BU faculty anticipate nomination of In-charge V-C by Governor-Chancellor to vitalise administration
Faculty at Bharathiar University are advocating for the appointment of an in-charge Vice-Chancellor to resolve administrative stagnation. The university's current V-C committee is understaffed, leading to calls for the Governor-Chancellor to appoint the senior-most professor to the role.
Why it matters
Administrative leadership gaps in public universities can hinder academic operations and institutional governance.
There is anticipation among the teaching faculty in Bharathiar University that the senior-most among them will be entrusted with the responsibility of Interim Vice-Chancellor, on the lines of the initiative taken by the Higher Education Department for improving administration in two other State universities: Alagappa University and Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
There is a provision in the statutes of all State universities that the senior-most professor shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor, in the absence of the Vice-Chancellor, they point out.
In the case of Bharathiar University, what used to be a three-member V-C Committee is now left with only the Convenor: Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
The tenure of one member of the V-C Committee expired, and the other member R. Durgashankar, Secretary and Trustee of JCT Institutions, resigned after the TVK-led government assumed charge.
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