8 months ago
Leadership Gaps Persist in IITs and Education Bodies
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.
Government extends tenure of chairpersons in six IITs until May 2026.
Additional charges given to incumbent chairpersons of IIT Ropar, IIT Delhi, and IIT Kharagpur for IIT Goa, IIT Roorkee, and IIT Patna respectively.
Delays in finalizing minutes of IIT Council meeting chaired by Dharmendra Pradhan on August 25.
Policy organizations like AICTE, UGC, and ICSSR are being headed by in-charge or additional charge holders.
Appointments for directors of IIM Bangalore and IIM Shillong delayed for over six months.
- Who
- Government officials and education ministry
- What
- Delays in appointments and ad hoc arrangements in key positions at IITs and education bodies
- Where
- Various IITs and education regulatory bodies in India
- When
- Ongoing, with extensions until May 2026
- Why
- Delays in approval processes and decision-making at the minister's office
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





