In recent academic appointments in Bihar, Professor Bimalendu Shekhar Jha, who previously served as the Head of the Department of Geology at LN Mithila University and held the position of Retirement Department Chairman, has been selected as the Vice-Chancellor for BN Mandal University in Madhepura. Concurrently, Professor Dinesh Chandra Ray, an esteemed faculty member at Banaras Hindu University, has been entrusted with the role of Chancellor for BR Ambedkar Bihar University in Muzaffarpur.
Further enriching Bihar’s educational leadership, Professor Paramendra Kumar Bajpai, a distinguished faculty member from the Physics Department at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Bilaspur, has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor for Jai Prakash University in Chapra. Additionally, the prestigious position of Chancellor for Aryabhatta Knowledge University in Patna has been assumed by Dr. Sharad Kumar Yadav, a proficient Professor specializing in Microbiology at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya in Mathura.
The tenure for these newly appointed Vice-Chancellors is stipulated to be three years from the commencement of their responsibilities, as per the official notification from the Raj Bhavan. Noteworthy is the recent meeting between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Governor Rajendar vishwanath Arlekar, wherein various matters, including finance and parliamentary affairs, were discussed. The meeting also saw the presence of Bihar Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, ensuring a comprehensive deliberation on key issues.