CHENNAI: Governor R N Ravi on Thursday appointed N Felix as the new Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam for a period of three years.
"N Felix has a rich academic experience of 32 years and is presently serving as Registrar and Acting Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University. He served as a professor for more than 15 years. He has rich experience in university administration, having functioned in various capacities as Registrar of Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University and Chief Executive Officer of Fisheries Institute of Technology and Training, Chennai and etc, " a statement issued by Raj Bhavan read.
He has several awards/fellowships to his credit such as Best Scientist Award-2023 awarded by Society of Fisheries and Life Sciences, Karnataka, ICAR-NAIP International Training Fellowship-2010 etc, it noted.
N Felix, who succeeds G Sugumar, was an acting V-C of the same university after Sugumar's tenure expired last September.
Sources with Raj Bhavan told DT Next that Felix was one of the members recommended by the V-C search panel which did not included a nominee from UGC.
"Governor Ravi has been insisting that a nominee from the University Grants Commission (UGC) should be included in the V-C search panels as per the UGC and AICTE norms. But the panel which constituted to pick a V-C candidate for TNJFU did not have a nominee from UGC as the Fisheries University comes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). According to the ICAR rules, the V-C search panel for TNJFU, does not need a nominee from UGC, " sources detailed.
With an impressive career spanning 32 years, Felix has honed his expertise in the fields of aquaculture and fish nutrition.
Notably, he has spearheaded a remarkable array of 30 aquaculture projects, both as the Principal and Co-Investigator, encompassing six collaborative endeavours with industry partners.
Additionally, he has provided mentorship to 45 postgraduate students in their academic pursuits.