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Amid a tussle betwixt the Tamil Nadu Government and Governor R.N. Ravi successful appointing the Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of State Universities, the Periyar University V-C hunt committee scrutinised candidates for interrogation connected January 24 astatine Tamil Nadu Open University successful Chennai.
On April 25, 2025, the Tamil Nadu authorities wide G.O. constituted a hunt committee to urge a sheet of 3 names to the authorities for assignment of the Periyar University Vice-Chancellor. The hunt committee invited applications for the V-C station connected May 10, 2025, and the past day for applying for the station was June 10, 2025. Later, the authorities extended the clip to the hunt committee up to March 21, 2026, to urge a sheet of 3 names for the V-C post.
Meanwhile, the committee scrutinised candidates and called for an interrogation connected January 24 to prime 3 candidates. The interrogation volition beryllium held astatine the Syndicate Hall of Tamil Nadu Open University successful Chennai. A missive was sent to candidates connected January 6 by Ra. Ramesh, Nodal Officer of Periyar University Search Committee.
Higher Education Department caput P. Shankar said that helium did not cognize astir this and it does not travel nether his purview. "The V-C hunt committee volition bash it independently," helium added.
