‘Will decide after meeting Governor tomorrow’
Srinagar: Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, who is scheduled to meet Governor N N Vohra on Tuesday, is yet to take a decision on joining Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) as it Vice Chancellor.
Talking to KNS, Prof Talat said: “I will decide whether to join Jamia or nor only after meeting Governortomorrow.” According to a JMI circular dated April 29, 2014: “The President of India, in his capacity as the Visitor of the university and in exercise of powers conferred upon him by the Statute 2(1) of Jamia Millia Islamia Act 1988, has been pleased to appoint Prof. Talat Ahmed, Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University, Srinagar as the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.”
A senior faculty member in Kashmir University told KNS that most of the faculty members in Kashmir University believe that Prof Ahmad’s joining Jamia will badly affect the current academic session in the university. “It will take time to the new chancellor to get adjusted and understand the niceties. The university is in its mid-session so it will be difficult for us as well to coup up with the situation if Prof Ahmad chooses to leave the Kashmir University at this point of time,” said the senior faculty members wishing not to be named.
Prof. Ahmad, who before being appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University in 2011, served as a professor of Geology at University of Delhi, will be taking charge over from Prof. S.M. Sajid who has served as the officiating Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia as Najeeb Jung vacated the post in July 2013 owing to his appointment as Lt. Governor of Delhi. Official sources told KNS that the chancellor of the Kashmir University (Governor) can appoint a search committee for the new vice chancellor only after Prof Ahmad takes a decision on his new appointment.