COIMBATORE: Teaching, non-teaching staff and students of Avinashilingam deemed university for women intensified their protest against the institution, conducting a signature campaign at Gandhipuram, asking the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to take over the university under the control of University Grants Commission (UGC).
B Nalini, general secretary, Avinashilingam deemed university unit of Association of University Teachers said that the Avinashilingam Educational Trust is not willing to leave the administrative power to the UGC and is attempting to suppress the facts and mislead the general public. The university management has failed to submit the memorandum of agreement to the UGC for the last five years. So, UGC may stop funding to the university.
"UGC is not giving any assurance that funds would be released if the university does not comply with the UGC regulations. On one hand, the university claims that they do not have any proposal to convert the university into a self-financing institution. But on other hand they are reluctant to comply with UGC regulations regarding the governance structure," said Nalini.
The teaching and non-teaching staff has decided to conduct a general body meeting on Friday and would take a decision on further course of action against the management.
Meanwhile, a group of students of the university, conducted a signature campaign at Gandhipuram on Thursday. Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam general secretary K Ramakrishnan inaugurated the signature campaign.
The chancellor of the university, T S K Meenakshisundaram, had issued a public notice in the media stating that the Memorandum of Agreement has been submitted, and is awaiting MHRD's concurrence. But, the university has only submitted the governing structure of the university, and only after the MHRD concurs the governing structure, will the university have to submit the MoA complying with the UGC Code of Regulations, 2010 for deemed universities.
Staff of the university began the protest two weeks ago, demanding the institution submit the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to the Ministry of Human Resources Development immediately to facilitate its smooth functioning. They also requested the university administration to follow University Grants Commission (UGC) norms which mandate that a member of the trust, involved in the institution's management, could not be the chancellor.
B Nalini, general secretary, Avinashilingam deemed university unit of Association of University Teachers said that the Avinashilingam Educational Trust is not willing to leave the administrative power to the UGC and is attempting to suppress the facts and mislead the general public. The university management has failed to submit the memorandum of agreement to the UGC for the last five years. So, UGC may stop funding to the university.
"UGC is not giving any assurance that funds would be released if the university does not comply with the UGC regulations. On one hand, the university claims that they do not have any proposal to convert the university into a self-financing institution. But on other hand they are reluctant to comply with UGC regulations regarding the governance structure," said Nalini.
The teaching and non-teaching staff has decided to conduct a general body meeting on Friday and would take a decision on further course of action against the management.
Meanwhile, a group of students of the university, conducted a signature campaign at Gandhipuram on Thursday. Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam general secretary K Ramakrishnan inaugurated the signature campaign.
The chancellor of the university, T S K Meenakshisundaram, had issued a public notice in the media stating that the Memorandum of Agreement has been submitted, and is awaiting MHRD's concurrence. But, the university has only submitted the governing structure of the university, and only after the MHRD concurs the governing structure, will the university have to submit the MoA complying with the UGC Code of Regulations, 2010 for deemed universities.
Staff of the university began the protest two weeks ago, demanding the institution submit the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to the Ministry of Human Resources Development immediately to facilitate its smooth functioning. They also requested the university administration to follow University Grants Commission (UGC) norms which mandate that a member of the trust, involved in the institution's management, could not be the chancellor.
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