Professor Raj Kumar, the dean and head of the Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of Panjab University, an official release said today.
Kumar has been appointed for a period of three years with effect from Monday. The term of the present Vice-Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover expires tomorrow, the release said.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, who is the chancellor of the university, had constituted a selection committee last month for the post. The committee submitted a panel of three names for consideration on Tuesday after considering various applications and interviewing nine applicants, the release added.