NU extends all four deans' tenure till June 15
Nagpur University
administration has extended the tenure of all four deans and their associate deans on Tuesday. Their original tenure was to end on April 29 due to a holiday on Wednesday. The tenure of the exam director post, held on additional charge by dean of commerce and management faculty, Sanjay Kavishwar, was also automatically extended.
A fresh circular directing partial changes in the earlier order to relieve the deans on April 30 afternoon was posted on the NU website. However, the question about keeping the deans' posts filled beyond June 15 still persists. This is because the NU doesn't have a full-time
vice chancellor
following the death of Subhash Chaudhari in September last year. In the event of a VC's death, deans are allowed to continue till the end of the
academic year
, which ends on April 30.
NU officials contested that although officially the academic year must end on April 30, academic activities, especially exams, continue until mid-June. Hence, the extension of another 45 days was justified. However, as the appointment of a new VC, even if it starts now, will stretch beyond June 15, the possibility of the deans' posts falling vacant is high.
Faculties of science and technology, commerce and management, and humanities have an associate dean each, besides a full-time dean. The interdisciplinary studies faculty has a lone dean. The extension of the deans ensures continuity in academic and administrative functions during the ongoing transition.
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Nagpur: The Nagpur University administration has extended the tenure of all four deans and their associate deans on Tuesday. Their original tenure was to end on April 29 due to a holiday on Wednesday. The tenure of the exam director post, held on additional charge by dean of commerce and management faculty, Sanjay Kavishwar, was also automatically extended.
A fresh circular directing partial changes in the earlier order to relieve the deans on April 30 afternoon was posted on the NU website. However, the question about keeping the deans' posts filled beyond June 15 still persists. This is because the NU doesn't have a full-time vice chancellor following the death of Subhash Chaudhari in September last year. In the event of a VC's death, deans are allowed to continue till the end of the academic year, which ends on April 30.
NU officials contested that although officially the academic year must end on April 30, academic activities, especially exams, continue until mid-June. Hence, the extension of another 45 days was justified. However, as the appointment of a new VC, even if it starts now, will stretch beyond June 15, the possibility of the deans' posts falling vacant is high.
Faculties of science and technology, commerce and management, and humanities have an associate dean each, besides a full-time dean. The interdisciplinary studies faculty has a lone dean. The extension of the deans ensures continuity in academic and administrative functions during the ongoing transition.
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