CUEA is seeking legal action against the alleged illegal nomination of a member of the Syndicate

The Cochin University Employees Association (CUEA) has requested the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) Vice-Chancellor to take urgent action against the alleged illegal nomination and continued participation of the student representative in the university syndicate.

The Association, on its behalf, said that the presence of the student at the meetings invalidated the major administrative decisions taken by the Syndicate from August 2026. The decisions, resolutions and actions taken by the Syndicate at the meetings he attended should be declared null and void.

The Cusat Act 1986 mandates that a student nominated by the State Government to the Syndicate must be a member of the Cusat Senate on the day of nomination. Despite the lack of mandatory Senate membership, the state government nominated him to the syndicate as a student representative in August 2026, the association said.

Published – 12 Nov 2026 20:05 IST