SOPC Functions

The Senate Online Programme Committee (SOPC) consists of Department Online Programme Committee (DOPC) Conveners from participating departments/ IDPs, Two Senate Post-Graduate Committee (SPGC) members, Previous SOPC Chairperson, two Nominees of the Senate, Associate Dean of Academic Affair (ADAA) and Professor-in-Charge, Office of Outreach Activities (PIC-OA) as a special invitee. A Chairman is elected amongst the DOPCs for a tenure of one year.

The SOPC has jurisdiction in the following matters concerning the eMasters programmes of the Institute:

• Facilitate the approval of new programs through Senate and BOG, and enforcing the rules laid out in SOPC manual pertaining to the structure and implementation of an e-Masters programme.
• The formal approval of new modules of an existing e-Masters programme
• Modifications of modules already approved
• The credit valuation of courses
• To enforce the eligibility criteria
• The formal approval of the admission of eMasters students.
• Formal approval of the completion of graduation requirements of students
• Modifications in the benefits extended to the eMasters students
• All other related matters as may be referred to it by the Senate.

The functions of the SOPC consist primarily of general policy determination of academic matters, coordination between programs and review; but, the Senate retains the power of final review and decides such matters as may be appealed to the latter. In discharging of its responsibilities, the SOPC shall make full use of the appraisals and recommendations of the various academic departments/programmes concerned.

The SOPC is assisted by the department online programme committees (DOPCs). Each participating department/interdisciplinary programme (approved by the Senate) has a department online programme committee (DOPC) consisting of a Convenor from amongst the members representing different programs offered by the Department, who is nominated by the Head of Department (in consultation with faculty of department), the Head of the department, and as many members of the faculty as necessary for different degree/stream/programs offered by the Department. The tenure of the committee is one year. The DOPC advises the students about their curriculum and handles any problem faced by students in their academic programme.