Dr Subhash Chaudhari will be the new Vice-Chancellor of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. The decision was made by the Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of Universities in the State Bhagat Singh Koshyari after interviewing all the candidates recommended by the Committee.
Dr Subhash Chaudhari who is Professor and Principal of the J D College of Engineering and Management has been appointed as Vice Chancellor for a term of 5 years. He has been serving as the Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University.
Earlier Dr Murlidhar Chandekar, Vice-Chancellor of the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University was holding the additional charge of the post of Vice-Chancellor, RTMNU.
The Governor had set a search committee under the chairmanship of Justice Dilip Bhosle, retired Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to recommend a panel of names suitable for appointment of Vice-Chancellor of the University. Dr Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur, and Dr Sanjay Chahande Principal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation were other members of the Committee.