Dr. Santosh Shriram Sonavane

Dr. Santosh Shriram Sonavane is an accomplished academic leader, administrator and researcher with 27 years of experience in higher education, including 17 years in senior leadership roles. He currently serves as Vice Chancellor of PCET’s Pimpri Chinchwad University, Pune, and has held leadership positions at institutions including Amity University Uttar Pradesh, MIT World Peace University, Vijaybhoomi University, Symbiosis Skills & Professional University and Ajeenkya DY Patil University. He holds a Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, and brings expertise in academic governance, strategic planning, accreditation, research, internationalisation and NEP 2020 implementation. A recognised researcher, he has supervised five Ph.D. scholars, completed funded research projects exceeding ₹1 crore, published extensively and holds multiple patents. His research has received over 944 citations with an h-index of 16. He received the Education Changemaker Award 2024.