According to a letter from the Union ministry of education addressed to the registrar of BHU, the Hon. President of India, Droupadi Murmu, in her capacity as the visitor of BHU, appointed Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering for a term of three years from the date he assumes office, or until he attains the age of 70, whichever is earlier. He becomes the 29th VC of the university.

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Over seven months after Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain demitted office on January 7, Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur ) has been named as the new VC of Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

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Prof. Chaturvedi earned his B Tech, M Tech, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1986, 1988 and 1995, respectively.

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He began his academic career at the department of electronics engineering, IIT-BHU, where he served from 1994 to 1996.
He later joined the department of electronics and computer engineering at IIT Roorkee.
In 1999, he moved to IIT Kanpur, where he held several key administrative positions including head of the department of electrical engineering,
Dean of research & development and Deputy Director at IIT Kanpur.
In 2017, Prof. Chaturvedi became the Director of IIT Roorkee, a position he held until October 2022.
He also served as the director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla (January 2017 – August 2018)
He also served as Director of IIT Mandi (July 2020 – January 2022).

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An accomplished academician, Prof Chaturvedi coordinated the BSNL-IITK Telecom Centre of Excellence, which contributed significantly to the Indian telecom sector. He has received several honors, including the INSA Teachers Award, the Distinguished Teacher Award of IIT Kanpur, and the Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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Speaking on this significant development, Prof. Manindra Agrawal, Director, IIT Kanpur, stated: “On behalf of the entire IIT Kanpur community, I extend my warmest congratulations to Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. His appointment marks yet another significant moment in an illustrious academic journey rooted at IIT Kanpur and I am confident that he will take BHU to greater heights. It adds a new feather to the IIT Kanpur’s legacy of fostering academic leaders who go on to shape the future of higher education in India”