Even two months after the reconstitution of its Senate, the University of Calicut is yet to hold elections to the Syndicate, the chief executive of the institution. It is learnt that Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is also the Chancellor of the university, is still working on his nominations to fill the vacant posts in the Senate.
Fourteen of the Syndicate members are elected from among the Senate members. Six others, such as the Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Higher Education Secretary, Director of Public Instruction, Director of Collegiate Education and Information Technology Secretary, are ex-officio members. Another six have already been nominated by the State government.
The reconstituted Senate is going to have 108 members. Elections to choose members from various constituencies were completed by June 30. The Governor, who is also the Chancellor of the university, is now expected to nominate 16 members from different fields. Usually, the State government and the incumbent Governor reaches an informal understanding on who these people are. On most occasions, a large majority of those nominated are close to the ruling government.
