Key Appointments to UGC

On 10th April 2024, National Stock Exchange CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan and Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu appointed as UGC members.

Sachidananda Mohanty and Shashikala Gulabrao Wanjari also named as UGC members by the Department of Higher Education.
Appointment expands UGC's strength from four to eight members, following the UGC Act of 1956.
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar and Deepak Kumar Srivastava currently serve as UGC chairman and vice chairman, respectively.
Remaining members to include central government officials and individuals with expertise in various fields, as mandated by law.
Chauhan, besides leading NSE, holds the position of Chancellor at the University of Allahabad.
Vembu, with a doctorate from Princeton University, is the CEO of Zoho, a prominent cloud-based software firm.