University Geology Professor Madhumita Das has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Fakir Mohan University of Baleswar. She was appointed by Governor and Chancellor of universities Dr SC Jamir on Monday.Prof Das had joined as a lecturer in Geology in the Utkal University in 1980. She became a Reader in 1995 and was elevated to the post of Professor in 2003.
She has been a DAAD Fellow and has 120 research publications to her credit published in national and international journals.