Priti Adani Presides Over AIHER Convocation in Wardha

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis and Dr. Abhijat Sheth receive honorary degrees

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis received an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) degree during the convocation ceremony.

The university also conferred an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree upon Dr. Abhijat Sheth. Sheth currently is the Chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC).

Dr. Priti Adani leads first convocation as Chancellor

Priti Adani presided over the 17th convocation as the Chancellor of the university and Chairperson of the Adani Foundation.

She assumed the role of Chancellor in April 2026, coinciding with the Adani Foundation becoming the sponsoring trust for the institute.

Adani an honorary Doctor of Science degree at its 16th convocation in May 2025. Adani is the wife of Gautam Adani.

University awards 2,320 degrees and 123 PhDs

The university awarded a total of 2,320 degrees across 10 faculties during the convocation ceremony.

Of this total, 123 students received PhD degrees.

Poojal Devidas Mapari wins 23 academic medals

The ceremony included the presentation of 123 gold medals, seven silver medals, and 13 other prizes to 83 individual awardees.

Poojal Devidas Mapari of Datta Meghe Medical College received 23 medals for outstanding academic performance.

Dr. Priti Adani outlines future research and infrastructure plans

Priti Adani outlined a future roadmap for the university, stating it would focus on applied research and the establishment of centres of excellence.

Tribute paid to founder Dattaji Meghe

Priti Adani paid tribute to the late Dattaji Meghe, the institution’s founder chancellor, for his contributions to expanding educational and healthcare access in rural and underserved communities.

Datta Meghe is a former MP and Maharashtra minister who switched from the Congress to the BJP in 2014.

Transition from DMIHER to AIHER under Adani Foundation

The Union education ministry issued an order on 22 September 2026 renaming the Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research to the Adani Institute of Higher Education and Research. This institution is located in Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, and holds an A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

The university started as Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in 1990 and received deemed-to-be university status in 2005. It currently serves more than 14,000 students across 10 departments and 260 courses.

The partnership integrates 15 institutes, five teaching hospitals, 15 allied-health colleges, and two medical colleges into the Adani Group portfolio. This collaboration was announced on 26 June 2025 to develop the institution into a global center for affordable healthcare education.

Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar attended the convocation as a guest. The institution will continue to operate as a public charitable trust with joint governance from the Adani Group and the Datta Meghe family.

Adani Group expands healthcare and education portfolio

The Adani Foundation provides funding for future expenditures through endowments rather than a specific disclosed investment amount. Priti Adani inaugurated the Shanti Arogya Mandir, a preventive healthcare and wellness center, in August 2026.

The group operates the Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhuj. It has committed ₹6,000 crore to develop two Adani Health Cities in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Plans also include the ₹4,000-crore Adani Arogya Mandir project in Kolkata.