KTU Syndicate declines proposal to appoint Pro Vice-Chancellor
The Syndicate of Kerala Technological University has decided not to approve a proposal to appoint Biju, a retired professor of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, as Pro Vice-Chancellor. The proposal had reportedly been placed on the meeting agenda by the Vice-Chancellor, according to The Hindu.
The Syndicate of Kerala Technological University has decided against approving a proposal to appoint Biju as Pro Vice-Chancellor, The Hindu reports. Biju is described as a retired professor of the Mar Athanasius College of Engineering in Kothamangalam. The proposal would have appointed him to the university’s Pro Vice-Chancellor position.
According to the report, the Vice-Chancellor had included the proposal on the agenda for a Syndicate meeting. The Syndicate nevertheless decided not to approve it. The supplied material does not state whether the proposal was rejected, deferred or withdrawn.
It also gives no reason for the decision, no details of the discussion and no information about a possible replacement or a fresh appointment process. The decision leaves the proposal without Syndicate approval. The available report records the agenda item, the candidate’s background and the outcome, but does not provide comments from the Vice-Chancellor, Biju or other Syndicate members.
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