Mahatma Gandhi University VC sacked

First Vice-Chancellor of a varsity to be removed by the Governor in Kerala

May 13, 2014 03:55 am | Updated November 16, 2021 06:47 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:

Mahatma Gandhi University Vice-Chancellor A.V. George was dismissed from service on Monday by Governor Sheila Dixit who is also the Chancellor of the university.

The dismissal order was handed over to Dr. George at the Raj Bhavan in the morning. With this, he becomes the first Vice-Chancellor in Kerala to be so removed by the Chancellor.

According to Raj Bhavan sources, Dr. George went to the Governor’s official residence with a letter of resignation which Raj Bhavan officials refused to accept. Some time later, he was handed the dismissal order.

Dr. George also submitted a signed form acknowledging the receipt of the Governor’s order, officials said. On December 21 last, the then Governor, Nikhil Kumar, had issued a show-cause notice to Dr. George on a case accusing the latter of misrepresenting his qualifications in the curriculum vitae (CV) he presented to the government to be considered as a candidate for the post of Vice-Chancellor

The Higher Education Department maintained that Dr. George not only misrepresented his qualification in his CV, but also submitted more than one such document to the search committee and had claimed that he was functioning as the head of the department of environmental sciences at the Central University in Kanuur and that he had been with the postgraduate department of Geology at Christ College, Irinjalakkuda, for 30 years. The department contested these claims and a report was submitted to the Governor for further action.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.