<p>After nearly two years, the Bangalore University and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) have vice-chancellors. Governor and chancellor of the universities Vajubhai Vala confirmed the appointments through a notification on Tuesday. Both the varsities were functioning with in-charge V-Cs for a while now.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>S Sachidanand at RGUHS</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr S Sachidanand has been appointed as the V-C of RGUHS. He is the director of the medical education department and the director of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI). Dr M K Ramesh, registrar, evaluation, RGUHS was appointed as the interim director from July 2017. This was after the tenure of Dr K S Ravindranath came to an end.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>K R Venugopal at BU</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof K R Venugopal has now been appointed as the V-C of the Bangalore University. He was the principal of the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The post of V-C at BU was vacant since February 2017 when the term of Dr B Thimmegowda came to an end. Since then, five in-charge vice-chancellors have held the post. </p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the notification, the term for the post will be for a period of three years or until he attains 65, or whichever is earlier.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as 22 PhDs have been awarded to Venugopal, who has penned and edited several books. He is an alumnus of the IISc.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Venugopal said: “The UVCE should grow as an institute of excellence and we will discuss it with the officials of the Bengaluru Central University at a meeting called by the higher education department.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof Eshwar Bhat has been appointed as the new V-C of the Karnataka State Law University.</p>
<p>After nearly two years, the Bangalore University and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) have vice-chancellors. Governor and chancellor of the universities Vajubhai Vala confirmed the appointments through a notification on Tuesday. Both the varsities were functioning with in-charge V-Cs for a while now.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>S Sachidanand at RGUHS</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr S Sachidanand has been appointed as the V-C of RGUHS. He is the director of the medical education department and the director of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI). Dr M K Ramesh, registrar, evaluation, RGUHS was appointed as the interim director from July 2017. This was after the tenure of Dr K S Ravindranath came to an end.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>K R Venugopal at BU</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof K R Venugopal has now been appointed as the V-C of the Bangalore University. He was the principal of the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The post of V-C at BU was vacant since February 2017 when the term of Dr B Thimmegowda came to an end. Since then, five in-charge vice-chancellors have held the post. </p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the notification, the term for the post will be for a period of three years or until he attains 65, or whichever is earlier.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as 22 PhDs have been awarded to Venugopal, who has penned and edited several books. He is an alumnus of the IISc.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Venugopal said: “The UVCE should grow as an institute of excellence and we will discuss it with the officials of the Bengaluru Central University at a meeting called by the higher education department.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof Eshwar Bhat has been appointed as the new V-C of the Karnataka State Law University.</p>