Bengal Higher Education department calls on Governor to appoint temporary Vice-Chancellors

West Bengal Higher Education Department has requested Governor C V Ananda Bose to appoint interim vice-chancellors in state-run universities with vacant posts. Of the 31 professors suggested, six names were accepted by Bose. This decision was made based on consensus with the Chief Minister and Supreme Court directives. Attorney General of India also had discussions with Bose regarding the appointments.

The West Bengal Higher Education Department has requested Governor C V Ananda Bose, who is also the Chancellor of state-run universities, to appoint interim vice-chancellors in institutions where the posts are vacant, an official said.

Of the 31 professors suggested by the state government for appointment as interim VCs, Bose accepted six names and rejected the rest, he said on Friday.

''Today, the senior special secretary of the West Bengal Higher Education Department requested the Chancellor to appoint interim VCs based on the consensus reached between him and the chief minister at the behest of the Supreme Court,'' the official told PTI.

''From among the six professors, the Chancellor will appoint interim VCs in universities where the posts are vacant,'' he added.

Incidentally, on Thursday, Attorney General of India R Venkataramani held an hour-long discussion with Bose in Raj Bhavan in this connection.