Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- Ending Panjab University's (PU) over three-month wait for a regular vice-chancellor (V-C), the office of the Vice-President of India, the university's de facto chancellor, on Monday announced the appointment of Dr Tankeshwar Kumar, 63, to the post for a three-year term.

Kumar is currently serving as the V-C of the Central University of Haryana.

According to the notification, his tenure as PU V-C will begin from the date he assumes charge. His appointment brings an end to the interim arrangement under which Prof Meenakshi Goyal, dean of university instruction (DUI), had been discharging the duties of V-C since July 29, after the tenure of former V-C Prof Renu Vig ended on July 28.

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