Calicut University Syndicate member writes to Governor A Syndicate member of the University of Calicut has approached Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, also the Chancellor, against the alleged denial of admission to a Dalit student to the Ph.D programme in the Department of Life Sciences.
In his mail to Mr. Khan, P. Rasheed Ahammed, the United Democratic Front-backed Syndicate member, claimed that K.P. Lijith Chandran had secured second rank in the Ph.D entrance test conducted by the university in 2020. The rank list is valid for a year. Mr. Chandran was denied enrolment despite a vacancy in the department because of his political affiliation and his caste, alleged Mr. Ahammed. Mr. Chandran is also the Malappuram district president of the Kerala Students Union.
‘Reservation norms for differently abled violated in Calicut varsity appointment’
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UDF-backed Syndicate member urges Governor to seek report from Vice Chancellor
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UDF-backed Syndicate member urges Governor to seek report from Vice Chancellor A United Democratic Front-backed Syndicate member has urged the Governor to seek a report from the Calicut University Vice Chancellor on the execution of reservation norms for differently abled persons in the appointment of faculty members of various departments.
In a letter to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is also the Chancellor of the university, P. Rasheed Ahammed said four backlog vacancies existed as per university records for the differently abled in the cadre of assistant professors. The backlog in the posts of associate professor and professor had not been identified as yet. Mr. Ahammed alleged that the university took a unilateral decision to issue a notification for recruitment overlooking