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Search committee should select VC
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Search committee should select VC “The
mainsprings of intellectual activity in every country are education and the spirit of enquiry, and its quality varies with the standard set by the thinkers and educators of the nation… thus, it is the leadership offered by the universities that determines the intellectual activity in the country and therefore also the national efficiency.” This observation was made by the late C.V. Raman while delivering his convocation address at Mysore University in 1929. The value and importance of universities has been underlined by a number of intellectuals and leaders; still these higher education institutions are yet to be freed from political interference. The post of vice-chancellor of state universities, for instance, has become a political post over the past several years. So much so that the procedure laid down in the university Act is rarely followed properly while appointing vice-chancellors. Many senior university teachers assert that on the one hand, the government talks of providing autonomy to the universities. On the other hand, after coming to power, all regimes appoint their handpicked men as vice-chancellors, which has an adverse impact on the academic atmosphere and functioning of the universities. Dr M. S. Narwal, the president of the Haryana Agricultural University Teachers Association (HAUTA), points out that in the Parliamentary Act, under which the university was established, the HAU Board of Management has been authorised to appoint the vice-chancellor. There is a provision in the Act to constitute a search committee for the selection. However, strangely, this committee has never been properly formed till date and vice-chancellors are appointed “directly”. Dr Narwal asserts that due to lack of a well-defined procedure, the aspirants for the post resort to lobbying to “strengthen” their case. He strongly advocates that a search committee be formed to select the vice-chancellor to ensure transparency in the selection procedure. Dr R. S. Dalal, Director, Human Resource Management, HAU, laments that the post has been politicised. “It is not desirable that vice-chancellors be changed every time a new regime takes over the reins of the state,” he says. Dr Dalal points out that the university has completed 35 years, but it has seen 17 vice-chancellors so far, though the tenure is of four years. He also maintains that despite the said provision in the university Act, a search committee has never been constituted for the appointment of the vice-chancellor. This is not an isolated instance, and the situation is quite similar in almost all state universities. Several senior faculty members maintain that to improve the functioning and academic standard of the universities, vice-chancellors should be selected on merit and the proper procedure regarding their appointment be followed. Dr Kuldip Singh Dhindsa, who is the seniormost professor in all state universities, observes that an environment conducive to teaching, learning and generating knowledge. “Universities are temples of knowledge and the post of vice-chancellor carries a mammoth responsibility. Hence, only the men of eminence, who can lead by example, should be given the post in the larger interest of society,” he maintains. In his convocation address at Allahabad university, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru said: “If the universities perform their duties adequately, then it is well with the nation and the people…” Is the government listening? |
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The Tribune, Air-India Rank & Bolt awards The Race for Awareness and Knowledge (Rank) award is for students, while the Broad Outlook Learner Teacher (Bolt) award is for teachers. The awards were launched in seven states in 2002-03, and this is the first time the scheme has been extended to this region. Two persons, a teacher and a student from each state, will be selected for the awards, which is a part of the reaching-out project of Air-India. Seeking to recognise excellence outside the field of academics, the selectors are looking for the following among teachers: The teaching tools used on a day-to-day basis to excite their students to look beyond the covers of their textbooks, their pursuit of excellence at the personal and professional levels, their most fulfilling experience as a teacher, how they make teaching fun, whether they live by example, etc. The award will also consider how the teachers invest in first impressions, how they increase the depth of their specialised knowledge, how they work to continuously broaden the breadth of their knowledge. In students the selectors are looking for: An insight into the teachers’ value systems, their ability to step outside the routine and look for what is unique and different in the world. Each student is required to design the national flag of a hypothetical country called the Republic of Consideration and to enunciate 10 laws that individuals must satisfy to be able to acquire a citizenship of this Republic of Consideration. Forms for the awards can be downloaded from the following websites:
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Agriculture June
06 Indian Veterinary Research Institute (Deemed Univ), Izatnagar
243122 (UP) PhD (Animal Biotech/Animal Biochem/Animal
Genetics & Breeding/Animal Nutri/Animal Nutrition/Avian
Diseases/Livestock Prodn & Mgt/ Livestock Products Tech/Poultry
Sc/Vet Bacteriol/Vet Extn Edu/Vet Immunol/Vet Gynae & Ob/ Vet
Parasitol/Vet Pathol/Vet Pharmacol/Vet Physiol/ Vet Med/Vet Pub
Health/Vet Surg & Radiol/Vet Virol. Elig: MVSc
(60%/ OGPA 7.00/10.00), Kwld of Eng. Age: 21 yrs (31 Aug’05). Selectn:
Entrance Test: 17 Jul (At Izatnagar), Interview: 10 Aug (at
Izatnagar). Appln F: Send Rs. 375/- by DD fvg the
"ICAR Unit IVRI, Izatnagar, payable at SBI, CARI Branch (Code No.
7072) Bareilly, UP to Asst Admin Officer (Acad) at above add by 31
May. Engineering May 02 Netaji Subhash Institute of
Technology, Sec-3, Dwarka, Azad Hind Fauj Marg, New Delhi-110075 PhD (FT): Details:
Website. Central Institute of Plastics Engineering &
Technology (CIPET), Guindy Chennai 600032 (TN) MTech (PT/PE)/ PG Diploma (Plastic
Engg/ CAD/ CAM Plastic Engg/ Plastic Processing & Testing)/
Post Dip in (Plastic Mould Design/ Machine Maintenance)/ Intgd
Dual Dip/ Post Dip (Plastic Mould Tech) Details: Website April
30 The Punjab State Board of Technical Education &
Industrial Training, Plot No. 1-A, Sec-36A, Chandigarh 160036 www.punjabteched.com/www.punjabteched.net JET
2005(For admission to Diploma in Engg at institutions in Punj
& Ch’grh) Elig: 10+2 Test: 29
May. Appln F: At counter & designated State Bank of
Patiala branches: Rs. 250/-. Details:
Website. Finance April 30 Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith,
Varanasi Master of Finance & Control Prog Details:
Website. Medicine May 18 Baba Farid University of Health
Sciences, Kotkapura Rd, Faridkot 151203 (Punj) MD (Homoeo), at Shri Guru Nanak Dev
Homoeopathic Medical College, Ludhiana) Appln F: Send
Rs 550/- by DD to the "Registrar, BFUHS, Faridkot", payable
at Faridkot to above add. April 30 Ranchi Institute of
Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sc, Kanke, Ranchi-834006 1) PhD (Clinical
Psychol) (3-yr/2-yr) 2) PhD (Psychiatric Social Wk)
(3-yr/2-yr) Elig: For 1):
MA (Psy, 60%) or Dip/ MPhil (Medical & Social Psychol/ Clinical
Psychol) For 2): MA (Soc work or MSW, 60%) or DPSW / MPhil
(Psychiatric Social Wk) For 3): MA (Psy, 50%) For 4): MA
(Sociol/ Soc wk , 50%) Selectn: Written Exam : 8 May,
Interview: 9 May Appln F: Send appln in prescribed
forma with Rs.500/- by DD fvg "Director, RINPAS" to the
Director at above add by 30 April. Scholarships April 21 M/o
HRD, D/o Secondary & Higher Educn, A-2/W-4, Curzon Rd Barracks, KG
Marg, New Delhi 110001 Portuguese Government Scholarships,
2005-06 Elig:
Age: Below 45 yrs (on 21 April ‘05). Appln F: Send in prescribed format
with specified enclosures to the Section Officer, ES.5 Section,
Scholarship Division at the above add. Details: Employment
News (9-15 April). Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
Ltd, India HSBC Scholarship Details: Website. Sciences
Biology May 20 National Centre for Plant Genome Research,
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Post Box No. 10531, JNU Campus, New Delhi 110067 PhD (Basic & appld res in Plant Biol) Elig:
MSc (Life Sc; 60%) or equiv & CSIR-UGC NET exam for JRF Selectn:
Written test & Interview. Appln F & Details: Employment
News (2-8 April)/Website May 21 Dr BR Ambedkar Centre for
Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 1) MSc-PhD (Combined, Biomed Sc, 4-yr) 2)
MSc (Biomed Sc, 2-yr) 3) PhD (Biomed Sc) 4) Summer
UG Res Programme (SURP, 10 Wks) Elig: For 1 & 2:
Bachelor’s deg (Biomed Sc/ Life Sc/ Zool/ Bot/ Microbiol/ Chem/
Biochem/ Environ Biol/ Biotech/ Lab Tech/ BPharm / BVSc/ MBBS, 55% agg). Selectn: Entrance
Test: 4 June (For 1 & 2, at Delhi Univ (North Campus),
Interview & GD: 5 June. Appln F: Send Rs 630/-(For
1-3)/ Rs. 200/- (For 4) by DD favouring "Director, Dr
BR Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research" payable at Delhi,
with application on plain paper (Mention Name & Add with pin code)
to the Director at the above add by 30 April/ D’load from
website. Sports & Leisure May 20 Netaji Subhas National
Institute of Sports (SAI), Patiala 147001. 1) Dip in Sports Coaching (1-yr) 2) MSc (Sports
Coaching; 2-yr, at Patiala) 3) PG Dip in Sports Med (2-yr,
at Patiala) Selectn: For 1 & 3: Entrance Test:
25-30 June (at resp centres). Appln F: Send Rs 150/- by
DD/IPO fvg either: Travel and
Transportation May 30 Director General of Civil Aviation
(Training Section), Technical Centre, Opp Safdarjung Airport, New
Delhi 110003 Scholarship/Stipend to SC/ST Cands (24 mths) Elig: Indian
citizen. 10+2 (Maths & Phys). Age: 17-20 yrs (on 1 April).
Parent’s/Guardian’s income not exceeding Rs 44,500 pa. Selectn:
Written test (At 22 Centres incldg Amritsar & Del). Appln
F: Send in prescribed format to the above add. May
7 Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd., 5, Dr RN Tagore Rd,
Near Dunlop Bridge, Kolkata 700056 (GoI Undertkg, M/o Defence) Marine Engg Pre-Sea Training (1-yr) Elig:
BE (Mech, 50%), Eng in Cl 10/ 10+2/ Deg/ Dip course Age: 24-yr
as on 01 Sept ‘05 Appln F: Send appln with reqd docs
and DD of Rs.100/-fvg "Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Ltd." payable at Kolkata to Chief Manager (TTC) by 7 May. Details:
Employment News (Sept 25-01 Oct)/ website. May 31 Vel’s
Academy of Maritime Studies, Velan Nagar, PV Vaithiyalingam Road,
Pallavaram, Chennai 600117 (TN) 1) BSc (Nautical Sc) (3-yr) Elig: 10+2 (PCM, 60% and
50% in Eng).Age: 17 – 20 yrs (on 01 Aug ‘05) Selectn:
Test, Interview, Medical : 1-4 June Appln F: Send Rs
200/ - by DD fvg "Vel’s Academy of Maritime Studies"
payable at Chennai/ D’load from website.
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