Governance

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed to be University) is an independent and self-governing institution. It was established by the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Public Charitable Trust), which in turn has been established by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is the founder of these Trusts.

The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Public Charitable Trust) was founded to foster the culture of India and promote in the students and teachers an awareness and understanding of the social needs of the country; with special focus to the needs of the rural population. It is aimed to inculcate in students a world perspective – an international outlook imbibing human values along with a spiritual and secular education. Its current members are:

The administrative and academic functioning of the university is carried out by the following two principal bodies:

• The Board of Management
• The Academic Council

The Board of Management
The Board of Management is the principal authority of the University, responsible for its general management and administration. Its current members are:

• Prof. B Sai Giridhar, Vice-Chancellor (acting), SSSIHL (Chairman)
• Sri. S S Naganand, Member, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust Nominee, SSSIHL (Public Charitable Trust)
• Dr. V Mohan, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist (Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre, an IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care)
• Prof. K B R Varma, Former Vice-Chancellor (Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning), Retired Professor (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
• Prof. V Chandrashekar, Distinguished Professor and Centre Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
• Dr. Pushpati Nath Razdan, Former Vice-Chancellor, Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth Pune
• Prof. M Muruganant, Provost, Adani University
• Prof. S P Thyagarajan, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras, Professor of Eminence & Dean (Research), Sri Ramachandra University and Eminent Microbiologist and Inventor
• Prof. Pallav Kumar Baruah, Dean of Research, SSSIHL
• Prof. G Gowrishankar, Dean of Education, SSSIHL
• Prof. C N Sundaresan, Professor (Hon.), SSSIHL
• Prof. (Ms.) N Srividya, Dept. of Food and Nutritional Sciences, SSSIHL
• Prof. B Sai Giridhar, Registrar, SSSIHL (Member Secretary)

The Academic Council
The Academic Council is the principal academic body of the University. It has general control over and is responsible for the maintenance of standards of teaching, research and training, approval of syllabus, coordination of research activities, and examinations and tests within the University. Its current external members are:

• Prof. B V Rathish Kumar, Professor, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur
• Prof. K R Shanmugam, Director, Madras School of Economics, Chennai
• Prof. Balaji K N, Dept. of Microbiology and Cell Biology, CIDR, IISC, Bengaluru
• Prof. M Sainath, Professor of Physics and Executive Director, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council. ICFAI, Hyderabad
• Dr. Vijay Potluri, Head, Chemistry Operations, Syngene International Limited, Amgen R & D Centre, SARC, Bengaluru
• Sri Chandra Mohan, Director and Group President Finance, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), Chennai

Important Committees
In addition to the principal bodies that govern the university, there are various committees that have been set up to ensure that academics and administration are in accordance with the high standards that SSSIHL has striven to consistently maintain. Some of these committees include:

• The Boards of Studies
• The Finance Committee
• Planning and Monitoring Board
• Research Advisory Board
• Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
• Institutional Ethics Committee
• Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Research Conferments Cell
• Building and Works Committee
• Campus-Hostel Management Committee

Mandatory/Essential Committees

• Anti-Ragging Committee
• Anti-Discrimination Cell/Minority Cell/OBC Cell
• Committees for SC/ST
• Internal Complaints Committee
• Intellectual Property Rights Cell and Innovation Cell
• Social Media Cell
• Student Counsellor
• Internal Committee for students with disabilities
• Gender Sensitization Cell