Bhopal, Oct 28 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Friday appointed Dr Arvind Kumar Shukla as the vice chancellor of Gwalior-based Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agriculture University, an official said.

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Shukla is currently posted as a project coordinator at the Indian Institute of Soil Science in Bhopal, he said.

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The vice-chancellor's tenure will be of five years from the date of assuming charge of the office, the official said.

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