People

For advice and information on all committees and campus complaints you can mail the campus disciplinary officer Swati Sharma (swati.sharma@ssla.edu.in)

Academic Review Committee

The ARC has been set up to deal with any violation of academic policy/integrity/dishonesty. Based on the severity of the offense, the ARC will decide the penalties for the violation. The students’ interests are represented by two nominated members from the Student Body who will form part of the Academic Review Committee (ARC). The Academic Review Committee is headed by the Director of SSLA with two permanent faculty members along with a legal advisor of SSLA representing both, the interests of the students and the School.

For complaints to the ARC please email arc@ssla.edu.in

Anti-Ragging

The UGC anti ragging regulation of 2009 is fully recognized and supported at SSLA. In case of a complaint regarding ragging, anti-ragging committee is in place for approach. In case of an official complaint regarding ragging filed at institute level, this committee would conduct inquiry and take appropriate action.

What Constitutes Ragging:
  • Any conduct by a student or students whether by words spoken or written or by act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student
  • Indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by a student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student
  • Asking any student to do any act which such student will not, in the ordinary course, do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student
  • Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher
  • Exploiting the service of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students
  • Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students
  • Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person
  • Any act or abuse by spoken words, email, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from activity or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student
  • Any act that affects the mental health and self- confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.

Mentoring Cell

The student mentoring program at SSLA ensures a smooth adjustment and acclimatization process for the new students.. This program involves one senior student volunteer who is given charge of six new students. These volunteers help newcomers in familiarizing themselves to the new environment. It is overlooked by the senior faculty members at SSLA.

Anti Ragging Squad

The Anti-Ragging Squad is a committee devoted to maintaining the harmony between the students of the college. Not only are they involved in looking out for and preventing what traditionally constitutes ragging, they also take up the task of constantly coming up with better notions of what ragging involves, trying to involve the subtleties of the same. They run frequent campaigns to raise awareness about the necessity to report and thus put an end to all forms of ragging. They can be easily approached with any queries or complaints.

Anti-Ragging Squad- 2016-2019

Following are the Anti Ragging Squad at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA). Term of the committee will be for the period of three years i.e., 2016-19:

Internal Complaints Committee

All grievances and complaints brought forward by students, staff and faculty with regard to sexual harassment is overseen by the ASHC. The committee comprises the Director, a clinical psychologist, a permanent faculty member, a SSLA legal advisor, a member of the admin staff, student representatives and a nodal officer (a permanent staff member acting as a point of contact for receiving complaint in this regard).

For complaints to the ICC, please email icc@ssla.edu.in

Campus Health Advisory Committee [CHAC]

The CHAC’s aim is to establish and review the students’ communication strategy for health care services. It also reviews all the health care policies and makes suitable recommendations to the management about it.

Crisis Management Committee

The Crisis Management Committee is a committee devoted to rectifying larger issues which acquire attention from the administration. This involves not only students, but also members of the faculty, as well the Director, Mrs. Anita Patankar. The discussions in this committee are usually with regards to the management of academic issues, as well as non-academic issues like issues involving the campus, peer conflicts, etc.

Food Committee

The food committee is a part of the hostel life. It is responsible for setting up the menu for the hostel mess. It also ensures that the quality of the food is up to the mark.

Social Conduct Review Committee (SCRC)

The SCRC will work to review, investigate and appropriately manage / deal with any violation of the Social Conduct Policies followed by SSLA and the SI(DU). This committee is headed by the director of SSLA along with two/three permanent faculty members representing both the interests of the students and and also of the institute. The SCRC also has the authority to refer cases to the Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for any further recommendations and penalties.

For complaints to the SCRC please email scrc@ssla.edu.in

SSLA Grievance Redressal Committee

The SSLA Grievance Redressal Committee is a committee set up specifically to address the grievances of students in a speedy and efficient manner. The committee recognizes that students are better equipped to understand the problems of other students, and would also be more easily approachable by the other students. Grievances are dealt with under the policies of Symbiosis International University and resolved according to the procedures laid down, which are designed to “identify, resolve, and compensate”, as opposed to something as unproductive as simply “punish”.

SSLA Library Advisory Committee

The Library Advisory Committee is a reporting committee of the SSLA Faculty Council that provides advice to the Library concerning material and services needed by faculty and students in their teaching and research endeavors.

The duties and functions of the Committee shall be as under:-

  • To look into day to day problems of the Library clientele and staff as well as send recommendations to the SSLA Council and Board for the desired decision.
  • To consider and put forward the views of faculty members regarding books/journals’ selection, ordering process etc.
  • To consider and put forward the views of students and Research Scholars regarding their problems and solutions sought thereof.