Qualification norms for V-C aspirants ready
The State government has come up with qualifications for V-C aspirants for State universities. The document will be gazetted and provided to the V-C search committees.
While it will not be available in the public domain, officials said if anyone wanted to access it, they would be allowed to look at it. The qualification criteria have given importance to teaching, research and administrative requirements.
In general, a V-C aspirant should have a Ph. D. in the relevant field of the university and must be a professor with a minimum of 10 years’ experience or should have teaching experience of 20 years in a university or college offering PG programmes; or he/she should have been employed in a publicly funded research institution, university or college offering PG.
The qualifying clause includes work experience in a self-financing institution or deemed university.
The aspirant should have at least six years’ administrative experience as a dean or head of department or a post equal to these or higher in a university or PG college or a publicly funded institution.
Aspirants should have published at least five research papers after Ph. D. in UGC-listed journals. They should have also presented at least two papers in international academic or research events. Aspirants should have also conducted at least one such international academic or research event.
In the case of Anna University, the Ph. D. degree could be in engineering, technology or any science discipline relevant to the university. A source said the addition was made to enable science graduates also to apply for the post.
With respect to other State universities, the minor difference is in the publication of papers. Aspirants should have published five papers in UGC-listed journals.
In disciplines with fewer journals, candidates should have authored at least two books. However, books edited by them would not be considered for qualification.
According to sources, the qualification was drafted in consultation with Governor-Chancellor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao.
Also, at present these rules may not apply to the University of Madras, which is governed by an Act drafted in 1923.
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