After a gap of 10 months, Mumbai University (MU) finally gets a full-time Vice-Chancellor. On Tuesday evening, the governor of Maharashtra, Ramesh Bais, appointed Dr. Ravindra D. Kulkarni as the new VC of MU. The previous VC Suhas Pednekar's tenure ended on September 10, 2022, following which Dr D T Shinde, Vice Chancellor of Shivaji University, assumed additional/interim control of the varsity. The same day, Shirke was entrusted with the responsibility of leading MU until a new full-time VC is appointed.

Pednekar, the departing vice-chancellor of Mumbai University, stepped down after reaching the legal retirement age of 65. Since April 2018, Pednekar had served as MU's vice chancellor. About the new VC, Dr Kulkarni was a Professor and Head, of the Department of Oils, Oleochemicals and Sufactant Technology (DOOST) at the Institute of Chemical Technology,Mumbai,i before he was appointed as the pro-vice chancellor of Mumbai University in 2018.