33 from outside apply for post of Madras Univ VC

33 from outside apply for post of Madras Univ VC

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:08.06.2020

Of 177 applications received for Madras University post, 33 are from outside the state and a professor from France also applied to the post.

Madras University vicechancellor search committee headed by Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar uploaded the details of all applicants for the post on the university's website.

The list contains former vice-chancellors, registrars and directors of research centres. Professors from IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras also showed interest for the post.

Professors from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Punjab, Delhi, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir also applied. Madras University professors expressed surprise over the interest of professors from other states for the Madras University post. "We need experienced professors who have grip over local issues as vice-chancellor," they said.