Raipur, February 19 Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka appointed Manoj Dayal, a professor at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology in Hisar, Haryana, as the Vice Chancellor of Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication (KTUJMC) based in Raipur, an official said.
The order, issued by the governor's secretary CR Prasanna, stated that Dayal, who is part of the Department of Mass Communication at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, has been appointed under the Chhattisgarh KTUJMC Act 2004.
The term of Baldev Bhai Sharma ended in March last year, after which Mahadev Kavre, a divisional commissioner and IAS officer, was entrusted with the role of Vice Chancellor, he added.
Established in 2004 in Kathadih village, about six kilometers from Raipur city, KTUJMC is the only university of journalism and mass communication in Chhattisgarh.