Patna, Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Tuesday appointed the new vice chancellor (VC) of Patna University, an official notification said.

Arlekar, who is also the chancellor of the university, appointed Professor Ajay Kumar Singh from the panel presented by the search committee.

"...After effective and meaningful consultation with the State Government on the panel presented by the Search Committee constituted to recommend a panel of names for the post of VC of Patna University, Patna, the Chancellor is pleased to appoint Professor Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed VC of Patna University (Patna) for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge, the Raj Bhavan notification said.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met the Governor and discussed the issue with him, sources said.