Universities in Kerala are helmed by Vice Chancellors who might have divergent political views, but are academically proficient, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has said. Without naming anyone, he added that various quarters had arrived at uninformed conclusions without understanding the democratic nature of universities in the State.
Inaugurating the human resources development centre at the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) here on Monday, Mr. Balagopal said the State continued to follow its tradition of bringing top academics to the helm of universities. Besides, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) had provided priority to empower Syndicates and Academic Councils while in power.
