Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit was recently appointed as the administrator of Nehru University (JNU). She is the first woman VC of the university.
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The President of India appointed her. Her appointment was recommended by the prime minister and, therefore, the Education ministry.
She may be a politics professor. She is additionally an alumna of JNU and a doctorate in diplomacy.
Her tenure is for five years. Before becoming the VC of JNU, she was working as a politics professor at the Savitribai Phule University of Maharashtra.
She started her career as a professor in Goa in 1988. Then she moved to Pune University in 1993. She has guided 29 doctorates.
She has been a member of the Indian Council of Science Research and (UGC).