After 13 months, Barkatullah University gets full-time V-C

  • | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

After Tiwari, his successor Prof Verma also could not stay in the office for long time.On April 4, 2018, Prof Verma had also resigned. BHOPAL: After 13 long months, Barkatullah University on Monday at last got a full time vice-chancellor. With this, Section 52 (emergency) stands revoked on BU campus.Besides, DD Agarwal has been appointed vice-chancellor of Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University . Under Section 52, the state government appoints VC with governor's consent in case varsity management fails to run the affair smoothly. The state government had imposed the Section 52 on Barkatullah University on August 10, 2017 after removing the then VC MD Tiwari before he could complete his tenure.Prof Pramod Verma was appointed VC after clamping Section 52 on the varsity .

BHOPAL: After 13 long months, Barkatullah University on Monday at last got a full time vice-chancellor. Prof RJ Rao will be the new vice-chancellor of BU. With this, Section 52 (emergency) stands revoked on BU campus.Besides, DD Agarwal has been appointed vice-chancellor of Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University . Raj Bhawan issued orders of their appointments.Rao was working with Gwalior's Jiwaji University . The state government had imposed the Section 52 on Barkatullah University on August 10, 2017 after removing the then VC MD Tiwari before he could complete his tenure.Prof Pramod Verma was appointed VC after clamping Section 52 on the varsity . Under Section 52, the state government appoints VC with governor's consent in case varsity management fails to run the affair smoothly. The executive council also stands dissolved under Section 52. In normal course, the governor, who is chancellor, appoints VC. The issue of imposing section 52 began intensely debated when finance department of the varsity refused to pay salary to 11 employees appointed by former VC Pof Tiwari.Later, some other issues like his journey to Denmark , formation of new departments and international conference on stem cell engineering courted controversy after auditors flagged financial irregularities. After Tiwari, his successor Prof Verma also could not stay in the office for long time.On April 4, 2018, Prof Verma had also resigned. His decision to call it quits took many by surprise as he did not complete one year of tenure.

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