The Academic Council of RTM Nagpur University elected its representatives for various university bodies on Wednesday. All the members were elected unopposed.
Those elected as provided under section 30 (4) of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act 2016 are – {rincipal (Open) category – Dr Nilkanth Yadavrao Lanje, OBC category – Dr Devendra Shrikrishna Bhongade elected on the Management Council. In the Teachers Category – (Open) – Dr Yogesh Vasantrao Bhute and OBC category – Dr Pandurang Sadashiv Dange on the Management Council. In the College Management Representative Category, those nominated include (Open) – Ajay Amilal Agrawal. From among elected members from Graduates’ Constituency (Open) – Ajay Dhanraj Chavan and from the VJNT category – Waman Deorao Turke were elected to the Management Council.
As provided of the Act one person from among Management Council was nominated to the Academic Council. Only one nomination was received and Dr Umesh Pandurang Tulaskar was selected for the position.
Rom among the Principals Dr Sachin Purushottam Untwale was nominated to the Standing Committee of the University. Here too only one nomination paper was received. One teacher as provided under Section 70 (3) of the Act was also nominated to the Standing Committee. The nomination of Manish Bhanudas Wanjari was the only applicant and was appointed to the Committee.
Dr Pandurang Sadashiv Dange from the Teachers Category and Manoj Purushottam Malkapure from the University’s non-teaching staff were nominated to the Disciplinary Action Committee. These nominations were also made unanimously.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Vidyapeeth Shikshan Manch have claimed that all the persons nominated belong to their organisations.