Location: Pune, Maharashtra | Employment Type: Full-time, On-campus | Reports to: Vice Chancellor

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Registrar to serve as the Chief Administrative and statutory officer of a leading multi-faculty university. This is a senior leadership role responsible for the integrity of the university's administrative, statutory, and regulatory machinery — ensuring academic decisions are properly recorded and lawfully executed, regulatory compliance is maintained, and students, faculty, and staff experience a responsive, well-governed administration.

Key Responsibilities

Statutory & Governance

- Act as Member-Secretary to the Board of Management, Academic Council, and other statutory authorities; convene meetings, issue notices/agendas, record minutes, and ensure timely follow-through on resolutions
- Serve as custodian of the common seal, statutes, ordinances, records, and other university property
- Authenticate records and execute contracts, agreements, and MoUs within delegated authority
- Draft and maintain university policies, statutes, and regulations in a version-controlled repository
- Ensure functioning of statutory committees (IQAC, Internal Complaints Committee, Anti-Ragging, Grievance Redressal, etc.)
- Serve as the university's Public Information Officer for regulatory correspondence

Regulatory Compliance & Accreditation

- Own the compliance calendar and all statutory submissions to UGC, State Government, and applicable regulators
- Lead administrative preparation for NAAC accreditation, NBA accreditation, NIRF rankings, and AISHE reporting
- Track regulatory changes (UGC regulations, NEP-2020, ABC/APAAR, DigiLocker) and translate them into institutional policy
- Maintain audit readiness for inspections and regulatory visits

Academic Administration

- Oversee the full student lifecycle: admissions, registration, credit transfer, scholarships, records, and issuance of degrees/transcripts
- Ensure secure digitisation of academic records on national platforms




- Interface with the Controller of Examinations on scheduling, results, and convocation
- Administer student disciplinary and grievance processes fairly and within timelines

HR & Establishment

- Administer faculty/staff recruitment, appointments, promotions, and service records
- Ensure service and conduct rules are current and consistently applied
- Partner with HR on workforce planning and statutory compliance

Legal, Risk & Audit

- Coordinate legal matters (litigation, notices, disputes) with retained counsel
- Lead institutional response to audit observations
- Identify and mitigate institutional risk (regulatory, legal, reputational, operational)

Administration & Digital Transformation

- Lead general administration — correspondence, security, transport, hostels, campus services
- Drive ERP/SIS adoption, workflow automation, and digital governance
- Support internationalisation through MoUs and mobility documentation
- Build and mentor a professional administrative team

Eligibility Criteria

Essential Qualification: Master's degree in any discipline with 55% marks (or equivalent UGC 'B' grade) from a UGC-recognised institution

Essential Experience:

- 15+ Years of Experience into Adminstrative Responsibilities

Desirable:

- Ph.D. in any discipline
- Additional qualification in law, management, public administration, or HR
- Prior experience as Registrar/Deputy Registrar/OSD (Administration) in a university with 25,000+ students
- Direct experience with NAAC, NBA, NIRF cycles and UGC/State inspection processes
- Working knowledge of Marathi (in addition to English and Hindi)
- Experience with ERP-led administrative digitisation

Key Competencies

- Strong governance judgement and regulatory fluency (UGC framework, State higher-education law)
- Uncompromising integrity in records, process fairness, and confidentiality
- Operational rigour with a track record of reducing turnaround times
- People leadership and successor development
- Strong stakeholder management across Board, regulators, students, and staff
- Explicit written and verbal communication in English, Hindi, and Marathi
- Composure under audit, inspection, and litigation pressure

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