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PANAJI: Prof Rajendra S Gad, Senior Professor of Electronics at Goa University, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Goa University, succeeding Prof Harilal Menon, whose five-year tenure is set to conclude this month.
Gad, associated with the university’s School of Physical and Applied Sciences, becomes the second full-time academic from within Goa University to hold the Vice-Chancellor’s post after Menon.
He has handled several research projects as investigator and co-investigator, with funding support from agencies including the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Department of Science and Technology (DST), University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Gad’s research portfolio includes work in electronics and information technology, bidirectional machine translation involving Konkani and other Indian languages, non-invasive glucose monitoring, biometric systems, automated blood pressure monitoring and robotics.
He has also been associated with the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme and other research and fellowship programmes.
Prof Harilal Menon was appointed Vice-Chancellor in September 2021 and was the first full-time academic from within Goa University to occupy the post. Before his appointment as Vice-Chancellor, Menon served as Dean of the School of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the university.
As per the eligibility criteria for the post, applicants were required to be eminent academicians with at least 10 years of teaching experience at the university level or a minimum of 10 years of experience in a recognised research institution or academic body.
Gad’s appointment marks a continuation of the practice of appointing senior academics from within the university to its top administrative position.
