Monday, January 8, 2018

New VCs of Periyar univ, and BDU call on governor

toi | Jan 8, 2018, 00:29 IST

Chennai: Newly appointed vice-chancellorsP Kolandaivel of Periyar University andP Manisankar of Bharathidasan University called on Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan on Sunday.
The vice-chancellors, who were appointed by the governor on Saturday, will hold office for three years. Kolandaivel was head of the department of physics in Bharathiyar University. After C Swaminathan completed his term in July 2017, the vice-chancellor post in Periyar University had been vacant.

A total of 194 professors, including former vice-chancellors, had applied for the post.

The selection committee called 40 persons for an interview.

Manisankar is UGC BSR faculty fellow, department of chemistry, Alagappa University, Karaikudi. The vice-chancellor post in BDU had been vacant since V M Muthukumar's tenure ended in June 2017. As many as 241 candidates had applied for the post. The appointments were made after a lengthy selection process by the search committee.

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