President Has Finalised Appointments Of VCs For 12 Central Universities: Education Minister

New Delhi: The Visitor to the Central Universities and the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has finalised the appointments of vice-chancellors in 12 universities, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

“A total of 22 posts of vice chancellors (VCs) in central universities, under this ministry, are vacant, out of which appointments to 12 posts have already been finalised by the Visitor. The incidence and filling up of vacancies of VCs in universities is a continuous process,” Pradhan stated in the Upper House of the Parliament.

The minister, however, refused to name the universities for the appointments were finalised. “The process of appointment of vice-chancellors in central universities is a time-consuming exercise which involves getting the Executive Council and court’s nomination of the central university concerned, constitution of search-cum-selection committee, advertisement of posts, scrutiny of applications, interaction with shortlisted candidates, getting vigilance clearances, approval of the competent authority, among others, hence, no time-frame can be indicated,” he said.

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