Modi govt appoints JNU vice-chancellor Jagadesh Kumar as UGC chairman

Kumar, whose tenure at the Jawaharlal Nehru University was marred with controversies, is currently holding the post as acting V-C of the varsity, after his tenure expired last year.

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UGC Chairperson Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar | ANi photo
UGC Chairperson Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar | ANi photo

New Delhi: JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed as Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), officials said on Friday.

Kumar, whose tenure at JNU was marred with controversies, is currently holding the charge as acting VC of the varsity, after his tenure expired last year.

“Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed the new UGC chairman,” a senior official of the Ministry of Education (MoE) confirmed.

The post of the UGC chairman fell vacant on December 7 after Prof D P Singh, who had taken charge in 2018, resigned upon turning 65. The post of the vice-chairman of the higher education regulator is also vacant.

The Ministry is yet to appoint Kumar’s successor at JNU.

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