Sanjay Govind Dhande appointed as UGC Member

 Sanjay Govind Dhande, former director of IIT Kanpur appointed as a member of UGC for a term of three years, on 25 September. His tenure as UGC member would be till 24 September 2016. The Union Government on 18th September removed social scientist Yogendra Yadav from the membership of the University Grants Commission for joining the Aam Admi Party. Sanjay Govind Dhande is Engineer and Educationist. He was former director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and he has act as a temporary charge of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior.