Prof Loknath new VC of Mysore University

Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT

Mysuru: Prof NK Loknath, Director, Planning and Monitoring and Evaluation Board, University of Mysore, has been appointed as vice chancellor of the University of Mysuru for a period of four years with effect from the date of assumption of office.

After Prof G Hemanth Kumar's tenure came to end on November 15, 2022, the government appointed Prof H Rajashekar, dean of the faculty of commerce, as pro-term VC for a period of six months, and his tenure ended on February 19, 2023. Subsequently, Prof Muzaffar H Assadi, dean faculty of arts, Department of Studies in Political Science, University of Mysore, was appointed as acting VC.

Meanwhile, the department of Higher Education constituted a search committee that recommended Prof Loknath's name for the VC's post. Based on the recommendation, Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, who is also the chancellor of the University, announced the name of Prof Loknath for the UoM VC's post.