Mumbai: Dr Shashikala Wanjari has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of SNDT Women’s University which is celebrating its centenary this year, Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao announced here today. Wanjari is presently serving as Professor and Head, Department of Education, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU). She succeeds Professor Vasudha Kamat whose term ended on May 13.
Mumbai University Vice Chancellor Sanjay Deshmukh was officiating as the vice chancellor after the completion of Kamat’s tenure. Wanjari secured her MSc degree in Biochemistry and further took her M A in English and M.Ed from RTMNU. She later obtained PhD in Education. “Dr Wanjari has vast experience in teaching, research and administration,” an official from the Raj Bhavan said.
The Governor had set up a search committee under the chairmanship of retired Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Justice Jagdish Bhalla to select the new vice chancellor for the university in April this year.
Dr S Parasuraman, Director of Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Valsa Nair, Secretary of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Maharashtra government were members of the committee. “The Governor announced the selection of Wanjari after interviewing all the candidates recommended by the Search Committee on Friday,” the official said.
