Chandigarh, April 30 -- As many as 50 candidates have applied for the post of Panjab University (PU) vice chancellor (VC) so far, officials said on Wednesday. The last day for receipt of applications is May 5.

The three-year tenure of VC Renu Vig ended on March 28, after which she was granted a four-month extension by PU chancellor and Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan. A three-member search committee was also formed by the chancellor to find Vig's successor.

Amid speculation over whether Vig will seek a second term, insiders say she has not reapplied so far. The all-woman search committee is being chaired by retired Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar, vice chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. The committee includes Shash...