Ranchi University’s (RU) Zoology faculty member Dr Manoranjan Prasad Sinha will join as the new Pro Vice Chancellor (Pro-VC) of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh on Wednesday. The 57-year-old zoologist began his teaching career from RU in 1980.
Sinha was appointed as the new VBU Pro VC from Governor House after Birla Institute of Technology Remote Sensing Department Head Dr AP Krishna denied taking the charge of this designation, said sources of Governor House on Tuesday.
The Zoology faculty said that he was the overall topper in graduation and post graduation. He has published around 170 research papers including national and international. Briefing about his career, he said, “20 scholars have pursued PhD under my supervision. Recently, I was granted a UGC project of Rs 50 lakh in collaboration with Gauhati University by GOI’s Department of Biotechnology.”
Sinha is among the 13 university teachers of India selected for such a project. He basically hails from Gaya district of Bihar and is settled at Ranchi since a long time.
Hearing the announcement of Governor House, VBU administrative officers said that they are pleased to get a Pro VC. The new VC of this state university joined on May 26 after a wait of several weeks.