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Sources said Rao is not satisfied with the constitution of the search panels which have to recommend names for the posts. Anna University conducted its convocation on Friday without a vice-chancellor.A member of MKU VC search panel quit last year citing irregularities in the selection process. CHENNAI: Three major universities in the state -University of Madras, Anna University and Madurai Kamarajar University (MKU) -are without vice-chancellors for more than a year as governor-chancellor C Vidyasagar Rao is yet to take a final call on the names. "The governor is of the opinion that all search panels should be headed by a retired high court judge," said a source in the government.None of current search panels meet that criteria; in fact they have been mired in controversies. The higher education department has assured the governor that these guidelines would be followed when future search panels are constituted, and requested him to finalise the names which have been submitted by the current panels..