Posts Tagged ‘GU’
Congress sweeps Gujarat University’s syndicate elections in Ahmedabad
The Congress crushed BJP in the Gujarat University’s syndicate elections. On Sunday, the GU campus hosted elections for 10 syndicate seats and three seats of Board of Accounts (BOA). The Congress swept the university polls by bagging nine out of 13 seats. More »
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There is a sharp sense of unrest among Gujarat University (GU) employees as they will now have to watch what they speak inside the vice-chancellor’s (VC) chamber. In an unprecedented move, newly-appointed VC Adesh Pal has got two CCTV cameras installed in his chamber so that all that is said in his office gets recorded. More »
GU syndicate elections on September 30 in Ahmedabad
Following Gujarat high court directive and immense political pressure by the Congress, Gujarat University on Wednesday finally issued a notification declaring the date of syndicate elections on September 30. More »
LikeHC junks PIL seeking Ketan Desai’s removal from GU senate in Ahmedabad
The Gujarat high court has once again dismissed a public interest litigation demanding removal of former Medical Council of India (MCI) chief, Ketan Desai, from the Gujarat University senate. More »
Narendra Modi’s address on Teacher’s day interrupted in Ahmedabad
Chief minister Narendra Modi’s address to students and teachers which was broadcasted live by the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics ( BISAG) was disrupted by the agitating teaching, non-teaching staff and political leaders who entered the hall where the programme was being aired live.
The hall was nearly empty and the agitating representatives had a field day. Newly appointed vice chancellor was also pushed by the agitating members of various colleges who pushed their way into the GU premises despite heavy security.
The VC was later cordoned by the police and security and led to his chamber through a lift. Later, glasses of buses were broken as the agitating members spilled on to the roads.
Protest against GU directive to admit only girls in Gujarat College
Students on Monday staged a protest against the directive of Gujarat University acting vice-chancellor Mukul Shah to give admission to only girls in the morning shift in Gujarat College and admit boys in the afternoon shift. More »
Gujarat University to study judgment before admitting students
The Gujarat University has decided that they would study the high court judgment on PG dental admission before admitting the students.The Gujarat high court on Thursday struck down the settlement be-tween the state government and Consortium of Self-Financed Colleges. More »
Hold syndicate polls by next month end, HC directs Gujarat University in Ahmedabad
The Gujarat high court set a deadline for the Gujarat University syndicate elections on Thursday and held that the decision taken by the vice-chancellor was not proper.A division bench has asked the university authority to hold the elections by September 30. The direction was passed in response to petitions filed by a couple of senate members including former deputy chief minister, Narhari Amin. More »
Principal, management of JG College get notice in Ahmedabad
Gujarat University (GU) issued a show-cause notice to principal of JG College of Commerce Saurabh Choksi to explain his appointment without the mandatory doctoral degree as required by the norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Choksi was asked explain within ten days. More »
College development fees to be levied by student numbers in Ahmedabad
The self-financed collages under Gujarat University (GU) will have to pay the development fee to the university on the basis of the number of students enrolled, indicated the authorities after syndicate meeting on Saturday. The committee been formed to look into the issue will soon submit the report, said the officials. More »
No takers for GU’s Computer on Wheels in Ahmedabad
There are no takers for the Gujarat University’s ambitious Computer on Wheels (COW) project meant to familiarize students and homemakers with the basics of computer applications.The acting vice chancellor, Dr Mukul Shah said, “Homemakers are not coming forward to learn computers through COW prompting the GU to scrap plans to introduce two more COWs.” More »
MA and MCom results still awaited in Ahmedabad
The results of MA and MCom exams are awaited, month-and-a-half into the new academic year of Gujarat University. Some 35,000 students have been affected by the delay.The number comprises students who had appeared for the first as well as the second year of the post-graduate degree courses. The programmes for the second year are yet to begin. More »
Cong members press for GU’s syndicate polls in Ahmedabad
The Gujarat University’s in-charge vice chancellor (VC) was gheraoed by Congress workers on Monday. The reason – controversy over syndicate elections.The state’s assembly elections which are scheduled to be held later this year seems to have jived up the political ambience of GU. Now, students’ organizations headed by Congress and BJP leaders are at loggerheads over whether or not to hold syndicate elections by August end. More »
Gujarat University’s syndicate polls in Ahmedabad
The Gujarat University’s in-charge vice chancellor (VC) was gheraoed by Congress workers on Monday. The reason – controversy over syndicate elections. More »
High drama in GU over syndicate polls in Ahmedabad
The vice-chancellor’s office in Gujarat University (GU) turned into a virtual political battlefield as Congress and BJP leaders came face to face over the issue of a public notification announcing syndicate elections. Acting vice chancellor, Dr Mukul Shah, apprehending a threat protected himself with two bouncers even as he faced heat in the presence of over teams of policemen who reported for duty at the campus. More »
Petition challenging GU search committee dismissed in Ahmedabad
The Gujarat high court on Monday dismissed the petition challenging the constitution of the search committee to select a vice chancellor on the ground that it was in violation of norms. This has paved way for the existing search committee to continue it’s search for a new vice chancellor of the university. More »
Students complaint that top colleges sell seats in ahmedabad
Student complained to Gujarat University (GU) acting vice chancellor Dr Mukul Shah that top commerce colleges which declared that they had no vacant seats, are selling seat for Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000. Dr Shah is learnt to have told the students that GU will initiate action against the colleges if they submit proof of backdoor admissions being granted for money. More »
LikeVeer Narmad South Gujarat University senate election turns high profile
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University’s (VNSGU) senate election has turned high profile with the president of Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGParesh Patel deciding to contest against senior Congress leader Hoshang Mirza in the science faculty registered graduate constituency. More »
LikeGU monitoring committee charged of pressurizing colleges of admission
Members of monitoring committee who are meant to ensure a transparent admission procedure in various commerce colleges are themselves up to mischief. They are getting students admitted to the colleges while on the rounds to monitor the admissions. More »
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