Appointment of VC
Recently, the government has taken an unprecedented decision to appoint Vice Chancellors of public universities through advertisement.
Bravo! At least this decision will give all those interested professors the satisfaction of having a fair chance to join in the VC appointment race! Everyone will be free from the feeling that his eligibility has not been evaluated by the authorities.
Meanwhile, some questions naturally arise in one's mind :
1. What would be the criterion for selecting an applicant for the post of VC?
2. Who will be the members of the selection committee?
3. Would the govt. mechanism be successful in selecting really deserving candidates as VCs?
The most crucial question is, if the selected/appointed VCs would be able function neutrally following the rules and regulations when the political govt. will come to power after election?
For instance, in our varsity, i.e. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, the treasurer is currently holding the charge of the vice chancellor in addition to his duty. He is running the university quite peacefully, neutrally, creditably and efficiently because now the country is being governed by a neutral caretaker government and emergency is also in force. But will this situation prevail when an elected govt. takes over?
In my opinion, the govt. needs to ensure one thing first, that is, all sorts of politics have to be restrained in the universities. To accomplish this goal, the government may initiate a dialogue with academics, national political leaders and others concerned.
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