Proposed Students Election Timetable for 2021-2022 Elections
| TIME FRAME | SEQUENCE OF EVENTS | ACTION BY |
| Week 1
28th June– 9th July, 2021 |
Setting up of electoral commission; · Appointing Chief Returning Officer (CRO) · Announcement of the Electioneering period · Advertisement and receiving applications for electoral commissioners · Shortlisting of the electoral commissioners |
Vice Chancellor DVC (ASA) D.O.S |
| D.O.S | ||
| Week 2& 3 8th – 22nd October, 2021 |
·Interviewing commissioners ·Posting of successful commissioners on notice boards ·Meeting between Chief Returning Officer, out-going SAMU officials and newly appointed commissioners |
D.O.S & Students Council D.O.S & C.R.O |
| Week 4 25th – 29th October, 2021 |
·Declaration of the positions of student council and delegates vacant ·Advertisement for positions of Returning Officers and Clerks |
D.O.S & C.R.O |
| Nomination ·Picking of nomination papers by delegates ·Picking of nomination papers by students’ council |
Commission | |
| ·Receiving of applications for positions of Returning Officers and Clerks | ||
| Shortlisting of Returning Officers and Clerks | D.O.S & C.R.O | |
| ·Returning of nomination papers by delegates to the electoral commission ·Returning of nomination papers by students’ council to the electoral commission |
commission | |
| ·Vetting of delegate candidates ·Vetting of the council candidates |
D.O.S., C.R.O. & Departments | |
| Declaration of the contestants; Names of the successful candidates posted on the notice boards |
C.R.O & Commission | |
| Week 5 1st – 12th November, 2021 |
·Campaigns ·Interviewing Returning Officers & Clerks |
C.R.O & Commission |
| ·Training of election officials by IEBC officers | D.O.S & IEBC | |
| Week 6 15th – 26th November, 2021 |
·Election of delegates ·Delegates conference · Election of students’ Council |
D.O.S., C.R.O., & Commission |
| ·Swearing in and handing over of SAMU office | ||
| Week 7 December, 2021 |
Induction of new students’ leaders | D.O.S |
