Appointments

Bombay HC seeks reply on Maharashtra VC appointments

The Bombay high court has asked the chancellor of universities of Maharashtra (Governor), the state government and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to file their reply to a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the recent appointments of all vice-chancellors in the state. The division bench of justice DD Sinha and justice AP Bhangale of...
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Prof. Ved Prakash appointed as UGC Chairman

The ministry of human resource development, (MHRD) has appointed Prof. Ved Prakash as chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC). Prof Ved Prakash replaces Prof Sukhadeo Thorat, whose term as chairman, UGC ended on February 6, 2011. Prior to being appointed as UGC chairman, Prof Ved Prakash was serving as vice chairman of the Commission...
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Prof. Shashi K Dhiman appointed as first VC of Himachal Pradesh Technical University

Professor Shashi K Dhiman has been appointed as the first Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur by the state government. HPTU was set up as the fourth University in the state, by the Himachal Pradesh Technical University act in July, 2010. Prof Dhiman has a B.Sc from DAV College Kangra, and M.Sc...
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Dr. D.N. Jauhar appointed vice chancellor of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi has announced the appointment of Dr. D.N. Jauhar, has been appointed vice chancellor of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra (formerly Agra University). Jauhar was previously professor of law at the Panjab University and former chairman of the Panjab University’s law department here. He has been appointed for a...
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Dr. Tukaram A. More appointed as vice chancellor for the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ahmednagar

Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan has appointed Dr. Tukaram A. More as vice chancellor for the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth in Rahuri, Ahmednagar . Dr. More, was previously the director of Indian Institute of Vegetable Research in Varanasi. More is a Ph.D in Horticulture (1977) and has earned Post Doctoral Fellowship from the Cornell University....
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Dr V.M. Pandharipande appointed as vice chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Governor of Maharashtra K. Sankaranarayanan, has appointed Dr V.M. Pandharipande as vice chancellor of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. He will have a tenure of 5 years. Dr V.M. Pandharipande, previously was the professor and director, Centre for Excellence in Microwave Engineering, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, University College of Engineering, Osmania...
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Gita Gopinath appointed as Professor of Economics at Harvard

Gita Gopinath, a Delhi School of Economics alumnus, has been named professor of economics at Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution’s history. Kolkata born Gopinath, 38, is considered an authority on business cycles in emerging markets and on price fluctuations across international borders. She was previously associate professor of...
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Tathagat Tulsi appointed as the youngest IIT Professor

Tathagat Tulsi, born 9 September 1987, has been appointed as an assistant Physics professor at IIT Bombay, the youngest to ever hold that post. He is also the youngest Indian to get an PhD. Tulsi completed high school at the age of 9, had a B.Sc at 10, an M.Sc in Physics at 12,...
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Prof. Ajay Chakrabarty appointed VC of BIT Mesra

Prof. Ajay Chakrabarty has taken over as the new Vice-Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Mesra, Ranchi. He was so far Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering and Dean, Continuing Education Programme, at the Institute. Prof. Chakrabarty has been associated with IIT Kharagpur for three decades as well as with the University...
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Subra Suresh nominated to head US National Science Foundation

Subra Suresh, dean of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as the next director of the National Science Foundation, three months after his selection was rumored. If confirmed by the Senate, he would succeed Arden L. Bement Jr., who returned this month to Purdue University...
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