Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit (born 15 July 1962) is an Indian academic and the current Vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi(JNU).She is the first woman to hold the office.^[1] She was previously serving as Professor of Political Science at Savitribai Phule Pune University.^[2] She was appointed as 13th Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University by Ministry of Education on February 7, 2022

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit
Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 February 2022
Preceded by	M. Jagadesh Kumar
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-15) 15 July 1962 (age 63) Leningrad, Soviet Union (present day Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Nationality	Indian
Parents	Dhulipudi Anjaneyulu Mulamoodi Adilakshmi
Education	PhD in International Relations
Alma mater	University of Madras (BA, MA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (PhD)

Early life and education

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit was born on 15 July 1962 in Leningrad, Soviet Union (present day Saint Petersburg, Russia).

She did her BA and MA from Presidency College, Chennai and completed M.Phil. and PhD in International relations from School of International studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. She also received a Diploma in Social Work from California State University, Long Beach and postgraduate diploma in Peace and Conflict studies from Uppsala University.^[3]