11 Tamil Nadu universities without V-Cs to get senior professors to oversee administration: Higher Education Minister

Eleven State universities without Vice-Chancellors will soon have senior professors overseeing their administration, Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan said on Thursday (September 24, 2026).

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the two-day Edu Techn Expo organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Chennai, Mr. Viswanathan said convenor committees functioning in 13 State universities would obtain a panel of senior professors from the respective Syndicates and select one professor to act as the Vice-Chancellors in-charge with the necessary powers.

The process had been completed at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and Alagappa University, and the remaining 11 universities would follow the same procedure, he said.

On the appointment of Vice-Chancellors, Mr. Viswanathan said the matter was pending before the High Court and the Supreme Court and therefore could not be discussed.