residence chancellor predecessor successor imagesize profession office birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
flat campus , benito juarez road new delhi-110021 no. 7 , university of delhi , south mohammad hamid ansari prof. deepak nayyar prof. abhai mansingh prof. dinesh singh -lrb- academic -rrb- prof. dinesh singh 250px research , academician director , south campus university of delhi 1951 vice chancellor university of delhi 1 september 2005 2000 deepak pental
 31 august 2010 2005 deepak pental punjab university , chandigarh , rutgers university , usa
deepak pental

deepak pental -lrb- born 1951 -rrb- is a professor of genetics and the ex vice chancellor at the university of delhi .
he is a noted researcher whose current research interests lie in development of transgenics and marker-assisted breeding of crops .
he took charge of the post of vice-chancellor of the university succeeding professor deepak nayyar on 1 september 2005 .
as the vc , pental has outlined his agenda to update the library system , work on teachers ' recruitment , increase student accommodation facilities and bring researchers working abroad to india .
