Prof. D. S. Chauhan

Prof. Durg Singh Chauhan, currently Pro-Chancellor at GLA University, has held prestigious roles including Vice-Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Uttrakhand Technical University, Lovely Professional University, Jaypee University of Information Technology, and Secretary General of the Association of Indian Universities. An alumnus of B.H.U., N.I.T. Tiruchirapalli, and IIT Delhi, he completed post-doctoral work at Goddard Space Flight Centre, USA. From 1979 to 2013, he served at Banaras Hindu University, rising from Assistant Professor to Professor and Director of KNIT, Sultanpur. Prof. Chauhan has significantly impacted the universities he served, elevating them internationally. His lifelong dedication to social service includes three decades of work in tribal upliftment. He has guided 32 Ph.D. scholars and published 175 research papers. An esteemed member of AICTE and UGC, he has received numerous accolades, including the Best Engineer Award by the Institution of Engineers, Lucknow. He is a member of IEEE, FIE, ISTE, ACM, and SIAM. Born in 1949 in Dholpur, Rajasthan, his contributions to academia and society are widely admired.