Constitution

Name

All India Students’ Association (AISA)

Flag

Colour- red, rectangular, 3:2 ratio in length and breadth, three stars in the flag symbolizing education, progress, and democracy, in there, will be a fist in the white colour in the middle of the flag.

Symbol

Three stars and a fist symbolizing revolutionary firmness, unity and power of students.

Organs

There will be two main organs of AISA, in hindi, Nai Peedhi and in english, Students Voice.

Membership

Individual- Any Indian male/female student of Fourteen years or above of age can become member of AISA if he/she agrees with the organizations manifesto and constitution.

Institutions: Any student organization of suppressed nationality which accepts AISA’s  manifesto and constitution can become its federal member.

Rights and duties of member

  1. Members have right to elect and get elected.
  2. Members have right to get organizations magazines, and circulars and bulletins issued for members must be provided to them.
  3. Members have to pay membership fee/ renewal fee of five rupees.
  4. Every federal member-organization has to pay twenty percent of its membership fees.

Renewal of Membership

Individuals and institutions will have to get their membership renewed every year during the period fixed by the state or National Committee.

Disciplinary action

  1. if a member does not get his membership renewed his membership will automatically lapse.
  2. Disciplinary action will be instituted if fixed quota membership fees are not paid to state or national committee.
  3. If a member is found indulging in anti-people activities or working against the organization, his/ her membership can be suspended.
  4. Before any action members will be served with a ‘show cause’  notice, After that only any tough action be initiated.

To start disciplinary against any state committee member, approval from the national council/ national executive is compulsory.

Organizational Structure

National Conference

  1. Regarding the policy making, programs and constitution, National Conference is the highest decision-making body.
  2. National Conference will be held after every two years. The selection of representatives for this conference will be decided in the local level conference or through any other similar mechanism. Same process will be followed in the state conference as well.
  3. Conference will review the previous activities and promulgate the political, organizational, and financial report.
  4. National Conference will elect the National Council.

National Council

  1. Conference will decide the number of council members.
  2. National Council will act as the highest policy making body in the interim period between two National Conferences.
  3. National Council will discuss the report presented by the executive council regarding the implementation of decisions taken by it.
  4. National Council has the right to make any change in the constitution, except its objective, aims, and directions, with two-thirds majority.
  5. National Council will meet at least once a year.
  6. National Council will elect the office bearers and national executive council.

National Executive

  • National Council will decide the number of members of National Executive Council.
  • In the interim period between two seatings of National Council, executive council will act as the highest body.
  • Half of the members are supposed to be present in order to fulfill the quorum required for Council meeting.
  • Executive Council will distribute the responsibilities among the office bearers and can even institute a new department.
  • Executive will decide the structure of the advisory body.

Office Bearers of  the Organization

There will be a President, General Secretary, Vice President, Joint Secretary, and Office Secretary in the organization. President and General Secretary will represent the organization.

President

  • President will be the constitutional head of the organization.
  • President will chair the meetings of National Council, and National Executive Council and guide the organization.

General Secretary

  • General Secretary will be the executive head of the Organization. He will also be in charge of financial matters.
  • General Secretary will call the meetings of the National Council, National Executive Council and present the reports in these meetings.

State-Level Organizational Structure

  1. State Conference will constitute the State Council. It will held once in every two years.
  2. Same laws will operate at state level as well as at the national level with regard to rights and duties.

Basic Structure

  1. University/ Degree College/School-based campus Committees will form the Basic Srtucture of the organization. They will have their conference annually.
  2. If the membership in any campus exceeds one hundred, a campus committee will be formed there. It will have the same structure as the above committees. In case of need, faculty/department, hostel…….level units can be formed and deputies can be decided.
  3. In case of more than a hundred members, a coordination Committee will be formed and coordinator will its in charge.

If the need arises university/College Committee, District Committee, and Zonal committee can also be constituted.