Nagpur University RTMNU, Kundal replaces Chaudhary as BCUD director

Nagpur University RTMNU, Kundal replaces Chaudhary as BCUD director

RASHTRASANT Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) is witnessing major change in critical post with Director of Board of College and University Development (BCUD) Dr A D Chaudhary abruptly proceeding on medical leave. Dr Pradip Kundal. Head of Geology department has been asked to look after the charge of Director BCUD. This is a very key post and considered as extremely important to smoothly run the affairs of RTMNU.

From past some time. Dr Chaudhary was under fire from college management's for inept handling of banned college issue. He came under scathing criticism during the meetings of Management Council and Senate since BCUD had prepared the controversial list which mysteriously omitted name of some colleges without a single approved teacher and this fact never surfaced from RTMNU's side during court proceedings.

The issue of 250 banned colleges and resultant fiasco of 100th convocation has shifted focus on role played by each player including Vice-Chancellor and his key advisory. BCUD being the body responsible for affiliaiion. granting permission to new colleges, inspection and rcsul-lamly to oversee that college function as per norm. It was failure of BCUD which brought ignominy to RTMNU and big-wigs of University politics were furious with functioning of BCUD and particularly Dr Arvind Chaudhary. Vice-Chancellor Dr Vilas Sapkal. Pro-VC Dr Mahesh Yenkie too were under tremendous pressure to improve the situation. To make matters worse, Dr Chaudhary proceeded on leave and his absence during Senate meeting was noticed by all. Dr Vilas Sapkal. Vice-Chancellor, somehow had to manage the show single-handedly.

Dr Chaudhary who turned 60 in November 2012 got an extension of 2 years as per the rule brought by Government of Maharashtra to provide the solution to scarcity of teachers. This extension was given to Dr Chaudliary as Professor in Post Graduate Department of Botany. But university bestowed upon him the responsibility of BCUD Director which according to sources is the sheer violation of new rule. His salary was being drawn as Professor. According to sources, somebody in Secretariat alerted Dr Chaudhary that it would put him in further trouble and Government may recover the money from his pocket. Dr Chaudhary is likely to apply for Voluntary Retirement Scheme or may join as Professor in Botany Department for his remaining tenure of 11 months.

After receiving tlie indications that Dr Chaudhary may not join back, university began the search for new BCUD Director. The first one on the radar was Head, Post Graduate Department of Statistics Dr S P Kane. Sources disclosed that even university had issued his order, but Dr Kane declined to accept the post, it is learnt. University then asked Dr K S Bharati and then Dr A M Khurad as well. but. both of them did not accept the offer. Finally it was Dr Kundal who is considered as positive resource of university, accepted the post. Dr Kundal presently is doing a fine job as Director of Technology Park. He will be handling the department which is under scanner presently with ban on 250 colleges is haunting university bosses.