Govt appoints VCS; Prof Poddar gets DHU

Senior Special Secretary, Higher Education Department, today issued a notification today in this regard.

- MANAS R BANNERJEE

The Higher Education Department of the West Bengal Government has appointed new Vice-Chancellors in almost all universities in North Bengal, except the North Bengal University (NBU).

Professor Prem Poddar, the Honorary Senior Research Fellow of the University of Manchester and Invitee Professor at the NBU, has been appointed as the VC for the Darjeeling Hill University.

Similarly, Professor MN Roy (FRCS London), today joined as the VC in the Alipurduar University. As VC, Prof Roy's term for the same university ended on 22 December 2022 and then he returned to the Chemistry Department of the NBU.

Interestingly, Prof Deb Kumar Mukherjee's term at the Panchanan Barma University was till 14 March 2023. Sources said he tendered his resignation and was reappointed as the VC for the same university for three more months. In the Gour Banga University, Professor Shanti Chhetri was appointed for four years, but after completing two years, he was reappointed as VC for three months after he tendered his resignation, reliable sources said.

Prof Jyotsna Kumar Mandal, who was in the Computer Science Department of Kalyani University, has been appointed as the VC in Raiganj University in North Dinajpur.