Tamil NaduMonday, 31 August 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu appoints in-charge Vice-Chancellors for Alagappa and Manonmaniam Sundaranar Universities
Tamil Nadu appointed senior professors as in-charge Vice-Chancellors for Alagappa University and Manonmaniam Sundaranar University after V-C tenures ended.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan said senior professors were appointed as in-charge Vice-Chancellors for Alagappa University and Manonmaniam Sundaranar University after the tenures of the regular V-Cs ended earlier in the month.
Key specifics
- J. Jeyakanthan was appointed in-charge V-C of Alagappa University.
- S. Prabhakar was named in-charge V-C of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
- The tenures of the two Vice-Chancellors ended earlier in August 2026.
- Ten universities in Tamil Nadu have been functioning without Vice-Chancellors for the past two years.
- The final hearing in the related Madurai Bench case is scheduled for September 2.
Exam lens
Question type: Tamil Nadu governance and university administration, key facts: in-charge V-Cs, Alagappa University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Madurai Bench, September 2 hearing. TNPSC one-liner: Which two State universities got in-charge Vice-Chancellors in August 2026?