‘Delay in appointing Madras varsity V-C is affecting work’

September 26, 2016 12:00 am | Updated November 01, 2016 08:57 pm IST - CHENNAI:

The delay in appointment of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras has been affecting a number of activities, pointed out members of the Academic Council of the varsity.

At a meeting held on Saturday, several members raised issues pointing out to the delay in the decision making process. While some members said they had not received affiliation for new courses they wanted to start this academic year, others complained of lack of transparency in admission processes. Members said since there was no monitoring of the admission, it had led to some self-financing colleges not following the mandatory reservation quota while allocating seats. The Governor’s nominee S. Devadoss wanted to know why colleges did not put out in the public domain the list of admitted candidates. He said the process had to be transparent and that the university was expected to submit the list to the University Grants Commission.

S. Karunanidhi, head of Psychology department, who chaired the council meeting in the absence of a Vice-Chancellor, said the university, through the Registrar, would write to all affiliated arts and science colleges asking them for details of candidates admitted to their institutions this academic year.

J. Gandhiraj, a professor from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, said in his college over 40 vacancies were not filled, which he said was due to delay in appointment of the Vice Chancellor.

Double valuation

He also raised the issue of delay in bringing back double valuation for postgraduate courses. He pointed out that the university in 2009 said the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education would take up the issue. But, till date the council had not responded.

The principal of a self-financing college in Poonamallee said it had sought affiliation for three courses in May and though inspection had been conducted, approval had not been given. As a result the college could not admit students, he said.

Monitoring of admission process, affiliation for courses, faculty appointments are some of the issues

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