Dr. Panjab Singh left the university
The Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Dr. Panjab Singh retired on May 03, 2008. He served the university for 3 years. He was among the highly educated VCs our university have known. During his term, he successfully managed many university projects and tried to upgrade university’s academic standard.
Due to his closeness with HRD (Human Resource Development) Ministry, Dr. Panjab Singh could manage to start some projects for the benefits of university and students. Among the projects he initiated or completed were:
1) He opposed IIEST (Indian Institutes of Engineering, Science and Technology) status for IT-BHU, stating that abolition of all 4-yr B. Tech. programs and replacing them with 5-yr Integrated M. Tech. programs is not good in the interest of students’ body.
2) Instead, he lobbied successfully for IIT status for our institute. As per government announcement on March 28, 2008, our institute will be converted into IIT. The entire legal and administrative process is expected to be completed within a year. Refer Chronicle March 2008 issue.
3) He also managed to get approval for upgrade plan of our medical college (Institute of Medical Sciences) to AIIMS. It will be among 13 medical colleges across country which will be elevated to AIIMS status (Refer Chronicle May 2007 issue).
4) As per Supreme Court directive to central universities and institutes, he abolished students’ union and political activity on campus. Instead, he started a concept of students council, with members selected based on their academic performance.
5) Our universities had hundreds of teaching positions lying vacant for several years. Dr. Panjab Singh filled up over 550 academic posts and increased the research output of our university.
6) He initiated international scholars’ scheme, in which world –renowned scholars will stay in specially constructed cottages on the campus, and contribute to the knowledge generation.
7) His most visible achievement was establishing another campus of our university in nearby Mirzapur district. Known as Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, it will host many faculties and help spread higher education in eastern UP.
8) He contacted steel baron Mittal family (Mrs. Usha Mittal is alumnus of our university) and with their financial help, constructed Women’s Hostel on the campus.
He is leaving us at a time when we need him the most, particularly for implementation of IIT conversion process.
His profile can be viewed by here
Contact email: panjabsingh03@yahoo.com
News item in Hindi;
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Dr. D. P Singh took over as new VC of the university
Dr. D. P. Singh took over the charge as new Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from May 04, 2008. He was Vice-Chancellor (since 2004) of Hari Singh Gour University at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
His profile can be viewed at: http://www.sagaruniversity.nic
Contact Email: prof_dpsingh@indiatimes.com