Rajasthan
Woman VC: Alpana Kateja Is Ru’s First Full-time Woman Vc In Its 76 Long Years |
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra appointed professor Alpana Kateja as vice-chancellor (VC) of Rajasthan University (RU) on Monday, making her the first full-time woman VC of RU it its history of 76 years.
The governor also appointed Anil Kumar Rai as the vice-chancellor of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shekhawati University, Sikar.
“The governor has made these appointments in consultation with the state government on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor Search Committee of the universities. On Sunday evening, chief minister Ashok Gehlot had a special meeting with the governor for an hour, in which the vacant posts of VCs were also discussed,” stated a press release issued by the university.
Anil Kumar Rai is the dean of the Humanities and Sociology department of Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha, while Kateja is professor of Economics department, RU. Kateja was previously principal of Maharani College and is currently HRDC director. Before Kateja, the only woman as RU’s acting VC was Kanta Ahuja.
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The governor also appointed Anil Kumar Rai as the vice-chancellor of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shekhawati University, Sikar.
“The governor has made these appointments in consultation with the state government on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor Search Committee of the universities. On Sunday evening, chief minister Ashok Gehlot had a special meeting with the governor for an hour, in which the vacant posts of VCs were also discussed,” stated a press release issued by the university.
Anil Kumar Rai is the dean of the Humanities and Sociology department of Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha, while Kateja is professor of Economics department, RU. Kateja was previously principal of Maharani College and is currently HRDC director. Before Kateja, the only woman as RU’s acting VC was Kanta Ahuja.
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