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After the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, the nine universities in the newly formed UT of J&K are without Chancellor hampering high-level decisions.

After the implementation of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act-2019, the nine universities, which have nearly 3 lakh students studying in them, are functioning without the top heads — Pro-Chancellor and Chancellor. Earlier, the Governor would act as the Chancellor of these varsities and the Chief Minister would act as the Pro-Chancellor, but as the region is being directly governed by New Delhi the varsities are without top heads, who take the big decision in them.

“Normally two council meetings would be chaired by the Chancellor in the universities in a year to take major decisions and this has hampered many decisions as they need a veto by the Chancellor,” said an official at a university.