Syndicate at war with higher education secy.
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 04, 2017 00:00 IST
Sunil Paliwal
Seven members write to Governor
The tug-of-war for power at the Bharathidasan University has taken a vicious turn with members of the syndicate accusing the Higher Education Secretary of violating norms.
Seven syndicate members (past and present) have sent a letter to Governor-chancellor Banwarilal Purohit stating that the Secretary, Sunil Paliwal, had appointed himself the chairman of the convenor committee without the syndicate’s consent and overstepped his position by going ahead with the appointments for the statutory posts of Registrar, Controller of Examination and Director of Distance Education.
The letter further states that Mr. Paliwal had fixed December 12 as the date for interview for the post of Registrar. He had also convened a syndicate meeting on the same evening at 3.30 p.m. to approve the selection to enable the officials to join duty on the same day.
“The whole process – interview, selection and appointment for the three senior positions of the university – appears to be hasty, illegal and erroneous, especially when the vice-chancellor is to be appointed in a month,” the letter states.
Mr. Paliwal, however, said the appointment process was set in motion in May. “It was the first item in all the syndicate meetings of the universities. For Bharathidasan University, the applications were called for on July 20 and the last date to receive applications was August 18.
“The scrutiny was done on September 15. The interview is fixed for December 12, allowing them enough time to travel.”
He further said a selection committee comprising the vice-chancellors of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and the Tiruvalluvar University had been constituted. The others in the committee are a syndicate member and two members from the convenor committee. “Being the chairman, I am on the committee and the Director of College Education is also on it. Only academicians will conduct the proceedings,” he said.
“There were litigations in the case of Bharathiar and Tiruvalluvar varsities, which have been resolved now. Are they happy with registrar in-charge or a full-time registrar?” Mr. Paliwal asked.
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 04, 2017 00:00 IST
Sunil Paliwal
Seven members write to Governor
The tug-of-war for power at the Bharathidasan University has taken a vicious turn with members of the syndicate accusing the Higher Education Secretary of violating norms.
Seven syndicate members (past and present) have sent a letter to Governor-chancellor Banwarilal Purohit stating that the Secretary, Sunil Paliwal, had appointed himself the chairman of the convenor committee without the syndicate’s consent and overstepped his position by going ahead with the appointments for the statutory posts of Registrar, Controller of Examination and Director of Distance Education.
The letter further states that Mr. Paliwal had fixed December 12 as the date for interview for the post of Registrar. He had also convened a syndicate meeting on the same evening at 3.30 p.m. to approve the selection to enable the officials to join duty on the same day.
“The whole process – interview, selection and appointment for the three senior positions of the university – appears to be hasty, illegal and erroneous, especially when the vice-chancellor is to be appointed in a month,” the letter states.
Mr. Paliwal, however, said the appointment process was set in motion in May. “It was the first item in all the syndicate meetings of the universities. For Bharathidasan University, the applications were called for on July 20 and the last date to receive applications was August 18.
“The scrutiny was done on September 15. The interview is fixed for December 12, allowing them enough time to travel.”
He further said a selection committee comprising the vice-chancellors of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and the Tiruvalluvar University had been constituted. The others in the committee are a syndicate member and two members from the convenor committee. “Being the chairman, I am on the committee and the Director of College Education is also on it. Only academicians will conduct the proceedings,” he said.
“There were litigations in the case of Bharathiar and Tiruvalluvar varsities, which have been resolved now. Are they happy with registrar in-charge or a full-time registrar?” Mr. Paliwal asked.
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