Delhi University's Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences's officiating principal Dr Manoj Khanna has resigned from the post. Dr Khanna, who had worked with the college as an assistant professor and vice-principal before he was made the officiating principal in 2013, was granted a six-month extension last month. However, he chose to resign citing "difficulties working under the prevailing circumstances in the varsity".
Expressing gratitude to the University for extending his tenure as officiating principal of the college for a period of six months, he wrote in his resignation letter, "However, I would like to inform you that in the present circumstances, I am not interested in continuing as officiating principal." Khanna revealed that he was disappointed with the administration's attitude about faculty appointments. He claimed that he had sent a vacancy advertisement on March 19 to the office concerned to be published, but DU has not taken a call on it even after a month.
He also alleged that the colleges have been forced to submit false affidavits to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for getting an approval for running B.Tech courses, which are part of the erstwhile FYUP.