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Umakant Dash Appointed Vice-Chancellor of Gokhale Institute

He will assume office on July 29 to close a vacancy that has lasted since November 2024.

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Umakant Dash holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Utkal University (1990) and a Master’s from the Central University of Hyderabad (1992). (HT)
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Overview

  • Dr. Umakant Dash has been named vice-chancellor of the Pune-based Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics for a five-year term beginning July 29, 2025.
  • The vice-chancellor post was unfilled after economist Ajit Ranade resigned in November 2024.
  • Dr. Shankar Das managed the institute in an interim capacity during the leadership gap.
  • Dash holds a PhD in applied economics from IIT Kanpur and has led the Institute of Rural Management Anand since 2021.
  • The institute’s founding body has faced scrutiny over alleged fund misappropriation, including the arrest and bail of its secretary, Milind Deshmukh.