Another retired professor made vice chancellor of IITE
Updated: Oct 21st, 2024
After canceling the appointment of a new vice-chancellor at the Indian Institute of Teachers Education (Teachers University), a retired professor has been chosen for the role once more. This is the second time the government has opted for a retired professor as a vice-chancellor.
In February, the vice-chancellor position at the university in Gandhinagar became vacant. The government set up a search committee to find a replacement.
After the selection process, Dr Saroj Sharma, chairperson of NIOS and a professor from a Delhi university, was appointed on September 5.
However, the newly appointed female vice-chancellor at Teachers University was even removed before officially taking charge due to disputes.
Although the government revoked Dr Sharma’s appointment, it has now selected retired Professor Ramesh Patel from Maharaja Sayajirao University as the new vice-chancellor.
Usually, vice-chancellors serve a five-year term, but Professor Patel is over 63 and will turn 65 in just 15 months, making him ineligible for the role then. This means the government will need to appoint new Vice chancellor again.
There’s been a growing conversation in the higher education community about why the government is struggling to find enough qualified professors among the many colleges and universities. Concerns have also been raised about why the names put forward by search committees aren’t being chosen.
Right now, four universities in Gujarat—Bhavnagar, Saurashtra, Junagadh, and the Children’s University—have yet to appoint a vice-chancellor.
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