Governor and Chancellor of universities Prof Ganeshi Lal on Monday appointed Prof Bansidhar Majhi as Vice-Chancellor of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, in Sambalpur district.
Prof Majhi will remain in the service for a period of three years with effect from the date he assumes office or until further orders, whichever is earlier, the official notification said. Prof Majhi, currently working as the Director of IIITDM, Kancheepuram in Chennai, has three years of industry experience and more than 28 years of teaching and research experiences in the fields of computer science and engineering. He has successfully guided 18 PhD scholars, 70 MTech and eight MTech (R) scholars. He has also served in various administrative positions as HOD, Dean (Academic) and Automation Cell Chairman.
He has been serving as members of various accreditation committees like NBA and NAAC. Prof Majhi is also the recipient of the Odisha Government’s with Samanta Chandrasekhar Award, 2016.