WBUHS to shortlist 3 candidates for VC post
A selection committee will shortlist 3 names out of 10 potential contenders for the post of Vice Chancellor for WBUHS.;
Kolkata: A selection committee, headed by Dr. Susanta Banerjee, is soon going to select the Vice-Chancellor for West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS).
The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS), which was established in 2003 in an effort to bring parity in the medical education system in West Bengal, has had the post of its Vice Chancellor vacant since August 2020.
Now, according to a recent report by the Statesman, a selection committee, headed by Dr. Susanta Banerjee, sat on a meeting to shortlist 3 names out of 10 potential contenders for the post. Dr. Banerjee is the former director of Medical Education (DME) at WBUHS. The five-member selection panel also includes state higher education minister Bratya Basu, Dr Nirmal Majhi, Trinamul Congress MLA and president of West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC), N S Nigam, principal secretary of the health department, and a representative of the National Medical Commission (NMC). They will recommend 3 names to the state government, which in turn, will select one candidate for the post of VC.
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