Central University of Himachal Pradesh Appoints RSS Pracharak as 'Professor of Practice' Under National Scheme
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 31 April 2024 | The Telegraph
The Central University of Himachal Pradesh has decided to appoint an RSS pracharak as “professor of practice” under a national scheme that relaxes the requirements of academic degrees and publications for these posts.
Atul Kothari, national secretary of the Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, will be professor of practice in Hindu studies. The Nyas is a self-appointed adviser to the government on curriculum reforms and has suggested the teaching of “Vedic mathematics” at schools, among other recommendations.
University registrar Suman Sharma said the decision to appoint Kothari was taken under the University Grants Commission’s Professor of Practice scheme, notified last year.
The scheme gives universities greater discretion in engaging professionals, mainly from industry, as professors of practice with the stated objective of gaining from their domain expertise….