Hyderabad, May 25: Two Muslim IAS officers in Telangana have been appointed in-charge Vice-Chancellors of two state universities.
Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi has been appointed as the in-charge Vice-Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad. The government has also appointed Ahmed Nadeem as the Vice-Chancellor of Palamuru University, Mahabubnagar.
Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi is Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1999 batch. He is currently serving as the Principal Secretary to Government, Energy Department. Ahmed Nadeem is the Principal Secretary to Government, Planning Department. He is an IAS officer of 1997 batch.
They are among IAS officers appointed as in-charge Vice-Chancellors of 10 state universities.
As existing Vice-Chancellors demitted their office on May 21, the bureaucrats were appointed as in-charge Vice-Chancellors.
As per the orders issued by the government, the in-charge Vice-Chancellors will hold these offices till regular vice-chancellors are appointed or till June 15, 2024, whichever is earlier.
Dana Kishore, Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, has been appointed as in-charge Vice-Chancellor of Osmania University, Hyderabad, the oldest and most prestigious university in the state.
In-charge VCs have also been appointed for Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad; Kakatiya University, Warangal; Telangana University, Nizamabad; Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad; Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda; Satavahana University, Karimnagar; and Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad.
The government has already invited applications for the posts of regular VCs. A total of 1,382 applications have been received, including those from 312 teachers. Most of them applied for multiple universities.
