The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Friday passed The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which reconstitutes the search-cum-selection committee for the appointment of Vice Chancellors of the universities in the State.
The search-cum-selection committee will now have nominees of the Chancellor, Chief Minister, University Grants Commission (UGC), State government and the Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education. Earlier, the search committees had three nominees which included nominees of the Chancellor, State government and the University. In the year 2018 it was made mandatory to include the UGC nominee in the selection committee for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors.
