Meghalaya: Centre initiates NEHU VC appointment process amid prolonged campus unrest
By NE NOW NEWS
Guwahati: The Centre has initiated the process for appointing a new vice-chancellor at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong amid continuing protests and uncertainty over the institution’s functioning.
The Ministry of Education on Wednesday invited online applications from eligible candidates for the post. According to an official notification, the application process will remain open till June 18.
The move comes amid months of unrest on the NEHU campus over alleged administrative and governance issues.
According to the notification, the vice-chancellor, as the academic and administrative head of the university, should possess “the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment”.
Eligible candidates must be distinguished academicians with at least 10 years of experience as a professor in a university or possess equivalent experience in a reputed research or academic administrative organisation, along with evidence of academic leadership.
The selected candidate will receive a fixed monthly salary of Rs 2.10 lakh, a special allowance of Rs 11,250 and other admissible benefits.
The notification stated that the appointment will be made from a panel of names recommended by a committee constituted under the Act governing the university.
The development comes as Vice-Chancellor Prabha Shankar Shukla has largely remained away from the campus since proceeding on leave in November 2024 following protests by students’ and teachers’ organisations demanding his removal.
Several organisations had staged demonstrations and sought the Centre’s intervention over the functioning of the university administration.