{"id":104465,"date":"2026-08-03T16:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/?p=104465"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:51:45","slug":"mahatma-gandhi-university-syndicate-reconstituted-holds-maiden-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/mahatma-gandhi-university-syndicate-reconstituted-holds-maiden-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahatma Gandhi University Syndicate Reconstituted; Holds Maiden Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The reconstituted Syndicate of Mahatma Gandhi University held its maiden meeting on 28 July 2026, marking the commencement of its new term.<\/p>\n

The Syndicate comprises representatives from the Government, academia, affiliated colleges, the University, and the student community. The newly constituted body includes Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla (Baselios College), Dr. Jobin Jose (Devamatha College), Dr. Alson Mart (Government College, Kattappana), Dr. Rajesh Komath (MGU), Adv. K.M. Mijas, Dr. Athira Prakash (NSS Hindu College), Dr. Robinet Jacob (MGU), Prof. (Dr.) R. Vasanthagopal (University of Kerala), Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Gopinath (CUSAT), Dr. Gireesh Kumar G.S. (Henry Baker College), Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurakal (KE College, Mannanam), Dr. Shahvas Sherif P. (CMS College), Dr. Rejimon P.K. (Maharaja’s College), Abdul Lathif (Government College, Tripunithura), Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, and Ann Sebastian (Research Scholar, Assumption College).<\/p>\n

During its first meeting, the Syndicate constituted the following Standing Committees:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Staff<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Convenor: Dr. Rajesh Komath
    \nMembers: Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA; Prof. P.K. Mohanraj; Dr. Gireesh Kumar G.S.; Dr. Rejimon P.K.; Abdul Lathif; Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurakal.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Approval<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Convenor: Dr. Jobin Jose
      \nMembers: Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA; Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla; Dr. Gireesh Kumar G.S.; Dr. Majo V. Kuriakose; Dr. Shahvas Sherif P.; Dr. Athira Prakash.<\/p>\n

      III. Affiliation<\/p>\n

      Convenor: Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA
      \nMembers: Prof. P.K. Mohanraj; Dr. Alson Mart; Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurakal; Abdul Lathif; Dr. Jobin Jose; Adv. K.M. Mijas.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Finance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Convenor: Dr. Gireesh Kumar G.S.
        \nMembers: Dr. Alson Mart; Dr. Majo V. Kuriakose; Dr. Shahvas Sherif P.; Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla; Dr. Athira Prakash; Prof. (Dr.) R. Vasanthagopal.<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Legal<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Convenor: Prof. P.K. Mohanraj
          \nMembers: Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA; Dr. Jobin Jose; Abdul Lathif; Dr. Majo V. Kuriakose; Adv. K.M. Mijas; Dr. Rejimon P.K.<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Research and Development<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Convenor: Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla
            \nMembers: Dr. Athira Prakash; Dr. Rajesh Komath; Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurakal; Dr. Shahvas Sherif P.; Dr. Robinet Jacob; Dr. Alson Mart.<\/p>\n

            VII. Students’ Discipline<\/p>\n

            Convenor: Abdul Lathif
            \nMembers: Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA; Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Gopinath; Adv. K.M. Mijas; Dr. Jobin Jose; Dr. Shahvas Sherif P.; Dr. Majo V. Kuriakose.<\/p>\n

            VIII. Students’ Welfare and Grievance<\/p>\n

            Convenor: Ann Sebastian
            \nMembers: Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla; Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Gopinath; Dr. Rejimon P.K.; Abdul Lathif; Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurakal; Dr. Robinet Jacob.<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Planning and Development<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Convenor: Dr. Alson Mart
              \nMembers: Dr. Gireesh Kumar G.S.; Dr. Rajesh Komath; Abdul Lathif; Ann Sebastian; Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Gopinath; Dr. Robinet Jacob; Adv. K.M. Mijas; Dr. Majo V. Kuriakose.<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Academic Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Convenor: Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurakal
                \nMembers: Dr. Gireesh Kumar G.S.; Prof. (Dr.) R. Vasanthagopal; Dr. Jobin Jose; Dr. Rajesh Komath; Dr. Shahvas Sherif P.; Dr. Athira Prakash; Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Gopinath; Dr. Robinet Jacob.<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Examinations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Convenor: Dr. Rejimon P.K.
                  \nMembers: Prof. P.K. Mohanraj; Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla; Prof. (Dr.) R. Vasanthagopal; Ann Sebastian; Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurakal; Dr. Shahvas Sherif P.<\/p>\n

                  XII. Business<\/p>\n

                  Convenor: Prof. (Dr.) R. Vasanthagopal
                  \nMembers: Prof. P.K. Mohanraj; Adv. K.M. Mijas; Dr. Gireesh Kumar G.S.; Dr. Rajesh Komath; Dr. Shahvas Sherif P.; Dr. Majo V. Kuriakose; Ann Sebastian; Dr. Robinet Jacob.<\/p>\n

                  The Standing Committees will scrutinise matters falling within their respective domains and submit recommendations for consideration by the Syndicate before final decisions are taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  The reconstituted Syndicate of Mahatma Gandhi University held its maiden meeting on 28 July 2026, marking the commencement of its new term. The Syndicate comprises representatives from the Government, academia, affiliated colleges, the University, and the student community. The newly constituted body includes Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla (Baselios College), Dr. Jobin Jose (Devamatha College), Dr. Alson […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104465"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104468,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104465\/revisions\/104468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}