Imphal, Feb. 16: The stalled interviews for recruiting faculty members to Manipur University will resume on February 28 with the university vice-chancellor Ch. Amuba Singh brokering peace with the striking students last night.
The Manipur University Students Union called off their agitation last night after a memorandum of understanding was signed with the university authority, led by the vice-chancellor.
The agreement included uniform screening process and transparency in the subsequent recruitment process and speedy promotion of the teaching and non-teaching staff members, whose promotions were due under the career advancement scheme.
The vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor and the registrar, according to the agreement, should ensure that lapses in the recruitment process do not recur in the future.
The vice-chancellor and Ksh. Narayan Singh, president of the student union, are among the signatories to the memorandum.
Narayan Singh said the student union would closely monitor the recruitment process.
The student union had stalled holding of the interviews since January 11 for appointments to 16 different posts of teachers, accusing vice-chancellor Amuba Singh, registrar N. Lokendro and pro-vice-chancellor H.N.K. Sharma of committing irregularities in the recruitment process.
Provoked by the cancellation of the interview for one faculty member and postponement of interviews for two others at the eleventh hour on February 10, the students locked the offices of the three officials.
The university authority tried to hold the interviews at a city hotel on February 12. However, the student union foiled the move.