Bangalore University employees urge for appointment of VC from SC/ST community

The Teachers’ Association and the Non-Teaching Employees’ Association of Bangalore University person written to the Governor, the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister, the Minister for Higher Education, and the Karnataka State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, requesting that the adjacent Vice-Chancellor of the University beryllium appointed from among professors belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) oregon Scheduled Tribes (ST).

The substance was discussed successful the Executive Committee gathering of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Teachers’ and Non-Teaching Employees’ Associations of Bangalore University.

The associations observed that since the constitution of the University successful 1964, the Government has appointed a full of 19 full-time Vice-Chancellors implicit the past 62 years,

not a azygous Vice-Chancellor belonging to the Scheduled Castes oregon Scheduled Tribes has been appointed by the Government.

At present, Bangalore University has 380 non-teaching employees, of whom 200 beryllium to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (53%). Similarly, among the 115 imperishable teaching module members, 75 professors (65%) beryllium to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Further, astir 45% of the students of the University beryllium to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, arsenic stated successful the letter.