After a gap of 10 months, Mumbai University (MU) finally gets a full-time Vice-Chancellor. On Tuesday evening, the governor of Maharashtra, Ramesh Bais, appointed Dr. Ravindra D. Kulkarni as the new VC of MU. The previous VC Suhas Pednekar`s tenure ended on September 10, 2022, following which Dr D T Shinde, Vice Chancellor of Shivaji University, assumed additional/interim control of the varsity. The same day, Shirke was entrusted with the responsibility of leading MU until a new full-time VC is appointed.

Pednekar, the departing vice-chancellor of Mumbai University, stepped down after reaching the legal retirement age of 65. Since April 2018, Pednekar had served as MU`s vice chancellor. About the new VC, Dr Kulkarni was a Professor and Head, of the Department of Oils, Oleochemicals and Sufactant Technology (DOOST) at the Institute of Chemical Technology,Mumbai,i before he was appointed as the pro-vice chancellor of Mumbai University in 2018.