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The Hindu
03-08-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Periyar University replaces long-serving heads of seven departments
The Periyar University Administration has replaced the heads of seven departments, who had served for a long time. This is the first time in the last two decades that seven HoDs were changed at a time. The varsity has 19 departments and as per the Periyar University Act, a HoD should be a professor and the post should be given to the professors in a department every three years on rotation. However, in many departments, the heads had remained unchanged for more than 10 years reportedly due to the support of the University Administration. It is claimed that many professors, especially those belonging to Scheduled Caste and Most Backward Classes, were not given the opportunity to become HoDs. Last month, the head of Tamil department, T. Periasamy was changed after 12 years. Following this, the Vice-Chancellor in-charge committee identified the professors who are serving as HoDs for long-term and issued orders recently. The faculty said that this was the first time in two decades that nearly half of the HoDs were changed. In the order issued to the new HoDs, the university mentioned that their tenure would be three years or until they attained the age of 60.
New Indian Express
17-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Assistant Professor in Periyar University suspended two days before end of tenure of V-C
COIMBATORE: An assistant professor in the Department of Economics of Salem Periyar University was suspended on Thursday, citing violations of provisions of the Periyar University Act. Reacting to the suspension letter issued by Registrar (in-charge) S Kadhiravan, assistant professor V Vaithianathan said that he is being targeted by the University's Vice-Chancellor R Jagannathan, whose tenure is to end on Monday, for exposing violations and scams in the university. In the suspension letter, Kadhiravan said that Vaithianathan violated rules and statutes by criticising the university administration and sharing confidential information with print media. 'Since there is a prima facie case to initiate disciplinary action, the assistant professor has been placed under suspension,' the letter said. Vaithianathan, a member of the national executive committee of the All India University and College Teachers Federation, told TNIE that he recently filed a complaint with the higher education department, alleging violations in the selection process for the registrar post at Periyar University and requested that it be stopped. He said the news was published in the print media based on a complaint he filed as president of the national executive committee of the All India University and College Teachers Federation. 'My action does not violate the University Act,' Vaithianathan said. He also pointed out that PUTA (Periyar University Teachers Association) has exposed many violations in the university. 'Now that the V-C's tenure comes to an end on Monday, he took revenge through the registrar,' he added. Efforts to reach V-C R Jagannathan went in vain and Registrar (in-charge) S Kadhiravan refused to comment.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Periyar University V-C appears before police in Salem
Periyar University Vice-Chancellor R. Jagannathan skipped the Vice-Chancellors' conference in Udhagamandalam on Friday and appeared before the Suramangalam Assistant Police Commissioner regarding a fund misappropriation case registered against him. The Salem City Police issued a summon to Mr. Jagannathan to appear at the Suramangalam Assistant Commissioner's office on Friday morning regarding the case registered against him for establishing the Periyar University Technology Entrepreneurship and Research (PUTER) Foundation at the university's expense and allegedly creating a loss and also for allegedly making casteist remarks against Periyar University Employees Union (PUEU) legal advisor I. Elangovan. The inquiry continued for more than six hours. Police sources said that more than 300 questions were asked during the inquiry with the Vice-Chancellor. On behalf of Mr. Jagannathan, Periyar University Management Studies Department head G. Yoganandan and Mathematics Department head P. Prakash participated at the conference in Ooty. Meanwhile, PUEU general secretary C. Sakthivel demanded that the State government take action against Yoganandan and Prakash, under Section 12(A) of the Periyar University Act, for taking part in the two-day conference.
