PANAJI: Goa governor and chancellor of Goa University PS Sreedharan Pillai has appointed MK Janarthanam, professor of the department of botany, as acting vice-chancellor of the university. The term of Varun Sahni as vice-chancellor ended on Wednesday.
“Janarthanam will ‘perform the duties of the vice-chancellor until further orders or until a new vice-chancellor assumes office. Prof Varun Sahni shall hand over charge to Prof Malapathi K Janarthanam on August 18, 2021 (afternoon),” the chancellor has stated in his order.
Professor Janarthanam is a respected academician and has many research publications to his credit.
The process of appointing a new VC for Goa University is already on. The interviews of the 23 shortlisted candidates are scheduled to be held on August 25.
