Art.

1 Name of the association

The name of the association shall be National Association of Students of Architecture, to

be briefly designated as NASA and herein referred to as 'the association'.

Art. 2 Aims and Objective

1. The association shall be an autonomous and non-profit making and non-political

organization of undergraduate students of architecture.
2. To spread and promote the awareness about architectural heritage, environment
and human settlement planning among the masses via multimedia exposition e.g.
exhibition, slide shows, seminars, project reports, etc.
3. To give the rural masses design alternatives and low cost housing ideas during
visits to these areas.
4. The association shall not encourage any action, which does not concern students
and their interests.
5. The purpose of the association, subject to the above provision, shall be to perceive
the under mentioned in entire independence of all outside influence.
a. To maintain and promote the educational, cultural, social, moral, physical,
economic and intellectual welfare of its members without any distinction
whatsoever.
b. To maintain and promote cooperation of its members with students of
other faculties regionally nationally and internationally.
6. To realize the above objective the Association shall:
a. Represent its members in relation with other student bodies and similar
organization.
b. Collaborate in the exchange of information between itself and other
student bodies.
c. Cooperate with the government or any other organization in schemes that
are beneficial to the student community and profession of architecture.
d. Conduct all such activities that are incidental or conductive to the welfare
of its members.
e. Collaborate with various organizations to put its resources to relevant use.
f. Collectively volunteer to assist various government and non-government
organizations in their programs like relief work, rehabilitation, research
and documentation.
g. Spread awareness about itself and its works through print and virtual
media.
7. All the incomes, earnings, movable, immovable properties of the society shall be
solely utilized and applied towards the promotion of its aims and objectives as set
forth in the memorandum of the association and no profit thereof shall be paid or
transferred directly or indirectly by the way of dividends, bonus profits or in any
manner whatsoever to the present or past members of the society or to any person
claiming any one or more of the present or past members. No member of the
society shall have any personal claim or any movable or immovable properties of
the society or make any profits whatsoever, by virtue of its membership.
Art. 3 Membership

Any undergraduate students of the architecture of recognized institution imparting

education in architecture in India. (Recognized by the council of architecture) by virtue of
his/her institution can be a member of the association (to be herein referred to as a unit).

All the units of the association should accept the aims and objectives of the association
and agree to abide by the rules, regulations laid down in the constitution, and standing
orders and other resolutions adopted by the competent bodies of the association from
time to time.

Art4. Admission and Qualification for membership

1. The association shall be a federal body and as such its members shall be open to
all students of architecture as defined in article 3 of this constitution.
2. All new applications for membership shall be addressed to the headquarters of the
association situated at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. They
shall be placed on a waiting list and will be admitted as members only after due
scrutiny by the executive committee and on first-come first-serve basis.
3. A registration fee of Rs.22500/- is payable to the association at the time of
admission, accompanied by a copy of the certificate of recognition awarded to the
unit by council architecture.
4. Applicants, applying for membership should not be a member of any other
architectural student's organization in India.
5. Membership to new college
a. Restricted to six colleges per year.
b. The college should have been observers at a minimum of two consecutive
annual conventions/ zonal conventions.
c. After two years of observer status the college will participate at least in a
minimum of three trophies (Participating for the Reubens Trophy
compulsory) which will be judged by the jury panel and the executive
committee members. Depending on the standard of the work the status of
college shall be decided.
d. The unit secretary should have had attended all the council meetings in the
term preceding the term in which the college seeks membership.
e. The college must have at least a fourth year batch.
f. Membership is to be issued on first-come first-serve basis provided the
necessary documents are furnished to the Executive Coordinator before at
the first council meet.
g. All memberships would be granted at first council meet and pre-
convention meet.

Note:
All correspondence to the headquarters shall be addressed to:

THE EXECUTIVE CO-ORDINATOR

NASA HEADQURTERS
SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE,
NO. 4 BLOCK IPS
4-B INDRAPRASTHA ESTATE
NEW DELHI- 110002

Art. 5 Subscription
5.1 A sum at the rate of Rs. 50 per student for all undergraduate and
students of a unit, is payable to the association, as the unit's
annual subscription fee. It is to be supported by:
5.1.a A list of students (duly attested by either the H.O.D./
Principal or a gazette officer of the Institute only, on
every page.)
5.1.b A certificate on an official letterhead from the H.O.D.
(or in his/her absence, the officiating head) stating the
total strength of the architecture (U.G.) department of
the institution.
5.2 The final date for paying subscription fee is 30th October failing
which a fine of Rs.1500/- per year will be levied on the respective
college. The college will be given an observer status from that
convention itself. No excuses will be entertained regarding the
same. They can pay the membership and subscription fee along
with the fine to regain their original status.
5.3 A proposal for increase in subscription fee should be tabled at the
first council meet and will be passed only if the general council
agrees to the proposal in majority.
5.4 Payment of the subscription fee shall be accepted if and only if
they are accompanied by the required documents failing which
they shall be returned and the stipulated deadlines shall remain
unchanged.
5.5 All payments to the association, to be deposited through bank
draft at the association account, New Delhi shall be made in
favour of;' NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS OF
ARCHITECTURE' (NASA). And sent to:

CITI BANK ACCOUNT NO: 0071445003

THE TREASURER
N.A.S.A. HEADQUARTERS
SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE,
4-B INDRAPRASTHA ISTATE,
NEW DELHI-110002.
Art.6 Cancellation of membership
1 A unit shall cease to be a member of the association if:
a. It disobeys the rules and regulation in the constitutions or any
other standing orders. The entire council shall decide this.
b. The council of architecture withdraws its recognition.
2 Observer status may be given to a member unit if it does not attend two
consecutive annual and zonal conventions or at the discretion of the
NASA council.
3 If a unit wants to withdraw from the association voluntarily, an application
to that effect is to be submitted to each member of the executive
committee (one copy to the headquarters) by the unit secretary of the
concerned unit. This application shall be endorsed by the HOD of the unit
4 If a unit is found a guilty of availing the membership status from any
other. Architectural Students Association in the country will be expelled
from the association in India.
5 Appeals: All the appeals should be referred to the General Council of the
Association that their decision shall be final and the reason for their
decision shall be communicated to the concerned members.
6 Re-admission: Any member Unit expelled shall be readmitted by the
decision of the General Council.

Art.7 Rights and privileges of membership

Every member of the association, irrespective of any factor whatsoever is entitled to:
1 Be elected/nominated to represent his/her unit at association meetings as
the unit secretary.
2 Through his/her unit secretary, any member can present issues before the
general council.
3 Be briefed, through his/her unit secretary, on the financial/cultural/any
other aspect of the association activities.
4 Have access, through his/her unit secretary, to all association records-
financial or others.
5 Address directly to the executive committee, grievances relevant to the
association and be redressed directly on the same.
6 To present before the council, through his/her unit secretary, any
suggestion regarding amendment of the constitution.

Art.8 The Structure

I. General body:
1. The general body of the association shall comprise of the association to be
represented at meetings by elected/nominated representatives of their respective
units, designated as unit secretary.
 2. The general body shall also include the members of the executive committee and
the advisory council. It however excludes those members of the advisory council
who have completed there under graduate education in architecture and as such
are no longer students of architecture. However the chief advisor can be an ex-
student.
3. A general body meeting shall be held once during each national convention. The
president shall address the meeting and appraise them of all association activities
carried out during his tenure.

4. Every member of the general body has the rights and privileges as mentioned in
article 7 of this constitution.

II. The Council

The managing body of the association shall be known as the ‘council’ of the association.
The council shall be representative and deliberative body of the association with full
powers in between the session of the national conventions and shall act on the decisions
taken until the new council is formed. All members of the council shall have the right to
vote. The council shall comprise of:

1 (a) Unit Secretary

a. Eligibility: Any bona fide member of the association is eligible to
represent his/her unit. A unit secretary can assume office only if he/she
presents a letter of introduction from his/her HOD/Principal, to the
executive council and a copy to the headquarters...
b. Choice: The process of election/selection of the unit secretary is left to the
discretion of the concerned units.
c. Term: Each unit secretary so chosen shall represent his/her unit for one
term only. A term comprises of the session between the ends of two
consecutive national conventions.
d. Power and Duties: The unit secretary is responsible for:
i. Collection and payment of his/her dues including membership
fee, subscription fee, late fee etc. And completing all formalities
relating to the same and as stated in article 5 of this constitution.
ii. Representing each and every member of his/her unit at the
association meetings and putting forth all suggestions queries,
complaints, etc. to the council from amongst his/her unit
members.
iii. Assist the H.O.D/Principal of his/her unit in selecting the
delegates for out-station association activities such as the
national convention etc.
iv. Undertaking and completing all formalities regarding
correspondence with concerned authorities etc.
v. Compilation, display, dispatch and collection/retrieval of his/her
unit’s representative academic work/competition, entries/article
 etc. for association activities such as national/ zonal conventions,
NIDC, Magazine (Indian arch) etc.
vi. Giving all assistance to the general secretary, the NIDC
Coordinator and the ‘Indian arch’ editor in their work and being
in-charge of all such matters regarding his/her unit.
vii. The unit secretary shall be held responsible for the discipline of
his/her unit members during out-station activities like the
convention
viii. It is mandatory for the unit secretary to attend all the days of the
all the council meetings held in the year. He/she will be
considered present for the quorum unless a written valid reason
is given for his/her absence in advance. He/she will have to
accept all decisions taken by ‘the council’. His/her vote will be
neutral in case of voting in absentia. His/her absence shall be
considered in case of genuine circumstances. However, the EC
will have to be informed regarding the same in advance.
ix. The penalty for not attending any particular session/meet without
submitting a valid reason for the same to the EC in advance, the
Unit Secretary shall have to pay his own delegate fee for the
Annual NASA Convention and his Unit shall be debarred from
participating in informal events at the Annual Convention.
x. It is compulsory for the unit secretary to attend all the three
council meets including the annual convention meet if he/she is
bidding for an event happening under the NASA banner and to
contest for the elected posts in the executive council.

Note:

1. Unit secretary designees must necessarily be present at all pre

convention and convention meetings. She/he submits a letter
from the H.O.D. of his/her college to effect that she/he is the
designee and does so at the meeting.
2. One elected/nominated representative of every unit, each
designated, as a unit secretary, his/her designee, who is to
succeed him/her, next term, shall also attend council
meetings at the national convention. The designee unit
secretary however, shall not be part of the council and shall
not have the privilege of voting or directly addressing the
council. The presence of the designee’s at all council
meetings is mandatory.
3. In case of both: the unit secretary’s and the designee’s
inability to attend council meeting, a bona fide student of the
concerned college can be present in the meetings as an
observer. He/she shall not have voting rights and will not
receive any token reimbursement.
1 (b). The Zonal Representative
a. Eligibility: Any person representing his/her Unit in the Council as a Unit
Secretary is eligible to be elected as a Zonal Representative of that Zone
for the next term.
b. Choice: The member colleges in the zone elect or nominate one of the
outgoing Unit Secretaries as the Zonal Representative. In case they fail to
do so. The President in consultation with the EC can nominate one of the
outgoing Unit Secretaries as the Zonal Representative.
c. Term : The term of the Zonal Representative shall be for one year only.
d. Acting Zonal Representative: In the eventuality of the Zo-rep absenting
himself from the meetings temporarily the President can appoint an acting
Zo-rep from among the Unit Secretaries in consultation with all the
member colleges of the zone and the EC.
e. Impeachment: In the eventuality of the Zo-rep not performing his duties,
the Unit Secretaries of that zone, can impeach the Zo-rep by voting in 2/3rd
majority against him. The new Zo-rep can be elected from the current U
secretaries.
f. Powers and Duties:
I. The Zonal Representative has to attend all the meetings and co-
ordinate all zonal activities within the zone and with the EC.
II. The zonal representative has to convey all decision taken in the
meetings to absentee colleges.

2. The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of the office-bearers of the association. It shall
have the over ruling right to decide on the constitutional matters in the case of a
debate. The executive committee shall however have to be unanimous on the decision
regarding amendment to any part of the constitution. It is mandatory for the Executive
Committee to attend all the days of the all the council meetings held round year. The
penalty for absence–to hold back 50% of the reimbursements given to the concerned
member.
The Executive Council would not be involved in disqualifications, evaluation and
award of trophy work. This would solely be the responsibility of the host college. Comment [G1]: Agree to this . EC to
be involved in trophies.
The Executive council in conjunction with Zonal representatives can take adhoc
Comment [S2]: This decision was
administrative decisions .these would be immediately in force but apply only till the never taken in the meetings. Anyways I
next immediate general council meeting, where they would be a need to pass the feel the EC should be involved in the
trophies to ensure fair play.
same.
The approval of the general council is mandatory in all decisions that concern the
general council.
Its members are:

I. President
a. Eligibility: Any person representing his/her unit in the council, as a
unit secretary is eligible to be elected as the president of the
association. The vice-president and general secretary of the outgoing
council are also eligible to seek election to the post of president. The
 treasurer, being nominated member is a not eligible member to seek
election to any post. The president must be a bona fide member of the
association.
b. Choice: The council from among the eligible members shall
democratically select the president; he/she shall be elected only if
he/she secures a majority of votes from among the unit secretaries
present.
Note: In case of a tie the ruling vote is casted by the out going president in
consultation with executive council.
c. Term: The President, so chosen shall hold this post for a maximum of
one term, which constitutes the session from the end of one national
convention to the end of the next.
d. Impeachment : By 2/3rd s majority vote against the incumbent
president. At least two zones have to agree in majority to move the
motion of impeachment against the President.
e. Powers and duties:
i. The president shall be responsible for summoning the meetings of
the council, and shall preside over the national convention.
ii. The president shall be an official member of all subcommittees
setup by the council.
iii. The president, in consultation with the council may take over the
office of or appoint a new general secretary, if dissatisfied with the
functioning of the general secretary. He shall also consult the unit
secretary and HOD/Principal of the host unit.
iv. The president shall as per his/her discretion act upon the
suggestion put for by any member of the association in
consultation with the council.
v. The president shall be responsible for all necessary correspondence
regarding the registration of new units.
vi. The president shall have access to all official documents relating to
all association matters and shall keep himself/herself appraised of
all association activities. He/she shall be responsible for the
smooth functioning of the organization.
vii. The President should see to it that proper arrangements are made
for the First Council Meet, Pre-Convention Meet and the Annual
NASA Convention. At least one of the EC Members has to check
the preparations for the Event by visiting the host college.
viii. The president has the power to take disciplinary action against any
member in consultation with the entire council.
ix. At the end of the term, the president shall address the general body.
x. The president shall be a signatory, to the association bank account.
He/she is also required to inspect the association financial
transaction as recorded in the log book/bank statements etc. before
the next president take charge.
2. Vice President:
 a.) Eligibility: Any person representing his/her unit in the council, as
the unit secretary is eligible to be elected vice president of the
association. The General Secretary of the outgoing council is also
eligible to seek election to the post of Vice president. The vice
president must be a bona fide member of the association.
b.) Choice: The council from among its eligible member shall
democratically elect the vice president. He/She shall be declared
elected if he/she secures a majority to vote among the members
present and voting.
c.) Note: In case of a tie the ruling vote is casted by the outgoing
president in the consultation with the executive council.
d.) Term: The vice president so chosen shall hold this post for a
maximum of one term, which constitutes the session from the end
of one national convention the end of the next.
e.) Impeachment : By 2/3rd s majority vote against the incumbent vice -
president. At least two zones have to agree in majority to move the
motion of impeachment against the President.
f.) Powers & Duties:
i. The vice president shall assist the president in all matters.
ii. The vice president shall be an official member of the sub-
committee set up by the council.
iii. The vice president shall have access to all official documents
relating to all association activities and shall keep himself/herself
appraised of all association matters.
iv. The vice president can be empowered by the president to act as the
president in his absence. The vice president shall keep Comment [G3]: i.(no empowerment,
in the absence of the p the vp takes
himself/herself appraised about all zonal activities and shall charge automatically.)
present a report to the president and the headquarters about the
same.
v. The vice president would be a signatory to the NASA information
and Documentation center (NIDC) and would keep himself/herself
appraised about all NIDC activities and shall along with the NIDC
Coordinator present a report to the president and the headquarters
about the same.

3. Executive Coordinator:
a.) Eligibility: Any bona fide member of the association is eligible to
be nominated to the post of executive coordinator. However the
executive coordinator shall be from the headquarters of the
association situated in New Delhi at the School of Planning and
Architecture.
b.) Choice: The executing treasurer would become the next years
executive coordinator unless the council has been dissatisfied with
his functioning as the treasurer, in which case the council requests
the H.O.D Architecture S.P.A., New Delhi to nominate a new
executive coordinator.
 c.) Term: The executive coordinator so chosen shall hold this post for
a maximum of one term, which constitutes the session, from the
end of one national convention to the next.
d.) Impeachment : By 2/3rd s majority vote against the incumbent
Executive Co-ordinator and at least two zones have to agree in
majority to move the motion of impeachment against the President.
e.) Powers & duties:
i. To promote continuity in policies and purposes of the council.
ii. To exert an advisory influence to the new council based on similar
experience in the past council and to explain various issues of the
past council, which bear relevance to the council.
iii. To actively guide the new treasurer in all his duties and advise him
or her on various financial matters initiated in the past.
iv. To assist the president in coordinating and formulating programs
with a view to greater efficiency in council meetings and
functioning.
v. To propose and initiate, in the absence of the president, any new
modification or proposals to improve the functioning and
efficiency of the association or to supplement the existing
constitution so as to make it all encompassing.
vi. To assist the vice president on any issue related to his duties,
especially the zonal activities on the proposal of the latter.
vii. To serve as an interpreter or mediator in any squabble arising due
to the misinterpretation of any clause(s)present in the constitution.
viii. To be the custodian and guardian of the association headquarters
together with the treasurer and to ensure safety and security of all
files and other contents of the association room therein.
ix. To ensure that all file and other belongings of the association such
as trophies not awarded, association stationery, the association flag
etc. are safely stored in the association room at the association
headquarters.
x. It is the responsibility of the Executive Coordinator to maintain
and edit the minutes of the meeting, get them approved from the
President and the General Council and properly archive them in the
Headquarters. The minutes of any particular meet are to be
distributed in the first session of the next meet.
xi. To be in charge of printing and rationing association stationery
amongst council members based on requirements and to ensure
faithful reproduction of stationery especially in terms of accepted
quality.
xii. To assist the outgoing treasurer in nominating a responsible and
capable person for the post of treasurer, as per previous clause,
from amongst the students of the School of Planning and
Architecture, New Delhi.
4. Treasurer:
a.) Eligibility: Any bona fide member of the association is eligible to
be nominated to the post of the treasurer. However, the treasurer
shall be from the headquarters of the association situated at New
Delhi, at the School of Planning and Architecture. No person who
has already served a term in any post, in the council, in the past
shall be eligible to be nominated as a treasurer.
b.) Choice: The treasurer shall be nominated by the H.O.D. at the
School of Planning and Architecture. New Delhi, in consultation
with the executive coordinator.
c.) Term: No member shall be eligible to hold the post of treasurer for
more than one term, which comprise in the session coinciding with
the financial year of the association.
d.) Impeachment : By 2/3rd s majority vote against the incumbent
Treasurer. At least two zones have to agree in majority to move the
motion of impeachment against the President.

e.) Powers and Duties:

i. To receive all crossed DDS/crossed cheques on behalf of the
association, and after due scrutiny of its particulars, deposit the
same in the association account before expiry.
ii. To issue crossed cheques for all other payments including loans,
reimbursement refunds etc. and forward the same to the respective
payees after completing the formalities.
iii. To procure proper stamped receipts for cash payments made.
iv. To issue stamped official receipts for all payments receive on
behalf of the association.
v. To maintain with the association bank proper correspondence
regarding deposition of drafts and cheques.
vi. To receive and file bank statement for the association account for
each month.
vii. To verify all documents accompanying any payment and incase of
ambiguous, incorrect, incomplete details, immediately return the
same by registered A/D post, to the sender.
viii. To prepare a detailed account statement for the period of his/her
tenure and have it verified by his/her successor the H.O.D of SPA
before handing over charge and present the same to all council
members within a month of end of his/her tenure.
ix. To prepare a detailed account statement for the period of his or her
tenure and have it verified by his/her successor, the HOD to SPA
before handing over charge and present the same to all Council
Members within a month of the end of his/her tenure. If this is not
followed then he/she shall be penalized by holding back 50% of
his reimbursement.
x. To be in charge of all financial matters regarding the association.
xi. The treasurer shall be one of the signatories to all accounts
maintained directly by the association.
The treasurer designee:
Eligibility: Any bona fide member of the association is eligible to be
nominated to the post of the treasurer designee. However, the
treasurer designee shall be from the headquarters of the association
situated at New Delhi, at the School of Planning and Architecture.
No person who has already served a term in any post, in the
council, in the past shall be eligible to be nominated as a treasurer.
b.) Choice: The treasurer designee shall be nominated by the H.O.D.
at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, in
consultation with the executive coordinator.
c.) Term: No member shall be eligible to hold the post of treasurer
designee for more than one term, which comprise in the session
coinciding with the financial year of the association.

d.) Powers and Duties:

i. Assist the Treasurer in all his duties.
ii. During the meetings the treasurer designee is to keep the
minutes of the meetings. It is his responsibility to get the
minutes approved from the President and the General Council
in the immediate next meeting and submit a copy to the college
hosting the next meeting for the minutes to be made available
to the member colleges.

5. General Secretary:
a. Eligibility: Any bona fide member of the association who has served in the
council in the capacity of unit secretary and still is a student of the under graduate
course of architecture is eligible to be nominated as the general secretary to the
association.
b. Choice: The choice of the general secretary is automatic, as the outgoing unit
secretary of the unit hosting the next national convention becomes the general
secretary of the association. In the case of the joint host. The president shall
decide regarding the post. However only one post of the general secretary shall
exist.
c. Term: The term of the general secretary ends with the convention that is hosted
by his unit.
d. Impeachment : By 2/3rd s majority vote against the incumbent General Secretary.
At least two zones have to agree in majority to move the motion of impeachment
against the President.
e. Powers and duties:
i. To be responsible for the functioning of the convention office
and day-to-day implementation decisions taken about the
convention.
ii. To report the president, vice-president about the progress of the
convention as and when required.
 iii. To prepare the rules for the convention, briefs for the trophies,
appointment of jury members and hold the responsibility of
conducting and coordinating the same. He is supposed to
maintain proper records pertaining to all aspects of the
convention.
iv. To appoint with the approval of his college authorities, the
committees and the subcommittees from his/her unit to be
responsible for different aspects.
v. The General Secretary must mail all colleges information
regarding the briefs and send invitations for the Pre-Convention
Meet and the Annual NASA Convention.
vi. To submit the accounts of the convention in the following First
Council Meet in person to the Executive Council and the General
Council failing which even the host college can be penalized if
deemed necessary by the E.C. and the G.C.
6. The Advisor
a. Eligibility: The members comprising the advisory council shall have served in
the executive committee in the immediate annual convention.
b. Choice: The ex- president is the only official advisory of the executive
committee.
c. Term: The advisor can serve in the above capacity for only one, which comprises
of the session from the end of the one national convention to the end of the next,
after which the new members shall replace him.
d. Powers and duties:
i. The advisor alone with the president and the vice-president shall
be responsible for coordinating the work in consultation the other
executive committee members.
ii. The council may accept or reject any advice given by the
advisor.
iii. The advisor along with the council shall attend all meetings as
and when the president summons them.
7. The Advisory Commission
The advisory commission shall comprise of the HOD/ Principal of all members unit of
the association or their representatives.
Powers and duties:
i. The advisory commission shall meet once during each national convention to
discuss with the NASA council all matters relating to the association and suggest
steps for its welfare and progress.
ii. The head of the host unit shall chair the advisory commission.
iii. The advisory commission shall however not have the powers to interfere with
matters regarding competitions, infrastructure of the association or other
association activities.
The council may accept or reject any advice given by the advisory commission.

Art9. Election and its mode

 1 The council shall democratically elect all elected members of the
executive committee during session of the annual National Convention.
2 Terms of all council members shall be taken to comprise of the session
between the convention in which they were elected and end of the
immediate next convention.
3 In the event of the national convention not being held in any one particular
year, where the term of the NASA Council may be extended to two
calendar years the council shall, however meet at the end of one year to
decide on the future course of action.
4 Nominations to the elected posts of vice-president and president before the
commencement of the election are to be forwarded by at least one council
member other than the candidate himself and also seconded by one other
council member.
5 Election of executive committee members cannot take place unless there is
a quorum, which is fixed at two-third units attending the convention,
subjected to a minimum of 50% of the total number of units of the NASA
Council.
6 A candidate shall be declared elected if; he secures a majority of votes
among the members present and voting.
7 In case of a toe the ruling vote will be casted by the outgoing president in
consultation with the executive council.
8 No member can exercise his/her vote unless he/she is present at the time
of election.
9 It is compulsory for the unit secretary to attend all the three council meets
including the annual convention meet in order to contest for the elected
posts in the executive council.
10 The NASA council reserves the right to reject any nomination as a
disciplinary measure.
Art10. Quorum and Notice of the Meetings
1 Meetings of the NASA council shall take place annually during the
National Convention as and when the president summons them.
2 It is mandatory for the Zonal representatives and all the Unit secretaries
of that zone to meet once each between the First Council and
Preconvention Meet and once between the Preconvention and Annual
convention and the Annual convention and First Council meet . Comment [G4]: This was not
discussed but can definetly be considered
3 The Executive Council and Zonal representatives along with The NIDC . good suggestion.
coordinators, representatives of the college hosting the Annual convention, Comment [S5]: I am not sure if this
ANDC, Indian Arch and website have to meet once each between the First from the minutes.
Council and Preconvention Meet and once between the Preconvention and
Annual convention and the Annual convention and First Council mee at
the NASA headquarters, Delhi. The dates for the same are decided at the
general body meet. The zonal meetings of the zone representatives and
Unit Secretaries needs to take place prior to this meeting at the NASA
headquarters.
 4 Quorum for meetings is fixed at two-third units attending the convention,
subjected to a minimum of 50% of the total number of units of the NASA
Council.
5 There is a mandatory meeting on the last day of the Annual Convention
after the Valedictory Function. The decisions taken during this meeting
will be final and binding without taking into consideration, the quorum of
the General Council. The matters discussed during this meeting will not be
carried forward in the subsequent Council Meets. Exception : If more than Comment [G6]: I don’t think this is
necessary. This will again create
half of the total number of members want to take up any matter they can problems. Cause half the Unit Secs will
do so. not be present after the valedictory.
6 All the decisions taken by the council shall be considered valid, if they Comment [S7]: I think this should
take care of that?
are taken in the presence of a quorum it. It is compulsory for the unit
secretary to attend all council meetings. If unable to attend he/she has to
give a valid reason in advance and he/she will be accepting all the
decisions taken by 'The Council'. His/her vote will be neutral in case of
voting in absentia.
7 The president can summon a meeting of the council during the session
between two successive national conventions.
8 A general body meeting shall be held at least once during each national
convention.
9 An agenda must be prepared and distributed before the commencement of
any council meeting.

Art. 11 Vacancy of a post in the council

1. Any post in the council can fall vacant due to

i. Registration by a member.
ii. Impeachment by the council, as a disciplinary measure.
iii. Termination of the bona fide student status of a member
iv. For any other appropriate reason.
2. In case of the post of 'Unit Secretary' falling vacant due to the above
factors, the designee Unit Secretary shall fill the vacancy for the remainder
of the term. The designee Unit Secretary is however still eligible to hold
the same post for the immediate next term.
3. In case of the post of 'General Secretary' falling vacant due to the above
factors, the president shall appoint a new General Secretary in consultation
with the HOD/ Principal and the Unit Secretary of the host unit.
4. In case of the post of 'Association Treasurer' or the 'Executive
Coordinator' falling vacant due to the above factors the president shall
appoint a bona fide student of the School of Planning and Architecture
(NASA Headquarters) as the new Treasurer/ the executive coordinator in
consultation with the H.O.D of S.P.A. The new treasurer thus appointed,
shall be eligible to complete the term and remain in the same post. Post for
the immediate next term.]
 5. In case of the post of vice president falling vacant due to the above factors,
the Council shall meet to elect a new Vice president from among it's
eligible members for the remainder of the term. The vice president so
elected, can continue in office for the next term of and only if he/she seeks
a fresh mandate from the council during election for the new council.
6. In case of the president, the vice president shall take over the post of
president till the end of the term. The post of the 'Vice President' shall
thus falling vacant, shall be filled as stated in the previous clause.

Art.12 Sub-Committee
1 The council can form one sub-committee if deemed necessary for
organization of the association activity, management of any aspect of
association matters or for any other reason.
2 All the members of these sub-committees shall be appointed with the
approval of the NASA Council.
3 The President and Vice-President shall be the official member of all
subcommittee so formed.
4 The sub committee can consist of non-council members as per the
discretion of the executive council.

Art. 13 Source of Income And Utilisation Of Funds

I. Source of income:

1. All payments to the Association shall be created through bank draft to the
'ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT'. This account shall be situated in New Delhi, (presently at
the Citibank NA. New Delhi) NASA Headquarters, and shall hold all financial assets of
the association. The Association gets its income from the following sources.

a. Registration fees Rs.22, 500/- to be paid to the association on admission of a new

unit.
b. Annual subscription fees to be paid by all member units at the rate of Rs.50/- per
student for all undergraduate students of the concerned unit.
c. Fine imposed in case of a late submission of the subscription fees.
d. Fine imposed for backing out of:
I. Hosting a national convention:
i. By end of six months Rs.75, 000/-.
ii. By end of twelve months Rs. 1, 00, 000/-
Even if a college backs out after the Pre-Convention Meet, the NASA Body shall not
consider the amount they spent on the Meet and the Penalty shall be as mentioned above.

II. Hosting a zonal Convention – Rs. 20, 000/-

III. Hosting the First Council Meet – Rs. 25, 000/-

 IV. Publishing a Newsletter- Rs. 5,000/-

V. Publishing the Indian Arch Magazine

i. By end of six months Rs.15, 000/-.
ii. By end of twelve months Rs. 25, 000/-

VI. Hosting the ANDC – Rs. 20, 000/-

This fine has to be paid along with the sanctioned money received from the NASA Body.
A unit, which doesn't pay the fine, will get observer status till the time the sanctioned
amount is returned and the fine is paid.

II. Utilization Of Funds:

1. A starting sum of Rs.75, 000/- one month after the First Council Meet and Rs.50, 000/-
one month after the Pre-Convention Meet shall be granted from the ASSOCIATION
ACCOUNT to the unit hosting the national convention but only on request from the
college.

2. A starting sum of Rs.15,000/- shall be granted from the ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT

to the unit which is producing the annual NASA magazine, INDIAN ARCH. Again only
on request from the Unit Secretary.

3. The host unit of the Zonal Convention shall receive Rs. 1750/- per unit from that zone
subject to a minimum of Rs. 25, 000/- per zone only on request from the Unit
Secretary.

4. The grant given to the sub-committee shall be determined on the nature of work
proposed.

5. All expenses of the executive committee and advisor will be borne by the Association.
Two-way AC-II tier rail fare by the shortest available route shall be admissible to the
venue of the meeting. All expenses of the treasurer designee shall be borne by the
Association.

6. A starting sum of Rs.40,000/- shall be granted from the NASA ASSOCIATION

ACCOUNT to the college hosting the First Council Meet and under no circumstances
shall this grant be increased, except under special cases and as approved by the General
Council.

8. A starting sum of Rs.15,000/- shall be granted to the college hosting the Annual
NASA Design Competition .
9. A sum of Rs.30, 000/- shall be granted from the NASA ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT
to NASA Information and Documentation Center (NIDC) for the documentation and
publication of the Louis I. Kahn sheets .

10. A sum of Rs. 5, 000/- shall be granted for the publication of zonal newsletters for
each zone.

11. The reimbursements to the Zonal Representatives shall be a maximum of Rs. 5000/-

Art. 14 Financial Year :

The financial year of the Association shall be from one Annual NASA Convention to the
next Annual NASA Convention. No previous claims can be accepted in the following
financial year.

Art. 15 Audit of Account:

The Treasurer shall be responsible for arranging an audit of the ASSOCIATION

ACCOUNT by a registered Chartered Accountant. He/She shall present a copy of the
audit report to all Council members within a month after the end of the First Council
Meet. If the treasurer fails to submit the audit 50% of his reimbursements shall be
withheld and he shall have to get an audit done as soon as possible.
Art. 16 Operation of Bank Account:

Association Account

1. The Association shall maintain an association account, which shall be known as the
'National Association of Students of Architecture'. It shall be situated in proximity to the
School of Planning and Architecture; NASA Headquarters and is presently situated in the
Citibank, NA. Connaught Place, New Delhi.

2. All cheques drawn and the cash withdrawals on the NASA Association Account shall
bear the signatures of the President, Treasurer and the H.O.D. of S.P.A., New Delhi or at
least two of them. No withdrawals to be made without the knowledge of the president. Comment [S8]: This should take care
of the thing.

3. The Association Treasurer stationed at the headquarters at S.P.A shall maintain this
account.

4. At the end of every financial year, the outgoing Association Treasurer shall submit a
complete statement of account to all members of the NASA account.

Art17.Correspondence
A copy of all the correspondence to or from any member of the Executive Committee
must necessarily be sent to the Executive Co Ordinator.
The minutes of the Council meetings shall be maintained by the Executive Co Ordinator
and he/she shall distribute the minutes of a council meet in the first session of the
subsequent meet.

The First Council Meet- It shall be held in 2nd or the 3rd week of May each year.

Art18. National Convention

i. The unit intending to a bid for the forthcoming national convention shall
present to the council and headquarters, a letter from HOD/Principal and unit
secretary starting their willingness to hold the convention as per conditions
and laid down in the latest version of the constitution and abide by them in
totality.
ii. If more than one unit bids for the hosting convention jointly, the
HOD/Principal and unit secretary of each of the collaborating unit shall have
to comply with the above conditions. A maximum of two colleges shall be
jointly allowed to host the convention.
iii. The host unit shall be from NASA membership for at least three years. It shall
not be represented in the NASA council if it cancels a convention after
submitting its confirmation papers.
OR
A fine shall be charged from host unit that cancels a national convention once
it has submitted its confirmation papers. In case of collaborating units who are to
be joint host of the convention. Each unit that opts out exposes itself to a fine.
v. If only one collaborating unit withdraws and pays the fine. The entire sum shall
be forwarded to the other host unit to enable it to host the convention alone. If not
the above mention sum shall be credited to the NASA Association Account.
vi. If the national is canceled, a president shall summon an emergency council
meeting to decide the future course of action.
vii. A starting sum of rupees 1.25 lakhs shall be granted from the NASA
ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT to the unit hosting the national convention. The sum
shall remain the same even if the convention is jointly hosted and shall be
forwarded to any one of the collaborating units. The council proposes the annual
convention period of three days but could be left to the delegation fees decided
and the infrastructure of the host college. However increase/decrease in the period
would have to be justified by the host college.
viii. Fines imposed for back out of the national convention
By end of six months Rs75,000
By end of twelve months Rs.1,00,000
In addition to this the starting sum shall also be return to the association.
 ix. The HOD/principal or a faculty member of the host unit shall be chief adviser of
the convention. He/she shall give his/her full assistance and cooperation in all
respects to the NASA General Secretary in organizing the convention.
x. Students of the host unit shall work in close coordination with the general
secretary. However the student body of the host unit shall have no power to
remove the NASA general secretary. They shall inform the president of any
shortcoming who shall then in consultation with the executive council and the
HOD/principal of the host college decides for the new general secretary.
xi. The unit hosting the national convention shall maintain a separate account known
as annual NASA CONVENTION 200X .This account must be operated by the
general secretary, college student treasurer and the HOD/principal of the host
college.
xii. All the cheques drawn on this account shall bear signature of the general secretary
the college treasurer and the HOD/principal of the host college.
xiii. The starting sum for the annual convention from the association account shall be
issued only after submitting the proof of the new account being opened by the
college hosting the annual convention.
xiv. The college hosting convention should submit before the council the audited
statement of accounts at the first council meet preceding the national convention.
xv. The number of delegates attending the Annual Convention is left to the discretion
of the host college subject to a minimum of 20 delegates or 12% of the unit
strength.
xvi. No council member /Advisory member/designee shall be allowed to participate in
any of the on the spot competition held during the convention.
xvii. A delegation of the students shall have to be accompanied by their HOD/Principal
failing which it should have a representation of one regular faculty member and a
letter from the HOD/Principal stating his identity and an assurance of his
responsibility regarding the action of his Unit Members.
xviii. Rules and regulation for maintaining cordial and smooth running of the
convention shall be stipulated at the time of registration well in advance by the
host unit. Discipline of attending units shall be strictly maintained during the
convention and shall be responsibility of the concerned Unit Secretary. Any
misbehavior/dispute/controversy during the convention would be referred to and
dealt with by the council. The host colleges will be requested to implement the
action.
xix. The order of the events during the convention shall be made known to the entire
Unit well in advance. They shall not be rescheduled as far as possible and any
changes shall be intimated to all units as fast as possible.
xx. In order to be eligible to participate in the convention each unit must participate in
the Annual NASA Design Competition (ANDC). To be eligible for a citation in
the Annual Convention a unit must participate in at least three trophies including
the Rubens Trophy. To be eligible for a special mention, a unit must participate in
at least two trophies including Reubens trophy. However, the unit hosting the
zonal convention is eligible for a special mention even if it participates only in the
Reubens and is eligible for citation if it participates in the Reubens and one more
trophy.
 xxi. After the convention the individual units can use the work done by them for the
trophies in any way as deemed suitable by them with due acknowledgement to
NASA.

xxii. Standing orders/ byelaws may be adopted from time to time by the council, which
shall be adhered to by all members of the association.
xxiii. Any rule prescribed by the General Secretary and passed by the general council
pertaining to the convention shall be strictly observed by all the delegates failing
which necessary disciplinary actions shall be taken against the unit.
xxiv. All units wishing to hold the convention should apply for a conditional bid at the
pre-convention meeting of the current year.
xxv. A Unit has to come with a designee.
xxvi. The head of the department shall be the invitees to the annual convention of the
NASA. In case of their inability to attend they shall be represented by one
member of the faculty. In this case his/her expenses will be borne by the Host
College.
xxvii. The outgoing Vice- President, Advisor, General Secretary, Executive Coordinator
will be invitees to the next Annual Convention. Their expenses are borne by the
Host College.
xxviii.The Observer college delegation strength depends on the number fixed by the
Host College and approved by the general council. They shall be provided food,
accommodation and transportation facilities on payment of that year's delegation
fee to the Host College. One staff member from such college will be recognized,
and allowed to attend the convention. The delegates attending as observers
however have to submit adequate proof of their bona fide status.
At least one meeting session in the Annual convention should be reserved for a joint
meeting of faculty members with the General Council.
The agenda for this meet could be sent before the convention by various colleges, and
the host college in conjunction with the E.C should decide the final agenda.
The aim of this is to ensure smoother functioning of NASA within colleges in
accordance to the academic curriculum.
xxix. Popular choice award-

The trophy halls would be left open for the delegates and the observers for the
third and fourth day of the convention.
Only the delegates of the participating units shall vote for best entry in each
trophy excluding their respective college. Any vote with the delegates respective
college would be considered null or void.
A voting card would be given to the delegate once he deposits his delegate card
on entering the trophy hall to vote. The delegate card would be returned on
submission of voting card when the delegate leaves the hall.
The voting card would have the zone , college and delegate number on it as on the
delegate card.
On receiving the voting card back from the delegate his entry would be marked on
the voting list, to ensure that a delegate votes only once.
 The colleges getting maximum votes in each trophy shall be awarded a ‘Students
Choice Award’.
This trophy would not hold good for the Le Corbusier trophy but would hold
points for the college with Best Performance at the Convention.

xxx. Visitors
The exhibition of the trophy work would be left open to architecture students and
professionals on the last day for a nominal fee.

xxxi. Annual Audit Report- It would be beneficial for the students and the colleges if
the decisions and financial transactions of NASA were transparent. This would
also help create a more responsible image of NASA amongst the associated
authorities.
1 All the council members shall receive a summary report of expenditure by
NASA council, within a month of the end of the financial year. The
treasurer is responsible to prepare this report. The treasurer at the first
council meet shall present the detail audit of the same. A copy is to be
given to each unit.
2 Based on this audit report, the balance funds shall be allocated for various
NASA activities, which could be discussed in the First Council meet.
3 A representative of the previous host college shall present a detailed
expense statement with the audit of the same in the First Council Meet. A
copy of this is shall be given to each unit in the First Council Meet.

Art19 Zonal activities:

i. The vice-president shall divide the units into 6/7 zones. Election shall be held
within each zone to elect a zonal representative from amongst the unit secretary of
that year and zone who shall constitute the zonal subcommittee headed by the
vice-president .The duty of each zonal representatives will be to ensure and
coordinate at least one zonal interaction each year in his/her zone. President shall
be an official member of this subcommittee. These zonal representatives shall not
be part of the executive council.
ii. Each zone shall organize at least one zonal activity during one calendar year. A
report of the same shall be prepared in the form of newsletter and sent to all units
of the association, executive members and association headquarters.
iii. The workshops and activities at the zonal level should promote cross college
interaction by teaming up students from different colleges as a unit.
iv. Promote cross zonal interaction at zonals. Two representatives per college as
decided by that college would form a committee at zonal level. This would not
include the Unit secretaries of the colleges team of minimum two members from
this committee would go as invitees to the Zonal convention of another zone as
decide by their zonal representative.
 v. A starting sum of Rs 1750/college of the zone subject to a minimum of Rs.25, 000
shall be granted from NASA ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT for zonal convention
only after request made by the unit secretary.
vi. The unit hosting the zonal convention shall maintain a separate account known, as
‘Zonasa X, Y’ college account where X stands for the name of the college hosting
the zonal convention and Y stands for the city/ town where the college is located.
This account must be operated by the general secretary the college treasurer and
the HOD/principal of the college.
vii. This amount shall be operated by at least two signatories including the
HOD/principal of the host college
viii. The starting sum for the annual convention from the association account shall be
only after submitting the proof of the new account opened by the college hosting
zonal convention
ix. All the cheques drawn on this account shall bear signature of the general secretary
of the college treasurer and the HOD/principal of the host college.
x. Every zonal activity such as seminars, conventions, debates, papers etc. shall have
equal representations from all the constituent units.
xi. All the shall strictly follow all standing orders/byelaws that are adopted in
connection with the zonal activities.
xii. All rules and regulations to be observed during the activities shall be formulated
by the host unit and circulated to all participating units at the time of registration.
xiii. The unit secretary of all participating unit s shall be responsible for the
participation of the respective units the activity.
xiv. The host unit shall provide food and accommodation for all delegates and all
executive committee members for the duration of the zonal NASA activity.
xv. The president, Vice-president, executive coordinator and treasurer are allowed to
attend the zonal convention, two members at a time. They will be given two-way
two- tier AC railway fare by the shortest available route.
xvi. It is mandatory for Executive Council members to attend one zonal convention
other than their own zone.

Art20. Magazine:

1. Indian Arch

1. The National Association of STUDENTS OF architecture shall bring out an annual

magazine by the name of INDIAN ARCH. The Indian Arch will be the only official
magazine of NASA. It will comprise of:

a. Winning entries of the trophies of the previous year.

b. Documented work.
c. Zonal activity report.
d. Miscellaneous articles and college work.
e. The Host College may or may not bring out a publication of its own.

2. The magazine will be produced by one of the member units of the NASA annually.
3. Last date for submitting the Zonal Activity Reports to the member unit producing the
Indian Arch Magazine is 21st November (end of third week of November).

4. A starting sum of Rs. 15,000/- shall be granted from the NASA ASSOCIATION
ACCOUNT to the Unit producing the magazine.

5. The Unit intending to produce the forthcoming magazine shall present to the council
and Headquarters a letter from the H.O.D/Principal and Unit Secretary of the concerned
unit stating their willingness to produce the magazine as per the conditions laid by the
latest version of the constitution.

6. The number of the INDIAN ARCH magazines to be given to each unit secretary
attending the Annual Convention for distribution within their unit shall be 5 copies.

II. News Letter:

1. It is the Vice President's duty to henceforth ensure an annual newsletter on zonal

activities of the association for each zone.

2. Any unit may bid to bring out the bimonthly newsletter and inform the council about it
during a meeting at the Pre-Convention Meet.

3. A Rough draft for the Newsletter has to be approved by the EC at the Pre-Convention
Meet. Approved draft will be duly sealed and stamped and returned to the respective unit.

4. A starting sum of Rs 5,000 shall be granted from NASA at the request made by the
Unit secretary

5. All expenses including postage stamps will be borne by the Host College

Art21. Annual NASA Design Competition:

1. The design competition shall be hosted by one of the constituent units of the NASA
annually.

2. A starting sum of Rs.4000/- shall be granted from the NASA association account to
the Host unit.

3. The unit intending to host the design competitions shall present to the council and
headquarters a letter from the H.O.D/ Principal and Unit Secretary of the concerned unit
stating their willingness to host the design competition as per conditions laid by the
council.
4. Two EC Members should be present at the time of the ANDC Jury. A copy of the
results should be handed over to them, immediately as soon as the results are declared. If
the EC Members fail to turn up then 50% reimbursement penalty will be levied on them.

5. Top 20 entries will be displayed at the Annual Convention. They will form a part of
the Popular Choice Award.

Art.22: Documentation
NIDC (NASA Information and Documentation Centre)

1. The National Association of Students of Architecture shall maintain a

documentation CENTRE FOR DOCUMENTING THE INDIVIDUAL
Trophies.
2. The centre should document the top 20 entries for the G.Sen, Nari Gandhi,
HUDCO, L.I.K hosted at the Annual convention.
3. The centre should publish an annual NIDC magazine by the forthcoming
annual convention and should comprise of –

a. The brief of the year for which the documentation is done and also for the
previous five years
b. The documented entries for that annual convention
c. Relevant explanations also in written, describing the nature of the problem
supporting the documentation
d. List of the previous five years citation winning entries
e. Complete list of the sheets and slides available in the archive
4. Any loss or damage caused to the sheets during the transportation or storage of
sheets will be the responsibility of the NIDC coordinator
5. A starting sum of Rs/- 75,000 for the documentation and publication is given to
the NIDC coordinator from the NASA ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT on or before that
years annual NASA convention
6. The unit maintaining the NIDC Documentation Centre shall maintain a separate
account knows as ‘NIDC ACCOUNT’.
7. The starting sum for the NIDC documentation and publication shall be issued only
after submitting the proof of the new /existing account along with the identity and proof
of the signatories operating the account.
8. All the cheque drawn on this account shall bear the signatures of NIDC
coordinator
9. The unit maintaining the NIDC Documentation centre should submit before the
council the audited statement of accounts at the First Council Meet proceeding the
National Convention.
9. The NIDC cell will be responsible only for the documentation and publication of
the sheets and will have no role in -
a. Formation of the briefs
b. Formation of the specifications for the trophies
c. Appointment of the jury members
 d. Disqualification of any of the colleges participating in any trophies in
annual convention.

FORMATION OF NIDC CELL

1. The NIDC cell shall comprise of 1 Member College or a collaboration of a

maximum of three member colleges.
2. Each college should have 1 NIDC coordinator, who is a student of a degree or
diploma course of architecture.
3. The colleges forming the NIDC cell should be from one zone.
4. The college should be a member college of NASA for at least a period of 5 years
and should have participated in that trophy at least in 5 annual conventions.
5. The college/colleges biding for the NIDC cell should obtain a no objection
certificate from the Principal and the H.O.D of the respective college.
6. The NIDC cell can not be changed or dissolved for a at least a period of 5 years
unless there are some shortcomings with the working of the NIDC cell.
7. The NIDC cell shall carry out the documentation of sheets and the publication of
the magazine for every year of their tenure failing which they shall be penalized
with a fine of Rs/-75,000.
8. Failing to pay Rs/-75,000 the colleges will be given an observer status for three
annual conventions.
9. The college/colleges biding for the NIDC cell shall abide to all the specifications
of the NASA constitution.
10. If the NIDC cell is formed in the collaboration of two or three colleges the NIDC
coordinator of one of the colleges will be the NIDC cell head, who will be elected
by the NIDC coordinators of that annual NASA convention.
11. The NIDC coordinator will elect his/her own NIDC designee.

Art. 23 Amendment of the NASA Constitution

1. The NASA Constitution will be reviewed every five years, and the changes suggested
over that period will be incorporated as an amendment into the constitution after the
approval of the General Council.

2. During the in-between phase, if a dire change is suggested by the General Council,
the EC will decide if it’s a problem serious enough to be considered as an amendment.

• Maximum five awards to be awarded for the Louis I. Kahn Trophy. The ratios of
the special mentions to the citations could be 1:4, 2:3, so on and so forth.
2 Citations is less for so may entries and the judging for all trophies should be the Comment [G9]: This was already
same as all trophies are at par in the constitution decided at gwalior , the number of
citations and SP mentions for each trophy
, guess can follow the same.
• The rest of the trophies shall strictly have 2 citations, and 3 Special Mentions. Comment [S10]: I think the present
thing written down for the citations is ok.