Deepak Pental (born 1951) is a Professor of Genetics and the Ex Vice Chancellor at the University of Delhi.
He took charge of the post of Vice-chancellor of the University succeeding Professor Deepak Nayyar on 1 September 2005.
[1][2] A new frog species, Minervarya Pentali, discovered in Western Ghats by a team of Delhi University researchers; was named after Pental.
He has published more than sixty research papers in the national and international peer reviewed journals and his work has led to major breakthroughs in hybrid seed production technologies.
Pental is a keen student of social science policy particularly related to the field of agriculture.