Pankaj Chandra

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Pankaj Chandra is an Indian educationist, author and academic. He was Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, from 2007 to 2013 and since 2014 has been the Vice Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Management of Ahmedabad University in Ahmedabad. He is also one of the founding members of the Association for Democratic Reforms.

Early life and education[]

Pankaj Chandra was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his schooling at St. Joseph's High Schoolthere in 1978. He holds a BTech degree from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and a PhD from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States.

Career[]

Chandra was a professor of production and operations management at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and served as the institution's director from 2007 to 2013.[1] In 2014 he became Vice Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Management of Ahmedabad University.[2]

He has served on a number of Government of India committees: the Committee on Clusters for Development of the Informal Sector,[3] and before that the Committee on Rejuvenation of Higher Education (Yashpal Committee)[4] that re-examined the Indian Higher Education system and the Committee on the Autonomy of Central Institutions.[5] He was also a member of two steering committees constituted by the Planning Commission of India for 12th Plan Development, one on Higher & Technical Education (where he also chaired the Sub-Committee on Student Financial Aid), and the other on Industry,[6] and of the Central Advisory Board of Education subcommittee on Teacher Education.[7] He has also been a member of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.[8] He is also a founding member of the Association for Democratic Reforms.[9]

Chandra has been involved in several startups, has been a consultant to Indian and multi-national firms, and serves on the Boards and Academic Councils of several firms and institutions, including Mindtree,[10] BIRAC,[11] NID,[12] Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research,[13] Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore,[14] Film & Television Institute of India, Pune, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur,[15] International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad,[16] and Banaras Hindu University.

Books[]

  • Technology, Practices, and Competitiveness: The Primary Textile Industry in Canada, China and India (ed.), Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 1998.
  • Building Universities that Matter: Where are Indian Institutions Going Wrong? Orient Blackswan, New Delhi, 2017.[9]

A reviewer in The Wire called his Building Universities That Matter "an impressively detailed look at the  ordeal that  higher education is for the country [that] takes into account many dimensions".[17] The Indian Express reviewer, however, wrote: "It must, however, be said that Prof Chandra paints with a broad brush. His macro-generalisations about the social pathologies of major university systems, which also reinforces their bleak future, do not match with the history and diversities of Indian educational institutions."[18]

Awards and honours[]

  • Alumni Award, All India IITBHU Alumni Association, New Delhi, 2009.[citation needed]
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, 2009, 2012
  • National Education Leadership Award, ET NOW, Mumbai, 2013[19]
  • IITBHU Alumnus of the Century in Making Award on the occasion of 100 years of Engineering Education at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 2019

References[]

  1. ^ Mohanty, Basant Kumar (2013-05-31). "IIM director turns down fresh term - Request to appoint Boston teacher". Telegraph India. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ Pulakkat, Hari (2017-02-21). "How Sanjay Lalbhai & Pankaj Chandra are trying to build a unique university in Ahmedabad". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. ^ "The Challenge of Employment in India An Informal Economy Perspective" (PDF). National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector. 2: 15. April 2009.
  4. ^ Pal, Yash (March 2009). "The Committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education'" (PDF). YashPal Committee Report 2009: 87.
  5. ^ "Madhava Menon heads varsity autonomy panel". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2010-08-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-06-04.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Higher Education in India: Quest for Excellence" (PDF). Ficci Higher Education Summit 2012 Recommendations: 45. November 2012.
  7. ^ "National University of Educational Planning and Administration" (PDF). Annual Report 2013-14: 166. 2013–14.
  8. ^ "TRAI may have interim chief after Sarma retires". DNA India. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Building Universities that Matter: Where Are Indian Institutions Going Wrong?". Orient BlackSwan. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  10. ^ "Prof. Pankaj Chandra - Independent Director l Mindtree". www.mindtree.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  11. ^ "BioNEST". www.birac.nic.in. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  12. ^ "National Institute of Design - Right To Information". nid.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  13. ^ "Management". Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  14. ^ "Governing Council". Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  15. ^ "Minutes of Special Meeting" (PDF). Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Board of Governors. September 2016. p. 3.
  16. ^ "Board of Governors – IIIT Dharwad". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  17. ^ Govind, Nikhil (2018-01-03). "Where Are Indian Institutions Going Wrong?". The Wire (review). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  18. ^ Baxi, Upendra (2018-02-24). "A New Ecology for Education". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  19. ^ ":: 27th Bschool Affaire". www.bschoolaffaire.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
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