Mumbai University director returns back to his college as its principal

Updated on: Thursday, December 20, 2012

The director of examinations, appointed by the Mumbai University in March-April this year after the series of goof-ups, has gone back to his college principal's post, citing health reasons. The university is yet to appoint anybody as a replacement, prompting people to wonder whether it was a temporary measure to douse public anger.

A day after admitting to the marketing and human resources management paper leak, the university made a couple of appointments in the first week of April this year. While the registrar's post was filled immediately, the university also created a new post of director of examinations, and appointed the principal of Gogate-Joglekar College, Subhash Deo, to the post. After eight-and-a-half months, even as some university exams are still on, Deo returned to his college.

Deo said, "I am back to my college as the principal. Mumbai's climate was not suitable for me, so I returned to Ratnagiri. I had been considering the move for a couple of weeks now and took the decision recently."

December 11 was Deo's last day at the office. Though his appointment was followed by official announcements, his exit was kept a silent affair. The university's pro-vice-chancellor, Naresh Chandra, said, "I am yet to go through his papers, so will not be able to comment on it. The university will take an appropriate step soon."

However, a university official said that the director (examinations) was not a statutory post and was created for a short period. "There is no fixed tenure for posts which are not statutory. The in-charge controller of examinations is looking after the exam section. The director's post was an additional charge given to Deo during the exam," said the official. It might be noted that a section of senate members had been opposing the creation of such a post as it was not a provision under the Maharashtra Universities Act.

Senate member Sudhakar Tamboli, however, said that the post had to be anyway dissolved sooner or later. "It was a temporary solution, and it had not made any difference. The university acts impulsively and then does not do any follow-ups. They have formed so many committees, we never hear about the committee reports. They should hire a full-time controller first to streamline the process," said Tamboli.

Mumbai University director returns back to his college as its principal

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