Administration

Description of the Academy office holders

Chancellor:

The Chancellor of the Bhaktivedanta Academy is an honorific title without administrative responsibilities

Vice Chancellor:

The Vice Chancellor is the chairman of the Council of Deans responsible for coordinating the activities of the Academy

Deans:

The Deans are the senior-most administrative office holders and final decision-making authorities in the Bhaktivedanta Academy .

Together, they form the Council of Deans , responsible for establishing Academy policy. Policy decisions are made on the basis of consensus.

Individually, they are invested with decision-making powers relating to day-to-day management, in pursuance of the Academy's policy within their particular college.

The Colleges:

• Sri Rupanuga Paramarthika Vidyapitha – Priti Vardhana dasa
• The Bhaktivedanta Theological Seminary – Sri Prahlada dasa
• Sri Sandipani Muni Asrama – Priti Vardhana dasa
• The Bhaktivedanta Cultural Academy ­– Sri Radhe dasi

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• Sri Rupanuga Paramarthika Vidyapitha:
  the central college of the Bhaktivedanta Academy providing tertiary education – coordinating:
  • Lectures for all Academy students
  • Deity worship, tutorials and cultural training for residential students
  • The Bhaktivedanta Research Institute: facilities for research scholars & associate professors.
  • The Bhaktivedanta Resource Library:
    • Providing study materials for Academy students
  • Publishing Academy publications.
  • The Academy of Vedic Arts & Sciences : specialized study in the Performing Arts, Medicine, Architecture & the Fine Arts.
• Bhaktivedanta Theological Seminary:
  tertiary correspondence education for distance students and residents of the Mayapur community.
• Sri Sandipani Muni Asrama:
  primary & secondary education for boys
  • The following schools fall under the Sri Sandipani Muni Asrama:
    • Sri Yajna Varaha Vidyaksetra
      • The central school of the Sri Sandipani Muni Asrama
      • Primary and secondary education for Brahmanas
      • The Sri Yajna Varaha Vidyaksetra is the central primary and secondary school of the Bhaktivedanta Academy . The school is a preparatory school grooming students for graduation into the Academy's tertiary educational programs.
    • Sri Maryada Pursottama Dharmaksetra
      • Primary and secondary education for Ksatriyas
    • Sri Vinaya Vinayaksetra
      • Primary and secondary education for Vaisyas
    • Sri Brahma-vidaksetra
      • Primary and secondary academic and cultural education for day students
    • Sri Udgamana-ksetra
      • The orientation school for students of the Sandipani Muni Asrama.
      • The school is a prep school grooming students for entrance into the Academy's primary and secondary schools.
    • Sri Amnayaksetra
      • Primary and secondary home schooling programs
• Bhaktivedanta Cultural Academy : primary, secondary & tertiary education for women & girls.
  • The following schools fall under the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Academy :
    • Sri Anasuya Vidyamandala
      • The central school of the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Academy
      • Primary, secondary and tertiary day school for girls
      • The Sri Anasuya Vidyamandala runs similar curriculum to the Sri Yajna Varaha Vidyaksetra. It's primary and secondary programs groom students for higher education in the Academy's tertiary educational programs.
    • Sri Mangalaksetra
    • Specialized educational programs for women
    • Sri Ranga-niketana
      • Gandharva-veda: Specialized study in the fields of music, drama & dance

Principals:

The principals are responsible for implementing the educational objectives of the central schools of the Academy's Colleges

• Sri Rupanuga Paramarthika Vidya-pitha – Priti Vardhana dasa
• Bhaktivedanta Theological Seminary – Sri Prahlada dasa
• Sri Yajna Varaha Vidya-ksetra – Priti Vardhana dasa
• Sri Anasuya Vidyamandala – Sri Radhe dasi

Heads of Schools:

The Heads of Schools implement the educational objectives of their particular school under the guidance of the Deans

• Sri Maryada Pursottama Dharma-ksetra
• Sri Vinayaka Vinaya-ksetra
• Sri Brahma-vida-ksetra
• Sri Udgamana-ksetra
• Sri Amnaya-ksetra
• Sri Mangala-ksetra – Sri Radhe dasi
• Sri Ranga-niketana – Sri Radhe dasi

Heads of Faculty:

A Head of Faculty coordinates with the Deans and the Curriculum Development Group (chair) in the development and implementation of their particular Faculty of education

Together, the Heads of Faculty form the Curriculum Development Group . 

• Faculty of Anviksiki (Philosophy & Logic) – Sri Prahlada dasa
• Faculty of Communication Skills (English) – Sri Radhe dasi
• Faculty of Jyotisa (Astronomy, Astrology & Vedic Math) – Priti Vardhana dasa
• Faculty of Purana (History, Geography & Natural Sciences) – Padayatra dasa
• Faculty of Sanskrit – Vagisa dasa
• Faculty of Mantra – Vagisa dasa
• Faculty of Kalpa (Deity worship & Yajna) – Vagisa dasa
• Faculty of Civics (Dharma, Artha & Niti Sastras) – Sri Radhe dasi
• Faculty of the 64 Arts & Sciences

Teachers & Professors:

Teachers and Professors implement Academic, Asrama, Vocational or Extra-curricular educational objectives in co-operation with the Principals and Heads of Schools

Research Scholars:

Research Scholars co-ordinate with the Heads of Faculty in the development of curriculum

The Secretariat:

• Administrative Secretary – Radha Madhava dasi
• Health & Child Protection Officer – Padayatra dasa
• The Curriculum Development Group – Sri Radhe dasi (chair)
• Media & Communications Officer –
• Librarian –
• Treasurer –

The members of the Secretariat assist the Deans in the following areas:

• The Administrative Secretary – communications and records maintenance; coordinating records with the other Academy secretaries
  • Under the supervision of Sri Radhe dasi
    
• The Health & Child Protection Officer – ensuring that Health and Child Protection standards as prescribed by the MED and CPO are maintained in the Academy
  • Under the supervision of Sri Radhe dasi
    
• The Curriculum Development Group – coordinating the Academy's Curriculum Development projects
  • Under the supervision of Sri Radhe dasi
    
• The Communications Officer – public relations and promotion of the Academy
  • Under the supervision of Sri Prahlada dasa & Priti Vardhana dasa
    
• The Librarian – overseeing and maintaining the Academy library
  • Under the supervision of Priti Vardhana dasa
    
• The Treasurer – overseeing the finances
  • Under the supervision of Sri Prahlada dasa, Priti Vardhana dasa & Sri Radhe dasi