Our Leadership

Prof. (Dr.) Tabrez Ahmad

Vice-Chancellor & Dean, School of Law

Dr. Tabrez Ahmad’s expertise is in the area of cyber law, intellectual property rights, energy law, and jurisprudence with a background in commercial law.

Achievements

National Vice President for India (Law Teacher’s Division) International Council of Jurists (ICJ) Buckingham Palace Road London, UK - Supporting ICJ for the promotion and development of Rule of Law and Legal Institutions at the Global level. Chair, Legal education and legal profession In-charge Intellectual Property Cell - Uttrakhand Council of Science & Technology (UCOST), supporting UCOST in the promotion and development of IPR innovation and culture. Ice academies and Bureau of Police Research Development Government of India. Also trained District judges on the invitation of Judicial Academies on Cyberlaw and IPR. Member Editorial Board (Referee) ICSR (Indian Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) Journal of Intellectual Property Rights Member Editorial Board, The Legal Analyst: A Bi-annual Law Journal Member Editorial Board, Journal of Politics and Law Referee/Reviewer International Journal of Technology Policy & Law Editor International Journal of Biological Sciences Editor E-commerce for Future & Trends Member Editorial Board, World Review of Business Research, Australia Paper ‘Satyam scam in the contemporary corporate world: A case study in the Indian perspective’, Listed among the ‘TOP 10 Papers’ in Journal of CGN: Securities Regulation (Sub-Topic) at www.ssrn.com/ Organised the First Bar Council of India, International Law Moot Court Competition, 2011, as its Coordinator from 9 - 12 February 2011. 36 Teams from all over India, including all National Law Universities, participated in this event held at the School of Law KIIT University Organised more than 100 prestigious national and international events including the 4, 5 and 6 Dr. Paras Diwan Memorial International ‘Energy Law’ Moot Court Competition, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, as its Chairman Organising Chair of the 2nd Galgotias International Paperless Moot Court Competition, 24-25 January 2020 Awarded for the best interdisciplinary research paper for the presentation of a research paper at the 22nd World Multiconference on Systematics, Cybernetics and Informatics on the topic Technology Convergence and Cybersecurity: A Critical Analysis of Techno- Legal Challenges in India and USA-2018. Orlando, Florida, USA Keynote Speaker on, ‘Innovations in Teaching Pedagogy in 21st Century’, in the SIETIIE Indian Innovation & Research Organisation, National Conference, 28-29 December 2019, Jaunpur, UP and got the Best Keynote Speaker Award Awarded by the IPR Gorilla USA for the TOP 50 IP Players in the world, 2019 Reviewer of the Journal of Cyber Policy United Kingdom Keynote speaker in the National Seminar on Judicial Reforms, ASSOCHAM 2015 Speaker on ‘Patent Leveraging & Litigation’, Global Legal Confex, Delhi, 28 April, 2015 Chaired a Session on Gender Justice in the National Seminar, HNB University in Collaboration with Ministry of Social Justice Government of India, 2-3 May 2015 Chaired a session in National Seminar on Constitution & Ambedkar by HNB University, March 2016 Speaker in the International Open Source Conference, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, 27 -28 May, 2016 Speaker in the 2nd IIPLA (International IntelZlectual Property Law Association, USA, Global IP Summit at Law Society, London, 6-7 June 2016 Presented a research paper at the 22nd World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, on the topic Challenges of Cyber Crimes in India: A Critical Analysis, Florida, USA, 8 – 11 July 2018 Presented a research paper in the International Conference on Petroleum Engineering on the topic Regulatory Challenges to Oil and Gas Industry and Environment Protection: A critical Analysis of Asia- 2018. Held in Dubai, UAE Presented a research paper in the International Meeting on Petroleum Engineering on the topic Petroleum Laws and Sustainable Developments: A critical Analysis of India- 2018, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Abha Sharma

HOD - School of Education

Dr. Abha Sharma’s expertise is in the area of teacher education, educational technology and science education.

Abha has 20 years experience in the education sector. Prior to taking up her current role, Aabha worked as Principal, Head of Department, Teacher, Counsellor and University Grants Commission Junior Research Fellow.

Abha holds a PhD Education, M.Ed., B.ED., and M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) from Devi Ahilya University, Indore. She was a Gold Medallist in both her B,Ed and M.Ed. programme, Aabha also holds an MBA (HR) from Sikkim Manipal University and has completed a certificate course from NCERT in Action Research. Aabha is NRT qualified.

Achievements

Chairperson: Socio Economic Development, 6th International Conference, VIPSAR, DAVV, Indore, 2017. Co-Chairperson: Health, Safety, Security Issues and Legal Provisions: Protecting Rights of Women, National Conference, ERA 2017, SoEd, GDGU, Gurgaon, 2017. Active member: All India Association of Educational Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha Active member: Psycholinguistic Association of India, New Delhi Chapter Head: Research Foundation of India, New Delhi.

Dr. Dhirendra Singh Parihar

Registrar, GD Goenka University

Dr. Dhirendra Singh Parihar has more than 23 years experience, 13 years in senior academic administration roles and 10 years in executive roles in large corporations

Achievements

Dr. Dhirendra Singh Parihar has more than 23 years experience, 13 years in senior academic administration roles and 10 years in executive roles in large corporations such as Johnson & Johnson Limited and ICICI Bank Limited. Dhirendra has in-depth knowledge of higher education regulations, practices and conventions advocated by agencies such as the University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, National Board of Accreditation, National Assessment and Accreditation Council and other regulating bodies such as the Bar Council of India, Pharmacy council of India, Council of Architecture and Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Prior to taking up the current position as the Registrar of the University, for three years Dhirendra was the University’s Controller of Examinations. He spent several years in various senior positions such as the Deputy Controller of Examinations, Program Director-Bachelor of Business Administration, Assistant Dean-Student Welfare and Chief Proctor at Ansal University in Gurgaon. Concurrently, Dhirendra also taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in areas such as Banking & Insurance, General Management, Marketing Management, Supply Chain Management, Sales & Distribution Management, and Consumer Behavior. Dhirendra holds a Bachelor in Physics (Honours) degree from Jamia Millia Islamia, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management with specialization in marketing from Uttarakhand Technical University, Master in Science-Physics with specialization in Materials and a PhD in management from Sunrise University, in the area of consumer behavior.

Mr. Narender Prasad Sharma

Controller of Examinations, GD Goenka

Mr. Narender has more than 20 years of experience in academic administration and program management in higher education. Currently, he is the ‘Controller of Examinations’ at GD Goenka University.

Achievements

Mr. Narender has more than 20 years experience in academic administration and program management in higher education. Currently, he is the ‘Controller of Examinations’ at G D Goenka University. Prior to taking on this role, Narender was the Deputy Registrar and then the Registrar at the University. Narender also worked as the Deputy Registrar and Controller of Examinations at G D Goenka World Institute|Lancaster University for about five years. During this period, Narender initiated several actions to improve the administration and management of the Institute and its engagement with Lancaster University. Narender has held various administrative and management roles with some major higher education institutions. He served with IILM Institute for Higher Education for eleven years, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade for four years, and Fortune Institute of International Business for two years. Narender earned his undergraduate degree in ‘Computer Applications’ from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He also completed an ‘Advanced Management Programme’ from IILM Institute for Higher Education, New Delhi.

Dr. Sahadeva Singh

Dean - School of Agricultural Sciences

Sahadeva’s expertise is in crop husbandry, watershed management, plant protection and horticulture. He has nearly 30 years experience in teaching, research, consultancy and the provision of agricultural extension services.

Sahadeva has worked at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture; and the Planning Commission of India. Prior to taking up the current role as the Associate Dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences, Sahadeva was the Director (Academic) at the School of Agricultural Sciences, Jaipur National University in Rajasthan.

Sahadeva has been commissioned by multilateral agencies such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank for various capacity building projects. He was also a Member Secretary of high-level national policy think tanks and policy groups such as the Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation. He was also a visiting faculty at Haryana Institute of Public Administration.

Sahadeva earned a PhD and M.Sc in agronomy from the prestigious Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and BSc (Agriculture and Animal Husbandry) from C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology.

Achievements

Chairman, International Conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture Towards Food Security and Rural Livelihood, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India, 3-4 January, 2020. Member, Advisory Board, Agri-Mirror: Future India (Multi-Disciplinary Agriculture Magazine), All India Agricultural Students Association, New Delhi, 2019-20. Member, Advisory Board, Universal Group of Institutions, Lalru( Punjab)-2018-19. National Organizing Secretary, National Conference on Smart Agriculture and Food Security, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, 18-19 January 2019. Convener, Organizing Committee, National Youth Convention, ICAR, SAU & AIASA, New Delhi, 2016-20. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi, 2014-17.

Prof. Bandana Jain

HOD - School of Architecture & Planning

Professor Bandana Jain is The Head of Department of Architecture & Planning. She Graduated with distinction from Regional Engineering College, MANIT Bhopal in the year 1992. She did her Master’s in Building engineering & Management from School of Planning & Architecture New Delhi.

She has a rich and diverse experience of 23+ years in Architecture, Project Management, Strategic Workplace Planning & Academics. She has worked on many Office Buildings, Commercial Buildings Group Housing Projects, Independent residences & Schools. She has also worked in USA from 1999- 2000 while being based at San Francisco, California.

She has worked in the capacity of Senior Planner and Regional Design Manager with Multinationals firms as Nortel Networks, Jones Lang Lasalle, Nokia Siemens, HOK Canada, KMD USA. While running her own independent practice she did Projects for Military Engineering Services & Housing projects in Dwarka.

Subsequently in an ambition of contributing towards a more meaningful role to the Profession she decided to join academics to fulfil her dream of educating budding professionals. Her academic experience includes teaching as Professor in Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Amity University Noida, Gateway College of Architecture. She was also a Principal and Professor at Bhagwan Mahavir School of Architecture Sonipat. She has represented The COA many times at Regional Level for Architectural Thesis Excellence Awards. The Thesis she chose at the regional level was selected as the best Architectural thesis for the National Award by the COA in 2015.

She is a fellow at Indian Institute of Architects and has had a paper published in the National Conference on Smart City held by IIA Northern Chapter jointly with other Chapters. Her Participation in developmental activities and Achievements are as listed below.

Achievements

Certified GRIHA Professional, Qualified GRIHA Certified Professional Exam with 88% marks in 2020 Organized COA Student’s Awards for Excellence in Documentation of Architectural Heritage 2018 Organizing Team Member in IIA conference on “Women in Architecture in India” June 2015 Member of COA Inspection Committee for grant of Extension of Approval for various Colleges. Invited as a Jury Member for the Zonal Level shortlisting of Architectural Thesis excellence award entries of the “COA-NIASA Awards for 2016 Invited as a Jury Member for the Zonal Level shortlisting of Architectural Thesis excellence award entries of the “COA-NIASA Awards for 2018 Invited as a Jury Member for the Zonal Level shortlisting of Architectural Thesis excellence award entries of the “COA-NIASA Awards for 2019. Nominee of Council of Architecture (COA) on the selection committee for selection of architecture teaching faculty at MBS school of Planning and Architecture at Dwarka. Nominee of Council of Architecture (COA) on the selection committee for selection of architecture teaching faculty at O P Jindal University School of Planning and Architecture at Sonipat. COA Observer at NATA entrance exam 2017

Dr. Amaresh Jha

HOD - School of Communication

Amaresh Jha is an expert in the area of broadcast journalism and data Sciences. He has worked as a television journalist for more than 15 years. During his tenure as a television journalist he has worked with the national public broadcaster DD News and the private channels: India TV, Zee News, India News and tv9. He had been the member of fact-checking team of several channels and contributed in development of six lenses of credibility. He is known for pioneering the speed bulletins comprising news from rural areas.

Prior to his current role he had been associated with School of Media and Communication Studies (Galgotias Universities) as Associate Professor and Research co-ordinator and with Amity School of Communication (Amity University) as Assistant Professor and UG Program Leader. In both the institutions he has taught broadcast journalism, media research and theories of communication. Besides this he has taught at several institutions as visiting faculty for more than 10 years.

Amaresh Jha holds a PhD in Mass Communication from the Amity University (India), MA in Mass Communication from Alagappa University, Karaidudi (India) and BA (Hons) in Humanities from JN College, LNM University (India).

Achievements

Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (Publisher- Common Ground Network, USA) Editorial Review Board, New Directions in Humanities, (Publisher- Common Ground Network, USA) Member, Editorial Board, IJBST group of Journals, India Editorial Review Board, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies PhD Program Leader, School of Communication, GD Goenka University Member, Academic Council, GD Goenka University Research Supervisor; currently supervising six doctoral scholars Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland Member, Eastern Communication Association, USA Member, International Sociological Association, Madrid Project Director, IMPRESS- Indian Council for Social Sciences Research Best Research paper Award, International Conference on Indian Cinema and Alternative Networks (ICAN 2), Delhi Metropolitan Education, Noida, 2018 for the paper “From Logic of Sensation to Distribution of Sensible: Identifying the Excitons in Cinema and Senses” Nominated for India Education Award, 2019 for research in Media Advocacy and Human Rights

Ms. Rachana Kodesia

HOD - Centre of Teacher Training & Education Management

In her role as the Vice President- Training and Operations, G D Goenka, she has been pivotal in designing, setting up, planning and establishing The G D Goenka La Petite Montessori and Toddler House Preschool chains.

She researched extensively and developed the POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION MANAGEMENT ( MONTESSORI SYSTEM)

Besides the above program, in the zest for improving the skills and specific expertise required in the field of education, numerous programs have been specifically designed, relevant to working teachers, freshers as well as parents. All her programs have been approved and granted Accreditation by IAO, USA

 Her previous roles include Director – Academics for AMITY CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING (ACERT) and Principal, Amiown Schools.

She spearheaded the Montessori Teacher Training Programme; as well as initiated AMIOWN Schools.

She headed MODERN MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL, LONDON in INDIA. She was instrumental in laying the foundation of the first Montessori programme in India and ensured strict adherence to standards and guidelines laid down by London Centre.

Besides the above relevant experience , she has set up many K 12 Schools with remarkable discriminators. Along with her professional journey, she has mentored & counseled several teachers and parents on educating and parenting respectively.

Achievements

Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM MEMORIAL AWARD For excellence in Education at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi , Oct 2016 Dr. Radhakrishan Memorial Award for contribution to Education at National Level on Teacher's Day 2020

Mr. Susanta Bose

HOD - Department of International Partnerships & Student Mobility

Susanta Bose is a Gold Medalist and Distinction Rank Holder securing first position for the Master of Research Degree programme awarded by University of Lancaster (United Kingdom). Susanta also earned an Honours Degree in Business Economics as a Rank Holder securing second position in Khalsa College (University of Delhi). He also holds an MBA from IBS Hyderabad and FDPM from IIM Ahmedabad. Further, he has twice qualified the University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) for Human Resource Management, Labour Welfare and Industrial Relations and Labour and Social Welfare. His past leadership experience includes serving as the Director (Academics) and Program Director (Executive Education).

Achievements

Current Research Susanta’s current research interest is in emotional intelligence, leadership, and internationalization of higher education and student mobility.

Dr. Usha Batra

Dean - School of Engineering

Usha Batra is an expert in the area of Computer Science and Engineering with a background in software engineering, enterprise application integration, cloud computing, internet of things  and cyber physical systems. She has taught these subjects for 18 years at universities such as Jaypee University (India); North cap University (India); and GD Goenka University (India).

Prior to taking up the current role in 2016, Usha Batra served in academic position such as Associate Professor and Associate Head (Computer Science Engineering), Northcap University; and Lecturer for the graduate and postgraduate courses offered at Jaypee University.

Achievements

Indian Achievers' Award 2021 for Excellence In Education. In Recognition of Outstanding Professional Achievement & Contribution in Nation Building University rank holder during Bachelor’s Degree. Guest Editor, Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology Editor and Reviewer of Innovations in Computational Intelligence: Best Selected Papers of the Third International Conference on REDSET 2016 Reviewer of reputed and indexed journals of IEEE, Springer and Elsevier such as IEEE Internet of Things, IEEE Access, Journal of Information Technology to name a few. Represented as keynote speaker in IEEE international conference, as session chair and panel list of various international conferences Represented as an IT expert for live talk on ‘emerging trends in IT’ on IBN7. Contributed as convener and organizer of many international conferences in association with IEEE and Springer such as REDSET 2016, REDSET 2017, REDSET 2019 and IC3TSN 2017 to name a few. Supervised over 30 projects at Undergraduate to Postgraduate level and got 6 national level winning projects. Special session chair IEEE International Conference IndiaCom 2017, 2018, 2019 Organizing Secretary, REDSET 2016, REDSET 2017, organized in association with Springer. Conference Chair, IEEE IC3TSN 2017 Conference Chair, REDSET 2019 Special Session Chair, IEEE IndiaCom 2016,2017,2018, 2019

Mr. Manish Joshi

Professor - School of Fashion & Design

Manish is an Industrial Product Design professional and educator, with over 20 years of experience at different professional levels in the industry. He has experience in the areas of Retail Design, Branding development, Exhibition design, Design of industrial machinery, Design of Solar lighting, UI/UX Design, amongst others. He has also been teaching Industrial Product Design and other Design related courses on a full time basis since last 6 years.

Achievements

Developed industrial design of Solar lantern and Home light system for RIL Solar group Developed the industrial design of Retail launch rack for ITC Bingo chips Star Performer Award- RIL Solar group- 2010

Dr. Savita Sharma

HOD - School of Hospitality

Dr. Savita Sharma is Professor & Head of School at Le Cordon Bleu School of Hospitality & Tourism. Before joining GD Goenka University, she has worked with prestigious educational institutions like Amity University, Noida, Sushant University, Gurgaon, Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon, IHM, Mumbai and CT Group of Institution, Jalandhar. She holds about 18 years of experience and is a “Certified Hospitality Educator” (CHE) from American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. She has received various awards and prizes like “Best Paper Award”, “Best Groomed Trainee Award”, First Position in Quiz Competition at National Level organized by All India Radio and First Position in Table-Tennis at National Level organized by K.V. Sangthan. She has presented and published more than 40 research papers in National and International Conferences including Scopus indexed and other reputed journals.  She bags certificate course on Training of Trainers from IIT Madras and developing soft skills and personality from IIT Kanpur and has also authored five books for prestigious universities. She is very social, dynamic and self-motivated personality who loves to be among the students with a guiding spirit.

Achievements

Best Paper Award at International Conference on Advanced Technology, Sustainability and Management for the paper “Urban Destination Food Image of Delhi: Perception of International Tourists” on 27-28, May 2021 organized by Sushant University, Gurugram, India. Best Paper Award at International Conference – Vedatya Chaupal 2020 for the paper presented on “Fostering Sustainability in Hospitality Education – The Academia Perspective” on 27-28, November 2020 organized by Vedatya Institute, Gurgaon. NPTEL Certificate Course on “Training of Trainers” organized by IIT Madras & Swayam (December 2020) NPTEL Certificate Course on “Developing Soft Skills and Personality” organized by IIT Kanpur & Swayam (December 2020) NPTEL Certificate Course on “Organizational Behaviour” organized by IIT Hyderabad & Swayam (December 2020) “Certified Hospitality Educator” (CHE) awarded by American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (2009) “Faculty Research Fellow” Program at IIT, New Delhi (12th May – 21st July, 2008)

Dr. Anjali Midha Sharan

Dean - School of Humanities & Social Science

Dr. Anjali MidhaSharan has earned her PhD, Masters and Bachelor’s qualification from Delhi University. Her training from Council for Adult & Experiential Learning USA, Laureate Universities Network and several other Institutions, has enabled her in leading several academic and training initiatives for various stakeholders including several senior executives of Top Organizations in domains of IT, Power, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Aviation, Port & Shipping, Telecom and Coveted Government Departments, Higher Educational Institutions & Schools. She has been trained extensively by notable Mentors in the field of Psychology. Her PhD research focused on the importance of beliefs in the process of healing. Through her participation in various forums like the World congress of Spirituality and through various workshops and blogs, she has advocated the importance of positive beliefs in the process of healing and transforming lives, besides creating awareness about various Mental Health issues. Through her Academic administration experience of over 17 years, she has introduced several curriculum delivery and process innovations resulting in improved learning outcomes and student experience. She has also trained several people belonging to different Nationalities, has managed several Programs at International Locations, has extensive experience working with various Indian and American Universities of repute. She has a keen interest in counseling, training and research and is an member of the American Psychological Association and has conducted several webinars and sessions on behavioral skills and stress management. She is presently involved in a EU funded Erasmus project for Internationalization of Higher Education in India.

Achievements

Prof. (Dr.) Alok Pandey

Dean - School of Management

Prof. Alok Pandey has over twenty years of experience in teaching, training and research and academic administration. His areas of expertise include, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Derivatives, Business Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions, e-Governance and regulatory aspects of financial system in India. He has taught as a full time faculty member at Institute of Management Technology (IMT)-Ghaziabad, National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM)-Faridabad and Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management(LBSIM)-Delhi. As an Adjunct/Visiting Professor he has taught full term courses at IIM Lucknow, Goa Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. As an administrator he has served as Director-Advanced Studies at Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Statutory Body under an Act of Parliament) and as Director at Institute of Management Studies-Ghaziabad. He also serves currently as Independent Director (Non-Executive) on the board of a major e-Governance company, Chairman of Index Advisory Committee of a national level commodity exchange and a resource person for stock & commodity exchanges, statutory accounting bodies, industry associations, policy think tanks, and several other nonprofit bodies. Prof. Pandey is an external expert for M.Phil. & Ph.D. evaluation work for several Universities in India and has conducted MDPs and FDPs in his areas of interest apart from developing e-learning material for several organizations. He has also organized several conferences & seminars on issues related to Financial Systems, Financial Regulations, and Risk Management.    

Achievements

Chairman-Index Advisory Committee at Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. Independent Director (Non-Executive) at CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd. Chairman-Content Committee for ‘Udyam Abhilasha’ Project. (Joint initiative of SIDBI with Govt. of India) for training budding entrepreneurs in 115 aspirational districts in India (2018) Member- Education Committee- Confederation of Indian Industries (NR) (2019-20) Member-Governing Board at IMS-Ghaziabad (2019-20) and Member-Academic Advisory Body-Management Programmes at LBSIM-Delhi (2013-19) Best Paper Award- for the paper “Disruptive Innovations in Indian Financial System: Remedy for Economic Growth” at the International conference on ‘Disruptive Technology and Disruptive Innovation’ held from August 16-19, 2017 at Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Bangkok Thailand. Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award- CFA Institute USA. External Expert-Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University School for Management & Entrepreneurship, Delhi Technological University, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Staff Selection Commission, Govt. of India National Institute of Securities Markets, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & BSE Ltd. Adjunct/Visiting Professor-Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi,, National Institute of Banking Studies and Corporate Management, Goa Institute of Management, Goa International Finance, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Faculty of Commerce, University of Lucknow

Prof. (Dr.) Rohit Dutt

Dean - School of Medical & Allied Sciences

Rohit Dutt is a Medicinal Chemist with a promising expertise in Computer Aided Drug Design. He has taught Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis related-subjects for nearly 16 years at Institute and University level.His prowess and intellectual readiness is simply recognized by the fact that some of the mathematical tools developed by him for drug design, have been incorporated in leading software being marketed by various multinational companies.

Prior to taking up the current role, Rohit Dutt served in academic position as a Professor and Head, Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamunangar, Haryana. Before joining Academics, he augmented hisskillful expertness in Industrialdiscourse while working in Stability and Validation Cell, Ranbaxy Lab Limited, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh.

His ‘know-how’ disposition and mastery in Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) field enabled him to conduct rich research in areas of diverse nature. He has more than 60 research/review publications - most of them in international journals of repute to his credit.

He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from M. D. University, Rohtak; M. Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical chemistry from G. J. University, Hisar; and B. Pharmacy from Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology and Sciences, Dehradun. He is also a recipient of Post-Graduate Diploma in Cheminformatics and Professional Diploma in Clinical Research from Bioinformatics Institute of India and Catalyst Clinical Services Limited, Delhi respectively.

As a member of the University’s senior management team, Rohit Dutt has developed a comprehensive strategy for improving and refining the student-learning experience through clinical engagements with leading Healthcare organizations. RohitDuttstaunchly believes in promoting a strong and positive environment of scholarly learning for both students and faculty, to iron out all the challenges associated to 4^th Industrial Revolution, and outshine in the glory of knowledge and wisdom.

Achievements

Conferred with Best PhD Thesis Silver Award by His Excellency, Governor of Haryana in 2017 (On the basis of Highest Cumulative Impact Factor of Publications appended with PhD Thesis). Honored with ‘Best Young Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award’ in 2015 and 2019 by Association of Pharmacy Teachers of the India (APTI) and NiraliPrakashan, New Delhi respectively for his excellent contribution in the field of pharmacy education. Honored with ‘Atal SwasthyaBhushan Award-2019’ by Sevron Foundation in recognition to services rendered for the benefit of the mankind. Conferred with ‘Honorary Professor’ Diploma in recognition of academic and professional excellence by Bukhara State Medical Institute, Uzbekistan (2020).