New Delhi: Days after resigning as the chairman of the board of governors of IIT Bombay, Nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar has spoken about the decision making process at the educational institution.
"The selection of directors of such institution should be a more serious process. You can't speak to 36 people in one day and make the selection," Kakodkar said.
The scientist apparently resigned because of differences with the HRD Ministry over selection of some IIT directors. Kakodkar, whose tenure was supposed to come to an end in May this year has, however, agreed to continue till that period after being persuaded by HRD minister Smriti Irani, who had a long telephonic conversation with him, sources in the ministry said.
"I have put down my papers because I want to move ahead," Kakodkar had said but refused to comment on queries whether differences had cropped up between him and the minister over selection of the directors.
Kakodkar's resignation came two months after IIT Delhi director R Shevgaonkar had stepped down from his post in December 2014 which had triggered a controversy amid reports that there were sharp differences between him and the ministry over certain issues. His resignation is yet to be accepted.
According to sources in the HRD ministry, there was consensus on the choice of a new director for IIT Patna and Bhubaneshwar but the same was not in the case of IIT Ropar.
About 37 candidates have been called for a fresh round of interview in the ministry. Kakodkar is understood to be not in agreement with the ministry over the selection of the candidates.
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