Chancellor Dr

Priti Adani to attend

Wardha, 14 Oct

(HS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be conferred honorary DLitt

by the Adani Deemed to be University, Wardha. Adani Group has taken over late

Datta Meghe Group of Institutions, which was initiated with a medical colleges at

Sawangi Meghe in Wardha district almost four decades ago. The new owner of the

Institute has organised its first convocation after taking over on October 17.

Datta Meghe

registered the society in 1988 and started Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in

1990. In 1991 Sharad Pawar Dental College was started. In 2005 Union HRD

ministry granted status to the medical college and was named Datta Meghe

Institute opf Medical Sciences (Deemed University). The Deemed University was

assessed four times since 2007 and acquired A++ grade in 2023-2024, which is

highest in the country among the health sciences deemed universities. On the

national ranking the Institute stood at 49th place.

The expansion

include Maharma Gandhi Ayrved College, College in Pharmaceutical Science,

Nursing College, Physiotherapy College and College of Engineering.

In 2026 Adani Group

took over and named it Adani Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed

University).

CONVOCATION: The

first convocation after taking over by Adani Group, will be held at Datta Meghe

Hall at 2 pm on October 17. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be the chief

guest, He will be honoured with honorary DLitt, the highest academic degree.

National Medical Commission Chairman Dr Abhijit Sheth will be awarded honorary DSc

(highest academic degree in science).

Dr Priti Adani

of Adani Foundation, who is a doctor in dentistry, will remain present. For the

first time she will address the students. She is also Chancellor of the deemed

university.

Maharashtra

Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Guardian Minister of Wardha and

Bhandara Dr Pankaj Bhoyar, MLA Sameer Meghe will be the guests of honour.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar