Vijay Kumar Saraswat | |
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| Born | 25 May 1949 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Former Chancellor of JNU |
| Years active | 1972 – present |
| Notable credit | Prithvi Missile |
| Awards | |
Vijay Kumar Saraswat is an Indian scientist who formerly served as the Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Indian Minister of Defence.[2] He retired as the Director General of the DRDO on 31 May 2013.[3] Saraswat is presently a member of NITI Aayog, the Indian Government's apex public policy think tank[4] and the President of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum.[5] Saraswat is also a former Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.[6]
Saraswat is the key scientist in the development of the Prithvi missile and its induction in the Indian armed forces. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan from the Government of India.
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- ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru University Chancellor". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.