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VC appt row: SC asks state govt, Guv, UGC to submit names for search panel

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September 16, 2023

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VC appt row: SC asks state govt, Guv, UGC to submit names for search panel

The Supreme Court today asked the West Bengal government, the state Governor in his role as the Chancellor of state universities, and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to send three to five names of noted personalities by 25 September from which a search committee would be constituted which would appoint vice chancellors (VCs) of state universities in West Bengal.

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