Student Council

Importance of the Council

It is the medium through which the students get information about various activities of the college and get involved in them. The entire college gets involved in all the activities and decision making process.

In the context of constructivism every student need to own the responsibility for his academic and personal growth. For this objective, council like this provides a platform.

It consists of class representatives of the various classes and office bearers of the cabinet. The members of the cabinet are elected every year for the smooth functioning of the various programmes held in the college.

Objectives

  • To train students in democratic values and governance
  • To have student representation in the functioning of the college.
  • To provide a mechanism to address grievances
  • To organize co curricular activities
  • To generate innovative ideas and practices in a collaborative atmosphere
  • To train students in leadership and decision making

Members

  • Elected
  • Nominated

Election Procedure

  • Filing the nomination(All students are eligible)
  • Scrutiny (Incomplete nomination files are rejected)
  • Declaration of the eligible candidates
  • Self-introduction of the candidates
  • Election by secret balloting
  • Counting of ballot papers in front of student representatives under the supervision of the election in charge and staff members
  • Declaration of the result
  • Investiture ceremony

Selection criterion

The students can nominate candidates for the post of class representatives and the office bearers of the college cabinet and voting is done for the same.

The Office Bearers are as follows –

  • President
  • Vice president
  • Secretary (Cultural)
  • Joint Secretary (Cultural)
  • Secretary (Sports)
  • Joint Secretary (Sports)

The proposed candidates undergo a process of interview with a panel of cabinet animator and the management. The final selection is vested with the management.

Every year the principal constitutes an Election Commission to hold the college cabinet election. He establishes the rules and regulations and code of conduct in holding the elections. Students found involving in clandestine means to breach the sanctity of the elections will face disciplinary actions.

Eligibility

To be a member of college cabinet a student should have minimum 55% marks in previous classes and 75% attendance in the class. The office bearers of the college cabinet can be debarred from the post if they are found guilty of any mischief or misconduct in the college or if they do not comply with the eligibility conditions. The names of the selected students are displayed on the main notice board.

Duties and Responsibilities

The college cabinet members have to actively cooperate with the management and teachers in executing programmes and maintaining discipline. They have to take up specific duties in organizing events and co-curricular activities.

Student Council Election 2019-2020

Student Council Election for the Academic year 2019-20 was held in Christ College on 12/08/2019 to provide leadership to the college students.

President Arman Nisha Ansari B.Ed. Batch 2018-2020
Class Representative Fr. John Paul M.Ed. Batch 2019-2021
Class Representative Arman Nisha Ansari B.Ed. Batch 2018-2020
Class Representative Rony Alex B.Ed. Batch 2019-2021
First Year Lairi Lakra B.Com. Session 2019-2020
First Year Sahil TIwari B.A. Session 2019-2020

Christ College organized Investiture ceremony on 5 September 2019.

The Student Representatives for different Classes were elected through a general mandate. Ms. Arman Nisha Ansari for B.Ed. II Year, Sahil Tiwari for B.A. and Lairi Lakra for B.Com. were awarded the Badges for the respective posts by the Director and the Principal of the College. The elections were held on 12th August 2019 where the students elected their representatives upholding democratic principles.

Contributions of the cabinet to the institution

The College cabinet actively contributes towards the growth and development of the institution. The list of activities/events/contributions done by college cabinet in session 2019-20 is as follows –

  • Discipline duty in the morning along with checking of student ID Cards. Ceremonial duties on various occasions are done by the office bearers.
  • Organize Teacher’s day, Independence Day, Republic Day, College Day and festivals to contribute to national integration.
  • Keeping in view of the Go Green Programme, the college cabinet maintains the beautiful ambiance of the college by the tree plantation.
  • Cultural programmes are organized by the cabinet on various occasions.
  • As the pandemic COVID 19 attacked the world the need for masks and sanitizers increased drastically and because of the heavy demand the producers could not satisfy the need of the masses. Students of Christ College, realizing the need of the hour started making masks for the needy. The masks made were then distributed. The objective of the activity was to spread awareness about the ways to protect oneself during corona virus attack (COVID 19).
  • The cabinet organizes various social work activities in the neighbourhood for social sensitization.