Bangalore University employees urge for appointment of VC from SC/ST community

A view of the Bangalore University Jnanabharathi campus, off Mysuru Road, in Bengaluru. | The matter was discussed in the Executive Committee meeting of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Teachers’ and Non-Teaching Employees’ Associations of Bangalore University.The associations observed that since the establishment of the University in 1964, the Government has appointed a total of 19 full-time Vice-Chancellors over the past 62 years, not a single Vice-Chancellor belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes has been appointed by the Government. At present, Bangalore University has 380 non-teaching employees, of whom 200 belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (53%). Similarly, among the 115 permanent teaching faculty members, 75 professors (65%) belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Further, approximately 45% of the students of the University belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as stated in the letter. Published - May 22, 2026 11:25 pm IST