Sree Narayanaguru Open University

Sreenarayanaguru Open University is an open university in Kerala established by the Kerala Government. It is the fourteenth State university in Kerala and the fifteenth[2] open university in India. The University consisting of Regional Centres and Study Centres have its territorial limits across the whole state of Kerala. With the establishment of the University, it became the only university in Kerala to offer distance education courses and all the distance education courses then being offered by the four universities in Kerala, namely, Kerala University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Calicut University and Kannur University came under the administrative control and purview of the new University. The University has been named after the great social reformer Sree Narayana Guru and has its headquarters at Kureepuzha in Kollam city.

Sreenarayanaguru Open University
ശ്രീനാരായണഗുരു ഓപ്പൺ സർവകലാശാല
TypeOpen
Established2 October 2020
ChancellorArif Mohammad Khan
Vice-ChancellorDr P M Mubarak Pasha[1]
Pro-vice-chancellorDr S V Sudheer
Location
Kollam
,
Kerala
,
India
CampusUrban
RegistrarDr. P. N. Dileep
AffiliationsUGC
Websitehttps://sreenarayanaguruou.edu.in/

The University was established by the promulgation of an Ordinance to that effect by Hon'ble Governor of Kerala on 25 September 2020[3] and it was formally inaugurated by Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, on 2 October 2020 in a function held at Kollam.[4][5]

Chancellor of the University

The Governor of Kerala is, by virtue of his/her office, the Chancellor of the University.

Officers of the University

As per the Ordinance, the following are the officers of the University

  1. The Vice-Chancellor
  2. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor
  3. The Registrar
  4. The Finance Officer
  5. The Controller of Examinations
  6. The Cyber Controller
  7. The Director of School of Studies
  8. The Director of Regional Centres

The Sreenarayanaguru University is the first university in Kerala to have a Cyber Controller as an officer of the university.

The Kerala State Government appointed Dr. P M Mubarak Pasha as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University. At the time of his appointment, Dr Pasha was serving as the Head of Strategic Planning and Governance in the National University of Science and Technology in Oman. The Government also appointed Dr. S V Sudheer as the first Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dr. P N Dileep as the first Registrar of the University.[6]

Authorities of the University

The following are the Authorities of the University:

  1. The Advisory Council
  2. The Executive Council
  3. The Academic Research Council
  4. The Finance Council
  5. The Cyber Council
  6. The Board of School of Studies
  7. The Council of Directors for School of Studies

Schools of Study

The University shall have the following Schools of Study:

  1. School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  2. School of Sciences
  3. School of Languages
  4. School of Law, Business Studies and Development Studies
  5. School of Communications and Information Sciences
  6. School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies
  7. School of Vocational Education and Training

References
  1. "Cabinet appoints Dr Mubarak Pasha as vice chancellor of Sree Narayana University, pro VC appointment in controversy". Kaumudi Online. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. "State Open Universities (SOUs)". Department of Higher Education, Department of Education, Govt of India. Ministry of Education, Govt of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. "KERALA GAZETTE Extraordinary" (PDF). Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. "Sree Narayanaguru Open University inaugurated". Information and Public Relations Department. Govt of Kerala. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. Staff Reporter (4 October 2020). "Open varsity will make higher education accessible to all: CM". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. Staff Reporter (8 October 2020). "Mubarak Pasha to be first VC of open varsity". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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