STUDENT COUNCIL
The Student Council of KMC, Manipal comprises of the Executive Council and the Committee Secretaries.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The Executive Council comprises the President, Vice President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary, and Judicial Secretary. The Executive Council works together to act as a bridge between the college office and the student body and conveys the requests of one to the other. They function to ensure that the academic and extracurricular needs of the students are met expeditiously for the complete development of the college.
Arundhati
Kulshreshtha
PresidentPranav
Venugopal
Vice PresidentBhargavi
Arora
General SecretaryAashish
Kalidindi
Joint SecretatyAkshat
Hasija
Judicial SecretarySanit
Kumar
TreasurerThe Faculty Advisors of the student council are:
Dr. Arvind k Pandey
Department of AnatomyDr. Vinod c Nayak
Department of Forensic Medicine & ToxicologyCOMMITTEES
STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM
The Student Research Forum (SRF) endeavours to elevate research in our institute to a level par excellence by organising frequent seminars, workshops, and interactive sessions to learn, educate and inspire budding researchers
SRF Secretary: Vanshita Kapoor
Faculty advisor: Dr. Shankar Bakkannavar, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
SPORTS COMMITTEE
The Sports Committee is one of the pillars that constitute the core of KMC. We aim at creating an ardor amongst the students towards sports by organising several completions and events to enhance the interest of the students in sports and inculcate qualities of sportsmanship, endurance, and teamwork. Some of the events conducted by us are Verve, & Invictus. We believe that when passion comes first, everything else will fall into place.
Sports secretary: Shivam Mehra
Faculty advisors:
Dr. Vinod C Nayak, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Dr. Reena Sherin Parveen, Department of Pharmacology
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
KMC’S college media organisation, the Editorial Board is an amalgamation of creative minds. The Board consists of writers, artists, photographers as well as a PR department. Responsibilities include reporting the various events occurring on campus, organising the Festival of Ideas, and publishing Signum Vitalis, the College’s yearbook. With many more endeavours and ventures on the way, the Editorial Board is dedicated to cultivating a deeper appreciation of the arts into the life of all medical students.
Editor-in-chief: Vaishnavi Singh
Faculty advisor: Dr. Smitha Prabhu, Department of Dermatology
SOCIAL WELFARE COMMITTEE
The Social Welfare Committee of KMC functions to serve and support the underprivileged sector of our society. We host many engaging fundraisers like our annual sports bonanza, Sportzquake, C’est La Vie, and our latest multi-faceted online event Allons-Y. The proceeds are mainly directed towards Udaan, the scholarship fund, and Samskriti, the child welfare fund. We have previously undertaken activities such as medical camps, teaching sessions, rehabilitation centre visits, and painting an orphanage mural. A little family with big hearts, SWC works diligently with the sole aim of lending a helping hand and spreading hope and happiness.
SWC secretary: Arundhati Iyer
Faculty advisors:
Dr. Kirthinath Ballala, Department of Community Medicine
Dr. Shamee Shastri, Department of Immunoheametology & Blood Transfusion
CULTURAL COMMITTEE
The Cultural Committee is a group of talented individuals responsible for organising inter and intra college cultural events throughout the year . We not only strive to bring out the best in each performer , but also promote their skills so that they can excel in their respective fields. The Cultural Committee has a number of clubs under its umbrella including ones of dance, music, fashion and dramatics. We collaborate with them to bring exciting events throughout the year, that keeps both, participants and organisers on their toes. Some of the fests we organise are Verve , Utsav and Invictus.
Cultural secretary: Saatwik Sharma
Faculty advisors:
Dr. Reena Sherin, Department of Pharmacology
Dr. Soumya S Nair, Department of Ophthalmology
LITERARY COMMITTEE
The Literary Committee stands not only for literature and its aspects but for arts, quizzing, and photography as well. To bring awareness about their allure, we conduct various formal and informal events throughout the year and organise events for Intra and inter collegiate fests namely Verve, Utsav, and Invictus.
Literary Secretary: Aseem Anand
Faculty advisor: Dr. Soumya S, Department of Ophthalmology
FINANCE COMMITTEE
This committee serves as a vital bridge between the students and the college finance department.Our committee collaborates with other groups to oversee the financial aspects of every festival or event held on campus. Our primary responsibilities include budgeting, obtaining sponsorships, dispersing cash prizes, and reimbursing students.
Finance secretary: Sanit Kumar
Faculty advisors:
Dr. Arvind K. Pandey, Department of Anatomy
Dr. Vinod C. Nahak, Department of Forensic Medicine
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
The class representatives are elected students, two from each batch who help in coordinating and giving information from the college administration and departments to the students. Class representatives play an integral part in class schedule, grievance and feedback purposes and are the face of the batch as a whole.
General Secretary: Bhargavi Arora
Created by: Vaishnavi Singh