New Delhi/Mumbai. According to a big news, for the first time in the history of JNU, a female vice chancellor in JNU has become. Yes, Professor Shantisree Dhulipudi Pandit, who is currently Professor at Pune University, has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi for a period of 5 years. She has been a PhD student of JNU.
Prof Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi for a period of five years.
She is the first female Vice-Chancellor of #JNU, pic.twitter.com/2Bo1I5ZaWu
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It is to be known that earlier, Professor Najma Akhtar in Jamia Millia Islamia has achieved the status of the first such woman vice-chancellor in the Central University.
Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi for a period of five years.
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Let us tell you that the search for Vice Chancellor at JNU was going on in Jawaharlal Nehru University for almost a year. Two names were the most talked about for this elite post. In which Professor Shantisree Pandit and Professor Avinash Kumar Pandey were ahead. Apart from this, the name of Professor Gulshan Sachdeva was also being taken among the contenders for the post of Vice Chancellor (Hope to become a female vice chancellor in JNU) recently.
JNU congratulates Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit for being appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of JNU for a period of five years.@EduMinOfIndia @ugc_india pic.twitter.com/PMzdDyZ6mV
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But then Professor Shantisree Pandit and Professor Avinash Kumar Pandey were believed to be the strongest contenders for the post of Vice Chancellor. At the same time, Professor Shantisree Pandit is currently a professor at Pune University. She has been a PhD student of JNU. Apart from this, Professor Avinash Pandey is currently working as a Professor from IUAC.
It is noteworthy that on 27 October 2020, applications were invited for the post of Vice Chancellor. Apart from this, after a year, again applications were sought for the Vice Chancellor of JNU on October 2, 2021.
The last date to apply in this was fixed after that on October 11. While JNU Vice Chancellor Professor M. On February 4, an order was issued to appoint Jagdish Kumar as the chairman of the University Grants Commission. After which the possibility had increased that soon JNU would get a new Vice Chancellor in the coming week. Yes, now Professor Shantisree Dhulipudi has been found in the form of Pandit.