BHOPAL : A committee of three vice chancellors formed for deciding the dress code for university convocations could not come out with a unanimous proposal in this regard and decided to collect suggestions of all vice chancellors.
The committee, comprising Barkatullah University VC MD Tiwari, DAVV VC Dr DP Singh and Jiwaji University VC Dr Sangeeta Shukla, met on Tuesday. It did not reject the use of gown in convocation functions either.
” The gown as a convocation dress is still under consideration and it is part of several suggestions that have emerged,” said a VC. The committee discussed making trousers, shirt and jacket or kurta, payjama and jacket in fixed colours as uniform for convocation.
It however, could not come out with unanimous proposal for convocation dress code. For a long time, there has been the talk of replacing gown and hood with any other uniform for convocation as some in the government found the dress as colonial symbol. The issue was raked up in last coordination committee for change of convocation dress. The committee will get suggestions from all university vice- chancellors.
It may hold meeting of all VCs in this regard too and will meet again on October 30.