Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Jharkhand, Prof KB Das has been appointed as the Chairman of the Standing Committee by the UGC.

Ranchi, Jharkhand  | June | 01, 2023 :: 

Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Jharkhand, Prof KB Das has been appointed as the Chairman of the Standing Committee by the UGC.

With the objective of strengthening the quality of higher education and bringing transparency in the recruitment process, the UGC has constituted a standing committee. The chairman of the high-level committee has been appointed Prof. Kshiti Bhushan Das, Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Jharkhand, Prof. Das in the nine-member team. He is very experienced, which will benefit the entire committee. The Standing Committee will mainly keep a special eye on the minimum qualification and higher education standards for the appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges. The Standing Committee will suggest measures to control violations of the UGC Regulations on Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of M.Phil or Ph.D. Degree.

standing committee mandate

1. Identification of Institute or Universities for verification of documents.

2. To collect information regarding faculty appointment and award of Ph.D.

3. To ensure the recruitment process or verification of documents for PhD degree is in accordance with UGC regulations.

4. To recommend appropriate action in case of non-compliance or violation of rules.

The committee will have the right to examine the documents of any higher education institution to determine whether such higher education institution follows the rules of the UGC or not.

Prof. Kshiti Bhushan Das thanked UGC for getting such a big responsibility. He said that only quality education can strengthen society, for this irregularity in the appointment process of teachers cannot be ignored, if a teacher is wrongly appointed then what will he give to the society? At the same time, many complaints are read and heard regarding Ph.D. awards, which is a serious problem, our standing committee will work seriously to remove it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly reiterates the point of transparency, this standing committee will try that the rules of UGC are not ignored in the higher education sectors and that justice is done to the meritorious students.