President of India Ram Nath Kovind in his capacity as the Visitor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University has appointed Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the next Vice-Chancellor of JNU, read the official order.
"She is the first female Vice-Chancellor of JNU. I am handing over the charge to her today and wish her success in her new role," reads a press note undersigned by outgoing VC M. Jagadesh Kumar.
As per the official order passed by the Ministry of Education, Pandit's tenure will be of five years.
She is a professor working with the Department of Politics and Public Administration in Savitribai Phule Pune University.
( With inputs from ANI )
Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor