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Constitution of the Appellate Committee

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The Governing Board, in its 69th meeting held on 8 July 2025, has constituted the Appellate Committee to hear appeals arising from rejection of applications for admission as a Volunteer, Newcomer or Aurovilian, or removal/ termination of individuals from the Volunteer List, Newcomer List, and Aurovilian List / Register of Residents (RoR). The members are Shri Aravindan Neelakandan, Professor Goutam Ghosal and Professor Sarraju. Invitee: Dr Nirima Oza. A mass mail explained that all appeals shall be submitted in writing to the Admissions and Terminations Registry, duly signed by the appellant. The appeal shall be decided by the Appellate Committee within a period of thirty days of receipt of the appeal, and the decision of the Appellate Committee to confirm or revoke the decision appealed against, shall be final and binding.