IT News
Imphal, Jan 22:
All Manipur Muslim Students Organisation (AMMSO) has submitted a memorandum to the Governor and Chief Minister of Manipur demanding removal of VC Tongbram Bhabeswar.
AMMSO stated that the present VC of Manipur Technical University has been appointed fictitiously and the VC is ineligible and unfit to take the position of this and only degree college in Manipur as per the latest guidelines of UGC and AICTEL.
The AMMSO pointed that the latest UGC regulation of 18 July, 2018 section 7.3 for the qualification of vice-chancellor. In the memorandum, AMMSO demanded that the VC should be a distinguished academician with a minimum of 10 years of experience as a professor. And he should have a minimum of 8 research publications in UGC, AICTE, SCI approved list of journals. The appointed VC Tongbram Bhabeswar has not met any criteria to be eligible for the position of VC of Manipur Technical university. He has been working in the government polytechnic institute at Takyel since 1991 as a Lecturer grade and further as an Associate professor of the said Diploma Institute. The AMMSO pointed that the engineering degree college has a huge difference with diploma institute and difference in the service statuses. And he has never been in the rank of professor. Tongbram Bhabeswar got Ph.D. in non-engineering subject from the History department of Manipur university on the topic of Traditional housing and architecture of Manipur.
AMMSO further stated that it is a great surprise that a person who is even ineligible to be principal in charge of diploma institute is appointed as vice-chancellor of the degree college.