Mohammed Younus
Even after 10 months of the State bifurcation, the Higher Education department is yet to form its own law for the universities, putting the process of appointing regular vice chancellors on the back burner. As a result the universities are functioning under in-charge arrangements with key decisions kept pending.
The
process of adapting AP Laws, related to universities, would possibly
take time of three to four months. State government has hinted that the
adaption of AP Universities act would be done, along with the initiation
of some changes. With respect to universities act, State government
wanted to change the cumbersome process of appointing vice chancellors
and replace it with a simple one. State government has recently
appointed in-charge vice chancellors for some of the universities in the
State.
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari said that appointment of vice chancellors with full charge would be done as early as possible, by changing the old system considerably. He said, “Exercise for adapting the AP Universities act is going on and I hope it would be completed very soon. After that the appointment process would begin.” The process to appoint the vice chancellors to the universities as per the AP Universities Act is cumbersome and a lengthy procedure is needed. As per the procedure, State government and UGC would pick up names and a search committee would be formed to short list them. Search committee suggests three names to the government after assessment and then the government sends the list of selected candidates to the Governor for approval.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao many times had expressed his displeasure over this cumbersome procedure and desired amendments. Almost all the varsities are reeling under administrative pressure. Faculty organisations from various universities have also been demanding the appointment of permanent vice chancellors for a long time. University professor associations allege that State government had wasted time for one long year in deciding the procedure to appoint VCs. They felt that State government should have completed this task quite early to streamline the administration in the universities.
Even after 10 months of the State bifurcation, the Higher Education department is yet to form its own law for the universities, putting the process of appointing regular vice chancellors on the back burner. As a result the universities are functioning under in-charge arrangements with key decisions kept pending.
The
process of adapting AP Laws, related to universities, would possibly
take time of three to four months. State government has hinted that the
adaption of AP Universities act would be done, along with the initiation
of some changes. With respect to universities act, State government
wanted to change the cumbersome process of appointing vice chancellors
and replace it with a simple one. State government has recently
appointed in-charge vice chancellors for some of the universities in the
State.Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari said that appointment of vice chancellors with full charge would be done as early as possible, by changing the old system considerably. He said, “Exercise for adapting the AP Universities act is going on and I hope it would be completed very soon. After that the appointment process would begin.” The process to appoint the vice chancellors to the universities as per the AP Universities Act is cumbersome and a lengthy procedure is needed. As per the procedure, State government and UGC would pick up names and a search committee would be formed to short list them. Search committee suggests three names to the government after assessment and then the government sends the list of selected candidates to the Governor for approval.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao many times had expressed his displeasure over this cumbersome procedure and desired amendments. Almost all the varsities are reeling under administrative pressure. Faculty organisations from various universities have also been demanding the appointment of permanent vice chancellors for a long time. University professor associations allege that State government had wasted time for one long year in deciding the procedure to appoint VCs. They felt that State government should have completed this task quite early to streamline the administration in the universities.
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