Elections for the University of Mumbai’s (MU) statutory bodies will be delayed by at two to three months, as the institution is trying to bring its house back in order after the assessment mess, said varsity officials. While the university is ready with drafts of electoral rolls for various constituencies that participate in the elections — university graduates, teachers, principals and college management — they will not be published immediately. Every non-agricultural public university functions through various governing bodies, which are responsible for making policies and taking important decisions on administrative and academic matters. For the past two years, the university has been working without full-fledged governing bodies — owing to the state ban on elections. An MU official said that the varsity will continue to function with the help of ad hoc governing bodies comprising university officials and nominated members.

Source: Hindustan Times November 07, 2017 08:03 UTC