Prof Jyoti Bhakare Appointed Vice-Chancellor of MNLU Nagpur

Professor Jyoti Bhakare has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur for a five-year term.

Appointment

The appointment was made by the University's Chancellor, Supreme Court Justice Atul S. Chandurkar. The notification was issued by MNLU Nagpur Registrar Deepak L. Bhagwat on September 18.

Bhakare succeeds Prof (Dr) Vijender Kumar, the University's founding Vice-Chancellor. Prof (Dr) V.P. Tiwari had been serving as Acting Vice-Chancellor after Kumar's exit.

Academic and administrative background

Bhakare is a Senior Professor of Law at Savitribai Phule Pune University and has served as Director of its Law School since January 2022.

Her earlier roles include Officiating Registrar of SPPU, Head of its Department of Law and leadership positions at law colleges in Pune.

Institutional significance

The five-year appointment gives MNLU Nagpur a regular Vice-Chancellor after an interim period and will place Bhakare in charge of the University's academic, administrative and institutional development.