Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has “withdrawn” three controversial notifications unilaterally constituting search committees for shortlisting Vice-Chancellor candidates for three State-run Universities.
A Raj Bhavan press release on January 9 said the Governor was “hopeful” the Tamil Nadu government would constitute search committees by including a nominee of the University Grants Commission (UGC), in line with various Supreme Court judgments.
The Governor had last year issued notifications constituting Search-cum-Selection Committee for identification of candidates for appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai, and the University of Madras.
