Shimla, June 2 -- Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) professor Mahavir Singh - a renowned scientist in Nano Technology - has been appointed as the vice chancellor (V-C) of the varsity.

The notification in this regard was issued by Himachal governor and HPU chancellor Shiv Pratap Shukla. Till now, the vice chancellor of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), Satya Prakash Bansal, was handling the additional charge of HPU's V-C.

The notification named Mahavir Singh of the varsity's department of physics as the new V-C for term of three years.

The post had fallen vacant in 2022 after former V-C prof Sikandar Kumar took voluntary retirement to contest the Rajya Sabha elections.

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