JU professor to be new VC of Odisha institute

Odisha Governor and Chancellor of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, SC Jamir, has appointed Atal Chaudhuri, a Jadavpur University professor, as its vice-chancellor.

At present, Chaudhuri is working as a professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering of Jadavpur University in Kolkata.

Chaudhuri will be the vice-chancellor for a period of three years till further orders, a Raj Bhavan release said.

Chaudhuri completed Master of Engineering from Jadavpur University and later did his PhD in engineering from the same university.

He has been a professor for more than 20 years in his career spanning more than 32 years.
 

Chaudhuri was also the head of the department of computer science & engineering in Jadavpur University.