Directorate of Equal Opportunities

Maria Norma Menezes e Rebello

Associate Professor

Phone : +91-7066040048

Email : [email protected]

The Directorate of Equal Opportunities (DEO) is established to promote equal opportunities for marginalized social groups, minorities, and physically challenged students at the University.

The Objectives of the Directorate of Equal Opportunities (DEO) shall be:

• To promote equal opportunity through sensitization and awareness programs on policies and schemes for marginalized groups, human rights, gender issues, etc.
• To provide supplementary academic support in the form of remedial coaching, coaching for NET/SET and such other national level eligibility tests.
• To provide avenues of skill development and to enhance employability.
• To examine cases of violation of equal opportunity, if any, and expedite redressal of
• To provide orientation in public examinations and other tests which will help them receive financial support from State/Central Government.
• To ensure utilization of resources allotted for development of marginalized groups by the UGC/State Government or other agencies from time to time.
• To ensure implementation of reservation policy with regard to admission to various academic programs at the University, in association with SC/ST Cell.

Women Cell

Sulochana Pednekar

Nodal Officer

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Phone : +91-7030965951

Email : [email protected]

Women Cell (for sensitization, policy implementation, monitoring and grievance redressal) in Higher Educational Institutions has been established to organise certain activities for promoting gender parity as per the UGC guidelines. Click here for UGC guidelines.

Gender Champions

Nikita P. Lotlikar

Nodal Officer for Gender Champions

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Phone : +91-7030965968

Email : [email protected]

Suraj P. Velip

Nodal Officer for Gender Champions

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Phone : +91-7030699182

Email : [email protected]

Nodal Officer for Gender Champions of the University will be responsible for coordinating with the Director-DEO, to carry out the activities and also to nominate one boy and one girl or a transgender student as Gender Champion of the University.

Activities