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.
Committee Members
No Name Designation
1Senior Prof. A.AtputharajahThe Chairman (Vice-Chancellor)
2Dr. M. KayananDean, Faculty of Applied Science (FAS)
3Prof. Y. NanthagopanDean, Faculty of Business Studies (FBS)
4Mr. V. SenthooranDean, Faculty of Technological Studies (FTS)
5Mr. C. LarojanHead / Business Economics
6Prof. (Ms.) S. DevaisyHead / Bio-Science
7Prof. G. JeyaseelanHead / English Language Teaching
8Dr. (Ms.) K. KalainathanHead / Finance and Accountancy
9Ms. MRF. Aqeela IjasHead / Human Resource Management
10Mr. V. VinoharanHead / Information and Communication Technology
11Mr. S. A. Jude LeonHead / Marketing Management
12Prof. S. GunapaalanActing Head / Management & Entrepreneurship
13Mr. N. Edwin LinoshHead / Physical Science
14Ms. S. MathivathanyHead / Project Management
15Prof. Poongothai SelvarajanProfessor in Management
16Prof. (Ms.) A. NanthakumaranProfessor in Environmental Science
17Prof. T. MangaleswaranProfessor in Human Resource Management
18Dr. S. ShanmugathasanActing Librarian
19Dr. S. KirushanthRep. Faculty of Applied Science
20Mr. T. JeyamuganRep. Faculty of Applied Science
21Ms. J. S. ThevarubanRep. Faculty of Business Studies
22Mr. G. R. M. GamlathRep. Faculty of Business Studies
23Ms. W. A. S. C. PereraRep. Faculty of Technological Studies
24Ms. T. AmrithaaRep. Faculty of Technological Studies
Secretary Information
Mr. N. Rajavisahan Secretary (Registrar)
Secretary Information
Dr.K.Arjunan Director / Career Guidance Unit – Observer to the University Senate