Has the time come to close down the newly established Women’s University in Bijapur?
The answer is yes, according to a section of syndicate members of the University.  They have now conveyed their opinion to Higher Education Minister D H Shankaramurthy.
It is a known fact that all is not well with the University, since its inception. Even after stepping into the fourth year, except for the vice-chancellor and registrar, there is no single permanent teaching or non-teaching staff in the varsity.  All the present employees of the varsity are on deputation.
Now, three syndicate members appointed by the government have suspected  the continuation of the varsity itself.
In a letter shot off to Mr Shankaramurthy recently, the members have pointed out that shortage of  the staff had resulted in the administrative and academic functioning of the university coming to a standstill.
In the letter, a copy of which is available with Deccan Herald, the members, who preferred anonymity, have expressed concern over  the period of deputation of the staff in all the present six post-graduate departments as their period is coming to an end.
They  have opined that these departments - Kannada, English, Sociology, Economics, Education and Women Studies -  will be left without any faculty, literally resulting in the closure of the varsity.
The members have recalled how the university had been placed in an “awkward situation” last year, when it was not able to admit students to the nine new post-graduate departments.

Selection process
The university, last year, had completed the selection process for Social Work, Computer Science, Bio-Informatics, Pharma Chemistry, MBA, MSc in Electronics and Telecommunication, Library Science and Mass Communication but the courses could not take off because of non-appointment of the teaching staff.
As many as 350 students who had applied for these courses were left high and dry. “We are not in a position to answer the problems of students, parents and public. Due to the delay in the directions of the government, the total administrative and academic functioning of the university has come to a stand still.
The syndicate is not in a position to decide whether to run the university or to close the university”, the letter states.
The members have also expressed their ire for having been kept in the dark about the findings of an inquiry committee appointed by the Governor to look into allegations of irregularities in appointments.
While the committee had submitted its report in February this year, the government is yet inform the syndicate about the finding and its next step of action, they contend.