Manipur, Jan. 20 -- The question is can an Acting VC supersede a valid lawful order issued by the Administrator who enjoy the full-fledged powers of a regular VC? If such acts are brought to the notice of the Ministry of Education, the outcome may not be good for MU.

In January 2020, a student organisation intimated Manipur University (MU) that in 2009 UGC approved financial assistance for starting one-year PG Diploma in Advanced Materials in Physics Department for a period of five years from April 1, 2010, to March 31, 2015, with an intake of 10 students annually. The total outlay is Rs 60 lakh, of which Rs 40 lakh is non-recurring and Rs 20 lakh was recurring. In the first year Rs 43 lakh was released which included Rs. 39 lakh non-rec...