, programme outcomes and the objectives of the programme, interest of the stakeholders and national requirement for consideration and submitting for approval in the Academic Council.
- Suggest methodologies for innovative teaching and evaluation techniques.
- Ensure the updation of state of the art research, adoption of technology for enabling better teaching learning methodologies and other best academic practices into the curriculum and syllabus.
Team Members
Chairman & Convener
Dr. K. R. Shiva Shankaran
Assistant Professor & Head i/c,
Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication,
CSH, SRMIST, KTR, 9884582050,
hod.jmc.ktr@srmist.edu.in
Academic Expert
Dr. M. S. Harikumar
Assistant Professor & Former Director,
Dept. of Communication & Journalism, University of Kerala,
9847126047,
msharikumar@gmail.com
Members
Ms.R.Sailakxmy
Asst. Professor Dept. of JMC, CSH, SRMIST, RMP
Members
Mr. Praveen Kumar
Asst. Professor, Dept. of JMC, CSH, SRMIST, KTR
Members
Dr. Divakar
Asst. Professor, Dept. of JMC, CSH, SRMIST, KT
Alumni Members
Ms. Muskaan Ahamed
Feature Writer, The Times of India, Chennai,
7358256160, muskaan.ahmed288@gmail.com
Student Members
Ms. Kavya S
I Year BA JMC, CSH, SRMIST, KTR,
kz5903@srmist.edu.in
Student Members
Mr. Harsh Nambiar M K
I Year MA JMC, CSH, SRMIST,
KTR, hr5065@srmist.edu.in
