C.S. Jha

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C.S. Jha
18th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office
1 May 1991 – 14 June 1993
Appointed byRamaswamy Venkataraman
Preceded byR.P. Rastogi
Succeeded byD.N. Mishra
Personal details
Alma materPatna University
Bristol University

C.S. Jha (born 1934) was an Indian engineer, professor, and academic administrator. He served as the 18th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from 1991 to 1993.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Jha obtained B.Sc. in physics from Patna University, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Bristol University.[1]

Jha later went on to serve IIT Delhi as an assistant professor in 1962, from where he retired in 1994. In that period C. S. Jha went on to become Dean of Engineering at IIT Delhi(1966–69), Director of IIT Kharagpur(1974–78), education (technical) advisor to the Government of India (1979–84), and Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (1991–93).[1][3][4]

Upon retirement in 1994, Jha was appointed as the chairman of the Recruitment & Assessment Centre of Defence Research and Development Organisation.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Indian Engineering Congress. "Prof C S JhaMemorial Lecture" (PDF). ieindia.org.
  2. ^ "'BHU has nurtured communal harmony for over 100 years'". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Banaras Hindu University, [BHU], Varanasi-221005, U.P., India. - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India". www.bhu.ac.in. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ "3rd Convocation of the National Institute of Technology Rourkela" (PDF). National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.