It is official. Registrar of University of Pune (UoP) Dr Manik Jadhav will be is leaving the university on August 29, four months in advance before his tenure ends officially.

With Jadhav’s exit, year 2012 will become a significant year in the varsity’s history as the top four positions in the university — Vice-Chancellor (V-C), Controller of Examination (CoE), Board and College Development (BCUD) director and Registrar — will have new faces.

The university has started its search for new a Registrar and uploaded an official advertisement on its website on Saturday. The final date for sending applications is September 10. Except for the (BCUD) director, all the three top officials had been in the limelight for wrong reasons.