MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611107748 A) filed by Manipal University Jaipur on September 08, 2026, for A System And Method For Academic Governance Decision Traceability In Higher Educational Institutions.
Inventor includes Dr Ity Patni.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an Integrated Academic Governance Agenda and Decision Management System for creating, processing, tracking, retrieving, and preserving academic governance records. The system comprises assigning a unique digital registration number to each agenda point based on one or more parameters such as programme, batch, date, department, meeting, and academic authority. A multi-channel governance module maintains an approval hierarchy comprising academic authorities such as a Program Advisory Committee, Board of Studies, Faculty Board, and Academic Council, and records decisions at respective stages. A decision relationship module classifies agenda points according to relationships including new, revised, superseded, continuing, withdrawn, or merged and establishes links with corresponding master records. An implementation tracking module associates approved decisions with relevant academic documents and records implementation status. An integrated document repository stores supporting documents, annexures, minutes, approvals, and related records, while a decision retrieval module enables retrieval of an agenda point and its associated governance and historical records. The system further preserves institutional memory by maintaining interconnected historical relationships between agenda points, decisions, documents, and implementation records, thereby providing end-to-end traceability, document preservation, decision retrieval, governance accountability, and institutional knowledge continuity.
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