Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has constituted search committees to select vice-chancellors of six universities in the state, Raj Bhavan sources said here on Friday.
He said the Governor's Secretariat on Friday released the notification for the selection of vice-chancellors for Kerala University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala Agricultural University and Malayalam University.
According to separate notifications for the six universities, the Governor took the decision in exercise of his power as Chancellor conferred by the provisions of the Universities Act and in compliance with the Kerala High Court judgment dated December 8, 2022.
The committees have been directed to submit their recommendations within a period of three months from the date of notification.
The Governor's move comes amid the ongoing tussle between the Raj Bhavan and the Left government of Kerala over various matters related to the administration of universities in the state. The state government has not responded to the Governor's latest move.
He said the Governor's Secretariat on Friday released the notification for the selection of vice-chancellors for Kerala University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala Agricultural University and Malayalam University.
According to separate notifications for the six universities, the Governor took the decision in exercise of his power as Chancellor conferred by the provisions of the Universities Act and in compliance with the Kerala High Court judgment dated December 8, 2022.
The committees have been directed to submit their recommendations within a period of three months from the date of notification.
The Governor's move comes amid the ongoing tussle between the Raj Bhavan and the Left government of Kerala over various matters related to the administration of universities in the state. The state government has not responded to the Governor's latest move.
