CODE OF CONDUCT

General regulations of @SECT

The Institution has developed of code of conduct for Students, Staff and Faculty members.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF

General

1. College working hours is 9.30 AM to 4.15 PM for faculty, staff and students.
2. Faculty should sign in the attendance register twice a day (9.15 AM – 09.30AM in the morning and 4.15 PM – 4.30PM in the evening) at the Office.
3. All staff members should be available in the Institute during working hours and follow the dress code prescribed by the Principal / Management.
4. Faculty should handle the theory, laboratory and other classes for the full duration.
5. University Examination work is mandatory for faculty as per Anna University Regulations.
6. The faculty in the college will be relieved from his duties on his request either by submitting three months’ notice or on payment of three months’ salary under unavoidable circumstances subject to the decision of the management. The relieving will be considered only at the end of the academic year.
7. The faculty / staff should abide by the rules and regulations of the institution framed from time to time for the effective functioning.
8. The faculty and staff members shall not engage themselves either directly or indirectly in conduct of any business or trade, part time job in other concerns, etc.
9. The faculty and staff members shall not involve themselves in activities not related to their allotted work, during working hours.
10. The technical paper may be an outcome of research / student project work
11. The faculty members shall not engage in private tuition. In exceptional cases, the prior permission of the Principal should be obtained.
12. The faculty and Staff members are encouraged to take up consultancy projects, however, with the knowledge of the management.
13. The faculty and staff members should not accept valuable gifts in any form from the students / parents / companies having business transactions with the college.
14. The faculty and staff members shall not interfere in any matter not connected to their job requirements.
15. The details of student feedback and performance appraisal reports given by the superiors shall be treated as confidential.
16. All correspondence to the Management should be routed through proper channel (HOD, Principal and to the Management).
17. Faculty members should take active participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
18. Faculty should take active participation in conducting value added courses to the students to enhance their employability skills.
19. All the faculty should continuously update their knowledge by attending Seminars /Workshops etc., and by using library.
20. Each teaching staff with teaching experience of more than 1 years is expected to publish at least one technical paper per year. .

Leave Provisions

1. Central and State Government holidays will be holidays for the institution, in general.
2. Faculty/Staff should take leave with prior permission from HOD and Principal after proper alternate arrangement. Leave can also be informed over phone only in case of emergency.
3. Lady faculty/staff can avail 6 months maternity leave
4. Faculty/Staff can avail one hour permission twice a month. However, such a facility should be used only for essential needs.
5. Leaves cannot be accumulated and carried forward to the next academic year,and next month.

On – Duty Provisions

1. On-Duty (OD) permission can be availed for official work (assigned by the college), Career Development Programs (FDP, Conferences, Workshops, Research Work, Course work examinations, STTP and others), and Anna University Examination Duty (AUR, Invigilation, Practical Examinations and Valuations).
2. Prior permission from the HOD and Principal with proper alternate arrangement is essential.
3. A faculty can avail OD upto 10 working days per semester for university examinations related works. Based on special requests from University, Principal can permit the faculty additionally.
4. In general, faculty shall not be eligible for OD for the examination related works of other universities

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR STUDENTS

1. Usage of cell phones inside the college is not permitted.
2. Students shall not enter the college premises in intoxicated state and should not possess such materials.
3. No student is allowed to entertain outsiders inside the premises of the college without prior permission from the college authorities.
4. Students should use dustbins for throwing garbage and any unwanted material.
5. Student should keep the class rooms and college premises absolutely neat and clean. Disfiguring and scribbling on the walls, college buses and doors or breaking the furniture is a violation of discipline and will be severely punished.
6. During class hours, students are not permitted to visit office, Principal, HoD or Class Advisors.
7. No student should be seen outside the class room or out of the college during class hours.
8. Students should acquaint themselves in time with the notifications put up on the Notice Board.
9. Students should be punctual to classes and attend their work with devotion.
10. During laboratory classes, students should wear their lab uniforms properly.
11. Girls should wear chudidhars with dupatta pinned on either sides of the shoulder.
12. Boys should wear only formal shirts and tuck-in their shirts when they are inside the campus. Wearing jeans, T-shirts and shirts with tattoos and any other form of symbols are strictly prohibited inside the campus.
13. Students should maintain absolute discipline inside the class rooms as well as the college premises.
14. Students should wear their I.D. Cards in the campus and in the college bus compulsorily.
15. Students should reach the college on time.
16. Special emphasis is put on maintaining the discipline and good conduct in the institution and students should abide by it.
17. Students are subject to rules of conduct and behavior framed by the authorities of the College.
18. If a student’s behavior goes wrong, the parent of the student concerned should come and meet the Class Advisor and the Head of the Department.
19. Boys and girls interaction on personal grounds is strictly not permitted.
20. There should not be exchange of greetings, photos, gift articles or letters between boys and girls.
21. Students are not allowed to visit the residents of the students of opposite gender.
22. Day-Scholars are not allowed to enter the Hostel without prior permission from the Principal.
23. Students are not allowed to form any type of unauthorized union / meeting and not allowed to celebrate birthday and any form of parties.
24. If a student is found guilty of indiscipline, the College reserves the right to take disciplinary action against him/her and inform the Parents/Guardians about the action