Punjab Governor goes against state government, grants 6-month extension to VC of GNDU
Press Trust of India | August 3, 2023 | 10:44 PM IST | 1 min read
The Punjab government had given a one-year extension to GNDU VC Jaspal Singh who was appointed in 2017 for three years.
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has approved a six-month extension to the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, GNDU Amritsar, against the state government's proposal of one-year, official sources said on Thursday.
Jaspal Singh was appointed as the VC of the university in 2017 for three years. He was again given extension for three years in June 2020. The Punjab government had proposed an extension of one-year for Singh as the VC.
Also Read | Central University of Punjab PG Admission 2023: Provisional allotment list out at cup.edu.in
The Governor, while approving the extension for six months, also asked the state government to complete the process of the appointment of a new vice-chancellor according to University Grants Commission norms within this period, the sources said.
A tussle between the AAP government and the Raj Bhavan has been going on various issues, including the holding of a two-day assembly session in June. The Punjab assembly during the special session had passed four bills, including the Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which is for replacing the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of state-run universities.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Minority Scholarships: Rs 3,400 crore unspent, panel says revive scheme in states ‘with no irregularities’
- Post-Matric Scholarship: Government plans to impose fee cap, raise income limit to Rs 4.5 lakh next year
- NMC to medical colleges: File monthly reports on student suicides, ragging cases, faculty vacancies
- Primary school teachers in Karnataka must serve 12 years before promotion, say new recruitment rules
- Jadavpur University civil engineer’s work on vernacular architecture and climate resilience wins plaudits
- Education Loan: PM-USP scholarships up 31.6% nationally, but J-K and Ladakh see 10.9% drop in 5 years
- Experts propose 7 spots for university townships in education ministry’s post-budget webinar
- Operation Kayakalp: ‘Jarjar’ schools in UP a blind spot – with crumbling buildings and children left behind
- Protest as ‘law and order issue’: Students note pattern of universities filing FIRs to tackle ‘disagreements’
- Maharashtra Budget: Key scholarship scheme loses 82% funds; cuts across schemes for poor students in higher ed