Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen, also known as J.A.K.
Tareen, was born in
Mysore, Karnataka
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, India in 1947. He was the vice-chancellor of
B. S. Abdur Rahman University, in
Chennai
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,
India
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from 2013 to 31 March 2015.
He was the recipient of the
Padma Shri
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award 2009 for the Literature & Education given by the Government of India.
[UOM alumnus honoured with Padmashree - Times Of India]
/ref> He is one of the current advisory board member of South Asia Foundation (SAF) from India.
Education
Tareen has received his master of science (Geology, 1967), and PhD (Experimental Mineralogy, 1977) from Mysore University, India and second PhD from Bordeaux University
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, France (Solid State Chemistry, 1987). He was also a visiting scientist at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, Bordeaux University, France, University of Edinburgh
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, Scotland
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and Mekele University-Ethiopia.
Professional career
Tareen has served the university of Mysore for 33 years (1967–2000) at department of geology as a lecturer, professor, professor and head, and finally as a director of mineralogical institute. He has published notable research papers and two fundamental crystallography books, namely "A Basic Course in Crystallography" and "Fundamentals of Crystal Chemistry".
In 2001 he has become the vice-chancellor of Kashmir University (2001–2004). Kashmir, India.
Later, he served as CEO of South Asia Foundation and active member of university grants commission (UGC), India. He was involved in preparing the XII plan document on higher education on issues of Quality and increasing Access.
He then served as the vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University
Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a Central university (India), collegiate public central university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry in Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the ...
(2007-2013),
He served as the vice-chancellor of B. S. Abdur Rahman University, in Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, India
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, from 2013 to 2015.
Awards and honors
Tareen is a recipient of several state as well as national awards. Taking into account of his contribution as a scientist and educationalist, Indian government has awarded the Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...
to him in 2009. He has also received the National Mineral award, the golden Jubilee Science & Technology award of Mysore University, and Mineralogical Society Gold Medal award.
Other activities
Tareen has published his memoirs of Kashmir as a book, ''Fire under the Snowflakes - The return of Kashmir University''. His ideas on education is revealed by his talks and interviews which includes ‘higher education’, ‘education for all’, ‘making Indian universities globally competitive’, etc.
Notes and references
External links
Pondicherry University
Pondicherry University
* https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ab84JLcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&pagesize=100
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjZzElDPks&feature=bf_next&list=UUyOJjdayEF7wcCBOrysazmA
* http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/interviews/india-lacks-ranking-mechanism-distinguish-between-performing-and-non-performing-vc
* http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/article/mhrd-ugc-and-universities-are-we-really-connected
* http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/article/bold-structural-changes-needed-indian-higher-education-system-during-xii-plan
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1947 births
Living people
Indian Muslims
Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
University of Mysore alumni
Scientists from Mysore
Indian people of Pashtun descent
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Kashmir
Academic staff of the University of Mysore
Indian geologists
Scholars from Mysore
20th-century Indian earth scientists
Academic staff of Pondicherry University