Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akbar Masood


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Liz Read! Talk! 06:44, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Akbar Masood

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Fails WP:GNG. Is a vice-chancellor of a non-notable university. And has no supporting articles to establish notability, other than one-two local news articles. Daiyusha (talk) 11:43, 25 February 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  11:48, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Daiyusha (talk) 11:43, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 11:46, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - appears to be a promotional article by a UPE/COI editor.  Onel 5969  TT me 16:37, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep: Per WP:NACADEMIC criterion six. Head of a big university. 15 (talk) 11:12, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The university in question doesnt seem to be a "major" university, its relatively new(2002), its state government funded, At the very least, India has a NAAC accreditation system, giving a letter grade to each uni http://naac.gov.in/index.php/en/assessment-accreditation#accreditation Ranging from A++,A+,A,B++ and so on upto D, this university is certified B as per its own website, the second lowest passing grade. I don't think its notable "yet" and even if it is, this person is the "vice" chancellor, not the head of the university. Daiyusha (talk) 11:05, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify, vice-chancellor is the de-facto head of a state university in India whereas chancellor is a ceremonial position held by the governor of the respective state or union territory. I'm otherwise neutral on this nomination. -- Ab207 (talk) 12:15, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Seconded on both points. There does seem to be endless confusion about the title of vice-chancellor at Commonwealth universities (it's the title of the chief executive of the university in most Commonwealth countries, not just India), although it is specifically mentioned at WP:NACADEMIC, under Specific criteria notes 6(b). But I, too, am not sure whether this university is significant enough to qualify. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:19, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep albeit slightly weakly as the university is both very small and quite new. Nevertheless, it's a university, it's running PhD, MSc programs etc., and I see no relevance in the concern that it is state funded (so are all reputable universities in the UK). As above, the "vice"-chancellor is actually the real boss of the outfit. My feeling is that real bosses of any real university are probably of encyclopaedic interest (i.e. notable). Elemimele (talk) 17:42, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:NACADEMIC. Iamreallygoodatcheckers (talk) 05:52, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep As the university is accredited as B by India's NAAC accreditation panel which is just below passing. Foodie Soul (talk) 08:58, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Just being an accredited university does not mean it is "significant" for he purposes of designating the academic head as notable. I do not believe this university is actually at the level intended when we drew up that criteria, and without that we just do not have enough to justify keeping this article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:29, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Of course not. Heaven forbid that we should judge academics and universities in India by the same standards that we use in the United States. This is a proper, accredited university, not a diploma mill, which are the only "universities" for which this doesn't apply in the West. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:41, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep I think the Vice Chancellor post of a recognized University is enough to passes WP:GNG. JoyStick101 (talk) 12:47, 8 March 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.