Interview shortlist: violation of norms alleged in Kannur varsity
The Hindu
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Kannur University is again in the middle of a controversy following its decision to shortlist and interview Priya Varghese, wife of K.K. Ragesh, private secretary of the Chief Minister, for the post of associate professor in the Malayalam department.
The Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) and a senate member said on Wednesday that the university had shortlisted Ms. Varghese for the post in violation of University Grants Commission (UGC) norms. They alleged that the university was in a hurry to shortlist and interview the applicant before the completion of the tenure of Vice Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran, who is set to retire on November 23.
In a petition filed with the Minister of Higher Education and the Vice Chancellor, R.S. Sasikumar, SUCC chairman, said a screening committee prepared a shortlist of six persons, which included Ms. Varghese, inviting them for an interview just a day after the deadline for receiving applications on November 12.
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