Prayagraj: Professor Sangeeta Shrivastava has been appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Allahabad. She became the first woman to hold the position in the university.
Professor Shrivastava is the third permanent Vice-Chancellor of the university. She joined the Home Science Department of the university as a lecturer in 1989, according to news agency IANS.
At that time, Home Science was a part of the Department of Biochemistry.
The Home Science Department got a new building in 2002 because of her efforts, and she took over as its head.