In order to develop flexible and innovative academic research programmes in developing areas, especially the developing areas of Tribal population of Gujarat.; for the rapid development and growth of tribal areas, and to provide world class education in different streams like technical, skill based, vocational, management, tourism, tribal arts, culture and traditional value system and other related areas, to provide infrastructure and research facilities in tribal art, culture, tradition, language, tribal medicine, customs, forest based economic activities, flora and fauna and advancement in technologies relating to the natural resources of tribal areas and matters connected therewith, I have been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Birsa Munda Tribal University, Rajpipla by Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to our beloved honourable prime minister, Shree Narendrabhai Modi, for whom this university is a dream project. On the very outset, I also extend my gratitude to honourable Governor of Gujarat, Shree Acharya Deyvrat, honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shree Vijaybhai Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat Shree Nitinbhai Patel and Tribal Minister of Gujarat Shree Ganpatbhai Vasava for selecting me as first Vice-Chancellor of Birsa Munda Tribal University established by Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.