Vadodara: A Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed that the foreign trips of the former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of a Vadodara university, Dr. Vijay Srivastava, cost the institution ₹21 lakh during his tenure. The RTI, filed by Kapil Joshi, a former Senate member of the Faculty of Social Work, sought details of expenses incurred during the VC's international travels. The information obtained indicates that Dr. Srivastava visited the UK, Japan, Italy, and France between 2022 and 2024,...Read More

Vadodara: A few days ago, BJP MP Hemang Joshi wrote to former MS University (MSU) Vice-Chancellor (V-C) V K Shrivastava, asking him to vacate his official residence, ‘Dhanvantri,’ to uphold the institution’s dignity. Now, the university has issued a written notice directing him to leave at the earliest. On Friday evening, students staged a protest outside the bungalow, holding banners and criticizing Shrivastava’s "disdainful conduct." They also pasted a "public notice" on the gate and ...Read More

Vadodara: One questionable appointment by the government, and controversies are not stopping at Vadodara's heart-like prestigious Maharaja Sayajirao University (MS University). Tainted former Vice Chancellor Vijay Srivastava whose appointment was challenged by a senior professor in the High Court and who resigned just before his end of term has not vacated the official bungalow of the Vice Chancellor of MSU yet. Now the local Lok Sabha member has intervened and asked Srivastava to vacate the bun...Read More

Vadodara: The Gujarat government has approved a grant of ₹57 crore for the construction of a 12-storey girls' hostel at MS University. Meanwhile, a proposal for a new boys' hostel, estimated at ₹72 crore, is also in the pipeline, pending approval. The approved girls' hostel will be built on a 50,000-square-foot area and will have an 11-storey structure above the ground floor. The new facility will accommodate 600 students and include amenities such as warden quarters, a garden, and toilet...Read More

Vadodara: The MS University Board of Management has turned down former Vice-Chancellor V K Shrivastava's request for three months' time to vacate the official bungalow. Shrivastava resigned last month while a petition challenging his appointment as VC in February 2022 was still pending in the Gujarat High Court. The BoM, chaired by Chancellor Shubhanginiraje Gaekwad, served Shrivastava with a notice to vacate the bungalow by February 8th. He has also been asked to return the gadgets and service...Read More

Vadodara: An assistant professor from MS University, accused of stalking a female student, was arrested by the Sayajigunj police on Sunday. Mohammed Azhar Dheriwala has been booked for stalking, making inappropriate gestures, and threatening to sabotage the student’s career, according to an FIR filed on Saturday. In her complaint, a second-year Master of Arts student claimed that Dheriwala, a faculty member in the Department of Hindi, repeatedly made gestures inviting her to his office. Whe...Read More

Vadodara: The deadline for submission of applications for the post of Vice-Chancellor at MS University was 2nd January. It is learned that more than 80 candidates have applied for the post of Vice-Chancellor. The current Vice-Chancellor's term is set to expire on February 8th. The search committee has started scrutinizing the applications received from all the candidates. After that, the search committee will shortlist the names based on the educational qualifications of the candidates and ca...Read More

Vadodara: The start of the new academic year at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU) has seen a low enrollment in various undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma courses. This includes seven faculties and the Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, with a total of 2,581 vacant seats. The Arts faculty with 21 programmes has 2,030 seats, out of which only 1,001 are filled. The Science faculty has 341 vacant seats, Home Science has 427, Law has 264, Education & Psychology has 170, and Manageme...Read More