Srinagar: In a surprising move, Professor Talat Ahmad of the Delhi University has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir here. He will replace Professor Riyaz Punjabi, whose term ended on January 7, this year.
Sources told Kashmir Dispatch that the Governor, Narindra Nath Vohra appointed Professor Talat, who is a Professor at the department of Geology at the Delhi University for the last eight years as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Kashmir University for the next three years. The official communication in this regard was sent to the Prof Talat on Monday.
Prof Talat, whose name was recommended by the search committee headed by former Member of Planning Commission, Prof Abid Hussain, is likely to join the varsity on June 1.
“I received the offer letter from the Chancellor’s office yesterday. I have accepted the offer and agreed to take over the post of the Vice Chancellor,” Prof Talat told Kashmir Dispatch over phone from New Delhi.
Talat who is a professor at the Department of Geology, University of Delhi, will replace Professor Riyaz Punjabi, the present Vice Chancellor, who had completed his tenure on January 6 and was, since then, awaiting the appointment of his successor, an official communique issued here today said.
“Governor, N N Vohra, who is also the Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, has in consultation with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah (who is Pro-Chancellor of the University) appointed Talat Ahmad from a panel of three persons recommended in early April 2011 by a Search Committee chaired by Dr. Abid Hussain, former Indian Ambassador to USA, and comprising Professor G K Chadha, CEO, South Asian University and former Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Prof S Seyed E. Hasnain, an eminent Scientist and, till recently, the Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad,” the communiqué said.
Prof Talt completed his MSc in geology from Aligarh Muslim University in 1977 followed by an M Phil in Ore Petrology from JNU in 1980.
He then went onto complete his PhD in Igneous Petrology from JNU in 1985.
In 1988-89, Prof. Talat did a Post Doctoral Fellowship with University of Liecester, while in 1997-98, he did he did another Post Doctoral Fellowship with University of Cambridge.
In 1999-2000, he did another Post Doctoral Fellowship with Nagota University (Japan).
He joined Geological Survey of India as Geologist in February 1980 and later worked as a Scientist-B with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun from 16-7-1984 to 3-9-1989.
He held different academic and research positions and fellowships with a number of universities and later worked as a Scientist-C with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun.
He has been functioning as Professor at Department of Geology, University of Delhi, continuously since 31-10-2003.
Prof Talat received the prestigious National Mineral Award, 1994 from the Government of India.
He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore and a Life Member of Mineralogical Society of India.
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