Indian Institute of Teacher Education, (A State University established by the Government of Gujarat)
About the Recruitment
Indian Institute of Teachers Education, is established by the Gujarat Act, 08 of 2010, referred to as IITE Act. The Search Committee is constituted as per Section 12 of the IITE Act. The Committee invites applications/nominations for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor along with the detailed bio-data.
A person possessing the highest level of competence, integrity, morals, and institutional commitment is to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor. The person to be appointed as a Vice-Chancellor should be a distinguished academician, with a minimum of ten years of experience as a Professor in a University system or ten years of experience in a reputed research and/or academic administrative organisation with proof of having demonstrated academic leadership – only such persons can apply or be nominated.
Present and former Vice-Chancellors, Directors/Heads of Institutions of Higher learning/Research Institutions and eminent scholarly persons are invited to nominate. The Search Committee reserves the right to consider a person of eminence outside the list of such applications/nominations. The search committee shall recommend a panel of three suitable persons for the consideration of the State Government for being appointed as the Vice-Chancellor. The State Government shall appoint one of the persons included in the panel referred to above.
As per section 13(1) of the IITE Act, the Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date he enters upon his/her office or till attaining the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and shall not be eligible for re-appointment. The powers and functions of the Vice-Chancellor are mentioned in section 14 of the IITE Act.
How to Apply
The Application/Nomination should be submitted in hard copy by speed post/registered AD/ courier in a sealed envelope marked “Application/Nomination for Vice-Chancellor Position” addressed to The Chairman, Search Committee for appointment of Vice-Chancellor, C/o. The Registrar, Indian Institute of Teacher Education, Ramkrushna Paramhans Vidya Sankul, Near KH-5, KH Road, Sector-15, Gandhinagar – 382016 (Gujarat), and same should also be emailed to searchcommittee@iite.ac.in on or before 26/03/2024. The candidates shall apply in the prescribed format available on the IITE website.