Issue of appointment of V-Cs to State-run varsities heats up
The appointment of Vice-Chancellors for state-run universities in Tamil Nadu has become a legal and political dispute. The Madras High Court is reviewing petitions to intervene, while the state government and the Governor's office attempt to resolve search committee disagreements.
The issue of appointment of Vice-Chancellors to State-run universities is heating up once again. While Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan said on Tuesday that the government had sent a proposal to the Governor for the expansion of Search Committees for V-Cs, the Madras High Court has ordered notice to the UGC and the State government on a plea seeking urgent intervention over the failure to appoint V-Cs.
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