In a resolution, the University stated that the formation of the committee, without including the nominee of the Senate, is undemocratic, illegal and against the University Act. Earlier, the Governor had formed a search committee with nominees of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Chancellor did not include a nominee, and Khan had notified only a two-member committee.
Kerala University requests Governor to re-initiate VC selection process
Kerala University has urged Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to withdraw the process to select the next Vice-Chancellor of the varsity and initiate a fresh search-cum selection committee. The University came up with the demand soon after the Governor did not include a nominee from the University Senate.
In a resolution, the University stated that the formation of the committee, without including the nominee of the Senate, “is undemocratic, illegal and against the University Act”. Earlier, the Governor had formed a search committee with nominees of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Chancellor did not include a nominee, and Khan had notified only a two-member committee.
The CPI(M) has alleged that the Governor has hastily formed the committee against the backdrop of the move to bring in legislation to give the government an upper hand in the selection committee. Earlier this week, the state Cabinet approved the draft of a Bill, which will be presented in the Assembly session starting next week.
The Bill has several clauses which will take away the supremacy of the Governor as the Chancellor in the selection of VCs among other things. During the meeting, one of the members said that the "the notice of V-C Dr Mahadevan Pillai about “the pending recommendation of the Senate member to the search committee. Subsequently, the issue was presented before the Senate as an agenda."
Senate member advocate K H Babujan said "the formation of the two-member search committee is against the University Act. It is illegal and has no provision for inclusion of the senate nominee in the search committee at a later stage as claimed by the Governor. The Senate nominee would be the only democratically-elected member in the search panel. Hence, a committee without a senate nominee is undemocratic."
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