Archive · 21 Aug 2025
M S University of Baroda Appoints New Vice-Chancellor
M S University in Vadodara, India, has a new leader.
Professor Bhalchandra M Bhanage, a chemistry expert from Mumbai, is now the Vice-Chancellor.
He will take over from Professor Dhanesh Patel, who was in charge for nine months.
Professor Bhanage has a lot of experience, including being a member of the Board of Studies at MSU.
Professor Patel helped the university catch up on work that was delayed, like promotions and hiring teachers.
Professor Bhanage is also recognized as one of the top scientists in the world in his field.
Professor Bhalchandra M Bhanage has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of M S University of Baroda.
Bhanage is a Senior Professor of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Mumbai.
He will replace in-charge Vice-Chancellor Professor Dhanesh Patel.
Bhanage was a member of the Board of Studies of the Department of Chemistry at MSU for two terms.
Professor Patel completed pending administrative work during his tenure.
- Who
- Professor Bhalchandra M Bhanage, Professor Dhanesh Patel, V K Shrivastava.
- What
- Professor Bhalchandra M Bhanage has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor.
- When
- Nearly nine months after the previous Vice-Chancellor's resignation.
- Where
- M S University of Baroda (MSU), Vadodara.
- Why
- To fill the vacant position of Vice-Chancellor.
- New Vice-Chancellor
- Professor Bhalchandra M Bhanage
- University
- M S University of Baroda (MSU)
- Previous VC Resignation
- January
- In-charge VC
- Professor Dhanesh Patel
- Bhanage's Affiliation
- Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai
- Ph.D. Awarded
- 1996, University of Pune
- Listed as
- Top 2% Scientists (Organic Chemistry) by Stanford University, USA since 2019