Sree Vahini - Best Engineering College

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

The Academic Council is principal academic body of the Institute and shall subject to the provisions to the Memorandum of Association and the Rules shall have the control over and be responsible for the maintenance of standards of education, teaching and training, inter departmental co-ordination, research, and examinations.

Composition of Academic Council:

The Principal (Chairman)
All the Heads of Departments in the college
Four teachers of the college representing different categories of teaching staff by rotation on the basis of seniority of service in the college.
Not less than four experts/academicians from outside the college representing such areas as Industry, Commerce, Law, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Sciences etc., to be nominated by the Governing Body.
Three nominees of the university not less than Professors.
A faculty member nominated by the Principal (Member Secretary)

Term:

The term of the nominated members shall be three years.

Functions of the Academic Council:

The Academic Council shall have powers to:

Scrutinize and approve the proposals with or without modification of the Boards of Studies with regard to courses of study, academic regulations, curricula, syllabi and modifications thereof, instructional and evaluation arrangements, methods, procedures relevant thereto etc., provided that where the Academic Council differs on any proposal, it shall have the right to return the matter for reconsideration to the Board of Studies concerned or reject it, after giving reasons to do so.
Make regulations regarding the admission of students to different programmes of study in the college keeping in view the policy of the Government.
Make regulations for sports, extra-curricular activities, and proper maintenance and functioning of the playgrounds and hostels.
Recommend to the Governing Body proposals for institution of new programmes of study.
Recommend to the Governing Body institution of scholarships, studentships, fellowships, prizes and medals, and to frame regulations for the award of the same.
Advise the Governing Body on suggestions(s) pertaining to academic affairs made by it.
Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Governing Body.
To maintain proper standards of the examination

Meetings:

Meetings of the Governing Body shall be held at least twice a year.

Academic Council Members

A.Y.: 2023-24 +

S. No.	Name of the Member	Details of the Member	Designation
1	Dr. R. Nagendra Babu	Principal, SVIST	Chairman
2	Dr. M. H. M. Krishna Prasad	Professor of CSE, Director - Academics, JNTUK, Kakinada	Member (University Nominee)
3	Dr. G. Padmaja Rani	Director of Evaluation, JNTUK, Kakinada	Member (University Nominee)
4	Dr. KVSG Murali Krishna	Professor of CE, UCEK, JNTUK, Kakinada	Member (University Nominee)
5	Mr. B. Raja Sekher	Executive Director, Krishna Engineering Works, Vijayawada	Member (Industrialist)
6	Dr. P. Ram Koteswara Rao	Retired Government Doctor	Member (Doctor)
7	Mr. L. Srinivasa	Principal of Prathibha College	Member (LAW)
8	Mr. P. Ranga Rao	Vice-Principal, LHR Government Degree College, Mylavaram	Member (Commerce)
9	Mr. D. Rambabu	HOD of Civil Engineering, SVIST	Member
10	Mr. P. Dasu	HOD of Mechanical Engineering, SVIST	Member
11	Dr. K. Kiran Kumar	HOD of EEE, SVIST	Member
12	Dr. R. Sridevi	HOD of ECE, SVIST	Member
13	Dr. K. V. Panduranga Rao	HOD of CSE, SVIST	Member
14	Mr. G. V. Ramana	HOD of AIML, SVIST	Member
15	Dr. M. Papa Rao	HOD of MBA, SVIST	Member
16	Mr. V. J. Moses	HOD of B&SH, SVIST	Member
17	Dr. V. Narayan Goud	Professor, Department of ECE, SVIST	Member (Principal Nominee)
18	Smt. B. Anuradha	Librarian, Department of B&SH, SVIST	Member (Principal Nominee)
19	Dr. S. Ram Gopal	Associate Professor, Department of ECE, SVIST	Member (Principal Nominee)
20	Prof. M. Hari Krishna	Controller of Examinations, SVIST	Member
21	Dr. K. Kiran Kumar	IQAC & Dean Academics	Member Secretary

A.Y.: 2026-27 +

S. No.	Name of the Member and Details	Designation
1	Dr. R. Nagendra Babu Principal	Chairperson (Management)
2	Dr. G. Padmaja Rani Professor of Physics & Director of Evaluation, JNTUK, Kakinada	Member (University Nominee)
3	Dr. L. Sumalatha Professor, Department of CSE, UCEK, JNTUK, Kakinada	Member (University Nominee)
4	Dr. K. Venkata Reddy Professor, Department of EEE, UCEK, JNTUK, Kakinada	Member (University Nominee)
5	Mr. B. Raja Sekhar Executive Director, Krishna Engineering Works, Vijayawada Ex Chairman of APSSDC, Andhra Pradesh	Member (Industrialist)
6	Dr. V. Chenna Reddy Associate Professor, Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad	Member (Education)
7	Mr. L. Srinivas Legal Adviser	Member (Education)
8	Mr. P. Ranga Rao Principal, Government Degree College, Tiruvuru	Member (Education)
9	Dr. V. J. Moses HOD of BS&H, SVIST	Member
10	Mr. D. Ram Babu HOD of Civil, SVIST	Member
11	Mr. P. Dasu HOD of Mechanical, SVIST	Member
12	Dr. R. Sri Devi HOD of ECE, SVIST	Member
13	Dr. Y. Venkata Raghava Rao HOD of CSE, SVIST	Member
14	Dr. B. Siva Kesava Rao HOD of AIML, SVIST	Member
15	Mrs. K. Durga Chaitanya HOD of CSE-DS, SVIST	Member
16	Dr. M. Papa Rao HOD of MBA & BBA, SVIST	Member
17	Dr. V. Nageswara Rao Department of BCA, SVIST	Member
18	Mr. Shaik Shareef Training & Placement Officer, SVIST	Member
19	Mr. M. Hari Krishna Controller of Examinations, SVIST	Member
20	Dr. S. Sreedhar Babu Department of ECE, SVIST	Member (Principal Nominee)
21	Dr. V. Narayan Goud Department of ECE, SVIST	Member (Principal Nominee)
22	Smt. B. Anuradha Department of Library, SVIST	Member (Principal Nominee)
23	Dr. K. Kiran Kumar HOD of EEE & Dean Academics	Member Secretary

Academic Council Meeting Minutes:

Date of Meeting	Minutes of Meeting clik file
20-10-2023
31-07-2024
31-05-2025
15-04-2026
30-05-2026