Senate Members

The university shall have a Senate which shall be the academic authority of the University. Section 46 of the Universities Act defines the composition, powers, duties and functions of the Senate.

  • The Vice-Chancellor;
  • The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, if any;
  • The Rector of each Campus, if any;
  • The Director of each Institute or Centre for Higher Learning, if any, affiliated to the University;
  • The Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, if any;
  • The Dean of each Faculty;
  • The Head of each Department of Study;
  • Every permanent Professor of the University;
  • The Librarian; and
  • Two teachers, other than those referred to above, are elected by the permanent teachers of each Faculty from among their number

To draft, after consideration of reports from the Faculty Board, Regulations relating to courses of study and examinations and to submit such drafts to the Council for approval;

  • To recommend to the Council, after consideration of reports from the Faculty Board/s, the names of persons suitable for appointment as examiners;
  • To recommend to the Council the institution, abolition or suspension of Professorships, Associate Professorships, Senior Lectureships, Lectureships, and other academic posts in the University;
  • To recommend to the Council after consideration of reports from the Faculty Boards
  • Schemes for the reorganisation of existing Faculties and Departments of Study and the organization of new Faculties and Departments of Study; and
  • The assignment of subjects of study to the respective Faculties;
  • to award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, medals and other prizes on such conditions as may be approved by the Council;
  • to appoint such number of Standing Committees, or Ad-hoc Committees or Boards of the Senate as it may deem fit and in particular:
  • Library Committee;
  •  Admissions Committee;
  • Research Committee;
  • Curriculum and Evaluation Committee; and
  • Probationary Study Leave Committee; and to specify their terms of reference; to consider their reports and to either approve such reports, whether with or without modification, or to reject such reports; and
  • to recommend to the Council requirements for the admission of students to courses of study.

 

NAME
DESIGNATION
Senior Prof. Arulampalam Atputharajah The Chairman (Vice-Chancellor)
Dr. (Mrs.) J. Nimalan Dean, Faculty of Applied Science
Prof. Y. Nanthagopan Dean, Faculty of Business Studies
Mr.V.Senthooran Dean, Faculty of Technological Studies
Dr.S.Wijeyamohan Head, Bio Science
Mr.C.Larojan Head, Business Economics
Prof.G. Jeyaseelan Head, English Language Teaching
Dr.(Mrs).K. Kalainathan Acting Head, Finance & Accountancy
Mr.S.Harikaran Head, Human Resource Management
Mr.V.Vinoharan Head, Information Communication Technology
Prof.S.Gunapaalan Acting Head, Management & Entrepreneurship
Mr.S.A.Jude Leon Head, Marketing Management
Dr.M.Kayanan Head, Physical Science
Ms.S.Mathivathany Acting Head, Project Management
Prof. Poongothai Selvarajan Professor in Management/ Faculty of Business Studies
Prof.T.Mangaleswaran Professor in Human Resource Management/Faculty of Business Studies
Prof. (Ms.) A. Nanthakumaran Professor in Environmental Science/Faculty of Applied Science
Dr.S.Shanmugathasan Librarian (Acting)
Dr.S.Kirushanth Representative of Faculty of Applied Science
Dr.(Ms.)S.Devaisy Representative of Faculty of Applied Science
Ms.J.S.Thevaruban Representative of Faculty of Business Studies
Mr.G.R.M.Gamlath Representative of Faculty of Business Studies
Ms.W.A.S.C.Perera Representative of Faculty of Technological Studies
Ms.T.Amrithaa Representative of Faculty of Technological Studies
Mr. N. Rajavisahan Secretary (Registrar)
Dr.K.Arjunan Director / Career Guidance Unit – Observer to the University Senate