Hyderabad: University Grants Commission (UGC) made it clear to all the universities in the country that they should not bar any foreign academician on the grounds of race or colour. The circular issued by the apex educational grants body reached the universities of the State. UGC was prompted to issue the circular in the wake of controversy surrounding Bharatiar University of Tamil Nadu a few months ago.
University officials barred African academicians from being a part of doctorial committee in the university. The fiat stated that African professors should not be appointed as examiners for PhD scholars. This circular was criticised by educationists and professors from across the nation. The Doctorial Committee (DC) comprises a guide, internal DC member, and external DC member. External committee members also examine the theses and research reports of students. But after the Bharatiar University’s racial episode, Indian Universities drew flak from across the globe and have been accused of racial discrimination.
After taking note of the entire episode, the UGC asked all universities and institutes across the country to delete all such clauses from their regulations that suggest racial or other discrimination. Bharathiar university regulations had a clause avoiding examiners from African countries from examining theses. According to UGC, this kind of clause is against the country's foreign policy. The university said, “For all PhD theses (except Tamil), the panel of examiners should consist of four foreign examiners, preferably from the scientifically advanced countries, avoiding African countries (exception South Africa).”
A research scholar in economics Shaik Wasiullah from B S Abdur Rahman University said that having one external examiner is mandatory as per rules and sometimes they were called from universities of other states or other countries. He said that stopping examiners from African countries was definitely a case of racial discrimination.
After taking note of the entire episode, the UGC asked all universities and institutes across the country to delete all such clauses from their regulations that suggest racial or other discrimination. Bharathiar university regulations had a clause avoiding examiners from African countries from examining theses. According to UGC, this kind of clause is against the country's foreign policy. The university said, “For all PhD theses (except Tamil), the panel of examiners should consist of four foreign examiners, preferably from the scientifically advanced countries, avoiding African countries (exception South Africa).”
A research scholar in economics Shaik Wasiullah from B S Abdur Rahman University said that having one external examiner is mandatory as per rules and sometimes they were called from universities of other states or other countries. He said that stopping examiners from African countries was definitely a case of racial discrimination.
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