The University of Madras has stipulated that to contest for Syndicate, Senate and Standing Committee of the University of Madras, Academic Council members must provide their salary details.
The university notified elections for the statutory bodies on August 25 and the last date to file nomination is September 7. The elections are due on September 24 for four Syndicate, two Standing committee vacancies and 10 Senate vacancies. The Syndicate vacancies are exclusively for college teachers.
Syndicate members will hold the post for three years and may contest twice. The Syndicate has 27 members, including representatives from the State government and the university faculty. They approve the decisions taken by the Senate and the Academic Council. The University of Madras, has, under its purview, over 140 colleges, many of them self-financing, spread across Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts. All colleges are represented in the Academic Council, and they in turn, elect Senate and Syndicate members.
