Bharathiar University postpones Syndicate meeting amidst controversy
COIMBATORE, APRIL 24, 2019 00:00 IST
Members say varsity misuses funds sanctioned by Centre
Bharathiar University has postponed a Syndicate meeting scheduled for April 24 for “administrative reasons” amidst controversy regarding sending a few faculty members on a foreign trip.
Registrar in-charge K. Murugan said the university postponed the meeting without assigning a date for “administrative reasons.” The university postponed the meeting on the night of April 22 after a few Syndicate members objected to conducting the meeting at a short notice and without sharing the agenda.
“The university had termed the meeting an ordinary meeting, which means, it ought to give Syndicate members at least 15 days’ notice. It did not do so. And, the university did not share the agenda, which added to the dissent,” said Association of University Teachers president N. Pasupathy.
Sources familiar with the developments in the run-up to the meeting said the university wanted to place a list of names of faculty members and others before the Syndicate for approval for sending them to various universities in the U.S. The reason for sending them was to strengthen research and collaboration in entrepreneurship, innovation and career hub and cancer theranostics, for which the Central government under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) programme, had sanctioned Rs. 50 crore. Details available with The Hindu show that the university must spend Rs. 15 crore on entrepreneurship, innovation and career hub and the rest on cancer theranostics.
Amount not released
The sources said that though the government had given approval for the topics for research and collaboration by Bharathiar University, it had not released the amount. That the university wanted to send a team of faculty members before the government released the money and the urgency it showed to get the Syndicate’s nod reeks of nepotism, they added.
Mr. Murugan said the university would look into the issue and ensure that it did not violate the government’s norms in spending RUSA funds.
COIMBATORE, APRIL 24, 2019 00:00 IST
Members say varsity misuses funds sanctioned by Centre
Bharathiar University has postponed a Syndicate meeting scheduled for April 24 for “administrative reasons” amidst controversy regarding sending a few faculty members on a foreign trip.
Registrar in-charge K. Murugan said the university postponed the meeting without assigning a date for “administrative reasons.” The university postponed the meeting on the night of April 22 after a few Syndicate members objected to conducting the meeting at a short notice and without sharing the agenda.
“The university had termed the meeting an ordinary meeting, which means, it ought to give Syndicate members at least 15 days’ notice. It did not do so. And, the university did not share the agenda, which added to the dissent,” said Association of University Teachers president N. Pasupathy.
Sources familiar with the developments in the run-up to the meeting said the university wanted to place a list of names of faculty members and others before the Syndicate for approval for sending them to various universities in the U.S. The reason for sending them was to strengthen research and collaboration in entrepreneurship, innovation and career hub and cancer theranostics, for which the Central government under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) programme, had sanctioned Rs. 50 crore. Details available with The Hindu show that the university must spend Rs. 15 crore on entrepreneurship, innovation and career hub and the rest on cancer theranostics.
Amount not released
The sources said that though the government had given approval for the topics for research and collaboration by Bharathiar University, it had not released the amount. That the university wanted to send a team of faculty members before the government released the money and the urgency it showed to get the Syndicate’s nod reeks of nepotism, they added.
Mr. Murugan said the university would look into the issue and ensure that it did not violate the government’s norms in spending RUSA funds.
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