Bihar governor Phagu Chauhan appoints 4 VCs, 4 pro-VCs

PATNA: Governor-cum-chancellor Phagu Chauhan on Thursday appointed eight vice-chancellors (VC) and pro-VCs of different universities in the state after consulting chief minister Nitish Kumar. The appointments were made from the panels submitted by a three-member search committee after its interaction with the shortlisted applicants last month.
According to a Raj Bhavan notification, Patna Science College’s former principal, K C Sinha, has been appointed the VC of Nalanda Open University. The post had been lying vacant after the exit of H N Prasad in November last year.
On the other hand, Shyama Roy, the principal of J D Women’s College, is now the VC of Munger University. The post fell vacant after its founder VC, Ranjit Kumar Verma, completed his three-year term in March. The pro-VC of Purnea University, Raj Nath Yadava, has been made its VC. The office had been lying vacant since its founder VC, Rajesh Singh, resigned in September last year.
Besides, Mohd Quddus, a teacher of College of Commerce, Arts and Science, has been appointed the VC of Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University. The post was lying vacant after the exit of Khalid Mirza a few months back.
As many as four universities have also got new pro-VCs. These include Rajiv Kumar Mallik (Patliputra University), Jawahar Lal (Munger University), C S Chaudhary (Veer Kunwar Singh University), and Siddharth Shankar Singh (Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University).