After a gap of nearly three months, the top post of the Odisha University of Agriculture (OUAT) was finally filled up with the appointment of its new Vice-Chancellor on Sunday.
Dean of the university’s College of Agriculture Prof Manoranjan Kar became the choice for the post by the outgoing Governor MC Bhandare in his capacity as the university’s Chancellor.
After Prof DP Ray had retired from the VC’s post on December 17, 2012, Principal Secretary of Agriculture Department Rl Jamuda was given the charge of Vice-Chancellor as a stopgap arrangement.
For a permanent VC, Bhandare had interviewed nine candidates, including Prof Kar short-listed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
The other candidates interviewed were SS Nanda, Dibakar Nayak, Ashutosh Samanatray, Budhadeb Mishra, RN Senapati, RK Panda, NK Dhal and PK Jena.