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Venkatrami Reddy is APPSC Chairman

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Y. Venkatrami Reddy

HYDERABAD: The former Vice-Chancellor of JNTU, Y. Venkatrami Reddy, has been appointed Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. Orders were issued on Thursday. He succeeds Pervaram Ramulu, who completes his term on July 18.

Prof. Reddy, who served for two terms as Vice-Chancellor of JNTU, hails from Kamalapuram village in Garladinne mandal of Anantapur district. The 56-year-old articulate electrical engineer obtained his B.E. from the Government of College of Engineering, Anantapur, and M.E. degree from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Youngest VC

He did his Ph.D from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and joined as a lecturer at the JNTU College of Engineering, Anantapur in 1975.

He was the youngest Vice-Chancellor to be appointed in JNTU's history in 1999 and continued in the position for six and half years till 2004.

Prof. Reddy was also the Chairman of EAMCET for a record six years from 1999 to 2004. The JNTU expanded enormously in terms of size, staff and academics during his tenure.

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