Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee

Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee

The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall consist of the following officials:

Dr Ganesh Rao- Working Director – Director Academics & Accreditation Committee

Functions

All proposals relating to academic and accreditation objects of the Association shall be referred to the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee, which shall consider them and make its recommendation thereon to the Executive Council.

Powers of The Standing Academic And Accreditation Committee

• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall have general control of the Academic and Accreditation affairs of the Association and shall have authority to do, exercise and perform all the powers, acts and deeds for the planning, establishment and running Academic and accreditation affairs of the Association, and its branches within India consistent with the aim and objectives of the Association, as set forth in the Memorandum of Association.
• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall recommend to the Executive Council to make such changes in the bye-laws of the Association as they shall think essential for the regulation of the academic affairs of the Association and in particular with reference to
  • (i) the formulation of different short and long term courses
  • (ii) the preparation of scheme and syllabus
  • (iii) preparation of course material
  • (iv) the formulation of course delivery system,
  • (v) eligibility criteria for selection of Yoga teachers for effective implementation of the course delivery
  • (vi) creation and abolition of posts and
  • (vii) any other purpose that may be necessary.
• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee is also empowered to recommend to the Executive Council to make such changes in the bye-laws of the Association as they shall think essential for the regulation of the accreditation dimensions of the Association and in particular with reference to
  • (i) the formulation of Accreditation Criteria for approving the Yoga Institutions, different short and long term courses and Individuals for practice of Yoga therapy
  • (ii) the preparation of booklets delineating the entire process of accreditation which can be updated as and when needed and found essential for improving the accreditation process
  • (iii) developing accreditation criteria for training of persons for inspection of Yoga institutions and issuing Licenses
  • (iv) the fixation of fees for accreditation of Yoga Institutions including colleges and Universities, hospitals, Individuals, etc.
  • (v) Recommendation of names of experts to be the voting and non-voting members to the Executive Council;
  • (vi) formulation of fees for non-voting members
  • (vii) development of criteria for unearthing of great Yoga Masters with accomplished achievements, and
  • (viii) any other purpose that may be necessary.
• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee will make arrangements for the inspection and assessment of Individuals and Institutions which have applied for accreditation and also the Institutions who have applied for Center(s) of Excellence. Standing Accreditation Committee will make its recommendations to the Executive Council for approving the Institutions.
• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee may raise donations or grants to augment the funds allotted by the Executive Council every year to meet the demands of the academic and accreditation affairs of the Association and such donations or grants raised by the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee will be allotted exclusively to the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee by the Executive council.
• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee will prepare its budget for the year, keep proper accounts of receipts and payments as also income and expenditure and submit to the Standing Finance Committee for preparing the proposal to be submitted to the Executive Council.
• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall have the powers to revise, reframe, amend or repeal the academic affairs of the Association to be approved/ratified by the Executive Council of the Association.
  viii. The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee may appoint sub- committees for specific purpose and with such powers as may be specified by it.
• The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee may appoint licensed personnel and/or teams for carrying out the Inspection process for accreditation as also the needed office set up for receiving all applications for accreditation and processing the same systematically with highest efficiency.
• Nothing in these rules shall prevent the Director of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee from exercising any or all its powers in case of emergency for the furtherance of the academic and accreditation affairs of the Association and the action taken by the Director on such occasions shall be reported to the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee subsequently for ratification.

Proceedings of The Standing Academic And Accreditation Committee

The Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall meet as often as may be considered necessary by the Director for the transaction of the business of Academic and accreditation matters of the Association but shall meet at least twice a year. The Director will Chair all such meetings of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee.

• Every notice calling for a meeting of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall state the date, time and place at which such meetings will be held and shall be served upon every member of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee not less than 10 clear days in case of ordinary meeting and not less than 7 clear days in the case of extraordinary meeting before the date of meeting by post or E- mail.
• The agenda shall also be sent along with the notice of the meeting and where it is not possible, the agenda shall be sent at least 7 days before the ordinary meeting and 5 days before the extraordinary meeting by post or E-mail.
• The Member-Secretary shall send notice of meeting of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee to all the members of the Committee.
• The accidental omission to give notice or the non-receipt of the notice by any member shall however, not invalidate the proceedings of the meeting.
• All proceedings of the meetings of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall be entered in a Minute Book to be maintained by the Member- Secretary for the purpose and the Director at the next meeting shall sign all minutes after the same is duly confirmed by majority of the other members.
• All disputed questions at meetings of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall be determined by votes and the opinion of the majority shall prevail. Each member of the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall have one vote and in case of equality of votes, the Director chairing the session shall have a casting vote.
• Any business which it may be necessary for the Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee to perform, may be performed by way of a resolution in writing circulated amongst all its members and any such resolution so circulated and approved by majority of members entitled to vote at a meeting of Standing Academic and Accreditation Committee shall be as effectual and binding as if such a resolution had been passed in a meeting of the Committee provided that at least 3 members of the Committee have given their approval to the resolution.
• The Director shall have the right to adjourn any meeting.
• A decision given by the Director of the meeting on a point of order raised by a member shall be final.