New VC's appointed for 8 universities in Telangana State

[Rahul]

After delay of three years, the Telangana government finally issued government orders for appointment of regular vice-chancellors for 8 universities on Monday morning. Here goes the details,

1. Retired professor of Telugu department in Osmania University, SV Satyanarayana has been appointed as the VC for Potti Sriramulu Telugu University.
2. Retired professor of computer science and engineering department in Osmania University A Venugopal Reddy has been appointed as the VC for Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.
3. Subsequently, P Sambaiah, professor of public administration and human resource management (Retired), Kakatiya University has been appointed as the VC for Telangana University, Nizamabad.
4. The principal of Osmania Engineering College, S Ramachandram has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of OU.
5. Retired professor K Seetharama Rao, professor of public administration and human resource management, Kakatiya University, Warangal is appointed as the VC of Dr BR Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.
6. Prof Sayanna has been appointed as the VC for Kakatiya University.
7. B Raja Ratnam has been appointed as the VC for Palamuru University.
8. Pravin Raohas been appointed as the VC for Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU)

All the VCs have been appointed for a period of three years from the date of the appointment. However, the appointments are subject to the outcome of the Writ Petition pending in the High Court with regard to the appointment of VCs. The appointment of VCs was made after the search committees recommended three names.


Source : The Times of India