Divisional Commissioner of Palamau NK Mishra took additional charge of Vice Chancellor’s post at Nilamber Pitamber University on Friday.
He took charge from the outgoing VC Firoz Ahmad whose tenure got over on Friday after remaining in office here for 3 years from 16 November 2010. The Commissioner who became the VC here is third in row of this university which was formed in the year 2009 January. The Chancellor of the universities of State, Syed Ahmed had directed the Commissioner to perform the duties of the office of the VC till further orders.
A letter from the principal secretary to Governor RS Poddar to His Excellency had reached the NPU office here in the evening of November 13.Talking to mediapersons here soon after taking over the charge he said pending matter related to the appointment of 3rd grade and 4th grade staff here applications for which were obtained 4 years back but no tangible progress still made on this front, would be taken up with the Government.
Mishra said that he would want holding of classes in the colleges quite regularly. He inquired about the fate of academic sessions here and was told by the outgoing VC Ahmad that sessions are a bit late here.On no land for this university the VC-cum Commissioner said efforts for land are on the anvil and the proposal for land to be taken for this university has been cleared by him at his stage.
The new VC has set 2 days in a week for this university hen he will come here and work. He has taken off Friday and Saturday from coming over here as these two days are his court days and he holds the court.About the lingering vacancies in the teaching compartment about 109 vacancies he said he would speak to the principal secretary HRD K Vidyasagar in this connection.
Sources said there was some confusion with regard to the date on which handing over charge by the outgoing VC was to be done.
