Constitution of Search Committees for Selection of University Vice-Chancellors
The Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (1D) No. 226 and G.O. (1D) No. 227 on 1 October 2015, constituting search committees for selecting Vice-Chancellors of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai, and Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore. Each committee must recommend three candidates, with their bio-data, to the Chancellor of the relevant university. The notifications do not govern land or property matters.
What the notifications do
The Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, published two notifications in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 1 October 2015. G.O. (1D) No. 226 creates a search committee under Section 10 (1) and (2) of the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Act, 2008. G.O. (1D) No. 227 creates a separate search committee under Section 12 (2) of the Thiruvalluvar University Act.
Each committee must recommend a panel of three names, together with the candidates' bio-data, to the Chancellor for appointment of a Vice-Chancellor.
Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University committee
G.O. (1D) No. 226, Higher Education (K2), dated 1 October 2015, appoints the following members:
- Professor Dr. Karu Nagarajan, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education, as the Chancellor's nominee and convener.
- Dr. S. P. Thyagarajan, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras, as the Government nominee and member.
- Dr. R. Balasubramanian, Director, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM University, as the Syndicate nominee and member.
The committee must submit three names with bio-data to the Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University for appointment of its Vice-Chancellor.
Thiruvalluvar University committee
G.O. (1D) No. 227, Higher Education (K2), dated 1 October 2015, appoints the following members:
- Dr. R. Balasubramanian, Director, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM University, as the Chancellor's nominee and convener.
- Professor Dr. Karu Nagarajan, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education, as the Government nominee and member.
- Dr. C. Murukadas, Member, Backward Class Commission, as the Syndicate nominee and member.
The committee must submit three names with bio-data to the Chancellor of Thiruvalluvar University for appointment of its Vice-Chancellor.
Who is affected
The Higher Education Department notifications directly concern the two universities, their Chancellors, the appointed committee members and candidates considered for the Vice-Chancellor posts. They contain no provisions concerning ownership, purchase, registration, classification or use of land, so they do not directly affect property buyers or owners in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No property provision appears in these notifications. They only constitute search committees for appointing Vice-Chancellors to two universities.
Which universities are covered by these notifications?
The notifications cover Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai, and Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore.
Who convenes the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University search committee?
Professor Dr. Karu Nagarajan, the Chancellor's nominee, is the convener.
What must each search committee submit?
Each committee must recommend a panel of three names, along with the candidates' bio-data, to the Chancellor of the relevant university.
