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Addl charge of Pataliputra Univ moves from VC to VC

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April 30, 2025

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE NEW UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN BOGGED DOWN BY AD-HOCISM AND CONTROVERSIES. IT HAS HAD TWO REGULAR VCS -- BOTH FROM UP INSTITUTIONS

- Arun Kumar

PATNA: A couple of days after the interaction for appointment or vice chancellor of Pataliputra University was held at the Raj Bhawan, the acting VC Sharad Kumar Yadav, who is the VC of Aryabhatt Knowledge University (AKU), relinquished the additional charge.

The request of Yadav, who is the VC at Aryabhatt Knowledge University (AKU), to the Chancellor for relinquishing charge of Pataliputra University was immediately accepted by the Raj Bhawan and it was given to the Bihar Animal Science University VC Inderjeet Singh.

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