Three dean committee appointed to verify the eligibility of guides finds 50% falling short of the required criteria

Updated on: Thursday, November 29, 2012

A three-dean committee appointed by Gujarat University to verify eligibility and merit of 50-odd guides, who were appointed by former VC Parimal Trivedi has submitted its report. The report says 50% of the guides fall short of the mandatory criteria and that their guide-ship should be cancelled.

It needs mention here that 50 guides were recently appointed to meet the severe shortfall of guides plaguing GU, due to which a number of students who have cleared the PhD entrance test were not able to pursue their doctoral thesis.

Shortage of guides is a serious issue plaguing GU, which presents itself as a vicious cycle. Since there is a lack of doctoral teachers, there is a lack of guides. This shortage of guides resultantly leads to fewer students pursuing doctoral theses. "The committee was set up after there were complaints that many of the 50-guides appointed did not fulfill the criteria. They had either not presented enough research papers or did not have adequate experience. The committee has submitted its report, following which the guide-ship of half the new appointments may be cancelled," said GU sources.

GU officials admit that this is a serious issue with no easy answers. "If the guide-ship is cancelled, GU would be back to square one where it will not be able to offer students guides to pursue doctoral dreams. The other issue is that GU cannot have less-than-qualified teachers as guide. It is a catch-22 situation," said officials.

Meanwhile, officials said a meeting will be soon held to mull over this crisis.

Three dean committee appointed to verify the eligibility of guides finds 50% falling short of the required criteria

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