Anna University vice-chancellor search panel invites applications

CHENNAI: Anna University vice-chancellor search panel headed by Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Monday invited applications for new V-C from distinguished academicians.
The search committee has invited applications after two months of its formation.
"The search committee invites applications for the post of vice-chancellor of Anna University from distinguished academicians with high level of competence, integrity, moral and institutional commitment and possessing the educational and work experience notified by the Tamil Nadu government," the nodal officer to the search committee said in the announcement.
As per the qualifications prescribed by the government, the candidate must have 20 years of experience in teaching and research in universities, PG colleges or research institutions. They should have a minimum 10 years experience as a professor in a university system.
Interested candidates possessing qualifications and experience may download the prescribed application from university's website www.annauniv.edu.
The filled in application may be sent to the nodal officer on the email id -- nodalofficer2021@annauniv.edu --on or before June 30.

The vice-chancellor shall hold the office for a period of three years or till he attains the age of 70 years.

Anna University vice-chancellor M K Surappa completed his tenure on April 11.

The vice-chancellor search committee has retired IAS officer Sheela Rani Chunkath (government nominee) and former vice-chancellor of Madras University S P Thyagrajan (syndicate nominee) as other two members.