Andhra Pradesh

V-Cs appointed to 6 new varsities

HYDERABAD: The government on Saturday appointed Vice-Chancellors to the six new universities set up in different parts of the State afresh.

V. Gopala Reddy, former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University has been named Vice-Chancellor of Palamuru University set up at Mahabubnagar. Similarly, C. R. Visweswara Rao, professor of SV University, Tirupati, is appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Vikramasimhapuri Viswa Vidyalayam, Nellore.

The names of the Vice-Chancellors appointed to other four new universities are: S. V. Sudhakar -- Ambedkar University (Srikakulam), M. K Durga Prasad -- Krishna University (Machilipatnam), J. V. Prabhakar Rao -- Rayalaseema University (Kurnool) and Iqbal -- Satavahana University (Karimnagar). Prof. Sudhakar, who belongs to Srikakulam district, is at present chairman of Board of Studies of Social Work, AU.

Prof. J.V. Prabhakara Rao, a commerce and management professor, completed his term of Principal of AU College of Arts and Commerce a few months ago. He takes up the new assignment just before retiring on superannuation.

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