Privatisation Bid, Threat To Federalism: Why Ex-VCs Are Opposed To UGC Draft Rules On Appointments
Vatsala Shrangi | 16 January 2025 | News 18
It is not just Opposition-ruled states but even former vice-chancellors (V-Cs) who are not in favour of the changes proposed in the appointment for the top post in the draft regulations brought out by the University Grants Commission (UGC) last week.
From calling it a move that “goes against the federal structure" of governance in the country to an “attempt by the Centre to exercise greater control on state universities", several former V-Cs News18 spoke to objected to the provisions of the proposed regulations…