BANGALORE: After days of speculation, B C Mylarappa has been appointed as the Bangalore University’s (BU) Registrar (Administration). Mylarappa reported to duty on Wednesday. “I am thankful to the authorities for giving me this opportunity to serve BU as the new Registrar. BU has given me a lot as a student, lecturer, professor and now I hope it will continue as the Registrar,” said Mylarappa. He took over the post of Registrar from Dr R M Ranganath, who will return to his post of professor and chairperson of Dept of Botany. Clearing the air about the circumstances of his appointment, Mylarappa said, “Registrar is a non-teaching post. The age of retirement for this post is 60 years, while 62 is the retirement age for teaching posts. Hence, Ranganath will continue as a professor.” He added that all is well between Vice-Chancellor Dr N Prabhu Dev and himself. “I spoke to him when I reported for duty. We have agreed to work together,” said Mylarappa. However, the V-C was unavailable for comments. A University For Backward ClassesB C Mylarappa became the first SC Registrar of BU. He said, “Around 80 per cent of the students at BU belong to SC/ST and OBC community.” He added that he would strictly refrain from caste-based politics. “BU never had a V-C or Registrar belonging to the backward class, I have never indulged in caste politics and I will ensure the University would become a role model by avoiding casteism” he said. Will Quit If Allegations are Proved“If I was not eligible for the post, why would the government sanction my appointment? I have more than 10 years of teaching experience, with 12 research papers. I am qualified for this post,” said Mylarappa. Commenting on the allegations against him, he said he would quit if any of them are proven. “Everything against me has been cleared. Even the High Court has given me a clean chit. I will quit if any person makes an allegation against,” he said. Civic Amenities at Jnana BharatiMylarappa said that the improvement of civic amenities at Jnana Bharati campus would be his first priority. “I will first look at improving civic infrastructure there, including roads, and development of postgraduate classrooms,” he said. When asked about the ongoing Kolar PG Centre row, he said it would be sorted out soon.
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