Rakesh Bhatnagar

Rakesh Bhatnagar
Bhatnagar in his office at BHU
Vice-Chancellor of Amity University Rajasthan
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 July 2021
27th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office
28 March 2018 – 28 March 2021
Appointed byRamnath Kovind
Preceded byGirish Chandra Tripathi
Succeeded bySudhir K. Jain
Personal details
Born (1951-07-31) 31 July 1951 (age 73) [1]
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
SpouseDr. Nirupama Banerjee Bhatnagar
Alma materNational Sugar Institute
Kanpur University, Kanpur
OccupationBiotechnology
Educationist
AwardsPresidents Visitor's Award
INSA Fellow
NASI Fellow
IAS Fellow
WebsiteScholar-Profile

Rakesh Bhatnagar is an Indian educationist, scientist, and the current Vice Chancellor of Amity University Rajasthan.[2][3] Previously he has served as the 27th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University.[4][5]

  1. ^ Kumar, Mamidala Jagadesh (1 August 2016). "Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar of JNU retired on 31-07-2016. JNU Wishes him a very active life ahead.pic.twitter.com/bj3xroNvn8". Twitter. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Leadership: Amity University Rajasthan".
  3. ^ "Former BHU Vice Chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar To Head Amity University Rajasthan". NDTV.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "JNU prof Rakesh Bhatnagar appointed BHU V C". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi". www.bhu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2022.