23/01/2017

Chancellor appoints two new VCs





Patna,(BiharTimes): The Governor-cum-Chancellor of Universities, Bihar, Ram Nath Kovind, on Monday appointed new VCs for  Jaya Prakash University (JPU), Chapra  and Veer Kunwar Singh University (VKSU), Ara.

Prof Harikesh Singh of Benaras Hindu University (BHU), is now the new vice-chancellor (VC) of the Jaya Prakash University (JPU), Chapra.

Besides, former pro-vice chancellor of the Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, Syed Mumtazuddin, was named the VC of the Veer Kunwar Singh University (VKSU), Ara.

Both the universities were without regular VCs for over a year following the removal of their previous incumbents.

According to a Raj Bhawan communique the two VCs were appointed on the recommendations of the respective Search Committees of universities.

Prof Singh was the senior most professor in the Department of Education, BHU, and had also worked as Dean, Faculty of Education.

His predecessor in JPU, Dwijendra Gupta, who was earlier a Professor of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, was removed in December 2015, following charges of financial

irregularities.

On the other hand the then VC of VKSU Mohammad Azhar Hussain, was removed after his qualification was challenged in the Patna high court.

The Supreme Court had also upheld the HC order.

 

 

 

 

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