LUCKNOW, July 27 -- The executive council of the Lucknow University (LU) headed by outgoing vice chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai cleared the appointments of 21 faculty members and 17 promotions as part of Career Advancement Scheme on Saturday. This was the last executive council meeting held before Prof Rai joins the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, (IIM-C) as its director.

During the executive council meeting, one assistant professor each in education, English (French), social work (contractual) and social work respectively, two assistant professors in law, three assistant professors in CS engineering, four associate professors in CS engineering, one associate professor each psychology and sociology, one professor each sociology...