Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Bengal Governor Appoints New VCs for 2 Universities
The Governor of West Bengal, Mr. CV Ananda Bose, has appointed new vice-chancellors for two universities.
Prof. Nimai Chandra Saha will be the new vice-chancellor of Harichand Guruchand University, and Prof. Ayan Bhattacharya will lead Sanskrit College and University.
This happened because the Governor and the state government had a disagreement for a long time about who should be appointed to these important jobs.
Recently, they agreed on the names for eight universities, including these two.
This agreement is expected to help the universities work better.
The Governor made these appointments because he is also the chancellor of the state universities.
The Supreme Court was involved because of the disagreement, but now that both sides have agreed, things should improve.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose appointed new vice-chancellors for Harichand Guruchand University and Sanskrit College and University.
Prof. Nimai Chandra Saha is the new VC of Harichand Guruchand University, and Prof. Ayan Bhattacharya is the new VC of Sanskrit College and University.
The appointments were made on January 28, 2024, following a consensus reached between the Governor and the West Bengal government.
This follows the appointment of VCs for three other universities on January 27, where permanent heads had not been appointed for over two years.
The consensus resolves a long-standing impasse over appointments in higher education institutions, with the Supreme Court previously involved in the matter.
- Who
- West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose
- What
- Appointed new vice-chancellors for two universities
- When
- January 28, 2024
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- To resolve a long-standing impasse over appointments in higher education institutions
- Governor
- CV Ananda Bose
- Universities
- Harichand Guruchand University, Sanskrit College and University
- New VCs
- Prof Nimai Chandra Saha, Prof. Ayan Bhattacharya
- Date of Appointment
- January 28, 2024
- Consensus Reached
- January 2024