Prof Raj Kumar of BHU is PU VC

Chandigarh, July 21

Prof Raj Kumar, Dean and Head, Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, is the new Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University (PU). He would have a tenure of three years.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is Chancellor of PU, announced the name on Saturday evening. The term of incumbent Vice Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover ends on July 22.

A three-member selection committee interviewed nine candidates and also considered the applications received. Close to 150 persons had applied for the post. — TNS