In 2012-2014 when I interviewed academics for my doctoral research, they referred to the politicication of our sector (education and higher education). This has continued to date – we have seen academics being seconded to high positions in state institutions external to the education sector. * The UGC then appoints other staff members of the UGC, requisitioning state employees from other state institutions if they so desire. * The UGC also appoints nearly half of the Council – the managing body of a state university. The sheer scale of such appointments across state institutions can only be imagined.