6 other VCs on sticky wicket

6 other VCs on sticky wicket

TNN | Mar 4, 2022, 03.57 AM IST

Ahmedabad: The Supreme Court’s order directing the removal of vice chancellor of Sardar Patel University for failing to meet minimum eligibility criteria has come as a warning for the state authorities and at least six other VCs who do not possess the minimum teaching experience.

Sources said that besides Shishir Kulkarni of SP University, whose appointment was quashed for not having 10 years of teaching experience as professor, there are six other VCs who do not meet this criterion. A couple of them were teaching in colleges where the chances of promotion to the post of professor were slim.

The state government has received various representations against appointment of VCs who do not possess qualification as prescribed by the University Grants Commission Regulations.

Petitions have also been filed in Gujarat high court in some cases. “The government has been appointing people to such coveted posts by ignoring UGC regulations. The search committees do have UGC representatives, but the eligibility criteria are ignored. The SC has observed this in its order and the state government may have to face problems for appointments that are not in accordance with the law,” an expert said.