Nagpur: After more than two years, Nagpur University has finally got a full-time registrar. The state government has appointed deputy registrar Anil Hirekhan as Nagpur University registrar on deputation. The post was lying vacant for more than 2-and-half years as it could not be filled despite NU holding two recruitment drives in the last two years.
Hirekhan has been appointed as per Section 8(5) of Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016. The provision allows government to depute an eligible candidate on a post lying vacant for a long duration.
Hirekhan will hold full-time charge. The post fell vacant in June 2018 after superannuation of Puran Meshram amid a standoff with the government. He has earlier held additional charge of registrar’s post on a couple of occasions and has been in the race on both previous recruitment drives.
LIT professor Neeraj Khatu has been holding the additional charge since 2018.