PROFESSOR Vivek Sharma, Vice-Chancellor of Barkatullah University (BU), Bhopal, has tendered his resignation from the post. Governor and Chancellor of the university, Mangubhai Patel, has accepted the resignation with immediate effect. To ensure uninterrupted administrative and academic operations, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the Higher Education Department, Anupam Rajan, has been given the additional charge of Vice-Chancellor until a regular appointment is made. According to the official order issued by Raj Bhavan (Lok Bhavan, Bhopal) on July 23, 2026, Professor Vivek Sharma, Dean, who was nominated to perform the duties of Vice-Chancellor via an earlier order dated June 19, 2026, submitted his resignation on July 22, 2026. Accepting the resignation with immediate effect, the Chancellor cancelled the previous assignment order. Notably, Professor Vivek Sharma’s tenure as ViceChancellor lasted just over a month.

 

He was originally appointed to the post on June 19, after Governor Mangubhai Patel accepted the resignation of the then Vice-Chancellor, Professor S K Jain. Exercising powers under the Madhya Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973, the Governor had nominated Professor Sharma, who was serving as Dean of the Faculty of Management, to discharge the duties of ViceChancellor untill a permanent appointment was made. In a temporary arrangement, ACS Anupam Rajan will manage the responsibilities of BU Vice-Chancellor alongside his current administrative duties in the Higher Education Department at Mantralaya until further orders. Raj Bhavan’s order noted that this interim measure aims to maintain smooth academic and administrative functioning at the university, while the official order remained silent on the specific reasons behind Professor Sharma’s sudden resignation.