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Wednesday, Apr 16, 2025
With Prof Algur’s appointment, Central University of Kerala gets a Vice-Chancellor from a science background for the first time.
Incidentally, Thomas was one among the three main speakers at a convention of the vice-chancellors of universities in South India held in Tamil Nadu recently.
Since the Chancellor serves as the Governor of all major universities in Kerala, the new UGC reforms will effectively grant the Governor more powers in the appointment of Vice Chancellors.
Ciza Thomas is a retired Senior Joint Director of the Directorate of Technical Education.
He said that each time he formed such a committee, the state government challenged it in the Kerala High Court.
Governor Khan selected Prof Saji Gopinath from a panel of three names recommended by the government to serve as VC-in-charge of KTU, resolving a prolonged standoff between the two offices.
The VC's stance that the votes can only be counted after the verdict in ongoing court cases met stiff opposition from the Left supporters.
The university has been without a regular VC since November 29, 2023.
The forum demanded that the university withdraw the altered minutes and publish the correct version.
Khan and the Left govt have been at loggerheads for some time over the issue of VC appointments.
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