Raj Bhawan on Thursday appointed vice chancellors in Bihar’s 4 universities, which had been below further cost since August, 2004, whereas the appointment within the fifth, falling vacant on January 14, will occur sooner or later.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.(Santosh Kumar /HT file)
Of the 4 new VCs, Nalanda Open College Professional-VC Sanjoy Kumar has been appointed in Munger College, whereas Prof Vivekanand Singh from NIT (Patna) has been given cost of Purnea College. Each the schools had been below advert hoc association since August 2024.
In Nalanda Open College, Prof Ravindra Kumar of division of Philosophy in Patna College and former Professional-VC at BRA Bihar College (Muzaffarpur), has been appointed VC. It was below the cost of Professional-VC for the reason that time period of former VC KC Sinha led to August.
The Governor in his capability as Chancellor of state universities carried out the appointments after session with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar within the morning.
Within the Bihar Animal Sciences College, which was below the cost of Bihar Agriculture College VC, Dr Inderjeet Singh has been appointed the VC.
“In exercise of powers vested in the concerned varsity Acts and after meaningful and effective consultation with the state government on the panel of names for the post of VC, the Chancellor has been pleased to appoint them,” mentioned the notification issued by Robert L Chongthu, principal secretary to the Governor.
All the brand new VCs may have a time period of three years from the date they assume workplace. “The social equation has been kept into account apart from merit in the new appointments and the government’s mind in the election year is reflected in them,” mentioned a former VC, who didn’t wish to be quoted.
The interplay of the fifth college, Pataliputra College, is awaited, mentioned a senior functionary. The cost of Pataliputra College from January 15 has been given to Aryabhatt Information College (AKU) VC Sharad Kumar Yadav on Wednesday solely.
In August, 2024, Raj Bhawan had handed over further cost of three state universities until the appointment of VCs. Lalit Narayan Mithila College (Darbhanga) Sanjay Kumar Choudhary was given the extra cost of Munger College. In Purnea college and Nalanda Open College (NOU), the cost of VC was handed over to rhe respective Professional-VCs.
The chancellor’s secretariat had invited functions for the publish of VC in June 2024 itself, and the method of interplay was accomplished in the course of the tenure of former Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.