Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups Cell (SEDG)

Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups Cell (SEDG)

Members of the Cell:

  • Prof. Monisha Dhiman, Director, IQAC- Chairperson
  • Prof. Amandeep Kaur, Dept. of Computer Science and Technology
  • Prof. Gauree Shankar, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Dr. L.T. Sasang Guite, Dept. of Geography
  • Dr. Randhir Singh, Dept. of Pharmacology
  • Dr. Deepak Pandey, Dept. of Hindi
  • Mr. Rajender Kumar Kalra, Convener

Objectives of SEDGs Cell:

  1. To protect all the constitutional rights of the SEDGs students.
  2. To ensure that the HEIs are inclusive, safe, and secure for the SEDGs students.
  3. To provide socio-emotional and academic support and mentoring for the students belonging to the SEDGs through proper counselling and monitoring programme.
  4. To ensure proper implementation and monitoring of orientation and bridge courses designed by the HEIs to benefit SEDGs students.
  5. To ensure implementation of all such programme designed and developed by HEIs to increase the participation of SEDGs students in academic activities.
  6. To ensure implementation of Government’s policies, including reservation policies and various schemes, programme, facilities and guidelines for SEDGs students.
  7. To ensure that the HEIs develop appropriate outreach programme to help the SEDGs students to avail the various opportunities of educational/academic programmes of HEIs.
  8. To ensure proper implementation of preventive measures and Laws against discrimination and atrocities, and for safeguards of students belonging to respective categories under SEDGs.
  9. To circulate, publicize, facilitate, and monitor the implementation of all UGC and Government guidelines and instructions issued from time to time in reference to SEDGs.
  10. To redress the grievances and complaints of the SEDGs students within 15 days through a Grievances Redressal Committee (GRC) without compromising the safety, privacy and dignity of the complainant.