Dr Prashant Kumar Patil is New Vice Chancellor of MPKV Rahuri

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Dr Prashant Kumar Patil is New Vice Chancellor of MPKV Rahuri

The Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of Universities Bhagat Singh Koshyari today appointed Dr. Prashantkumar Patil as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapith, Rahuri, District Ahmednagar.

Dr. Prashant Kumar Patil who is serving as the Director of the ICAR – Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology has been appointed as Vice Chancellor for a term of 5 years from the date he assumes the office of the post of the vice-chancellor.

Dr. Patil succeeds Dr. K P Viswanatha whose term ended on 4th November 2020. Vice-Chancellor of the Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University Dr. Ashok Dhawan was holding the additional charge of the post of the vice-chancellor.

The Governor had constituted a selection committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Laxman Singh Rathore, former Director-General, India Meteorological Department to recommend to him a panel of names suitable for the appointment of the vice-chancellor.

Dr. A K Singh, Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute, and Eknath Dawale, Secretary, Agriculture, and ADF were members of the Committee.

Editor in Chief : Mewati SItaram

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