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Board of Governors

History of Board Chairpersons
Nusli Wadia
Mr. Nusli Wadia
Chairman – Bombay Dyeing Ltd./Wadia Group
Designation – Chairman
(June 2004 – Dec 2015)
BoG Appointment order 2004
sandra shroff
Mrs. Sandra Shroff
Vice Chairman – UPL Ltd. 
Designation – Chairperson
(Jan 2016 – Jan 2020)
BoG Appointment order 2016 and 2018
Anand Deshpande
Dr. Anand Deshpande
Founder member Persistent Systems
Designation – Chairperson
(Dec 2022 – Dec 2025)
BoG Appointment order December 2022
Sudhir Mehta
Dr. Sudhir Mehta
The Chairman and Managing Director, Pinnacle Industries Ltd. Shivajinagar, Pune
Designation – Chairperson
(May 2026)
BoG Appointment order May 2026
Sr. No.NameDesignationIn OfficeDownload
1Mr. Nusli Wadia
Chairman – Bombay Dyeing Ltd./Wadia Group
Chairman June 2004 – Dec 2015BoG Appointment order 2004
2Mrs. Sandra Shroff
Vice Chairman – UPL Ltd.
ChairpersonJan 2016 – Jan 2020BoG Appointment order 2016 and 2018
3Dr. Anand Deshpande
Founder member Persistent Systems
ChairpersonDec 2022 – Dec 2025BoG Appointment order December 2022
4Dr. Sudhir Mehta
The Chairman and Managing Director,
Pinnacle Industries Ltd. Shivajinagar,
Pune
ChairpersonMay 2026BoG Appointment order May 2026
Sr. No.DesignationName and Affiliation
1ChairmanDr. Sudhir Mehta
The Chairman and Managing Director,
Pinnacle Industries Ltd. Shivajinagar,
Pune
2Member,
Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
P. V. S. Murthy
Former Global Head,
TCS Cyber Security
3Member,
Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
Dr. B. E. Narkhede
Professor,
IIM Mumbai
4Member,
Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
Mr. Subramanian Chidambaram
Strategy Head,
Cummins
5Member,
Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
Mr. Rajan Tipnis
Chairman,
R. C. Tipnis Consulting Engineers
6Member,
Industrialist
Mrs. Usha Marathe
Global Delivery partner, Capgemini
7Member,
Representative of
Government of Maharashtra
Dr. Vinod M. Mohitkar
Director,
Directorate of Technical Education,
Mumbai
8Member,
Nominee of UGC
Prof. R.P. Singh
Former Director
MANIT Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
9Member,
Nominee of University of Mumbai
Dr. B.N. Choudhari
Principal,
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology,
Mumbai
10Member,
Institute’s Teacher Representative
Dr. R. N. Awale
Professor,
Electrical Engineering Department, VJTI
11Member,
Institute’s Teacher Representative
Dr. S. Y. Mhaske
Associate Professor,
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, VJTI
12Member SecretaryDr. Sachin D. Kore
Director, VJTI
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
Matunga, Mumbai
Board of Governors Members
Sudhir Mehta
Dr. Sudhir Mehta​
The Chairman and Managing Director,
Pinnacle Industries Ltd. Shivajinagar,
Pune
Designation – Chairman
P. V. S. Murthy
Former Global Head,
TCS Cyber Security
Designation – Member, Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
Dr. B. E. Narkhede
Professor,
IIM Mumbai
Designation – Member, Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
Subramanian Chidambaram
Mr. Subramanian Chidambaram
Strategy Head,
Cummins
Designation – Member, Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
Mr. Rajan Tipnis
Chairman,
R. C. Tipnis Consulting Engineers
Designation – Member, Nominee of Govt. of Maharashtra
Mrs. Usha Marathe
Global Delivery partner, Capgemini
Designation – Member, Industrialist
Vinod Mohitkar
Dr. Vinod M. Mohitkar
Director,
Directorate of Technical Education, Mumbai
Designation – Member, Representative of
Government of Maharashtra
Prof. R.P. Singh
Former Director
MANIT Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Designation – Member,
Nominee of UGC
Dr. B.N. Choudhari
Principal,
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology,
Mumbai
Designation – Member,
Nominee of University of Mumbai
Rawal Awale
Dr. R. N. Awale
Professor,
Electrical Engineering Department, VJTI
Designation – Member,
Institute’s Teacher Representative
Sumedh Mhaske
Dr. S. Y. Mhaske
Associate Professor,
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, VJTI
Designation – Member,
Institute’s Teacher Representative
Dr. Sachin D. Kore
Director, VJTI
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
Matunga, Mumbai
Designation – Member Secretary

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