An official notification issued by the Ministry of Education states that President Droupadi Murmu appointed JNU professor Mazhar Asif as Jamia Millia Islamia’s vice-chancellor on Thursday.
“I am directed to convey that in exercise of powers conferred under statutes of Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988, the President of India, in her capacity as the Visitor of JMI, has been pleased to appoint Prof Mazhar Asif, School of Languages, JNU, New Delhi as the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia for a period of five years from the date on which he enters office or until he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier,” reads the notification.
The appointment comes nearly a year after JMI’s former VC Najma Akhtar completed her tenure at the university. Akhtar’s tenure came to an end on November 12, 2023.
Mazhar Asif is professor at the Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU’s) School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies. He has been a member of the drafting committee for the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Monitoring Committee for Education, MHRD. With a teaching experience spanning 27 years, Prof Asif has also been a professor at the Department of Persian, Gauhati University.
An author of several books and articles, his key areas of specialisation include Indian Knowledge System (IKS), Sufism & Mysticism. A multilingual academic, Prof Asif knows several languages such as Assamese, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Persian, Urdu and Vajjika.
Earlier, a search committee was set up to select JMI’s VC and interviews for the right candidate were conducted between February 26 and 27. Post the Education Ministry’s decision on the candidate, as per the norms, its recommendation was sent to the Visitor for final approval. As per the University Grants Commission Regulations, 2018, the VC of a University, is appointed by the Visitor/Chancellor from a panel of three to five names recommended by the duly constituted search-cum-selection committee. The Visitor has the right to call for a set of fresh names in case of dissatisfaction with the panel’s decision.
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Source: Education Time
