G.O. (Ms.) No. 145, Search Committee for Tamil University Vice-Chancellor, 2018
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Development and Information Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 145 dated 2 July 2018 to constitute a five member search committee for selecting candidates for Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur. The committee must recommend three scholars for appointment by the Governor, and former Madras High Court judge M. Jeyachandran is appointed as its chair.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Development and Information Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 145 dated 2 July 2018 under the Tamil University, Thanjavur Act, 1982. It forms a five member search committee to recommend three scholars for consideration when appointing the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur.
The notification was published in Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 2 July 2018 as Notification No. II(2)/TDI/567/(e)/2018.
Committee membership
The five member search committee consists of nominees from the Chancellor, the Government, the Senate and the Syndicate:
- M. Jeyachandran, former Judge of the Madras High Court, is the Chancellor's nominee.
- S. K. Prabhakar, Indian Administrative Service, Principal Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, is the Government nominee.
- Dr. K. Manivel, retired Professor and Head at Madurai Kamaraj University, is the Senate nominee.
- Dr. G. Karunakaran, former Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, is a Syndicate nominee.
- Dr. K. Vaithianathan, former Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University and Director of Sports at SRM University, is a Syndicate nominee.
Chair and selection role
The Chancellor of Tamil University appointed M. Jeyachandran as chair of the five member search committee. The committee's stated function is to recommend three scholars for the Governor to consider when appointing the Vice-Chancellor.
The notification establishes the committee and identifies its members and chair. It does not announce the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor or identify the three scholars to be recommended.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 145 dated 2 July 2018 directly concerns Tamil University governance, the appointing authorities, the committee members and potential candidates for Vice-Chancellor. Property buyers and landowners are not directly affected because the notification contains no provisions about land ownership, registration, planning, development, taxation or land use.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No property provision appears in the notification. It only constitutes a search committee for selecting candidates for Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur.
Who chairs the Tamil University Vice-Chancellor search committee?
M. Jeyachandran, a former Judge of the Madras High Court and the Chancellor's nominee, is the committee chair.
What must the search committee do?
The five member committee must recommend three scholars for consideration in appointing the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 145 appoint a Vice-Chancellor?
No. G.O. (Ms.) No. 145 dated 2 July 2018 appoints the search committee and its chair, not the Vice-Chancellor.
