Eight Universities' Vice-Chancellor Nominee Shortlist Published

Kathmandu. The list of candidates who have been shortlisted for the appointment of vice-chancellors of eight different universities has been published. The selection and recommendation committee formed to recommend names for the post of vice-chancellor today published the shortlist of candidates for the vice-chancellors of Tribhuvan University, Pokhara University, Purbanchal University, Lumbini Buddhist University, Agriculture and Forestry University, Mid-Western University, Far-Western University, and Rajarshi Janak University.

The vice-chancellor appointment process is being expedited for the first time through an integrated process in accordance with the 'Integrated Procedure for Selection and Recommendation of Vice-Chancellors of Various Universities, 2083 BS'.

According to the shortlist, there are 10 candidates each for Tribhuvan University, Purbanchal University, Pokhara University, Rajarshi Janak University, Mid-Western University, and Agriculture and Forestry University, and 7 candidates for Lumbini Buddhist University.

Suggestions and opinions regarding the shortlisted candidates can be submitted by Jestha 25, 2083 BS. The final recommendation process will be expedited based on the suggestions received and evaluation.

A total of 218 applications were received for the post of vice-chancellor. The shortlist has been published based on the marks given by the experts.

The government had called for applications for the vacant vice-chancellor posts in eight universities, including Tribhuvan University, on Baisakh 24. The selection and recommendation committee, in its meeting on Jestha 13, had approved the applications of eligible applicants after preliminary screening.

The University Chancellor Balen Shah had formed a recommendation committee under the chairmanship of Education Minister Sasmita Pokharel to recommend the names of the vice-chancellors. The ministry stated that the committee formed another subcommittee under the leadership of an expert and prepared the shortlist based on the marks given by the expert.

Under the new procedure, a preliminary selection system through an expert committee has been arranged to ensure transparency, meritocracy, and procedural fairness in the appointment process.