Constitution of Search Committee to Recommend a Panel of Three Names to the Chancellor for Selection of Vice-Chancellor to Anna University, Chennai
The Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (D) No. 46, Higher Education (I-1), dated 8th March 2013, constituting a Search Committee to recommend three candidates to the Chancellor for appointment as Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai. The notification concerns university administration and contains no provisions affecting land, property ownership, planning or development.
Purpose of the notification
The Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (D) No. 46, Higher Education (I-1), dated 8th March 2013, to constitute a Search Committee for selecting candidates for the office of Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai. The committee must recommend a panel of three names to the Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.
The notification states that the committee was constituted under Section 11 (1) and (2) of the Anna University Act, 1978 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 30 of 1978). It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 8th March 2013.
Search Committee members
The Search Committee consists of three members representing the Chancellor, the Government and the Syndicate:
- Professor S. Sachidanandam is the Chancellor's nominee and Convener. The notification identifies him as a former Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, and as a Visiting Professor at National Law University, New Delhi.
- Dr. K. Aludiapillai, Indian Administrative Service, retired, is the Government nominee. The notification identifies him as a former Vice-Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University.
- Dr. R. Balasubramaniam is the Syndicate nominee. The notification identifies him as Director, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM University, Kattankollathur Campus, Chennai.
Committee's task
The Higher Education Department requests the Search Committee to:
- identify and recommend three names for consideration by the Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai;
- provide the bio-data of each recommended person; and
- submit the panel for appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.
The notification does not itself appoint a Vice-Chancellor. It creates the committee responsible for preparing and recommending the panel of candidates.
Relevance to property matters
G.O. (D) No. 46, Higher Education (I-1), dated 8th March 2013, deals only with the process for recommending candidates for a university leadership position. It does not describe any acquisition, transfer, classification, regulation or development of land. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are therefore not given any land-related duties or rights by this notification.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No land or property provisions are included. The notification only constitutes a committee to recommend candidates for appointment as Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.
Who appoints the Vice-Chancellor under this notification?
The Search Committee recommends a panel of three names, with their bio-data, to the Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai for appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.
Who serves on the Search Committee?
The members are Professor S. Sachidanandam as the Chancellor's nominee and Convener, Dr. K. Aludiapillai as the Government nominee, and Dr. R. Balasubramaniam as the Syndicate nominee.
Did the notification directly appoint a Vice-Chancellor?
No. G.O. (D) No. 46, Higher Education (I-1), dated 8th March 2013, constituted a committee to recommend a panel of three names to the Chancellor.
