The search-cum-selection committee of the HRD Ministry for shortlisting candidates for the post of UGC chairman interviewed 10 candidates on Wednesday. Among those called in were NAAC chairman D P Singh, BHU vice-chancellor G C Tripathi, IGNOU Professor A K Singh, Secretary-General of Association of Indian Universities Furqan Qamar, former IIIT director S C Sharma, Delhi Technological University head Yogesh Singh, and Rayalaseema University head Y Narasimhulu. Of these, D P Singh, Tripathi, Sharma and A K Singh are said to be frontrunners for the job. The committee is also said to be considering AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabuddhe for the job, although he hasn't applied for the post.
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By IndianMandarins - 2017-05-19 10:50:19
The search-cum-selection committee of the HRD Ministry for shortlisting candidates for the post of UGC chairman interviewed 10 candidates on Wednesday. Among those called in were NAAC chairman D P Singh, BHU vice-chancellor G C Tripathi, IGNOU Professor A K Singh, Secretary-General of Association of Indian Universities Furqan Qamar, former IIIT director S C Sharma, Delhi Technological University head Yogesh Singh, and Rayalaseema University head Y Narasimhulu. Of these, D P Singh, Tripathi, Sharma and A K Singh are said to be frontrunners for the job. The committee is also said to be considering AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabuddhe for the job, although he hasn't applied for the post.
