New Delhi, February 4: Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University has been appointed as the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday.
The post of UGC chairman was vacant since December 7 after Prof. D P Singh who had taken charge in 2018 resigned upon turning 65.
Kumar has been appointed UGC chairman for a period of five years from the date of assumption of charge of the post, or until he attains the age of 65 years, or until further orders.
M Jagdesh Kumar was serving as the Vice-Chancellor of the JNU since 2016 and was also a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi.
