Members of the Executive Council (EC) of Andhra University have approved the move to give promotions to professors. The EC meet was held here at Senate hall in AU campus on Friday.
Speaking after the meet, Vice-Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao said that with the approval, four associate professors will be promoted as professors, 27 assistant professors as assistant professors, two assistant professor grade-II will be promoted to grade-III. He also said that about ₹100 crore has been sanctioned for the Andhra University under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) second phase by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, for which a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is being created. Registration will be also done for it, he said.
Mr. Nageswara Rao also said that they have also decided to buy two more buses for transportation of girls living in AU hostels to campus.
He also said that the EC has also approved appointment of electronics maintenance engineers.