Sanjeev Jain is new VC of Vaishno Devi varsity
Tribune News Service
Jammu, March 14
Prof Sanjeev Jain, presently Director, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) University, Katra.
He is likely to take over the charge on March 15.
As per the university’s statutes, Governor of J&K and Chancellor of SMVD NN Vohra has appointed Prof Jain as Vice Chancellor for a period of three years with effect from the date he takes over the charge.
Prof Jain was selected from among a panel recommended by a committee, headed by Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
The committee had Prof MC Misra, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; Prof DP Agrawal, former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission; and Dr SS Bloeria, IAS (retd), former Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, as its members.
Prof Jain, born at Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh in 1967, obtained his postgraduate degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in 1992. He later received his doctorate degree in computer science and Engineering and has over 24 years of experience in teaching and research.
He has been serving as Director, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS), Gwalior, for the past six years. Besides teaching at the postgraduate level, Prof Jain has the credit of making significant contribution to R&D in the area of image processing and mobile ad hoc network.
He has guided PhD scholars and undertaken a number of major R&D projects sponsored by the government and private agencies. His work on “Digital watermarking for image authentication” is highly valued in the research field.
Prof Jain has been the Director of the prestigious Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS) since May 2010 and has made notable contribution to the growth and development of the institute, planned its development and revitalised its academic life by initiating a series of measures, including curriculum innovation, examination reforms and establishment of various student chapters of world renowned professional bodies. The institute was selected for World Bank assistance in 2012 with a grant of Rs 10 crore for its development.
