MUFA demands implementation of HoD rotation norms

Madurai Kamaraj University Faculty Association (MUFA) has renewed its demand for the immediate enforcement of the Tamil Nadu government order mandating a rotational system for Heads of Departments (HoDs).In its letter to the Commissioner of Collegiate Education P. Ponniah the forum has stated that while other prominent State institutions, including the University of Madras, Bharathidasan University, Bharathiar University, and Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, have successfully adopted the three-year tenure policy to ensure equitable leadership opportunities, MKU remains a notable holdout.According to MUFA, the prolonged retention of certain individuals as HODs for up to 15 years, despite faculty members being recruited on the same day and year, has fostered an administrative stagnation,…

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