Sree Narayanaguru Open University

Sree Narayanaguru Open University is a state open university located in Kollam, Kerala, established in 2020 by the government of Kerala. The first open university in Kerala, it was approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2021.[2] The university consists of regional centres and study centres. It is the only public university in Kerala to offer distance education, with its establishment, all the distance education courses offered by state-run universities—University of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi University, University of Calicut, and Kannur University came under the administrative control and purview of the new university. The university has been named after Narayana Guru and has its headquarters at Kureepuzha in Kollam.

Sree Narayanaguru Open University
TypeOpen university
Established2 October 2020
ChancellorArif Mohammad Khan
Vice-ChancellorP. M. Mubarak Pasha[1]
Pro-vice-chancellorS. V. Sudheer
Location
Kollam
,
Kerala
,
India
CampusRural
RegistrarP. N. Dileep
AffiliationsUGC
Websitesgou.ac.in

The university was established by the promulgation of an 45th Ordinance of 2020 to that effect by Hon'ble governor of Kerala on 25 September 2020[3] and was dedicated to the public by Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, on 2 October 2020 in a function held at Kollam.[4][5]

Chancellor

The governor of Kerala is, by virtue of his/her office, the chancellor of the university.

Officers

As per the Ordinance, the following are the officers of the university

  1. The Vice-Chancellor
  2. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor
  3. The Registrar
  4. The Finance Officer
  5. The Controller of Examinations
  6. The Cyber Controller
  7. The Director of School of Studies
  8. The Director of Regional Centres

The Sreenarayanaguru Open University is the first university in Kerala to have a cyber controller as an officer of the university.

The Kerala state government appointed Dr. P M Mubarak Pasha as the first vice-chancellor of the university. At the time of his appointment, Dr Pasha was serving as the Head of Strategic Planning and Governance in the National University of Science and Technology in Oman. The government also appointed Dr. S V Sudheer as the first pro-vice-chancellor, Dr. P N Dileep as the first registrar and Sri. V. Ajayakumar as the first finance officer of the university.[6]

Authorities

The following are the authorities of the university:

  1. The Senate
  2. The Syndicate
  3. The Academic Council
  4. The Finance Council
  5. The Cyber Council
  6. The Board of School of Studies

Schools of study

The university shall have the following schools of study:

  1. School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  2. School of Sciences
  3. School of Languages
  4. School of Law, Business Studies and Development Studies
  5. School of Communications and Information Sciences
  6. School of Interdisciplinary, Multi disciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies
  7. School of Vocational Education and Training

References
  1. "Cabinet appoints Dr Mubarak Pasha as vice chancellor of Sree Narayana University, pro VC appointment in controversy". Kaumudi Online. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. "Sree Narayana Guru Open University gets UGC recognition". Mathrubhumi. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. "KERALA GAZETTE Extraordinary" (PDF). Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. "Sree Narayanaguru Open University inaugurated". Information and Public Relations Department. Govt of Kerala. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. Staff Reporter (4 October 2020). "Open varsity will make higher education accessible to all: CM". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. Staff Reporter (8 October 2020). "Mubarak Pasha to be first VC of open varsity". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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