Agartala, July 5 (EMN): Veteran professor Dr. Vijaykumar Laxmikantrao Dharurkar (65), head of the department of mass communication and journalism of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, has been appointed as third vice chancellor of Tripura University for next five years.
Ministry of human resource development has informed this in a letter to Registrar of the university, a UNI report stated.
The incumbent vice chancellor Prof. AK Ghosh had completed his tenure couple of months ago but was asked to continue until new appointment is made. During the tenure of Prof Ghosh, Tripura University hit headlines in media because of wrong reasons and Tripura assembly had to unanimously passed resolution seeking investigation against him on academic and administrative corruption, it added.
It reported that ministry of HRD has been investigating against Prof. Ghosh and few others of the university on the charge of misappropriation development fund, nepotism in appointment and promotion of teachers and staff and misusing university property, purchasing of e-books, furniture and electronic gadgets.
Because of administrative flaws and massive irregularities, university was ranked among lowest in the past. Moreover, Tripura university was also listed in one of the 11 non-performing university of the country, which enraged the state government and embarrassed the central government, the report stated.
According to the university sources, Prof. Dharurkar is expected to join next week.
Meanwhile, Tripura chief minister, Biplab Kumar Deb, and the higher education minister, Ratan Lal Nath, have congratulated newly appointed VC of the central university and hoped that under his rule Tripura university would regain its lost glory and prestige.
