A group of NLU Delhi students has the first to try and take a more active role in the selection of a new VC.
NLS students had [https://www.legallyindia.com/lawschools/nls-students-put-out-wish-list-of-what-they-d-like-of-their-future-vc-much-research-faculty-hires-alum-outreach-20190705-10711 sent out a similar note in July ahead of their VC selections, which seems to have had some success in assisting (by most accounts) one of their preferred candidates, Prof Sudhir Krishnaswamy, eventually getting the gig.
That said, Delhi’s alumni base is much younger than NLS’, so the sway of students may be more limited.
Nevertheless, no reasonable argument can be made that expressing their preferences could be a negative.
Also on their side is the job description for the job, which we had first reported on in October, as not explicitly requiring 10 years of professorship unlike most.
This could throw open the field to some unexpected candidates that could impress both selection committee and students.
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btw u urself push candidates when u eat cashew almond during interviews.
(a) issues an advertisement to fill up permanent teaching positions by February/March 2020,
(b) holds the interviews before a Selection Committee within a reasonable time, let us say around April/May 2020, so that the selected teachers can join from July 2020.
(c) offers fair service conditions to applicants by recognising the teaching/research experience accumulated by them at other institutions. For instance, those who hold PhDs and have taught for more than 8 years should be directly recruited at the rank of Associate Professor. Similarly, those with lesser experience can be recruited as Assistant Professors and given the salary increments based on their existing teaching/research experience. No one will come if they are asked to start from scratch.
Given the large budgetary deficit at the moment, Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy might be waiting for the departures of some of the incompetent ad-hoc teachers hired during the RVR years. The smarter strategy is to wait for them to serve out their currents contracts and not renew them if their student feedback over the last 3-4 years has been consistently bad. The relatively better ad-hoc teachers should of course be absorbed into permanent positions with due recognition of their teaching/research experience. All of these steps will require careful planning and the support of the students.
NLUD is now well-positioned for a boost in research output and a #1 NIRF ranking in the next 2-3 years.
law.tamu.edu/faculty-staff/find-people/faculty-profiles/srividhya-ragavan
1. Create a gmail account under the name NLUD Office
2. Send a mail to rumoured candidates saying "We are in receipt of your application. Kindly confirm YES or NO if you are agreeable to an interview over Skype".
3. Wait and watch.
It's not a crime and no wealth is being stolen, no account is being hacked and no harm is being done. It's just like a harmless prank.
Having spent a lot of time at Indian law schools' campuses, I know it for a fact how vicious, sexist, elitist, violent and regressive the student bodies can be. Most of these people are children of privilege with a weird sense of entitlement. They often look down upon the less privileged (by birth). They also may speak of gender equality on paper, but rarely one would walk into a boys' hostel without hearing some sexist expletives or the other and their genuine thoughts about their female batchmates, juniors/seniors, teachers, etc. It's all hunky dowry to make lofty claims, but when it comes to taking a good hard look at oneself, the privileged children attending fancy Indian law schools often fall short.
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