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 the 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 the concerned Department.
- Experts should be from Central / State Organizations / R&D labs or from the Industry
- In addition to the above members, One Senior Alumni (ACADEMIC / R&D / INDUSTRY) is to be co-opted by the BoS nominated by the Dean (CET) in consultation with the 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 expected 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 the 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 requirements 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, and adoption of technology for enabling better teaching-learning methodologies and other best academic practices into the curriculum and syllabus.
Team Members
Chairman and Convenor
Dr. A. Jesu Arockia Raj
Professor and Head of the Department
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST
Kattankulathur 603203
External Expert Member (Academics)
Dr. Suresh Kumar Rayala
Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Chennai 600036
External Expert Member (Industry)
Dr. S. Prem Mathi Maran
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Technology Officer
Green Biosystems
Thirumudivakkam
Chennai 600044
Internal Expert Member
Dr. M. Kamaraj
Associate Professor & Head of the Department
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST, Ramapuram, Chennai 600089
Internal Expert Member
Dr. S. Vijayabharathi
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST
Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203
Internal Expert Member
Dr. G. Vidhya
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST
Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203
Internal Expert Member
Dr. D. Thirumurugan
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST
Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203
Internal Expert Member
Dr. N. Prasanth Bhatt
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST
Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203
Alumni Member
Dr. Ajay Guru
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiology
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science
Chennai 600077
