It is official -- outgoing President A P J Abdul Kalam will be offered the post of Visitor in the proposed international university in Nalanda by the Bihar government.
Sources in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's office told
rediff.com on Wednesday that the state government will formally offer the post of Visitor in international university in Nalanda in the last week of July..
The idea of the university was first mooted in the late 1990s, but it was Kalam's initiative in early 2006 that gave shape to the project at the ancient site of Buddhist learning. It was his dream project.
If Kalam accepts the Bihar government offer, the process of appointing the vice chancellor and framing of regulations will start in consultation with him, the sources said.
According to the University of Nalanda Act 2007, the Visitor will play a key role in the constitution of the governing body of the university. The Visitor will have the powers to inspect the varsity and appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress of the university.
Last month, Nitish announced that his government would offer the post to the outgoing President, as he had expressed