Vinay Pathak's tenure has been extended again and will be the Vice-Chancellor of CSJMU for the next 3 years
The tenure of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU) Kanpur's Vice-Chancellor Vinay Pathak has been extended once again. He will continue as the Vice-Chancellor of the University for the next three years. President Anandi Bel Patel issued the order on Thursday. Earlier, the governor had given Pathak a six-month extension after his tenure ended. Uttar Pradesh State University Act 1973, Prof. Vinay Kumar, Kanpur Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Chancellor Anandiben Patel in his order issued in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section 1 of Section 12. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj appoints me as the Vice-Chancellor of Kanpur University for a period of three years from the date of assuming charge of the University. Vinay Pathak Becomes Vice-Chancellor for Second Consecutive Term Vinay Pathak has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Kanpur University for the second consecutive term. Governor Anandi Ben Patel has appointed BHU (Banare Hindu University) Professor Kavita Shah as the Vice-Chancellor of Siddharth University Kapilvastu. His tenure will also be three years from the date of assumption of office. Pathak has been the Vice-Chancellor of several universities, earlier serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani in 2009 and Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota in 2013. In 2014, he was given the charge of the Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan Technological University, Kota and in 2017 Harcourt Butler Technological University (HBTU), Kanpur. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University Vice-Chancellor Vinay Pathak has also been linked to controversies. A case of unlawful intimidation has been registered against him and his close associate Ajay Mishra, owner of XLICD. In this case, when he was the Vice-Chancellor of Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Agra, it was alleged that Pathak charged 15 per cent commission for passing the bill for crores of works done by the institution.
