Dr. EP Metcalfe was the former vice chancellor and Professor of Physics, and Principal of Central College of Bangalore University

Bangalore University

Bangalore University is a public university located in Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. The university is one of the oldest in India, dating back to 1886...

. He served from 1930 to 1937. Metcalfe was instrumental in establishing a residential college for women in Mysore in science and arts in the early 1930s. The Maharani's College, Mysore, and the Intermediate College For Women, Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 were merged was recommended to be merged by the committee headed by Metcalfe.

Metcalfe also set up the first short wave entertainment and public broadcasting station (VU6AH) in India. It broadcast general entertainment.