Prof Rajni Kant appointed as VC of Rabindranath Tagore University

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 8: Professor Rajni Kant, Dean Research Studies and Professor of Physics, University of Jammu, has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Rabindranath Tagore University Bhopal, for a term of four years.
Prof Rajni Kant has served the JU in various capacities as Chief Coordinator of all offsite campuses of JU, Controller of Examination, twice as Director College Development Council, Director Distance Education, Director Academic Staff College of UGC, Dean Faculty of Science and Head of Physics & Electronics Department.
He was the first Young Scientist awardee-1991 by the State Council of Science and Technology and the DST- BOYSCAST fellow at University of Oxford during 1994-95. Last year, he was elected as the Fellow of Royal Society of London (FRSC) and Fellow of Indian Chemical Society. During 2020, he was selected as a Fellow of MHRD under its LEAP-2.0 Programme.
Prof Rajni Kant has presented his research work in the field of small molecule X-ray crystallography at international conferences. Last year he was elected as the Nation President of Indian Crystallographic Association for a term of three years.