Indore: After chairman, DAVV gifts secretary to higher education regulator

Indore: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), which had a moment of pride when its faculty member professor DP Singh was appointed as chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the recent past, got one more reason to celebrate, with another faculty of the institute professor Rajnish Jain being formally appointed as secretary of UGC on Thursday.

The jubilation broke after Jain received the formal letter confirming his appointment as secretary of the UGC, nearly one-and-a half-month after the former Indore varsity vice chancellor Prof Singh was appointed as chairman of the higher education regulator.  “Now, both chairman and secretary of UGC are from DAVV. We are hopeful of getting advantage of that,” said media in charge of DAVV, Chandan Gupta.

Jain became the first person from Madhya Pradesh to make it to the coveted post and second person from DAVV, after Singh, to be appointed in the UGC.

PhD in Marketing of Professional Services, Jain is currently head of Institute of Management Studies, DAVV. He is also chairman of Board of Studies in Management. He had joined DAVV in 1990. He also worked with Prestige Institute of Management and Research and Nirma University during the period of lien from DAVV. He was also part of many committees of the DAVV.

He had applied for the UGC secretary position after appointment was necessitated on the post following retirement of Jaspal S Sandhu. As many as 46 candidates were selected for interviews among whom Jain was selected for the post.  “I am happy that I have been chosen for the important assignment. I will work with my full capacity and strength,” he said.

DAVV teaching and non-teaching staff congratulated Jain for his selection for the coveted post. “We are happy to learn that Jain has been selected for the UGC secretary post. He is honest, hardworking and a deserving person,” vice chancellor Dr Narendra Dhakad said.

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