Date:29/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/29/stories/2008032961980300.htm

New Delhi

Wrangling over St. Stephen’s Principal continues

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The tug of war between Delhi University and St. Stephen’s College over the qualifications required for the post of Principal continues.

The “final advertisement” issued by St. Stephen’s College this past week has prompted a communication from the University administration to the college governing body chairman, Bishop S.K. Singh.

The letter written by the Dean of Colleges, Nayanjot Lahiri, on Thursday instructed the governing body to ensure that the composition of the selection committee for the new Principal is done as per the norms of the University Grants Commission regulations that are also incorporated into the ordinances of the University.

With regard to the final advertisement, the missive also highlighted that it was unfortunate on the part of the college administration that it had removed the criterion on applicability of “qualifications/conditions laid out by the UGC/University” as mentioned in the second advertisement.

Also, the other condition of “preferable age” of the potential candidates to be between 50-60 years as specified in the last advertisement was “not in consonance with the UGC regulations as well as University ordinances”.