No vice-chancellor in TS varsities may get second term this time
HYDERABAD, JULY 05, 2019 00:00 IST
Process of appointment to the posts tobegin soon
No vice-chancellor in the conventional universities in Telangana is likely to get renomination this time even as the government is making efforts to complete the appointment process by August this year.
Seven vice-chancellors will complete their term by July 24 while three varsities are already vacant. “The process of appointment of new VCs is on and the existing V-Cs may not get a second term,” said an official, wishing anonymity. Unlike in the past when the appointment of vice-chancellors was inordinately delayed, leading to criticism, the government this time it is keen on appointing the V-Cs by August itself.
Institutional changes
The delay in the appointment of V-Cs after the formation of Telangana was delayed as Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was keen on some institutional changes in the varsities and he toyed with the idea of a Chancellor for each varsity and bringing in a few bureaucrats apart from academics. However, that did not materialise but the government relaxed the norms for SC and ST aspirants deviating from the UGC norms. It relaxed the applicants’ experience of a professor to just five years for SCs and STs but it was challenged in the court. The Government justified the relaxation, saying SC and ST teachers with the mandatory 10 years’ experience as professors were not available and it wanted to appoint a few from these sections. However, the relaxation was withdrawn after the court’s intervention.
However, this time it wants to continue with the existing norms assuming any deviation will be challenged in the courts, leading to delay again.
“The notification seeking the applications will come out any time and aspirants will have 14 days to apply,” said a senior official. Applications will be scrutinised and three names will be picked up by the search committee, which is comprised of nominees from the UGC, Executive Council of the university concerned and the State government. The Chief Minister will have the final say which the Governor generally endorses.
Completion of term
As of now, three varsities are without vice-chancellors while the term of seven V-Cs will ends by July 24. While the posts in Satavahana University in Karimnagar and Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Basar, have been vacant for long, the V-C of Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda, completed his term last month.
Seven other V-Cs who will complete their term this month are S. Ramachandram, Osmania University, B Rajarathnam, Palamuru University, R Sayanna, Kakatiya University, K Seetharama Rao, Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University, P Sambaiah, Telangana University, SV Satyanarayana, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University and A Venugopal Reddy, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.
The vacancy for Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University will arise in January next. The government has already announced another extension of for Prof. Jaishankar Telangana State Agriculture University (PJTSAU) Vice chancellor, V. Praveen Rao, who will also complete his term on July 24.
HYDERABAD, JULY 05, 2019 00:00 IST
Process of appointment to the posts tobegin soon
No vice-chancellor in the conventional universities in Telangana is likely to get renomination this time even as the government is making efforts to complete the appointment process by August this year.
Seven vice-chancellors will complete their term by July 24 while three varsities are already vacant. “The process of appointment of new VCs is on and the existing V-Cs may not get a second term,” said an official, wishing anonymity. Unlike in the past when the appointment of vice-chancellors was inordinately delayed, leading to criticism, the government this time it is keen on appointing the V-Cs by August itself.
Institutional changes
The delay in the appointment of V-Cs after the formation of Telangana was delayed as Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was keen on some institutional changes in the varsities and he toyed with the idea of a Chancellor for each varsity and bringing in a few bureaucrats apart from academics. However, that did not materialise but the government relaxed the norms for SC and ST aspirants deviating from the UGC norms. It relaxed the applicants’ experience of a professor to just five years for SCs and STs but it was challenged in the court. The Government justified the relaxation, saying SC and ST teachers with the mandatory 10 years’ experience as professors were not available and it wanted to appoint a few from these sections. However, the relaxation was withdrawn after the court’s intervention.
However, this time it wants to continue with the existing norms assuming any deviation will be challenged in the courts, leading to delay again.
“The notification seeking the applications will come out any time and aspirants will have 14 days to apply,” said a senior official. Applications will be scrutinised and three names will be picked up by the search committee, which is comprised of nominees from the UGC, Executive Council of the university concerned and the State government. The Chief Minister will have the final say which the Governor generally endorses.
Completion of term
As of now, three varsities are without vice-chancellors while the term of seven V-Cs will ends by July 24. While the posts in Satavahana University in Karimnagar and Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Basar, have been vacant for long, the V-C of Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda, completed his term last month.
Seven other V-Cs who will complete their term this month are S. Ramachandram, Osmania University, B Rajarathnam, Palamuru University, R Sayanna, Kakatiya University, K Seetharama Rao, Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University, P Sambaiah, Telangana University, SV Satyanarayana, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University and A Venugopal Reddy, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.
The vacancy for Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University will arise in January next. The government has already announced another extension of for Prof. Jaishankar Telangana State Agriculture University (PJTSAU) Vice chancellor, V. Praveen Rao, who will also complete his term on July 24.
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