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Leadership Gaps Persist in IITs and Education Bodies

Leadership Gaps Persist in IITs and Education Bodies
Ad hoc roles to fill IIT big shoes amid leadership gaps in higher education - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

There are many important jobs in big schools like IITs and other education groups that need leaders.

But the government is taking a long time to choose new leaders.

So, they are asking current leaders to do extra jobs for now.

This is happening in many places, like IITs in Varanasi, Dhanbad, Guwahati, and others.

Even important meetings haven't finished their notes yet.

The government says they are working on it, but it's taking a long time.

Until they find new leaders, the current ones will keep doing extra jobs.

Key facts

Institutions Affected
IIT BHU, IIT Dhanbad, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Palakkad, IIT Jammu, IIT Goa, IIT Roorkee, IIT Patna, IIM Bangalore, IIM Shillong, AICTE, UGC, ICSSR
Tenure Extension
Until last week of May 2026
Meeting Date
August 25
Meeting Chair
Dharmendra Pradhan
Minutes Finalization Status
Not finalized as of December 26
Additional Charges Given
Yogesh Singh (AICTE), Vineet Joshi (UGC)

Quotes

An official

A ministry official

“The sections concerned process the files and submit them to the minister’s office. It gets stuck there for months. To run the institutions, an ad hoc arrangement is the option till regular appointments are approved.”
telegraphindia.com

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