UGC tagging us as 'defaulter' over ombudsman unfortunate: MP varsity
Days after the University Grants Commission termed 16 universities from Madhya Pradesh defaulters for failing to appoint ombudsmen to address student grievances, one of them called the move unfortunate and said they have already complied with the requirement.
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication (MCU) said it has appointed retired Chief District and Sessions Judge Om Prakash Sunarya as its adjudicator (ombudsman).
MCU appointed Sunarya as ombudsman for three years from the date of his joining after following UGC guidelines, the varsity said in a statement. Sunarya was appointed the ombudsman on June 6 and he took charge the next day, it said.
In the press note, the MCU Vice Chancellor Prof (Dr) K G Suresh termed unfortunate the move of the UGC to include the university in its defaulters' list released on June 19.
We had completed the process two months back but due to the model code of conduct (for Lok Sabha polls), the notification could not be