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Following Ajit Ranade’s removal as the Vice-Chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that there is more to this than meets the eye and that it was a “sad commentary on how institutional decay is taking place in an increasingly illiberal atmosphere”.
Congress general secretary in-charge (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said that in February 2022, Ranade was appointed as V-C of the prestigious Pune-based institute and the “selection was widely acclaimed”. “In September 2024, he got sacked on grounds that he doesn’t have 10 years teaching experience as per UGC rules. Isn’t this strange? Surely, this information was available to the appointing authorities two years back,” Ramesh wrote on X.
He also said that Ranade is a “highly educated and accomplished personality with degrees in engineering from IIT Mumbai, management (IIM Ahmedabad), and doctorate in economics (Brown University)”. “These academic credentials can’t be bettered… he always maintained his… integrity,” said Ramesh.
