Ajaib Singh Brar

Ajaib Singh Brar is an Indian academic, researcher, and university administrator. He served as the vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, from July 15, 2009, until 2017. Prior to this, he was the vice-chancellor of the University of Lucknow

Education

Brar received a bachelor's degree in Faridkot, Punjab in 1968. He later earned a Master of Science degree from Punjabi University, Patiala, and obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, in 1977. During his doctoral studies, he was awarded a UNESCO fellowship, supporting his research in the field of chemistry.

Career Brar began his teaching career as a lecturer in chemistry at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, from 1976 to 1982.

In 1982, Brar joined IIT Delhi as an assistant professor of chemistry and eventually became a professor in the Higher Academic Grade. His responsibilities included:

Head of the Department of Chemistry He established a Centre for Genetic Disorders.