STUDENT
ETHICS AND
CONSTITUTION
COMMISSION
Bonum Commune Communitatis...
Lets Roll
Meet the Team
Meenakshi Anoop Kaushik Raja P Karthik Kurimindla
Chief Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner
Heads of Secretariat
Behjad Yasar Ria Hansda Alfid K Khader
Events & Outreach Constitutional Monitoring Design
& Operations
Start with the first and the most crucial question.
Students’ Constitution,
IIT MADRAS
It is the Mother Document of IIT Madras that
guarantees rights to the Students and lays down
the responsibilities and functions of the Student
Governance in IIT Madras.
It holds a Preamble, just like our Indian
Constitution and implements a democratic
representative system.
Link to the Students' Constitution
Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Exercise of Rights of
Freedoms Citizenship Outside
Right to Equality Campus
Right to Equal Political Rights
Opportunity Right to Seek [
Right to Personal Information
Liberty and Privacy Right to Access Quality
Education, Hygiene, &
Nutrition
Student Governance
of IIT MADRAS
1 Student Legislative Council (SLC)
It is the legislative body of IITM that holds all the legislative
powers enshrined by the Students’ Constitution.
2 Executive Council (EC)
It is the executive body of IITM whose roles and responsibilities
are to act and perform their duties as per the Constitution and
the policies framed by the SLC.
3 Student Ethics and Constitution
Commission (SECC)
It is the Chief Regulatory and Quasi - Judicial body of IITM
Student Ethics and
Constitution Commission
SECC is the Quasi-Judicial Body. It is the
Regulatory Branch of Student Governance.
Interpretation- Constitution, Constitutional Amendments, Legislations
passed into law by the SLC
Resolution of Disputes involving
Student(s) vs Student(s)
Student(s) vs Organization
Organization(s) vs Organization(s)
Charges of Violations- Constitution, Constitutional Amendments,
Legislations passed into law by the SLC
Act as Student Election Commission (SEC) during the time of Elections
Student Ethics and
Constitution Commission
SECC is also ex-officio member of any committee formed in Institute that discuss
or acts on disciplinary matters concerning Students, including IDCS and HDC.
Powers Sanctions
Impose Sanctions Disciplinary Warning
Issue Charges, Suspension
Subpoenas and Restrictions/Fines
Orders Compensation for Losses
Rule on any Dismissal of elected
Procedural Decisions representatives
Student Ethics and
Constitution Commission
Faculty Advisor Chief
Commissioner
Commissioner Commissioner
Heads of
Secretariat
Events & Constitutional
Design
01 Outreach the right customers and their
Understanding Monitoring & will
locations
Operations
ease you to analyze what kind of products and services you
need to develop or maintain.
Coordinators (5)
SECC Secretariat
The Secretariat Team will function under the guidance of the SECC Commissioners
who assists them in functioning of the Commission.
EVENTS & CONSTITUTIONAL
MONITORING DESIGN
OUTREACH AND OPERATIONS
Plan and Organize Assist the Commission Handles design and
events, host guest in documentation of aesthetic
talks and hold proceedings. Monitor requirements for the
discussions on the activities of commission
topics that benefit students and ensure
the student Constitution is not
community violated
Coordinators (5) assist the Heads in their duties.
Coordinators
X X X
Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator
X X
Coordinator Coordinator
SECC WEBSITE
web.iitm.ac.in/secc
STUDENT
ELECTION
COMMISSION
Official Election conducting body
of IIT Madras
Lets Roll
Student Election Commission
Chief Election Deputy Election
Officer Officer
Chief Election
Commissioner
Election Election
Commissioner Commissioner
Heads of
Secretariat
Events & Constitutional
Outreach Monitoring & Design
Operations
Election Election
Coordinators (5) Managers
Student Election Commission
FRESHERS’
STUDENT ELECTION SLC
GENERAL /SPECIAL SPEAKER
ELECTION ELECTION ELECTION
As per the Students’ Constitution of IIT Madras, SECC is empowered with the full
authority to serve as Student Election Commission to enforce any and all
regulations, rules, policies and procedures relating to student elections
Student General Election
Elections are conducted for the posts of
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HOSTEL COUNCIL DEPARTMENT COUNCIL
Academic Affairs Secretary General Secretary Department Legislator
Co-Curricular Affairs Secretary Hostel Legislator (Academic)
Cultural Affairs Secretary (Lit) Literary Secretary Department Legislator
Cultural Affairs Secretary (Arts) Social Secretary (Research)
Hostel Affairs Secretary Sports Secretary M-Tech Legislators
International and Alumni Technical Affairs Secretary
Relations Secretary Health and Hygiene
Research Affairs Secretary Secretary
Institute Sports Secretary
Students' General Secretary
Speaker of the Student
Legislative Council (non-voting)
Student General Election
Student General Election
Election Notification
Election Manual
Model Code of Conduct
Schedule
Submission of Nominations
Withdrawal of Nominations
Submission of Manifesto, FoR, SoP
Announcement of Final Nominations
Campaigning Period
SoapBoxes
Polling Day
Nomination
Eligibility Criteria
The following qualifications hold for all posts:
In the case of B. Tech., M. Tech., MA, MBA, and MSc students, the nominee’s CGPA must equal or
exceed 6.5 at the date of filing the nomination;
The nominee must have obtained a pass grade in NCC/NSO/NSS/NCA if not a research
scholar;
The nominee must not have a U, W, or I grade at the date of filing the nomination;
The nominee must not have been found guilty of gross misconduct by Hostel Disciplinary
Committee, Complaint Committee Against Sexual Harassment, or any similar competent
authority;
The nominee must be a member of the electorate of the post they are contesting for, except in
the case of the post of Speaker;
No person shall contest for more than one post concurrently;
The nominee must stay as a student for the entire academic year for which they have been
elected. The undertaking (attached in the Election Notification) for the same attested by the
Supervisor/Faculty advisor/Head of Department in case B.Tech/DD/MA, a supervisor in case of
MS/Ph.D., or any equivalent authority in the provided format shall be submitted by the
nominee on the nomination portal
Nomination
Eligibility Criteria
For MS and Ph.D. research scholars, the nominee should have cleared satisfactorily all the
required courses for which they have registered, and should have received the scholarship
amount uninterruptedly as evidence of having maintained satisfactory progress in research;
For sponsored candidates, permission from the sponsoring agency must be obtained for
contesting any post;
In the case of international candidates, students who have come to IIT Madras from foreign
universities/colleges for a period of at least 1 academic year, permission from your parent
university/college must be obtained for contesting any post.
Foreign students are eligible to vote if they are regular students of IIT Madras and are going to
pursue their studies at IIT Madras for a period of at least 1 academic year. The above eligibility
criteria may be waived by a committee appointed by the Dean (Students) on a case-to-case
basis. The same shall be communicated to the Student Election Commission by the Dean
(Students) along with reasons behind the same.
Filing of Nomination on the Election Portal
Nominations for all posts shall be filed online.
Nomination
Documents to be submitted
MANIFESTO FEASIBILITY REPORT STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Voting Options
Preference Order
First
Second
Reject
Abstain
Candidate A Candidate B
Hostel Legislator
First Past the Post System
54%
46%
Candidate A Candidate B
Instant Runoff Voting System
35%
5%
15%
Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C
Non abstain votes -60% Abstain votes -40%
Instant Runoff Voting System
25%
20%
15%
Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C
Non abstain votes -60% Abstain votes -40%
Instant Runoff Voting System
37.4%
27.6%
Candidate A Candidate C
Non abstain votes -60% Abstain votes -40%
Thank You
SECC and SEC encourage everyone to stand for
elections and represent your hostel council. We
also highly welcome everyone to apply for SECC
Coordinators and Election managers for which
the applications will be released soon.
[email protected]
[email protected]
web.iitm.ac.in/secc
Meenakshi - 9778714164
Kaushik - 9342281739
Karthik - 9573520026
Thank You
