Dr E Vayunandan is new VC of Yashwantrao Chavan open varsity

Nashik: Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao has appointed Dr E Vayunandan as the new vice-chancellor (VC) of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) here.

According to a YCMOU press release, Dr Vayunandan was serving as a professor of public administration at New Delhi based Indira Gandhi national open university (IGNOU).

Last year, Vice-Chancellor Dr Manikrao Salunkhe had resigned his post on August 19 before completing his term and since then the post had been vacant.

During this time, Dr Dilip Mhaisekar, Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik was holding the additional charge as VC of YCMOU, the release added.