M. Jagadesh Kumar
M. Jagadesh Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the University Grants Commission | |
| In office 4 February 2022 – 7 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | D.P. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vineet Joshi |
| Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University | |
| In office 28 January 2016 – 3 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Kumar Sopory |
| Succeeded by | Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1960 Mamidyala, Telangana, India |
| Education | M. Sc and PhD in Electrical Engineering |
| Alma mater | IIT Madras |
| Occupation | Academic, Professor |
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar (born 8 April 1960) is an Indian academic, electrical engineer and education administrator. He is the former Chairman of University Grants Commission, serving from February 2022 to April 2025. He served as a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi. Kumar was the Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University from January 2016 till 2022.