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Organizational Structure

The University established the Centre for Holistic Education, Training and Novel Advancements (चेतना) to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the University as per section 5 and sub-sections 7,8,46(f),52,60, 74,75,76 of the University Act 2016. 

SNDTWU-SNDTWU-CHETNA will work under the Board for Lifelong Learning and Extension to create skilled and learned human power with greater Autonomy, Flexibility, Access, and Opportunity for choice to the students through its various UG, PG degree-level multidisciplinary skills development programmes, and courses.

The Administrative Office of SNDTWU-CHETNA will be located at the Pune Campus of SNDT Women’s University.

Committees of SNDTWU-CHETNA

  1. SNDTWU-CHETNA Advisory Committee:

    A group of repute academicians and experts in industry identified and nominated by the Vice Chancellor and chaired by the Vice Chancellor with the mandate of identifying the thrust areas of learning for holistic development, examining the course development proposals, and approving them. The Director of SNDTWU-CHETNA will be the Member Secretary of this committee.

    Structure of the SNDTWU-CHETNA Advisory Committee
    • Vice Chancellor - Chairperson

    • Pro-Vice Chancellor - Member

    • Four Deans - Members

    • Finance and Accounts Officer - Member

    • Director of Examination and Evaluation - Member

    • Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension - Member

    • Four External Expert - Members

    • Three Representative of Conducted, Affiliated, Autonomous colleges - Members

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Coordinator - Member

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Director - Member secretary

  2. SNDTWU-CHETNA Finance Committee : 

    SNDTWU-CHETNA finance committee will be responsible to monitor income and expenditure, prepare budget, prepare Income expenditure statement at the end of each financial year.

    Structure of SNDTWU-CHETNA Finance Committee
    • Vice-Chancellor: Chairperson

    • Pro-Vice chancellor - Member

    • Finance and Accounts Officer - Member

    • Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension - Member

    • Coordinator SNDTWU-CHETNA - Member

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Campus Coordinator of respective campus - Members

    • Director SNDTWU-CHETNA – Member Secretary

  3. SNDTWU-CHETNA Expert Committee:

    A group of experts (Subject Matter, Pedagogy, Technology) belonging to a reputed educational institution/Industry or a specialist in a given area, who are nominated by the Vice-chancellor with the advice of SNDTWU-CHETNA Director and chaired by the Director SNDTWU-CHETNA. The board will be responsible to review the course proposals and recommend the courses in different categories for approval. The SNDTWU-CHETNA coordinator will be the Member Secretary of this committee.

    Structure of SNDTWU-CHETNA Expert Committee

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Director: Chairperson 

    • 03 Subject Experts: Members (Vice-chancellor will be nominated 3 subject experts with the advice of SNDTWU-CHETNA Director)

    • Coordinator SNDTWU-CHETNA - Member Secretary

  4. SNDTWU-CHETNA Fee Review Committee:

    The committee will be responsible to review the proposed course fee structure and accept/approve the same.

    Structure of SNDTWU-CHETNA Fee Review Committee

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Director: Chairperson 

    • Finance and Accounts Officer: Members

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Coordinator: Member

    • 03 Subject Experts: Members (Vice-chancellor will be nominated 3 subject experts with the advice of SNDTWU-CHETNA Director)

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Campus Coordinator of respective campus: Member Secretory

    Functioning of SNDTWU-CHETNA Fee Review Committee:

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Campus coordinator will forward the proposed course fees structure to SNDTWU-CHETNA Fees Review Committee after course approved by Course Review Committee.

    • Chief Coordinator will call the meeting of fees review committee twice in the year preferably March-April and Aug- Sept  

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Fee Review Committee will review the proposed fees according to the budgetary provisions of the course, if it is justifiable committee will approve fees structure for upcoming year.

    • If proposed fee structure is not justifiable It will send back with note of suggestions. After duly justify the fee structure will be approved by SNDTWU-CHETNA Director (subject to post approval of committee). 

  5. SNDTWU-CHETNA Course Review Committee: 

    A dynamic group of course reviewers belonging to a reputed educational institution/Industry or a specialist in a given area, who are nominated by the Vice-chancellor. The committee will be responsible to review the received course proposals with respect to relevance with SNDTWU-CHETNA mandate, expected course outcomes, content (Syllabus and assessment plan), Pedagogical approach and clarity in course deployment policy.

    Structure of the SNDTWU-CHETNA Course Review Committee:

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Coordinator: Chairperson 

    • 03 Subject Experts: Members (Vice-chancellor will be nominated 3 subject experts with the advice of SNDTWU-CHETNA Director from panel of experts)

    • SNDTWU-CHETNA Campus Coordinator of respective campus: Member Secretory

    Functioning of Course Review Committee:
    • The Campus Coordinator will send all the course proposals for review to all three experts of the concerned subject after receiving the review report will convene an online meeting of that Course Review Committee for final discussion on the proposals.

    • After thorough discussion satisfying course proposals will be send to the Fee Review Committee to review the proposed fee structure.

    • Finally, the proposals which meet both levels satisfactorily will be sent to the Expert Committee for kind consideration.