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Mumbai University gets a full-time pro-vice-chancellor

Updated on: 23 June,2018 01:57 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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Dr. Kulkarni is a Professor and Head, Department of Oils, Oleochemicals and Sufactant Technology (DOOST) at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Mumbai University gets a full-time pro-vice-chancellor

Mumbai University finally gets a full-time pro-vice-chancellor. The Governor of Maharashtra in his capacity of Chancellor of all state universities appointed Dr. Ravindra Kulkarni as Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Mumbai University.


Dr. Kulkarni is a Professor and Head, Department of Oils, Oleochemicals and Sufactant Technology (DOOST) at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. The post for the past three years hasn't had a full-fledged official working on it since Dr. Naresh Chandra left the charge.


After he left the office in the year 2014, Dr. Dhiren Patel from VJTI and then Dr. V N Magare principal of Kirti College were appointed a the post as additional charge. The move was criticised especially after the chaos over on-screen assessment. The newly introduced assessment system caused academic loss to lakhs of students with many having to lose an entire academic year.


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