Chalavadi Narayanaswamy objects to appointment of the Registrar (Evaluation) of the University of Mysore

Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi T. Narayanaswamy, who has accused B.K. Kempegowda of being illegally appointed as the Registrar (Evaluation) of the University of Mysore, has urged the government to immediately cancel the appointment. He has written to the Chief Secretary and the Secretary, Higher Education Department, demanding that a senior professor of the university be appointed to the post of Registrar.The government had issued an order on August 10, 2026, appointing Prof. Kempegowda as the Registrar (Evaluation) of the University of Mysore.“Regarding the post of Registrar (Evaluation) of Mysore University, there is a rule that the appointment should be made from among professors or senior faculty members working in universities affiliated to the Higher E