Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 24: Professor Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Vice Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, has been awarded ‘Elite Academician Award’ by Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) of United States of America, for his outstanding contribution to the academics.
Prof Akshay Kumar Rathore of Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, who is serving as IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Awards Department Chair, conferred the award to Prof Sinha at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
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