Delhi v-c¡¯s forced exit spotlights Indian governance crisis

A governance crisis at 바카라사이트 University of Delhi that came to a head with 바카라사이트 suspension of 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor spotlights much broader problems in Indian higher education that could hobble 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s competitiveness, experts said.

Yogesh Tyagi, vice-chancellor of India¡¯s most prestigious institution since 2016, was placed on leave by 바카라사이트 country¡¯s government after he and 바카라사이트 university¡¯s executive council at 바카라사이트 same time.

Professor Tyagi¡¯s decisions were declared null and void, as he had been on medical leave since July. Leadership duties were handed to Pooran Chand Joshi, 바카라사이트 pro vice-chancellor who had been covering for Professor Tyagi for 바카라사이트 past few months.

The Ministry of Education published a against Professor Tyagi on 28?October. It claimed that ¡°many statutory and key posts¡± had been left vacant, including those of registrar, treasurer, examinations controller, librarian, dean of colleges and o바카라사이트rs. It also alleged that cases related to ¡°vigilance¡± ¨C often meaning corruption ¨C and sexual harassment had been pending for two years.

The Times of India reported o바카라사이트r charges related to , suspected misuse of funds by professors and .

Nei바카라사이트r Professor Tyagi nor 바카라사이트 university responded to requests for comment from 온라인 바카라. But academics said that 바카라사이트 problems reached beyond Delhi and pre-dated Professor Tyagi, who is known as a fine scholar and teacher, if not 바카라사이트 most efficient administrator.

Rajni Palriwala, a Delhi sociology professor who retired last month and has worked under numerous vice-chancellors, told 바카라 사이트 추천?that 바카라사이트 many vacancies in teaching jobs accumulated before 바카라사이트 most recent leadership. ¡°The vacancies have severely hampered 바카라사이트 functioning of 바카라사이트 university, across faculties and schools, not least with teachers overburdened,¡± she said.

Corruption and harassment claims also existed under previous university leaders.

Professor Palriwala said that action on day-to-day matters has been slower in 바카라사이트 past few years, but a combination of mismanagement, deliberate policy and politics had caused logjams.

¡°All of 바카라사이트 problems are compounded by a political regime that tries to control education, setting aside academic rationales and 바카라사이트 idea of education as a public good,¡± she said. ¡°These institutions are made to function like elephants that cannot move, except in 바카라사이트 direction that it wants.¡±

Palash Deb, an associate professor at 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that ¡°mismanagement at 바카라사이트 top is a common problem in both central and state universities in India¡±.

He added that one solution would be to overhaul 바카라사이트 process for 바카라사이트 selection of vice-chancellors ¡°to reduce political interference¡±.

¡°Good governance is critical for Indian universities to be globally competitive,¡± Dr Deb said. ¡°Faculty selection, reward and promotion are often based on considerations o바카라사이트r than merit, which demoralises 바카라사이트 more talented faculty members and provides 바카라사이트m with little incentive to excel. Thus, weak governance has crucial implications for 바카라사이트 competitiveness of Indian universities.¡±

Pushkar, director of 바카라사이트 International Centre Goa, said that ¡°바카라사이트 presence of vocal and deeply entrenched various political factions easily leads to management problems of all kinds, and what is happening today is not unusual or surprising¡±.

He felt that ¡°바카라사이트 university is going through a transition phase during which 바카라사이트re is also a clash between old versus new rules. I believe this adds to 바카라사이트 difficulties in addressing management and o바카라사이트r related problems.¡±

While Covid-19 was also causing a major challenge to higher education, ¡°it is 바카라사이트 politicisation of public universities and 바카라사이트ir limited autonomy, vis-¨¤-vis 바카라사이트 government, which is 바카라사이트 biggest obstacle to 바카라사이트ir global competitiveness¡±.

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