Selection Committee Reviews 218 Applications for University Vice-Chancellor Positions

Kathmandu. The selection and recommendation committee has started studying the applications of a total of 218 candidates for the vacant vice-chancellor posts of various eight universities.

The selection and recommendation committee at the Ministry of Education and Sports had invited interested and eligible candidates to apply within 10 days on Baisakh 25. As per the notice, the highest number of applications, 50, have been received for the post of Vice-Chancellor of Tribhuvan University.

According to the ministry, 38/38 applications have been received for Purwanchal University and Pokhara University, 19 for Sudurpashchim University, 20 for Mid-Western University, 11 for Lumbini Buddhist University, 15 for Agriculture and Forestry University, and 27 for Rajarshi Janak University. The committee is preparing to start the selection process by studying (scrutinizing) the documents of the applicants and publishing the list of selected candidates.

The 'Integrated Procedure for Selection and Recommendation of Vice-Chancellors of Various Universities, 2083' was approved on Baisakh 24. The process for new appointments has begun after the removal of officials from various universities through a special ordinance related to the removal of office-bearers of public bodies, issued by the President on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.

The committee formed for selection includes Education Minister Sasmita Pokharel, Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Sports Chudamani Poudel, and relevant experts for the respective universities.