Board For Adjudication of Students' Grievances (BASG)
The statutory Board for Adjudication of Students’ Grievances with the Vice Chancellor as the Chairperson has been functioning very effectively in this University. This Board adjudicates the complaints of students of affiliated institutions and teaching departments of the University of Calicut. The Board for Adjudication of Students' Grievances (BASG) is constituted by Calicut University, consisting 11 members, as stipulated by the Provisions of Chapter 27, Calicut University First Statutes, 1977 and as per the existing UGC rules. During the past many years, this body has redressed many such complaints with an inclination for the well-being of the students and institutions. With regard to many older and bigger affiliated institutions, as and when students are given improper punishment with vengeance to end their academic life, the Board for adjudication of Students' Grievances (BASG) has intervened on the basis of students complaints, conducted enquiries properly and suggested remedial measures.
The Board meets regularly and has been able to redress various grievances, like tampering of internal marks, harassment of students, non-refund of caution deposit by management, imposing of illegal fine etc. which were brought before the Board. The Board intervenes successfully in helping the students to get their grievances redressed, like getting the internal marks regularized and making necessary enquiries and redressing the harassments of different types faced by the students and action has also been initiated against the concerned officials for violating rules. Apart from the Board for Adjudication of Students' Grievances (BASG), University of Calicut has established two BASG Inquiry Committees - Inquiry Committee for General Complaints and Inquiry Committee for Examination Complaints – for the speedy disposal of students’ grievances. In necessary cases, hearing was conducted by inviting both the complainants and college authorities concerned. Reports of the inquiry committee and its recommendations were placed before the Syndicate. Recommendations approved by the Syndicate were implemented by the University to redress the grievances of the complainants.
The powers of the BASG was previously upheld by the Hon'ble High Court in many other cases, in settling the victimization of students on the basis of the complaints received from them. Moreover, the Hon'ble High court observed that BASG has got semi judicial power and hence its findings are final. During the past five years statistics which gives a sign that the student community accept this process as a reliable one, compared to the other mechanisms.
Board for Adjudication of Students' Grievances (BASG)
Board for Adjudication of Students' Grievances (BASG) - Inquiry Committees