Kavita Shah

Kavita Shah is (born 6 November 1968) an Indian environmental biotechnologist and professor at the Institute of Environmental and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University on lien. She currently serves as vice-chancellor of Siddharth University from July 2024 for a term of three years and becomes the first woman to hold the post. She is one of the six directors and the only woman director of Banaras Hindu University (BHU). She is known for her role in the area of Environmental Biotechnology, Health and water Resource Management.