Delhi appoints Professor Pooran Chand Joshi as interim Vice-Chancellor

The new Vice-Chancellor is expected to be made by a committee that will be formed by the Union Ministry of Education.

Delhi University (DU) has appointed its pro-Vice Chancellor as the Interim Vice-Chancellor. Professor Pooran Chand Joshi has been appointed and he has taken over the charge as the tenure of outgoing VC Prof Yogesh Kumar Tyagi ended on March 9.

This is being done in accordance with the provisions of the Delhi University Act, 1922. Professor Joshi has been a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi. The interim Vice-Chancellor Prof PC Joshi will be the acting VC and dispense duties of the office until a new, permanent appointment is made for the post. The new Vice-Chancellor is expected to be made by a committee that will be formed by the Union Ministry of Education.

Last year, in October Delhi University's Vice-Chancellor Professor Yogesh Tyagi, was suspended on President's order. President Ram Nath Kovind had approved the education ministry's proposal to inquire against the university's vice-chancellor for administrative lapses due to his unauthorised absence from the varsity. He has been put under suspension with immediate effect until further orders as he may influence/coerce the witnesses and tamper with the material records of the University so as to ensure fair inquiry.

Tyagi, who was admitted to AIIMS on July 2 under an emergency medical condition and has been on leave since then, has apparently not been attending office regularly since January. The ministry had attempted to remove Tyagi in the past, the media report stated, over not resolving the ad hoc teachers’ appointment issue and leaving faculty posts vacant for years despite multiple reminders.

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