Sham of an interview at Mysore Varsity

The Mysore University recently called for applications for post of a lecturer with expertise in electronic media. A person no less distinguished than the Vice-Chancellor himself sat on the interview panel. But the googlies that the Vice-Chancellor threw at the interview left the candidates stumped and the other panelists red faced with embarrassment. One such masterpiece was: “Deliver a lecture imagining that you are a poor student of Maharaja’s College.” Pray, what has this got to do with a candidate’s knowledge of the electronic media? Apparently, the Vice-Chancellor did a good job in bowling out all meritorious candidates, so that he could accommodate his own crony. With this being the state of affairs, there no doubt why Universities produce sub-standard students. It is high time Governor H.R. Bharadwaj, who is also the Chancellor of Universities showed the red card to the Vice-Chancellor, who has continuously been embroiled in one controversy or the other.