India, July 3 -- President Droupadi Murmu has appointed again Yogesh Singh as the University of Delhi vice-chancellor, making him the first to serve consecutive terms in the institution's history.

The move follows the amendment of DU's statutes in 2023 to allow a VC's reappointment.

"The President of India, in her capacity as the Visitor of the University of Delhi, has been pleased to re-appoint Prof Yogesh Singh as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi for a second term of five years w.e.f 08.10.2026," a letter dated July 2, addressed to the DU Registrar by the Union Education Ministry's Department of Higher Education, stated.

Until September 2023, DU's statutes, which govern its functioning, provided for the appointment of a...