Prof Jawaid Iqbal takes over as VC of BGSB University

Rajouri, Nov 12: Prof Jawaid Iqbal has taken over as the new Vice Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU), Rajouri after taking charge from incumbent Vice Chancellor Prof Akbar Masood.

A statement of BGSBU issued here said that the formal handing over of charge was done at the university's camp office in Jammu.

During this, incumbent VC Prof Akbar Masood relinquished the charge of this prestigious institution with Prof Jawaid taking over the charge in the presence of senior faculty members of this higher education institution.

On October 15, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is Chancellor of BGSBU Rajouri, ordered the appointment of Prof Jawaid of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as the new Vice Chancellor of BGSBU for three years.

The appointment of a new VC was made by the Chancellor of the University under Clause 2(1) of the statutes forming the Schedule of the Jammu and Kashmir Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Act 2002.