Sangita Srivastava gets second term as Allahabad University VC

…to receive a full second five-year term within three months, after Delhi University VC Prof Yogesh Singh, who was reappointed for a full five-year term in July. Reacting to her reappointment, Srivastava said, “ I will continue my efforts to make the university a centre of excellence in all fields of education. The NAAC A+ grade is only a beginning, and we must keep striving to help students realise their potential and achieve academic and professional excellence. ” The university said that during her first term it secured an A+ NAAC grade, appointed around 400 teachers and 636 non-teaching staff, and promoted more than 280 faculty members under the Career Advancement Scheme. It…

…MP Rajmani Patel raised the issue of the “Appointment of Vice-Chancellor of Allahabad University” in Parliament. Referring to the eligibility requirement, Patel said Srivastava “does not have 10 years of experience”. “ Professor Sangeeta Srivastava is the wife of High Court Justice Vikram Nath. For this reason, she was not removed despite being ineligible. The students of Allahabad University are continuously agitating for this and for the restoration of the student union. She should be immediately removed from the post of Vice-Chancellor and the cases against the…

…done. The incumbent can participate as one of the equals and, if selected, be reappointed,” he said. He also stressed the administrative value of continuity, particularly when the alternative is a prolonged vacancy. “ There should be no gap between two vice-chancellors. Continuity is better than a situation where it takes a long time to appoint a VC and the university remains headless ,” he said. The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) secretary general Pankaj Mittal said the government’s assessment of an incumbent could change during the selection process. “A change of mind is possible.…

…a distinction between whether reappointment is legally permissible and whether a 10-year tenure is desirable. “Legally, they are right. If there is a provision for reappointment in the statutes, it is as per the rules. However morally and ethically it should not be done ,” Thorat said. However, he added: “Ten years is too long. The person can begin to develop self-interest.” The education ministry did not respond to queries on the composition of the search-cum-selection panel or the…