Appointment process of VCs for six universities begins
Bhubaneswar: The state government has initiated the process for appointment of vice-chancellors in six state universities. Governor Ganeshi Lal has approved the process for starting this appointment. Tenure of VCs of these universities will be completed between July 13 and August 31 this year.
Tenure of Amarendra Narayan Mishra, VC of Khallikote University, will be end on July 13, while Rama Devi Women’s University VC Padmaja Mishra’s tenure will be completed on July 14. Similarly, date of completion of the tenure is July 25 for GM University VC AK Pati, July 30 for Utkal University VC Soumendra Mohan Patnaik, August 1 for FM University VC Madhumita Das and August 31 for North Odisha University VC Pradeep Kumar Chand.
Higher education department on Thursday issued advertisements for appointment of VCs of Khallikote University and Rama Devi Women’s University. Advertisement for other four universities will be issued soon, official sources said.
Eligible candidates below 62 years of age need to apply for the post by June 30. The applicant should be a distinguished academician of proven academic and administrative excellence with a minimum 10 years of experience as professor in a university system or 10 years in an equivalent position in reputed research and/or academic organisation.
To fast-track the process, Governor has appointed higher education department secretary Saswat Mishra as convenor of different search committees in connection with selection and appointment of new VCs of six universities.
The convenor is required to issue advertisements seeking applications from prospective candidates, scrutinize the applications and place the same before the search committees. These commiittes will interview the candidates and recommend three names; out of which one candidate will be appointed as VC by chancellor of state universities and governor Ganeshi Lal.
In order to assist convenor, the higher education department has formed a team of four officers in receipt and scrutiny of applications. Birendra Kerkara, joint secretary of the department, will lead the team.