Article: Kurien appointed first chancellor of Allahabad University

New Delhi, April 17 -- Dr. Verghese Kurien, former Chairman, National Dairy Development Board, has been appointed as the first Chancellor of the University of Allahabad after restoration of its central university status.

The Central Government has appointed Kurien for a term of five years.

The Allahabad University was established on September 23, 1887 and is the fourth oldest university of India after Calcutta, Bombay and Madras Universities.

It was granted the status of a Central University by an act of Parliament in 2005. The Allahabad Degree College, the C.M.P Degree College, the Arya Kanya Degree College and the Jagat Taran Girls Degree College are the four institutions affiliated to ...

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