West Bengal Governor C.V., Ananda Bose. File.
| Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI
A group of academicians under the banner of Educationist Forum, West Bengal on October 3 said that an Ordinance passed by the State government on having a search-cum-selection committee for full time Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) is still alive. The academics urged the Chancellor to start the process of full time V-Cs on the basis of recommendations made by the Ordinance on search-cum-selection committee for these appointments.
The development comes two days after West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose appointed six interim V-Cs to State-run universities without any consultation with the State government.
After the Calcutta High Court directed for the inclusion of the University Grants Commission (UGC) nominee in the search cum selection committee, the West Bengal government on May 5, 2023, amended the universities laws to include a nominee of the UGC in the search/selection committees through an Ordinance in…
