Dr Desai has taught physics for the past 31 years, specialising in nuclear physics, and has been principal of the 1935-founded Sarvajanik College, an autonomous institution for the past 14 years. (Source: Express Photo/ Enhanced by AI)

The principal of Surat’s Sir P T Sarvajanik Science college Dr Pruthul Desai was on Saturday appointed Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of the Ahmedabad-headquartered Gujarat University (GU), the largest campus with affiliated colleges in Gujarat.

The Gujarat government issued a notification on Saturday appointing Dr Desai for five years as the GU’s 19th vice chancellor.

The 56-year-old Dr Desai succeeds Prof Jagdish Joshi, who was appointed in-charge V-C after Prof Neerja Gupta’s tenure ended in June – three years after her appointment.

From a college of over 1,300 students, Dr Desai will now head a university with over two lakh students across 235 colleges in the state.

Dr Desai has taught physics for the past 31 years, specialising in nuclear physics, and has been principal of…